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Kelly Explores: A Wonder Woman Movie

Oct. 09 TV & Movies no comments

About a month ago, I bought the first trade of the New 52 Wonder Woman for my 13-year-old cousin. Because she’s young and people on the internet can be creepers (and off the internet, if we’re being completely honest), I’ll just refer to her as Bee for this article.

Kelly Jackson. The latest contributor to WonderWorldComics.com

I got home from work today and as soon as I walked in the door, Bee gave me this HUGE smile and said, “Kelly, I finished Wonder Woman!”

“Did you like it?” I asked.

Bee nodded excitedly.

“What did you like about it?”

“She fights a lot and she wins!”

I laughed. “What was your favorite part?”

“The part where she fights! I was kinda bored with it so I sort of stopped paying attention but then Wonder Woman was fighting and I got interested again.”

Then she asked the ultimate question: “When does the Wonder Woman movie come out?”

I had to explain to her that they aren’t making a Wonder Woman movie. Some people want to, but there are roadblocks all over the place, and there are some executives who think that it’s just too hard; Wonder Woman doesn’t have “a single, clear, compelling” origin story and that makes it really difficult to write a movie for her.

READ: “We’re trying so hard (but not really) to make a great movie (but not really), but we’re having such a problem because Wonder Woman’s too complex. WRITING GIRLS IS HARD, OKAY?”

Bee was not at all happy to hear this. In her words, not mine: “Wonder Woman is just like Batman. She’s fighting a she’s trying to do the right thing and why won’t they make a movie for HER, but they’ve made a whole bunch for Batman!”

From the mouths of babes. Bee’s absolutely right, by the way. There really is no excuse for DC/Warner Brothers NOT to have a Wonder Woman movie planned, cast, and filming right now. And Bee’s brother, we’ll call him R, made a great point, too, which I’ve seen floating around in memes:

“Isn’t Marvel doing a movie starring Rocket Raccoon? I didn’t even know who that was before the Marvel vs. Capcom game.”

Bee’s response was priceless: “BUT THERE’S NO WONDER WOMAN MOVIE?!”

Take heed, DC/Warner Brothers: You’re really pissing off a young generation that’s all but begging you to make this movie. Bee is most definitely not the only teenaged girl who wants to see Wonder Woman kick some ass onscreen. Maybe you ought to use some of the millions you made from the Dark Knight franchise to survey young audience members and ask what they want. Just a suggestion.

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Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth vs. the Phantom Stranger

Jul. 25 Characters, News no comments

In the pages of Justice League Dark #22, Wonder Woman puts her Lasso of Truth around the neck of the Phantom Stranger. She uses the Lasso of Truth to get him to tell her if he knows who is at the behind the evil which has tainted Superman. He exclaims that he does not know. This act is interesting and leads me to think of some very interesting questions.

Click here to see the full panel run.

Click here to see the full panel run.

Could the Phantom Stranger Have Lied?

The Phantom Stranger states that he does not now know who has tainted Superman, and this does go along with his story so far in the Trinity War and in his own comic. Could he have lied, though? There are two interesting reasons why he might have gotten away with fibbing even with the Lasso of Truth around his neck.

The Void

First off, he is an entity inside of a person’s body and has a soul which could be described as “void.” During Gail Simone’s run at Wonder Woman, she wrote that the characters Lasso of Truth can look into a soul. Granted, that was pre-New 52, but if that holds true, wouldn’t the Lasso of Truth have “short-circuited?” Any character which has ever tried to take a peek into the Phantom Stranger’s soul (in pre-New 52 and New 52), has suffered negative consequences. Is the Lasso of Truth powerful enough to protect Wonder Woman from the power leak which usually happens when someone attempts to touch the Phantom Stranger soul or psyche?

Whose Power is it Anyway?

Secondly, the Phantom Stranger has been granted powers from God. Well, we assume the little dog who talks to the Phantom Stranger, and travels back and forth from Heaven, is God. Would that mean the Lasso of Truth works against the power of God? Would that mean Wonder Woman’s infamous weapon of justice is more powerful than the Judeo-Christian deity? DC Comics has taken a road to quietly discuss the power of God through the Phantom Stranger. Are they backpedaling, or is this an instance of the creators not thinking about the implications of a few panels?

If He Did Lie

Of course, DC Comics could easily state down the road that the Phantom Stranger did know who it was that was behind all of this. An explanation could be given that the Lasso of Truth could not work against the Phantom Stranger due to the void in his soul or because of the powers granted by God. Of course, they would have to figure out a way to make the character have known beforehand without breaking the current chronology. Should we all send messages to DC Comics to find out?

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Wonder Woman on The CW? I Hope Not!

May. 17 News, TV & Movies Comments Off on Wonder Woman on The CW? I Hope Not!

One of the top stories in the world of entertainment right now is about a plan to develop a new version of Wonder Woman on The CW. I just can’t get excited about the project right now. DC Comics has partnered in the past before to redevelop the character to be made TV-ready and have failed ever since Linda Carter took off the bracelets. There is no reason to believe the plan to put Wonder Woman on The CW will be any kind of success.

Wonder Woman on The CW? Hopefully not.

Wonder Woman on The CW? I hope not!

Wonder Woman is Over-Protected

Ever Since the original Wonder Woman show, people have been very picky about how the frontline female comics character is portrayed. For years, I have heard people complain about how Wonder Woman was portrayed in the various animated series she has been part of over the years. I have learned to believe she is a sacred which an incorrect portrayal could defile.

Think about the male psychology for a moment. Most men have had a female in their lives they feel they need to protect. Think of the “little sister” mentality of a female in a guy’s life who he wants to keep safe and wants the best for. On the flipside, you have female psychology. Many women have grown up looking up to one superhero in Wonder Woman. Granted there are other female superheroes, but there is only one pushed strongly on girls from the last forty years. Can women deal with the female which society defines as the main female in comics being represented wrong?

The Magic of the First Series

The 1970s was an interesting time when the creative minds on TV could get away with almost everything. The 1960s and 1970s are a time in which we were supposed to push boundaries and try new things. It was an age of personal exploration and it was fine to look at characters in various ways. This was long before the 1980s and 1990s when the comic book culture realized it could be strict about what they want.

The air of exploration allowed fans to look at the original Wonder Woman TV series with a blind eye to how it might counter the comics. That could not happen today because, as comic book readers and collectors, we have set ideas in our minds as to how characters should be portrayed and will battle against anything new or different. Just think about all of the complaining we did when DC Comics decided to switch to the New 52 storyline. Shortly after we calmed down, we realized there was some good storytelling going on.

Arrow

No matter what The CW and DC Comics tell you, Arrow is not a blockbuster show. It might put in great ratings for the forgotten network, but not for networks as a whole. Wonder Woman on The CW would kill any chances of the show being a hit. The sheer fact of the character being used on a network where she will not be able to gain attention will turn many of us off.

What Really Should Be Done

Marvel has done a great job in taking out worries and making us eat our words through their movies. DC Comics has done a good job through the recent Batman movies. The new Man of Steel movie has me wondering if I should hate Superman so much. If DC Comics wants to promote Wonder Woman in the media, put her in a movie already. Don’t worry about the pennies which can come from TV when the movies can make millions more. Let us suspend our disbelief for a few hours and go home instead of expecting us to suspend for an hour a week for months (if not years). If the movie works well, then bring her to the small screen again.

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