JMS is doing a complete timeline reboot/overhaul, as announced at The Source. There's a more in-depth interview at CBR.
I was planning to drop the book at 600, but I have to admit I'm intrigued.
JMS is doing a complete timeline reboot/overhaul, as announced at The Source. There's a more in-depth interview at CBR.
I was planning to drop the book at 600, but I have to admit I'm intrigued.
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Don't comicbook artists follow women's fashions at all? I guess they are too busy imagining what women look like with virtually no clothes at all on, instead of looking at what they are actually wearing.
The reason I ask is that the only article of women's attire that I can point to as being currently in fashion in a big way, something that future decades will look back on and say "That is soooo 2010", is flaming GREEK SANDALS!
Like so
Not red superhero boots, not those sleek biker boots in that picture. Greek sandals that any Amazon princess would be proud to wear as a signifier of her Classical heritage.
I doubt this change is going to last long (just until the lunchbox and duvet cover licencers get wind of it), so wearing 2010 fashions isn't going to date her going forward in any case.
Rant over. I'll read that article now, and wish JMS and co good luck with their project...
One guy said of this:
"I actually just threw up…how dare you do this. THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. I hope you lose the rights to WW. I am now done collecting comics. GOOD JOB!"
Priceless.
I am giving this a gigantic shrug...the fact that it is part of alt.timeline means to me that they will eventually put her right back in the swimsuit. I much rather they simply added pants, just like they added the cape during Rucka's run and use it every once in a while like a actual woman does... Wearing a variety of looks depending on what is appropriate.
Mark S. Ogilvie said:
I think the new outfit is okay. I'd change the boots to sandals, but otherwise it's good. It won't last, and that's a shame, because I think Wondy could use a costume update. As for the story...I guess I'll be the anti-fanboy and read it first before I pass judgement.
Besides everytime they try to update her image, she looks more like Wonder Girl than Wonder Woman!
And yeah -- I see sandals everywhere I turn when I'm out and about. They missed a step on that one.
But I can't say I like this much. As others have noted, the jacket is too '90s (and Diana DID wear a jacket back then, or close to it when Artemis was Wonder Woman, so this has a been-there-done-that vibe). The tiara's construction looks like it'd dig into her forehead skin (and even if she's invulnerable, girls in costume contests aren't), there's not enough Greek going on (and, yes, sandals would be obvious, so where are they?), the wrist thingies are too busy and unattractive, and the pants aren't busy enough -- where do the pants stop and footwear begin? Are they Spandex? Leg warmers? Footie pyjamas? All in all, I think it's a poor design -- and not near iconic enough for the most iconic woman in comics.
But as Ana said, this too shall pass. And it may make more sense in context of the story. But I do look forward to the day when someone updates Diana's costume to something that's less strip-club and more authentic, warrior-like, iconic and attractive.
And the lack of any sort of chest thingie makes me ask -- does Diana no longer wear the Magic Girdle of Aphrodite or whatever? I know THIS one doesn't but I mean in general? Or was that her mother? I just realized I've kinda lost track of whatever version of Diana's powers/costuming has been in vogue for the last few years. Is there still a Divine Bustier of Olympus, or whatever it was?
Also: How many people noticed this thread's title was an allusion to a Rob Rodi novel? Well done, Mr. Staeger!
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