Wonder Woman's Origin Gets A Slighty New Addition

The New 52 gives a chance to retell stories of famous DC Universe heroes, that's what I thought at first. Not many characters have gotten their origins retold or reimagined, things are about to chance when it comes to that though, especially for Wonder Woman.

In the next couple of issues for Wonder Woman, DC will gradually be telling the story of Diana with some new twists. For those that don't want to be spoiled, then don't continue reading ahead.

Wonder Woman's original origin was that she was made out of clay from the Earth by Hippolyta, who is Diana's mother, so there was no real father. Now, there will be a father for Wonder Woman, which was revealed to be Zeus. It's not known if she will be made out of clay still or not.

I'm glad that they are finally going to the origin stories for the heroes in the DC Universe with the New 52, since that's what I expected to happen. I'm hoping that other writers for some series will go in the direction that Wonder Woman is going and will eventually retell some origins or come up with some new stuff.

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DC Renumbering All Titles

DC Comics has announced that they will be renumbering over 50 of their comic titles back to No. 1; their reason for doing such a leap is to bring in new readers. The renumbered comics will be more up to date with current events and more modern costumes.

"In September, more than 50 more first issues will debut, introducing readers to stories that are grounded in each character's specific legend but also reflect today's real-world themes and events. Lee spearheaded the redesign of more than 50 costumes to make characters more identifiable and accessible to comic fans new and old."

"We looked at what was going on in the marketplace and felt we really want to inject new life in our characters and line," says Dan DiDio, who co-publishes DC with Lee. "This was a chance to start, not at the beginning, but at a point where our characters are younger and the stories are being told for today's audience."

The first comic to be renumbered will be Justice League this Summer on August 31st, written by Geoff Johns, the JL will include heroes such as: Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Superman and Wonder Woman. 

This might or might not be a smart move for DC; it gives them a chance to bring in new readers, or it might dissuade current readers and make them feel like they are wasting their time re-reading their favorite heroes. Either way, I am supporting this, just because it finally gives me a chance to jump into the DC Universe. For the past few months I have been trying to start reading more DC comics, starting with Infinite Crisis and trying to catch up. skipping Final Crisis just because I found it so boring. I am currently on the prelude to Darkest Night, and I will try to catch up all the way to Flashpoint. We'll see how all of this turns out soon enough.

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NBC Passes Wonder Woman

It seems like Adrianne Palicki won't be playing Wonder Woman on T.V. anymore; NBC has decided to pass the Wonder Woman reboot. But it was rumored that the pilot will be released one way or another, I am not too entirely sure who would watch it in the first place.

I'm not too shocked that this got canned before it was even able to air on television.

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New Wonder Woman Costume Thanks To Fans

NBC has decided to change Wonder Woman's costume in their upcoming Wonder Woman t.v. show. At first, I had no problem with her costume, but I am really enjoying this new get up. It looks like they got rid of the "cheesy" looking pants Android upgraded them to something non Party City looking. Kudos to both NBC and DC for listening to their fans.

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