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She definitely looks the part. The other pictures I saw of her online were really hot, but really strong at the same time.

Unfortunately I have to agree with the poster who said this picture looks kind of creepy. The expression on her face makes her look like a real doll and probably sticky to the touch.

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Jesus..look at the way she slims down at the bottom. Holy...how thin is she?

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Why are comics fans so anti-change? The new costume looks awesome. I just bought the first and only WW comic I've ever bought.

The new costume looks great, IMO. WW no longer looks like a prostitute.

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The new costume looks 15 years out of date, but whatever. This will be like every other costume change over the years -- it will last for 12 or 18 or 24 months or whatever, then they'll be back to the classic look (BTW, if you've ever seen a real prostitute, she'll probably be dressed a lot more like the new costume than the classic costume).

More troubling for me is the writer's decision to take everything that makes Wonder Woman unique and throw it out in favor of a warmed-over copy of Superman's back story.

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The article someone sent me said she is starring in a Steven Soderbergh film opposite some big name actors (Ewan McGregor, Banderas, Fassbinder, Michael Douglas) & Soderbergh chose her for the part. Like I said, I don't know who she is, but for me the perfect Wonder Woman (at least lookwise) is the chick from Legend of the Seeker. When I first started watching the show I just kept thinking this is the perfect Wonder Woman.

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Because we've been there, done that. We know this isn't a permanent change and frankly, all due respect, the change isn't that great. As far as W looking like a prostitute in her original costume, that's just bunk.


Anyway, I've always loved WW's costume but I've been a bigger fan of her wearing full-on Amazon Armor like in Kingdom Come.

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I was thinking the same thing.

Agreed.

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:lol: Fair enough. I just never liked this Megan Gale woman. While her dark hair in that pic is very sexy the rest of her does nothing for me. I've googled pics of her and nothing blows me away.

I like Darwin Cooke's take on WW in "The New Frontier". In the extras section, he says he made WW larger and taller than Superman. He went with the classic image of the Amazon Woman.

And oh, I don't like WW in HEELS!!! She's an Amazon! She doesn't need heels!


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I think Megan Gale might have gotten a brow lift judging by an older photo:

http://www.topnews.in/files/Megan_Gale.jpg

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Either she's had some more plastic surgery in the past few years, or wears a fastastic push-up bra:

http://flqphotographer.com/uploads/i...Gale_Large.jpg

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Bridget Regan? No thanks. She looks too... anglo to me, or too Irish-ish.

I kinda like Serinda Swan (she plays Zatanna on Smallville at times).

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http://techland.com/2010/07/02/wonde...comic-sellout/

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The fact this sold out quick wasn't because of the costume change. It sold out because it is a landmark issue (#600) and those tend to sell quickly just for that. The bad thing is that people's reaction to the change would certainly turn away fans from purchasing issue #601.

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I think it's funny that the new costume, replacing the bustier and shorts with long pants and a blazer, is an "edgier outfit".

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I'll take your word for it; I only bought it because of the costume change, though.

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Did Superman 700 or Batman 700 also sell out quickly this past month? I think the buzz of WW's new costume helped sales of this particular issue.

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I know they sold out as quickly and second printings have been ordered but don't know how many of each were sold. I also don't know the print run of each comic.

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That's historically true, and no doubt plays a role here, but this book also got a lot of press which certainly helped with the sellout as well. So you have comic fans who like anniversary issues, fans who read about the outfit and want to see what thats about, and people who might have caught an article in NYT and wanted to see what the fuss is about.

Lots of attention for good old Diana.

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The problem I see is that these marketing stunts alienate the current fanbase and don't convert many casual readers into regular ones. The big problem with Wonder Woman is that she has the worst set of rogues gallery. The superhero comics that are usually the most popular have amazing villains. Wonder Woman is very limited in that way and for that she works better as part of a team than having her solo comic.

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I don't disagree. Chris Nesseman, of the 11 O'Clock Comics podcast, said in the most recent show that Justice League should become Diana's book. She should really take the reigns there, and be showcased as the "leader" of that group. I would like to see that.

Wonder Woman does have a shit rogues gallery, but I don't think having a strong rogues gallery is vital to being a popular character. It helps a great deal, and all the biggies have them (even Aquaman has a better rogues gallery), but I think if she was written exceptionally well (which might have been happening under Gail Simone, I wasn't reading so I don't know), while also allowing DC to have her stories matter to the larger DC univers? (think how Marvel allows Brubaker to really change the face of Cap, or Fraction with Iron-Man) She might be able to take off.

That, or just let Geoff Johns write it. -wink-

To be fair, I really thought the Alen Heinberg post OYL story was really good. If there were no shipping delays, that might have been the book to do it.

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That costume sucks (looks more like something Wonder Girl should wear) and changing her origin is lame but it won't last. I remember the last major change she had back in the early 70's turned off a lot of people but after rereading them a few years later I actually found myself liking them. Besides, the artwork by Sekowsky and Giordano (with a little help from Neal Adams) was really good and the stories with Dr. Cyber were worth reading. But it was a good thing they gave her powers back after the 200th (203?) issue. The change just ran it's course and I'm sure it will be the same for this. I will read a few to see if they are any good but like I said I can't get over that costume change.

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I don't know if Wonder Woman should be the leader, but she should be featured similarly to her character in Justice League Unlimited. That version of hers is one of the most interesting out there.

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Wonder Woman is already a leader of sorts along with Batman and Superman. DC has made it clear that they are the "Trinity" that all other DC Heroes get their strength and motivation from.

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Don't expect the costume change to last that long, for two reasons:

1) What we're seeing is almost an Elseworlds alternate history storyline.

2) The estate of William Marston--who DC Comics a special agreement with in regards to the Wonder Woman character--may not want the drastic change to last more than two years at most.

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I was interested in reading Donna as Wonder Woman, before the book got so behind and ended before it really ever started. The one big push she got, the whole scene with Maxwell Lord that illustrated the difference between her and supes... isn't that entirely forgotten anyway as a result of events in the new Justice League International book? I thought that was a catalyst for a whole bunch of stuff pre-52...