Wonder Woman 2.0

[Jazzy]

Attention all obsessive comic fans! Set your mood dials to outraged. Wonder Woman, one of the most popular superheroes of all time, is getting a new look.



Even casual fans of the Amazon Princess can spot her famous threads a mile away. Blue shorts with white stars, a bold bustier, and bright red boots that make Superman's look downright tasteful. All that's about to change, though. Starting with this month's comic, Wonder Woman starts wearing pants.



You can almost hear the fanboys screaming. But, according to a popular blog from CNN, there is a reason for the switch. Writer J. Michael Straczynski, who is taking over writing the comic, commented on a DC Comics blog post, I wanted to toughen her up, and give her a modern sensibility. She's been saving the world for 69 years. If you ask us, it's only fair that she finally treat herself to some new threads.



So, what are the specifics? The biggest news is that she'll lose the hot pants, and wear tight blue pants instead. The famous bracelets are still around, but, according to Straczynski, they'll be more colorful, with a script W on each of them that form WW when she holds them side by side…and if you get hit by one of them, it leaves a W mark. As Straczynski puts it, this is a Wonder Woman who signs her work.



But it's not just Wonder Woman's appearance that's been changed. Her back story is different, too. The New York Times explains: In the reimagining of her story, Wonder Woman, instead of growing up on Paradise Island with her mother, Queen Hippolyta, and her Amazon sisters, is smuggled out as a baby when unknown forces destroy her home and slaughter its inhabitants. Clearly, this is a darker version for a more dangerous world.



Not surprisingly, the news of Wonder Woman's new look and history inspired huge searches on Yahoo!. Lookups for wonder woman changes, new wonder woman, and wonder woman outfit all roared to life. Others wanted to know more about Wonder Woman's alter ego. (FYI, she goes by the name Diana Price when she's not kicking criminal butt.) And lest you think her classic look will simply fade away, consider this: Searches on sexy wonder woman outfit have already started their ascent in preparation for Halloween.



The new Wonder Woman

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[DrLeftover]

Lynda Carter is still Wonder Woman.



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But really... do they have to make everything Politically Correct?



And it never makes whatever it is, better in the long run.

 

[Jazzy]

It's just going to ruin it and why the heck can't people leave well enough alone!

 

[Flurry]

Personally, they should have left well enough alone. But the new look and change may generate more/new interest in the character. At least they are using her Gods to make this change with this retcon. Makes it kind of more believable that they'd get involved. Although someone I know said that they think that DC will just retcon this in a few years. Actually, here's the exact words he said on her.

Batman25JM: Well, I kinda like it. I'm not the biggest WW fan, and I have to admit one of the reasons is that I just don't like her costume. So, I welcome the change. I don't know how I feel about the retcon. It seems kind of stupid, and it screams this story will be irrelevant in five years.



I don't think the new costume will last for an extended period of time though. I'd give it, I don't know, maybe 2 years max before it's either redesigned or she goes back to her classic look.