Finally - Wonder Woman Gets Simone
If you don’t already know, though Wonder Woman is part of “the big three” - along with Batman and Superman - her character’s titular book lags way behind in terms of sales. In some cases, many of the most endearing aspects of the character stem from her actions and characterizations in books like Justice League of 
America and not in her self-title.
And its not like DC doesn’t know this. They’ve tried and tried to make Wonder Woman at least in on the same sales plateau of Green Lantern, Flash or heck, even Aquaman.
Their latest strategy has been to flood to the title with high profile creative teams, but even this offering has been met with set-backs. First, post-Crisis writer Allan Heinberg (The O.C., Young Avengers) stalled in his relaunch due to script delays resulting from a busy workload. Most recently, bestseller author Jodi Picoult took over the title, though her debut has been less than well-received by critics.
The irony here is that while DC has been scrambling to find writers worthy of Wonder Woman, one such writer has been clamoring right beneath their nose - Gail Simone.
On Birds of Prey, Simone proved herself to be the most effective writer on the title since Chuck Dixon. Simone especially highlighted the diverse personalities within the female crimefighters, and successfully transitioned Huntress from bitchy lone wolf to tough-as-nails team player. Simone also wrote Villains United and Secret Six, breathing fresh air into an assortment of B-villains like Catman, Deadshot and Ragdoll.
And all of her experience, and more, will be crucially necessary in Wonder Woman. Picoult has thus far focused her efforts on proving why Wonder Woman is the equal of, if not better than, Superman and Batman. But the real question people will be asking in a WW book is simple: why do we care?
Gail Simone has proven she can turn previously cheesecake figures into substantial and downright loveable characters. Unfortunately, we have to wait about seven months to see her strut her stuff on Wonder Woman.
The good news is, until then, another underappreciated DC writer will be contributed the Wonder Woman mythos - Will Pfeifer on the pages of Amazons Attack .
The question remains - after years of setbacks and failures, can DC put their beloved Amazon where she belongs - in the top 10?
April 25th, 2007 at 9:41 am
Finally - Wonder Woman Gets Simone…
If you don’t already know, though Wonder Woman is part of “the big three” - along with Batman and Superman - her character’s titular book lags way behind in terms of sales….