Wonder Woman?
I don’t usually write about comics, because I’m well past the age where I really gave a damn about them, but this has sort of got me peeved. Here’s the classic Wonder Woman look:
And here’s the way some dumbshits at DC have decided to redesign her for a bold, contemporary look that the kids can “relate” to:
Which looks more like an Amazonian warrior to you? It’s certainly not the teenager who’s all dressed up to go to the mall. She looks like a third-tier Teen Titans character in that get-up. Have we forgotten that the main selling point for Wonder Woman is her goddamn sex appeal? I mean, seriously, a JACKET? What purpose does that serve except to cover up her sexy shoulders?
Hey, DC: I hope you’re ready for Wonder Woman’s book sales to plummet as soon as she starts wearing this ridiculous Latina gang outfit.
You morons.
J. Michael Straczynski said this about the costume change:
“She’s been locked into pretty much the exact same outfit since her debut in 1941. If you’re going to make a statement about bringing Wonder Woman into the 21st century, you need to be bold and you need to make it visual. I wanted to toughen her up, and give her a modern sensibility.”
If that isn’t some of the most arrogant, retarded corporate-minded gobbledygook you’ve ever heard, then I don’t know what is. Some things just work. This costume works. If you want to bring characters into the 21st Century, you address that with the writing, not with an idiotic, superficial costume change.
