Retcons and you (or What has Wonder Woman to do with Thurgood Marshall?)
Something happened today. Wonder Woman got a new costume. It is the only update to her costume ever, since the character was introduced. Well, not technically. There was this one, which lasted only...
View ArticleWho Should Fill the Void Left By Smallville?
It appears as if the CW is about to make another big mistake that will have long lasting negative repercussions for comics fans long after it fails. The CW has mined the vast archive of DC comics...
View ArticleWonder Woman on T.V.: The Postmodern Updated Version
Image via Wikipedia DC Comics Wonder Woman was first rejected two weeks ago, and then accepted this week in a David E. Kelly (of the hit show, The Practice, which featured a few strong female leads)....
View ArticlePost-sexist Wonder Woman, yes. Post-modern? No.
In case you haven’t heard, Adrianne Palicki has been cast as NBC’s Wonder Woman, slated for this fall. You can read about it here. Also, you can read about what Rodney had to say about this upcoming...
View ArticleThe Island of Failed TV Pilots and Shows, Part 2: FOX
Image via Wikipedia Well, Optimistic Chad and I are heart-broken: The Wonder Woman pilot bombed. In addition, poor Craig Falvo had Lie To Me taken away from him. Also, Fox just ripped the hearts out...
View ArticleYet another reason why Joss Whedon should do a Wonder Woman movie
In February, Chad & I had a couple of blog posts on postmodernity, sexism, and the Wonder Woman t.v. series re-boot. On Sunday night, Amanda informed the rest of the Joss-pel Coalition on twitter...
View ArticleSavage Nerdery: Week 3 of DC’s new 52: Simulblog Reviews
The following is a simulblog. You can read about this week’s new DC Genesis from Josh Toulouse’s Fat-Train here, and from Justin Tiemeyer’s Caveman-Go here. If you chose, you can also read what Arthur...
View Article@PBS ‘s #WonderWomen: White Feminist Superheroines And Invisible Women Of Color
“This post has been cross-posted from my Blerd Theologian Tumblr“ Tonight, I watched PBS’s Independent Lens’ episode entitled, Wonder Women: The Untold Story of American Superheroines. To be honest,...
View ArticleToday Was Wonder Woman Day!?
Wonder Woman as she appeared in the 2009 animated film Wonder Woman, voiced by actress Keri Russell (Photo credit: Wikipedia) DC Comics has yet to announce a live-action television series or film for...
View ArticleA Comic Fan Searches For A New Hero: Part 9, Wonder Woman
A Comic Fan Searches For A New Hero: Part 9, Wonder Woman Posted on November 13, 2013 by Optimistic Chad Check out the introduction for background on this series of posts! Check out part 1: Green...
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