Warner Bros. Television has postponed its planned revival of Wonder
Woman after the David E. Kelley project failed to find a home at a
network this week, Deadline reports
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/tv-wonder-woman-not-going-at-this-time/\
> . Sources say it was a matter of "unfortunate timing."
Announced in October
<http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28637> ,  the
modern-day reboot would return the DC Comics character to  live-action
TV for the first time since 1979, when she was famously  portrayed by
Lynda Carter. The involvement of Kelley, who created such  series as
Ally McBeal, The Practice and Picket Fences, seemed to buoy hopes for
Wonder Woman, whose proposed movie adaptation has toiled in development
hell for a decade.

Last month
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/08/david-e-kelley-hasnt-c\
ommitted-to-wonder-woman-tv-series-yet/> ,  however, the Emmy-winning
writer and producer revealed he hadn't  "necessarily
committed" to the superhero project, and was still "trying  to
figure out if I can make the  franchise work for me."

But Deadline reports the Emmy Award-winning writer and producer
completed a pilot script that was shopped to the networks on Wednesday.
Fox and Disney-owned ABC, which is developing series based on
Marvel's Incredible Hulk, Cloak & Dagger
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/14/incredible-hulk-rampag\
ing-toward-tv/>  and Jessica Jones
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/17/marvels-aka-jessica-jo\
nes-heading-to-abc/> , passed on the project, while WBTV sibling The CW,
home to Smallville and possibly DC's Raven
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/03/dcs-raven-heading-to-t\
he-cw/> , couldn't afford it. Executives at CBS, which picked up the
original Wonder Woman  after ABC decided not to renew it for a second
season, were reportedly  split, leaving NBC, which is in a transition
stage as it awaits its new  president of programming Bob Greenblatt.

The script may make the rounds again, somewhere down the road, but this
setback means fans definitely won't see a live-action Wonder Woman
next fall, and probably for some time beyond that.



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This certainly is bad news.  I'll keep my fingers crossed...
Darci



________________________________
From: *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 10:42:04 AM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Wonder Woman TV Series On Hold


Warner Bros. Television has postponed its planned revival of Wonder
Woman after the David E. Kelley project failed to find a home at a
network this week, Deadline reports
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/tv-wonder-woman-not-going-at-this-time/> ,  the
modern-day reboot would return the DC Comics character to  live-action
TV for the first time since 1979, when she was famously  portrayed by
Lynda Carter. The involvement of Kelley, who created such  series as
Ally McBeal, The Practice and Picket Fences, seemed to buoy hopes for
Wonder Woman, whose proposed movie adaptation has toiled in development
hell for a decade.

Last month
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/08/david-e-kelley-hasnt-committed\
-to-wonder-woman-tv-series-yet/>
  ,  however, the Emmy-winning
writer and producer revealed he hadn't  "necessarily
committed" to the superhero project, and was still "trying  to
figure out if I can make the  franchise work for me."

But Deadline reports the Emmy Award-winning writer and producer
completed a pilot script that was shopped to the networks on Wednesday.
Fox and Disney-owned ABC, which is developing series based on
Marvel's Incredible Hulk, Cloak & Dagger
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/10/14/incredible-hulk-rampaging-towa\
rd-tv/>
   and Jessica Jones
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/17/marvels-aka-jessica-jones-head\
ing-to-abc/>
  , passed on the project, while WB TV sibling The CW,
home to Smallville and possibly DC's Raven
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/03/dcs-raven-heading-to-the-cw/>
, couldn't afford it. Executives at CBS, which picked up the
original Wonder Woman  after ABC decided not to renew it for a second
season, were reportedly  split, leaving NBC, which is in a transition
stage as it awaits its new  president of programming Bob Greenblatt.

The script may make the rounds again, somewhere down the road, but this
setback means fans definitely won't see a live-action Wonder Woman
next fall, and probably for some time beyond that.

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I didn't actually watch Ally McBeal, but I don't think I want the creator of
that show going near Wonder Woman.

--- On Sat, 1/8/11, *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...> wrote:

> From: *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...>
> Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Wonder Woman TV Series On Hold
> To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 11:42 AM
> Warner Bros. Television has postponed
> its planned revival of Wonder
> Woman after the David E. Kelley project failed to find a
> home at a
> network this week, Deadline reports
> <

During the week DC Comics revealed this teaser:

<http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1294957157>
On Friday we saw the full teaser poster:
   [border-top-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-bottom-style:
none;border-left-style: none;border-width: initial;border-color:
initial;]
While the A symbol was obviously Aquaman but it has since been revealed
that the other symbol is for Wonder Woman.

Comments?


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I didn't see the poster there, but I guess you mean the one attached...

Over at CBR, some commenters think this ties into threads they recall from
Morrison's JLA.
Thanks,
Darci



________________________________
From: *CG* Devine <credfield75@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 9:12:45 AM
Subject: The Royal Wedding


During the week DC Comics revealed this teaser:

<http://www.comicbookresources.com/prev_img.php?disp=img&pid=1294957157>
On Friday we saw the full teaser poster:
[border-top-style: none;border-right-style: none;border-bottom-style:
none;border-left-style: none;border-width: initial;border-color:
initial;]
While the A symbol was obviously Aquaman but it has since been revealed
that the other symbol is for Wonder Woman.

Comments?

