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DC Comics 52 Title Reboot – Wonder Woman and Green Lantern

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

With the reboot comes the relaunch of two characters that have been spoken about in mass media within the last year.  Both were being filmed in live action productions, but only one of those is being released at this time.  Green Lantern is in theaters, and the reboot is likely to follow in the footsteps of the film.  Wonder Woman was filmed as a pilot for a potential tv series that didn’t get picked up to series.

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Green Lantern has very little details about it, but it is only one of a number of new Green Lantern related titles that are being released this September.  All DC says about it is: “Change is coming. But set aside your fear. It’ll be worth the wait.” (more)

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Wonder Woman’s New Look – More Changes

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Time for another geeky entry.  A few months ago, I wrote about Wonder Woman’s new look, and how I liked the modesty that it brought to the character.  I also had a feeling that it was created to help with the look of the character in future movie projects.  Well, DC just recently announced that they are going to be doing a Justice League movie for release in 2013.  They also announced a feature film version of Wonder Woman and The Flash.  It’s still too early to see how the upcoming Wonder Woman tv series (that hasn’t been picked up just yet) could have an effect on the film version.

When it comes to the costume of the character, however, there has been a lot of discussion in the last few weeks.  The image that I posted at the top of this story is cover art from an upcoming issue of the Wonder Woman comic, #609, which is releasing in June 2011.  Apparently the new costume with the pants, shirt and jacket wasn’t meant to last very long.  In fact, it seems as though it might have been in an alternate universe.  This is a shame, to me, as you can see that she’s now back to her immodest look.

This change wasn’t based on the backlash toward the costume that Adrianne Palicki was initially wearing as Wonder Woman (Diana) for the new tv series’ pilot.  It was just part of the storyline.  However, the new costume did effect the TV series in a way that I was both happy and upset with.  I was happy that it inspired the pants that Diana needs to wear, but upset with the color of them, and the lack of a jacket of any kind.

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Wonder Woman’s New Look: More Modesty is a Good Thing

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

Reading comics is always a double-edged sword.  When I was a teenager I recognized the ridiculous nature of the artwork with regard to the women as artists draw them.  I also recognize that they’re drawings.  That doesn’t mean that for some they won’t be something of a challenge, though.  Well, last week a new design was announced for Wonder Woman.  It’s not the first time her costume has been redesigned, but it is the most drastic.  The thing about it, though, is that it’s both realistic and functional.  It’s also far more modest than anything that she’s worn in the past, outside of an all white full body costume at some point that I’d never seen before.  I only wish that it had gone further with the modesty, but such is life.

Now, let me just say that I’ve never been that big of a fan of Wonder Woman.  The character is one that I only knew about because when I was young I’d watch Super Friends.  When the FX network was kicking off, they would show the old Batman show, followed by The Green Hornet, and I seem to remember watching the old Wonder Woman tv series there as well.

I also read some JLA and saw her again in the Justice League cartoon.  Otherwise, I really had no interest in the character.

That being said, I think that the new costume is the right direction for DC Comics to take her.  It’s something that adds a big more strength to her character and will earn her more respect.

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