Weekly Wonder Woman

A little earlier than normal because I have more tele to write about this week and less time to do it today than I’d like, it’s Weekly Wonder Woman – your exciting weekly round-up of everything Wonder Womanish. You probably could have guessed that.

Unsurprisingly, things are hotting up even more in the world of movie promotion, with a proper clip released…

…and a fourth, final trailer – Rise of the Warrior:

Apparently, it was Mother’s Day somewhere, since there was a special Mother’s Day message from Gal Gadot and Chris Pine:

Less positively, some bright spark at Warners Bros’ PR department thought it would be a cracking idea to have a movie tie-in with… the thinkThin diet. That hasn’t gone down well at all.

In the world of comics, meanwhile, The Wonder Woman 100 Project is trying to raise money by creating 100 different covers for the Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary special, getting artists including Cliff Chiang and Alan Hughes to donate their work. You can bit for them if you want later this month, but take a gander at them now to see what your money will be going on.

As for comic book appearances by our Diana, there were surprisingly few. Over in Batman #22, the Flash and Batman have gone back in time to Flashpoint (you know, that little event a few years ago that resulted in the nu52) where naturally they find Flashpoint Wonder Woman and her army of Amazons fighting against Aquaman and the Atlanteans:

Meanwhile, over in Justice League #20, it’s the start of a new storyline, ‘Endless’, which has lots of time loops, apparently caused by the Flash’s Speed Force interacting badly with a zero-point energy module nicked from Stargate: Atlantis made by some nice scientist. So it’s up to Diana and the League to stop that from happening. Except, timey-wimey – maybe trying to stop it is what caused it?

Oops. But that’s your lot for this week.

Disclaimer: Owing to the small fortune it would take to buy every single DC comic each week, this is not a guaranteed rundown of all the comics that feature Wonder Woman. If you know of any I’ve missed, email me or leave a comment below and I’ll cover them the following week

Last week was slightly quieter for our Diana, even though the movie is now only about a month away. But some concept art of Wonder Woman‘s ‘equivalent to Superman‘s helicopter scene’ has been unveiled, as well as 1:1 scale bracelets, tiara and lasso that will set you back a mere US$349.95 (+ shipping)

Greg Rucka also revealed that he’s only “stepping away” from Wonder Woman, not quitting forever, so he might be back at some point. Which is good news, since fans actually walked out on the panel when he announced he was leaving.

And we learned that big chunks of both Wonder Woman and Superman/Wonder Woman never happened (even though they did, unless Diana and Steve were both imagining it).

Does that make any sense? Possibly not, as we’ll see after the jump when we’ll be looking at the comics that featured Diana in the past week: Justice League #19 and Trinity #8. 

Continue reading “Weekly Wonder Woman: Justice League #19, Trinity #8”

It’s Wonder Woman Wednesday, today, I know, which is a day later than usual for Weekly Wonder Woman but can’t be avoided thanks to Bank Holiday Monday. So simply put your hands over your ears, close your eyes and go “La, la, la! There are no important new comics out today!” for a few minutes and then we can carry on as normal.

Done that? Good.

So, lots happened in the fortnight I was away on holiday. We got a new Justice League poster for starters:

Still pretending Superman’s not going to be in it, hey? I’m sure that tactic will pay off big time.

Wonder (Woman) Wednesday was also made official by Gal Gadot and Chris Pine, who are now promising to bring you “something new, from contests, to behind the scenes photos, maybe even never before seen clips” every #WonderWednesday.

.@GalGadot & Chris Pine invite you to join us for #WonderWednesdays! #WonderWoman pic.twitter.com/9ZcJraFIyS

— #WonderWoman (@WonderWomanFilm) 12 April 2017

In other news, Gadot revealed it was the music of Beyoncé that helped her land the role in the first place. 

Hmm. It feels like I’m missing something. Oh yes – Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp are leaving Wonder Woman. Rucka is leaving on a high note given the rather good readership figures the title now has, which makes a nice change from when he was given the boot more than a decade ago for some rather low readership figures.

Why’s he off? Too much work, he says.

Before we get to rampant speculation, this is my decision. I just can’t maintain the pace on the title while also fulfilling my commitments to my other collaborators. It is, genuinely, as simple as that…

Liam Sharp just appears to be heading off because Rucka’s off. No word about Nicola Scott, but she’s going to be working with Rucka on Black Magick again, at least, which suggests she might be off, too.

Rucka lays down the timeline for the group departure:

Wonder Woman 23 sees the end of our “primary” storyline, “The Lies/The Truth,” and Wonder Woman 24 serves as something of an epilogue to that tale. Wonder Woman 25 will, I hope, set a table for who is to follow, and provide for them as much room to work and explore and grow. 

And who is to follow? Shea Fontana, who’s going to be writing the first five issues at least, starting July 12. Fontana has previously written Diana for the DC Super Hero Girls comic, including a couple of graphic novels, so at least knows the character, even if the audience might have a been a tad younger.

Having worked on DC Super Hero Girls for the last few years, I have a great sense of Wondy, a teenage Wonder Woman in a high school setting, and it’s an honor and an adrenaline rush to be writing her now ‘all grown up’. Many of her core characteristics continue to remain routed in peace, justice and equality, but as an adult she’s seen a lot more war and tragedy, and is dealing with her world from a wiser, more experienced point of view.

Joining her on artwork will be Mirka Andolfo, who’s been doing work on DC Comics: Bombshells, so again no stranger to Wonder Woman.

Right then – after the jump, a look at one of Greg Rucka’s final issues of Wonder Woman, as well as the continuing adventures of the Justice League. We also find out a bit more about what Batman ’66 is up to in 1977.

Continue reading “Weekly Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman #20, Justice League #18, Batman ’66 Meets Wonder Woman ’77 #10”

No WWW next week, since I’m away on holiday, so to tide yourself over, why don’t you peruse a set of 20 high-quality stills from the movie? Most of them aren’t new, but they’re now better quality, at least.

This weekend’s deceptively titled WonderCon also gave us a few delights, including some new clips (which you can see described here, since they aren’t online) and some new merchandise. Plenty of it. Here’s the Wonder Woman panel.

Also, since June 3rd is Wonder Woman day, you’ll be delighted to hear that it’s not all about the cash at DC, as it’s giving away two comics to mark the occasion: a reprint of Wonder Woman #1 and DC Super Hero Girls Wonder Woman Day Special Edition.

After the jump, we’ll be looking at Dark Knight III #8, in which an army of Kryptonians take on the Amazons… and regret it. We’ll also be looking at Titans (Annual) #1, which guest stars the whole Justice League, including Diana, although it’s her revelations that are the most important…

Continue reading “Weekly Wonder Woman: Dark Knight III #8, Titans (Annual) #1”