Meljean Brook

Remember when I wrote that I was so happy about the change in your book, as Gail Simone took over the writing?

Well, the first story arc completed yesterday … and I’m still happy. Actually, I might just be in love. This Diana kicks all kind of awesome ass. If I was still in grade school, sending out Valentines, this would be the one I’d copy and send out to all of my friends.

I love this book.

Yours with hearts and flowers,
Meljean

Posts on women. Strong women. Real women. And misconceptions, too.

Dave Sim vs Gail Simone (Gail Simone is the current Wonder Woman writer, but that’s only part of the reason why I love her. Responses like this are the other part.)

A Pajiba review of Lipstick Jungle

Should I add Karen’s post, too? (NSFPWDWTTAPRN*)

ETA: The Robin Morgan essay. No matter who you are supporting, this is an amazing piece of writing, and worth reading (and talking about, online or off).

*Not Safe For People Who Don’t Want To Think About Politics Right Now

Excuse me while I die of happy.

I might actually warm up to Steve Trevor now.

ETA: Also, I’m still at the Book Binge. Today — I use graphs and charts. No, really. Check it out … and get a chance to win a copy of Demon Night.

In the same year the NYT is carrying articles about how WW has a ongoing female writer for the first time in her 60 year history? Gloria Steinem put her on the front of Ms. magazine as a feminist icon… and you use her for this? I mean, I find Wonder Woman incredibly sexy. And I like cheesecake art; I like erotic art, too. But this? At least with a comic book, with cheesecake, there’s still some power there, because there’s a storyline and a character behind it. But slapping her on the front of a pin-up magazine in a painted suit? Why not just paint a blob of semen across her face and get it over with?

ad. Very, very sad. Even more sad if Warner Bros or DC actually approved the use (I’m not sure Playboy had to obtain permission — the costume is just generic enough, with no breastplate and a few other details changed, that it might not be any kind of infringement.)

Link is NSFW! From Pink Raygun.

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Because I’ve been coughing too much, but if I did, I’d be singing this song after hearing that Joss Whedon is no longer going to be connected with the upcoming Wonder Woman movie.

*sobbing*

*crawling back into bed* Tell me when it’s over… *sobbing*

ETA: Or this song.

Via Wonder Woman at Capes and Tights.

Congratulations to Cherie, Julia and Holly! Cherie and Julia won a copy of Demon Angel, and I’ll be sending Holly the ARC of Demon Moon as soon as they land in my lap. Thanks to everyone who participated!

If you missed it, this is what we did:

Missy gave some advice to authors.

I gave a sample of the Demon Angel soundtrack with (sometimes frightening) YouTube videos.

I confessed that I have no idea what I’m doing (and followed up here at the blog).

I exposed my inner fangirl (like that doesn’t happen every day, hmm?)

I offered an extended look at Demon Moon — a four chapter sneak peek (be warned! it contains spoilers for Demon Angel!).

So, the new release date is supposedly November 22. I really, really hope so.

(Silently praying that, someday, this book will be monthly again and ON TIME! I think this may be especially good considering that something important might be coming up for Wonder Woman in the future, something like, I dunno… A FREAKING MOVIE DIRECTED BY JOSS WHEDON!)

*rant banghead rolleyes stabself screamcurse*

Ahem.

Yes, DC. It might behoooooooooove you to build up this comic book as something worth investing time and money in. Not a source of frustration, as the date is pushed back again and the release goes bi-monthly and then not even bi-monthly but LATE YET AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!oneelevenoneone

Okay. I feel all better now.

This is not a comment about Paradise Island and the lack of men.

She’s going bi-monthly. Bi-monthly!

She was just relaunched, woot woot huge deal, marketing push, the whole she-bang! …and DC puts her bi-monthly. The writer, apparently, can’t keep up with his deadlines. The celebrity writer and/or artist — who, to be fair, are actually doing a decent job and whose other comics are pretty darn good, too — but SOMEONE CAN’T KEEP UP WITH HIS DEADLINES.

The problem is, WONDER WOMAN is not an independent title. It’s not about the writer. It’s not PROMETHEA, for example. It’s not even ALL-STAR BATMAN AND ROBIN.

It’s a fricking superhero comic book, about one of the BIG EFFING THREE superheroes in the DC Universe…

…and she’s bi-monthly.

Good job, DC. Great way to relaunch the most iconic heroine in comic book history. Great way to get that buzz going. Great way to keep the interest high.

At least JLA is always on time…*blink*

I sure hope that Berkley makes certain to not publish DEMON MOON until…oh (what’s equivalent in the comic book world?) two years after DEMON ANGEL? That’ll keep readers begging for more.