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Actress Lynda Carter, whom a vast majority of people envision when (and if) they think of Wonder Woman, likes the new ensemble. Really.

“I think it will take time for people to get over not seeing a lot of leg,” she told ABC News. “[But] I think it’s going to be very sexy and it’s new and I love the little cap sleeve. You know, she’s a hip girl. [...] “I think Wonder Woman has a mind of her own. And I think she was just kind of ready for something new. She’s got an attitude and if this is the new thing that she wants to wear, well, by God, she’s going to wear it. And I like that. And I hope that in the story someone mentions, where’s the old one? And she says, get over it!”

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/06/media-and-fans-and-lynda-carter-react-to-wonder-woman-makeover/

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While it also appears like a cheap shot in evading the events of BNWW, among other things, the way I see it is, since there also was mention of flashbacks of her proper timeline, it’s not like Diana’s going to forget anything of the real timeline once it’s restored. This is pretty much a journey of getting her life and memory back, much like what Bruce is doing now. There will probably be some repercussions that carry over, but that’s the same with ROBW also. So it’s not like Diana is the only one working to get herself back to someplace. This actually is pretty much a running theme with all of the Trinity right now.

I didn’t even THINK about the Batwondy thing. ARGH. I really had hope that they would go there with the two of them when he finally got back to the future.

You raise some excellent questions. I read somewhere though, that this book is going to be outside of main DC continuity. I’m not certain, but that would allow them to be business as usual on all the other books.

What effect does this have on everything that has gone before? Is Diana really only 21 or so?! Is this why Donna is now in the League instead of Diana? So they could do this? What effect all of this have on Donna’s history for that matter? Have they retconned Diana back out of League history as one of its founders? (So it would seem)

And so much for any sort of commentary on Diana’s feelings for Bruce when he gets back OR dealing with the whole Max Lord thing – which Bruce had so better remember. And if Diana wasn’t there, who stopped Max? Sigh.

Sorry – I feel like I just wrote the tag for an episode of Soap.

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“Merciful Zeus, the jacket. [...] Long ago, in the benighted (EXTREEEME!) ’90s, DC superheroes and leather jackets went together like Sean Penn and Madonna before Shanghai Surprise. They were the Tamogachis of the spandex set.”

I just read the issue, Don Kramer’s art is good. There seems to be some subtle black boot action, but I’m still not sold on the gold stirrup looking things. Whatevs. It’s done. I’ll deal.

I’m going to give the book a chance. I usually give a writer three issues to pull me in. Since it’s Wonder Woman, I’ll give it four. It’ll have to start at #601, because the little teaser at the end was pretty meatless. Had I not read interviews with JMS where he explains the time-shift thing, I would not have known what was going on. But the transition was done by Johns, not JMS. So, I’ll keep my pie-hole shut for now.

I had to post about this myself over at DBN, and we generally share the same thoughts about this. The outfit. I really am curious about the issue in question, especially now. More like a “Okay, now what the hell is going on?” sort of curiosity, but I’d say that’s better than feeling indifferent.

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All kidding aside, it’s not all that bad. Now this is coming from someone who does not read WW, so take that how you like it. But I have been through costume changes with my favorites. Thor more than once, Iron Man how many times now?, but the biggest one for me was Spider-Man.

Secret Wars #8…Spidey has a new costume! It’s black and white and does weird things! That took me by surprise at age 12. What they did from there was awesome…well until they took the Venom thing too far.

Give JMS a chance. What he did with his original work, Babylon 5, was brilliant. His run on Thor was awesome! And what he did with Spider-Man was amazing ( pardon the pun), so amazing in fact that since Marvel and Joe Q decided to “undo” Spider-Man, I will not read it unless I download it or it is given to me or I find it used…I will not buy another Marvel Spider-Man comic!

Enjoy this time and have fun with it…she will eventually spin around and change back!

The costume’s not horrible, but come on. This is frikkin Messner-Leobs all the hell over again. RADICAL REVAMP! URBAN SETTING! NEW FOES! DIANA DEPOWERED! In a goddamn LEATHER JACKET!

And this is right on the heels of the iconic #600 which apparently is supposed to be all about showing how awesome the iconic WW mythology has been over the last twenty years. Going from those epic covers from Jimenez and Scott to…this, right here?

WORD! How is it that she get’s DEPOWERED in her most powerful issue?

*sigh* We shall reconvene in an hour after I’ve read it. Perhaps I will feel differently then.