Nerd Alert #6 - Why the hell can't Warner Bros. and DC Comics get Wonder Woman right?

Wonder Woman, created in December 1941 debuting in All Star Comics #8. Like Superman and Batman she quickly became one of DC's most popular characters. For those of you living in a cave or completely ignorant to pop culture, Wonder Woman, Diana Prince (her secret identity), is an Amazon Princess from the island of Themyscira where her mother Hippolyta leads as Queen.  As the story goes, Steve Trevor crashes on the island, a Contest is started to choose a representative for the island to return him to the states. Diana disquised herself and won and was named the new champion to represent Themyscira. Diana comes to America and establishes herself as a champion for the world, co-founds the Justice League, fights some Greek Gods and other villains, and overcomes costume changes. There's more to her story, but that's not what were here to talk about. What were here to talk about is how one of the most storied characters in comics can't seem to catch a break in comic sales, movies and just recently being denied a new television series. I'm making this argument because Wonder Woman gets a bad rap especially from the male population who thinks she's just a character women can enjoy. Which is far from the truth. Wonder Woman, for one, has one of the most fascinating origins of any superhero mainly because of the strong ties to Greek Mythology. To quote Mercedes Lackey from her introduction in Wonder Woman: The Circle. "When you need to stop an asteroid, you get Superman. When you need to solve a mystery, you call in Batman. When you need to end a war, you get Wonder Woman." Wonder Woman is a Princess, Warrior, Diplomat, and Goddess. How can you not make this concept work?!
Whether she's dealing with Zeus and Ares or looking for guidance and honoring her mission for Athena, the Greek Mythology ties (plus other mythical characters she's interacted with, check Gail Simone's run on the book) is what makes Wonder Woman a truly unique superhero compared to her counterparts. Which is what boggles my mind why we don't have a movie yet! First off, Wonder Woman's costume is a staple of the women's wardrobe options for Halloween. You can't find me a guy out there that doesn't think about or want to have his wife or girlfriend walk into the bedroom with that costume on. The point I'm making here is a Wonder Woman movie will bring you money if you get a hot actress to play her wearing one of the most sexy outfits out there. Now I'm not saying make this a T&A cheesecake movie. Sex sells we all know this. You can still keep the sexy mystique of Wonder Woman in the movie while following in the footsteps of The Dark Knight and Watchmen and staying true to the character and story material and make a gripping, relatable and relevant movie.
Hell, you could use the new costume DC has debuted in last couple months. Just get rid of the leather jacket, which is a horrible addition to her costume.  Here it is.

Which as much as I have a soap box about Warner Bros. inability to make a Wonder Woman movie or television series, I have just as much of a soap box about DC and there inability to make her comic a top ten selling book. Much as I love Gail Simone's take on the character, towards the end of her run left a since of disappointment after a strong beginning. Maybe, it's because DC might of cut her run short because J. Michael Straczynski came up with a brand new radical take on the character that supposedly retcons her origin and give her a new costume that will probably last maybe a year longer than the hair cut she had couple years ago. The problem with this is this isn't really good storytelling. It's laziness on the writer and editors part because they can't figure out how tell an engaging epic story with all her continuity and great characters while putting a new twist on it. What's even more ridiculous is that if DC would just look at what Geoff Johns (Green Lantern, Flash) and Grant Morrison (Batman) are doing with there books they can apply the same strategy to Wonder Woman.

First off, Geoff Johns is DC's go to writer and one of the main architects of their universe. Why this is is because he knows how to tap into the best qualities of his characters and find their voice. Also he finds ways to honor the stories of the past while offering new ideas to help the mythology grow. Grant Morrison does this also, but with a way more imaginative take that takes characters on new adventures that you never would of thought plausible. Look at his current run on Batman, Batman & Robin, and now Batman Inc. and you'll see what I'm talking about. Which in my opinion, Grant Morrison would be my choice to take over Wonder Woman and just have free reign on her book and unlock all that untapped potential. Give him an artist like Ivan Reis, Nicola Scott or bring Phil Jimenez back on the book. Sales juggernaut trust me. If you don't believe me check out Morrison's JLA Deluxe Editions and see how awesome he makes Wonder Woman. The fact that Wonder Woman, out of all the major superheroes, has only had one main book in her existence boggles my mind. Green Lantern has 3 books and the Flash will eventually have 2, yet the one member of DC's trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman) has never had more than one book is shameful. 

So to conclude my rant about this, Warner Bros. meet me at camera 3. Thank You. Buddy, listen, I love the movies you come out with (most of them), but you're being a real douche about this movie. Fuck the television series. This isn't The Hulk. This is Wonder Woman. The first female superhero. TV's been done already. You are missing tons of money that will be thrown at you if you make this. Find an unknown or a popular attractive actress that can convey the beauty, strength of character and the overall presence that Wonder Woman brings, add in a good script that follows in the example of Batman Begins and Dark Knight, hell, I haven't seen it, but add in Green Lantern too, and you have the makings of a successful movie. Even a franchise if you don't fuck it up.
DC comics all you need to do is stop worrying about making drastic changes and getting media attention. What I'm trying to say is don't be the media whores that Marvel can be more times than I like. Just follow my suggestion and get Grant Morrison and one of the artists I mentioned and get him on her book ASAP! If not her regular monthly book, then give him the chance to write a Wonder Woman Earth One graphic novel. Hey, it worked for Superman.