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iSteve
11-09-2007, 02:47 PM
WONDER WOMAN #14

A long time coming, Gail Simone’s first issue of Wonder Woman (#14) hits next week, and DC Comics has provided Newsarama with your first look inside its pages.

Back in April, when we announced Simone as the new writer on the series, Simone described Wonder Woman and the challenges writing the character as: “The book is about the best goddamned warrior planet Earth has ever known, and she happens to carry a mystical arsenal around just for the hell of it.

“If a writer can’t make that interesting and fun, they really shouldn’t be writing superheroes.

“There are layers upon layers of the character, and we’ll get to them all. But let’s just make it very clear that Diana is the premiere asskicker in the DCU, period. Batman and Superman have other things that make them special. Diana is the one who occasionally carries an axe if someone gives her lip.

“This is actually in my first issue, but the quote is, ‘When a giant robot attacks Metropolis, send Superman. An alien attack? Get Green Lantern. When a car is hijacked by an escaped loony, turn on the bat signal, by all means. But if an ARMY shows up on your doorstep, that’s when you call in Wonder Woman.’”

Simone is joined on the series by the husband/wife art team of Terry and Rachel Dodson.

The solicitation for the issue reads:

An electrifying new era begins for the world's greatest superheroine! Gail Simone (BIRDS OF PREY, SECRET SIX) joins the phenomenal art team of Terry and Rachel Dodson for what promises to be one of the most exciting Wonder Woman stories ever told!

What exactly is The Circle, and what deadly secret do they hold about Diana's birth? What familiar face from Wonder Woman's past returns with a mission to spy on Special Agent Diana Prince? Why is the Department of Metahuman Affairs on a collision course with the wounded remnants of the Society of Super-Villains? You won't want to miss any of this story that spans the globe and shakes Diana to her core!

DC Universe | 32pg. | Color | $2.99 US

On Sale November 14, 2007

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iSteve
11-09-2007, 02:48 PM
Finally, it feels as though WW is getting back on track. They should have brought Simone on much, much earlier. She'll do well on this series.

Labor_Days
11-09-2007, 04:21 PM
Good lord, I love Terry Dodson's stuff.

CAM!
11-09-2007, 05:06 PM
Yeah this looks awesome. Seems like Gail has a real handle on WW. I don't think I've EVER been excited for a wonder woman book, but colour me excited.

esophagus
11-09-2007, 07:53 PM
Snazzy art. I'm excited.

paper
11-10-2007, 01:40 AM
I'm on board. I've never read Wonder Woman before. This team is perfect.

kahunablair
11-10-2007, 02:23 AM
I'm on board. I've never read Wonder Woman before. This team is perfect.

Same here. Never a big fan, but I'm looking forward to this.

Six Gun
11-10-2007, 03:07 AM
A guys gotta make cuts somewhere ya know?

esophagus
11-10-2007, 05:39 AM
I'm on board. I've never read Wonder Woman before. This team is perfect.I don't think I've ever read her solo book, and I have no idea why. I really enjoy her as a character. This is a perfect time to start by the looks of it (not so much continuity-wise, just judging the team).

Six Gun
11-10-2007, 05:47 AM
I was let down by the whole relaunch and haven't ever really enjoyed a WW book

iSteve
11-13-2007, 04:34 PM
GAIL SIMONE ON HER OPENING WONDER WOMAN SALVO (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=136147)

This week, it’s finally here.

After a fit and stop or two, Gail Simone’s first issue of Wonder Woman (#14) hits comic shops this week. We first broke news of Simone taking over the DC series back in April, and Wonder Woman fandom, well, rejoiced.

The current Wonder Woman series has had its troubles – and that’s putting it mildly. The new series launched in mid-2006 with writer Allan (The OC, Grey’s Anatomy) Heinberg at the helm, and promised a new future for the Amazon Princess. Shortly after its debut, the series stumbled due to scheduling problems, forcing Heinberg’s initial arc to see its conclusion in the series’ Annual, allowing for acclaimed novelist Jodi Picoult to take a seat in the writer’s chair. Picoult’s run was met with a lukewarm response by fans, with many of them starting to question openly about the future of the character and the series at DC.

And then – Simone was announced as the new writer.

To this day at Newsarama, there has never been (before or since) a discussion thread about a news story that was so overwhelmingly positive for so many pages (12 pages, 277 posts). She was excited about the gig when we spoke with her then, so what about now? How has the reality been treating her, and what’s coming up in her opening arc (issue #14 previewed here)?

We asked.

Newsarama: To start Gail, with Wonder Woman, you’re inheriting a…well, mixed bag. You’ve got the character, true, but there’s a lot of baggage with this particular series, and as a result, the fans are probably best described as “cautious.” Does that affect how you approach the book, that is, do you worry about the tenor of the fans?

Gail Simone: No. Truthfully, I’d rather use the page/panel real estate to start setting off fireworks right away than worry too much about an adjustment period, you know? I believe the readers want the kickassery to start right now, not after taking a few issues to cleanse the palate. I think that space is much better used showing Diana being an unapologetic wonder.

I understand, I think, the reader unhappiness about recent schedule and crossover issues, but story is the grail to all of us; we just want to tell the best Wonder Woman stories we can. I really think that when Allan’s and Jodi’s runs are collected, they’re going to be justly celebrated as the far-reaching stories they are. They’re darn good reads, both of them, and I think they’re going to occupy quite a high place in WW history......

Labor_Days
11-13-2007, 04:52 PM
Is it a good thing or a bad thing when the Newsarama community gets behind a book?

I'm a ball of mixed up emotions; scared, excited, hopeful, cynical.

esophagus
11-13-2007, 08:38 PM
I'm excited I just hope that her thinkingI really think that when Allan’s and Jodi’s runs are collected, they’re going to be justly celebrated as the far-reaching stories they are. They’re darn good reads, both of them, and I think they’re going to occupy quite a high place in WW history......that doesn't show where her standards are. =D

Labor_Days
11-13-2007, 09:56 PM
Heindberg wasn't bad at all. It just felt rushed/shoehorned at the end. And the long delay. Yeah.

CAM!
11-13-2007, 10:55 PM
Yeah i liked the Heinberg run a lot, but delays killed the momentum. The reality of the business these days.

The good news is lots of mega-hyped reboots.