Why Does Wonder Woman Fail?

For some reason it has been difficult for a Wonder Woman film or series to be done today. There was gonna be a movie done by Joss Whedon until he bailed. Then the failed ass TV series (more on that soon). The character is pretty damned basic. Amazon princess created with the powers of female goddesses. She comes to our world and becomes a hero. She’s strong, can fly, has a Lasso Of Truth, bracelets that can block bullets, and a fierce sense of loyalty. I would love to see her get the same treatment that Batman and Superman have in recent years. Now I feel that it will never happen.

This was my first exposure to Wonder Woman in live action form. Lynda Carter was and still is the template that all Wonder Women are compared to. It ran from 1975 - 1979 which means it had time to marinate until I got to see it. Carter managed to make the character beautiful, strong, and admirable. Though she ran around is draws you still took her seriously. There is just something about the way she looked and acted that made the character believable. Yes, she wore a costume but it didn’t look like a costume.

This looks like a costume. For hookers. Played by Adrianne Palicki and set to air on NBC, this show was doomed before it even started filming. Word got out (along with the script) that she was to be a executive of her own company who fought crime in Los Angeles and listened to Beyonce while crying because of her relationship situation. Not a single episode aired. The chick they got, the story, being in L.A, it was all wrong. Everyone feels a need to “reboot” a character. The world knows who Wonder Woman is. Just start the episode with her lifting a truck and throwing it at another truck. 

Justice League Issue 1

Mr. Soot asked me to write a blog for each issue of DC’s new re-launch of all of their comics starting with Justice League #1. He didn’t so much as ask me as demand me. The conversation went a little something like this.

Him: “DC is relaunching their comics.”


Me: “I heard.”


Him: “You’re gonna write about it.”


Me: “Um…”


Him: “Every issue.”


Me: “But I have eight other blogs.”


Him: “That’s funny.”


Me: “What’s funny?”


Him: “That you think I care.”

I may be paraphrasing but that was pretty damned close to how it went down. But with more cursing and weeping. Forget everything you know about Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, and Aquaman. Seriously. Forget it. This is a starting point for new fans and old fans who have tired of the convoluted history in DC Comics.

The story begins with an armed team trying to take down Batman and some creature that spits fire. Green Lantern shows up and is surprised that Batman is real. Testament to the fact that Batman is so awesome that a guy that whose job it is to protect our universe is amazed by him.

                       “Flattery will get you punched.”

Green Lantern is super cocky and pretty much tells Batman to cool his jets because he has everything under control. Batman does not like how bright Green Lantern is. There is an exchange between the two of them that actually made me laugh out loud.

Green Lantern: “What are your powers anyway? You cant fly.”


Batman: “No.”


Green Lantern: “Super strength?”


Batman: “No.”


Green Lantern: “Hold on a second…You’re not just some guy in a bat costume are you? Are you freaking kidding me?!”

They make their way to a high school where Vic Stone aka Cyborg is playing football and wowing the crowd while his father disappoints him by not showing up. They arrive in a bright green plane which scares everyone and pisses Batman off and trace alien in the air by GPS. Green Lantern locks Batman in a box and tells him “I can handle this” before being punched across the field by a surprisingly awesome looking Superman who sees Batman and asks…

“So…what can you do?”

This was a great first start by Jim Lee, Geoff Johns, and Scott Williams. I am actually anxious to see how the characters I am so familiar with behave in this new DC Universe. The combination of Batman and Green Lantern was surprisingly fun and exciting due to their personalities being so different. Cant wait for the next issue. Mr. Soot has locked me in a cage with my laptop and told me that each issue should be fashioned to make a blanket for warmth.

And he said he didn’t like me.