A lot of people seem to like Wonder Woman, despite the fact that she is a girl and therefore has cooties. Wondy’s army of fans mainly seem to be Gail Simone fans, in fairness, with the writer’s infamous liberal approach allowing fans to feel really superior every time they buy Wonder Woman instead of Spider-Man. The main draw of the character, from what we can tell, is that she’s the main beacon of hope in the DC Universe. Batman is the darkness, Superman is the light, and Wonder Woman is the hope which keeps them going. But more than that, she’s a female character and her series has been going for DECADES. She may not have any defining characteristics, which means new fans have no idea what her personality is like before they buy an issue of her series, but she is a WOMAN so that’s not important.
We’re not fans of this new thing sweeping comics journalism at the moment. Y’know, the one where female readers identify themselves as girls, and preface that with faux-irony at the very thought of girls reading comics. It’s a way for people to patronise themselves, and it’s bizarre. You’re a fan of comics, girls. You’re not special for having boobs – so stop segregating yourselves. We support the people who are pushing for more female artists, writers, colourists and editors. That’s a good cause. But if you’re considering yourself a comic-book journalist then you really need to have more in your corner than your gender. It’s lazy.
So anyway! The new writer of Wonder Woman come the relaunch will be Brian Azzarello – yeah, the same Azzarello who is known for his gritty stories such as “Joker”, “100 Bullets” and the current Batman Flashpoint series thing. This is interesting. This might actually lead to Wonder Woman having a noteworthy personality. We’re totally onboard for the first arc, and maybe even beyond that.
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