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So......take away the stars & stripes from our ultimate female crime fighter? Sorry, I just can't stomach it. The Wonder Woman I know displays her country's colors proudly & fought all that threatened us. Shame on DC comics on her makeover as I think it > sux!<br><img src="http://images.yuku.com/image/jpg/e6a154cbb97a6848489a7447665150ece65ecdc_r.jpg"><p><br></p>
I like the stars and stripes much better...whats up with her kneecaps????<img src="http://www.ezboard.com/image/posticons/pi_freak.gif"><br>
Why would they take away her stars and stripes?<br>The new look sux..<br>
<blockquote><strong class="quote-title">chickluu wrote:</strong>
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Why would they take away her stars and stripes?<br>The new look sux..<br></blockquote><br>Here's what I Found:<br><br>By <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/authors/Ethan%20Sacks" ywaonclickoverride="true"><font color="#015fb6">Ethan Sacks</font></a> <br>DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER <br><p><strong><font color="#000000">After 69 years of fighting crime in her trademark red-and-gold bustier and star-studded hip-huggers, Wonder Woman is getting a modern-day makeover.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">In the latest issue of the iconic super heroine's comic book series, which hit stores Wednesday, she is sporting a new, darker, more modern costume that would take away Superman's super-breath.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">"It's a new contemporary look that matches the storyline of the series," Dan DiDio, co-Publisher of </font></strong><a title="DC Comics Inc." target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/DC+Comics+Inc." ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">DC Comics</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">, told the News. "We wanted to reinvigorate a character that has had a [look developed] in the 1940s for the current audience and hopefully attract a new audience."</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">Comic book fans, however, don't always embrace change: When </font></strong><a title="Marvel Entertainment Inc." target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Marvel+Entertainment+Inc." ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">Marvel Comics</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">' Spider-Man ditched his familiar red and blue threads for a sleek black costume in the mid-'80s, the move was compared to Coca-Cola's ill-fated </font></strong><a title="New Coke" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/New+Coke" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">New Coke</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">"When you're dealing with a seventy-year old character, you're dealing with someone with icon status," said </font></strong><a title="Vito Delsante" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Vito+Delsante" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">Vito Delsante</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">, manager at </font></strong><a title="Jim Hanley" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Jim+Hanley" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">Jim Hanley</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">'s Universe comic store in </font></strong><a title="Manhattan" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Manhattan" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">Manhattan</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000"> and himself a comic book writer. "Wonder Woman? I don't know if anyone can embrace it, because it's such a departure."</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">The new look comes in time for the series' landmark 600th issue, beginning a much darker storyline by writer </font></strong><a title="J. Michael Straczynski" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/J.+Michael+Straczynski" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">J. Michael Straczynski</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">, in which a change in time has reduced Wonder Woman's beloved Paradise Island to ruins. Our revenge-seeking heroine is also different on the inside, with no memory of the life she was supposed to have lived.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">"What we also haven't seen before is her new look, the first significant change in her appearance since the character debuted in 1941," Stracyznski said in a statement. "It reflects her origins in both the outside world and the world of Amazons: tough, elegant...a street-fighter's look which also incorporates elements of her classic design." </font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">Wonder Woman, created in 1941 by psychologist William Moulton Marston as an ideal of what young girls should aspire to, did in fact have one other major, if short lived, costume change in the 1960s as a blatant attempt to appeal to the feminist movement. </font></strong><a title="Diana Prince" target="_blank" href="http://www.nydailynews.com/topics/Diana+Prince" ywaonclickoverride="true"><strong><font color="#000000">Diana Prince</font></strong></a><strong><font color="#000000">, Wonder Woman's alter ego, even ran a mod-clothing boutique. ("The less said about that the better," Straczynski said in his statement.)</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">But fans back then clamored for a return to Wonder Woman's original look. DiDio is betting it'll be different this time around.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">"If you take a half step back is there enough of Wonder Woman [in the new costume]," said DiDio. "It really captures some many of the iconic imagery associated with the character -- the tiara, the bracelets, the bustier, and the belt.</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font color="#000000">"We're really hoping it sticks."</font></strong></p><br>
The only thing stupider looking than this was the electric blue Superman from the 90's. (Yeah, I'm a comic geek)
New costume is fine, if she's playing percussion behind Prince. Otherwise, not heroic. I don't see how it would "take away Superman's super-breath".<br>
I will point out this is not the first time this has happened with WW. Back in 1970-71, she was depowered and wore white pantsuits as DC comics was attempting 'social relevance.'
Nobody will ever match up with Lynda Carter...nobody.<br>
The old one looks like a man with long hair and man boobs. <img src="http://static.yuku.com/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/sick.gif" height="15"><br><br>The new one looks like sexy girl, I want to save me!! <img src="http://static.yuku.com/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/tongue.gif"><br><br>But yes she needs some stars.<img src="http://static.yuku.com/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/tongue.gif">
Ha! I was gonna say the same thing... the first one looks like WonderDRAG Woman! Mind you, I'm neither a comic book or superhero fan, but the second one's much more appealing to me.
The two comments above me are not about the costume but how the girl's features are drawn. C'mon, guys!<br>
wow she is the hottest 70 year old I have ever seen.
If y'all think the picture in the OP makes her look hot, google Michael Turner's renditions of the character.
"The two comments above me are not about the costume but how the girl's features are drawn. C'mon, guys!"<br><br>
Not really... to me, the first costume looks more like a dominatrix with a patriotic fetish than a super hero!
A super hero has to have a costume thats over the top.The new one is just outright boring.
I like the new one.
New one all the way, evolution rules baby!!!!
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New one all the way, evolution rules baby!!!!</blockquote>Maybe a new flag as well?? <img src="http://static.yuku.com/domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/roll.gif"><br><br>
She needs to wear sandles.