Each weekday, Tim will take a look at what we know about each of the upcoming 52 new comics from the September DC relaunch, one series at a time. Today: WONDER WOMAN!
The Concept and Characters: Thanks to bed sheets and Underoos and action figures and television shows and Halloween costumes and Gloria Steinem, Wonder Woman has held her place as part of the DC “Trinity” for decades, alongside Superman and Batman. Everyone knows Wonder Woman, and her importance as an icon remains undiminished, if troubling. After all, much of the recent debate around her character tends to center around whether or not she should be wearing long pants or a bathing suit as she punches bad guys in the face. Hardly the embodiment of feminist principles. Or, even if she is, the discussion around her tends to be far more superficial.
(And, for the record, though the cover image here shows her with pants, the interior pages show her without them. And the cover will be recolored to match. So the debate is settled. For now.)
As part of DC’s Trinity — a pseudo-status that has been featured in at least two series called Trinity, one by Matt Wagner (which was okay, but not worth seeking out) and one by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley (which was pretty terrible) – Wonder Woman has an odd role. Because even though she’s of immense cultural significance, she hasn’t actually been featured in many comics that were any good.
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