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Just two weeks ago
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/08/warner-bros-shelves-wo\
nder-woman/>  it looked like Warner Bros. Television's planned
Wonder Woman revival had stalled after David E. Kelley's script
failed to find a home at a network. But tonight Deadline reports
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/nbc-picks-up-david-e-kelleys-wonder-wom\
an-michael-patrick-kings-drama/>  the surprise news that NBC has picked
up the pilot.
Announced in October
<http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28637> ,   the
modern-day reboot would return the DC Comics character to   live-action
TV for the first time since 1979, when she was famously   portrayed by
Lynda Carter.

Following some unease in December
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2010/12/08/david-e-kelley-hasnt-c\
ommitted-to-wonder-woman-tv-series-yet/> , when Kelley — the
award-winning creator of such TV series as Ally McBeal, The Practice and
Picket Fences  — revealed he hadn't "necessarily
committed" to the superhero project,  the pilot script was shopped
around early this month. According to  Deadline, NBC passed at the time
because it was awaiting the arrival of  new president of programming Bob
Greenblatt, and "couldn't commit to the  type of license fee
that the studio was seeking in  order to do the  show Kelley had
envisioned." With Greenblatt now at the helm, and  Kelley's new
comedy-drama Harry's Law debuting strong, the network snapped up the
pilot. (Apparently Kelley knew what he was talking about last week
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/14/optimistic-david-e-kel\
ley-wont-give-up-on-wonder-woman/>  when he said he was
"optimistic" the project would make it to TV by next year.)

However, Wonder Woman fans still may have cause for concern. If
Deadline's information is correct, Kelley's take on the nearly
70-year-old superheroine will differ dramatically from her portrayals in
the comic books or the '70s TV series: Here she'll be Diana
Prince, a  vigilante crimefighter and successful corporate executive in
Los Angeles  who tries to "balance all   of the elements of her
extraordinary life."



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And you can be sure that the opinion of someone who never even watched the show
will be given all the weight it deserves :{p

--  Dr. Psycho (also a Navy man who never watched Ally McBeal)



--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, icn <icecoldnavyman@...> wrote:
>
> I didn't actually watch Ally McBeal, but I don't think I want the creator of
that show going near Wonder Woman.
>
> --- On Sat, 1/8/11, *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...> wrote:
>
> > From: *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...>
> > Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Wonder Woman TV Series On Hold
> > To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 11:42 AM
> > Warner Bros. Television has postponed
> > its planned revival of Wonder
> > Woman after the David E. Kelley project failed to find a
> > home at a
> > network this week, Deadline reports
> > <
>

whats the big spoof  hell there have been many flops, but this whole movie TV
series is just getting to old to really even voice any opinions about lately





________________________________
From: Anton <doctorpsycho1960@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, January 29, 2011 10:41:45 PM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Re: Wonder Woman TV Series On Hold


And you can be sure that the opinion of someone who never even watched the show
will be given all the weight it deserves :{p

--  Dr. Psycho (also a Navy man who never watched Ally McBeal)

--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, icn <icecoldnavyman@...> wrote:
>
> I didn't actually watch Ally McBeal, but I don't think I want the creator of
>that show going near Wonder Woman.
>
> --- On Sat, 1/8/11, *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...> wrote:
>
> > From: *CG* Power Woman <wndr_grl2000@...>
> > Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Wonder Woman TV Series On Hold
> > To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011, 11:42 AM
> > Warner Bros. Television has postponed
> > its planned revival of Wonder
> > Woman after the David E. Kelley project failed to find a
> > home at a
> > network this week, Deadline reports
> > <
>






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Here, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
<http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/16/wonder-woman-revealed/> , is
NBC's official description for Wonder Woman:
The series pilot is a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics  title in
which  Wonder Woman — a.k.a. Diana Prince — is a vigilante
crime fighter in  Los Angeles but also a successful corporate executive
and a modern woman  trying to balance all of the elements of her
extraordinary life. Kelley  and Bill D'Elia (Boston Legal, The
Practice) are the executive producers. The pilot was written by Kelley
and will be directed by Jeffrey Reiner (NBC's The Event). Wonder
Woman is from David E. Kelley Productions and Warner Bros. Television.


Diana will be played by Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/adrian\
ne-palicki3.jpg>   has landed the lead in David E. Kelley's Wonder
Woman revival for NBC, Variety reports
<http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118032425> .

The 27-year-old actress will play corporate executive Diana  Themyscira,
who fights crime in Los Angeles as Wonder Woman while  maintaining a
third, secret identity as Diana Prince. The DC  Comics superheroine was
last seen on live-action television in 1979,  when she was famously
portrayed by Lynda Carter. According to Deadline
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/02/adrianne-palicki-is-nbcs-wonder-woman/>
, Palicki was the only actress invited to test for the role.

Announced in October
<http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=28637> ,
Kelley's reboot hit a snag early last month
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/08/warner-bros-shelves-wo\
nder-woman/>   when all the networks passed on his script. However, NBC,
now under new  president of programming Bob Greenblatt, surprised
virtually everyone  about four weeks ago when it ordered the pilot
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/21/nbc-orders-wonder-woma\
n-pilot/> . It will be directed by Jeffrey Reiner
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/10/wonder-woman-pilot-get\
s-director/> , a co-executive producer of Friday Night Lights.

Palicki, who played Tyra Collette on the first three seasons of that
acclaimed NBC series, is no stranger to superhero adaptations: She was
the evil Siren in the ill-fated Aquaman pilot. She also portrayed Sam
Winchester's doomed girlfriend in the pilot episode of Supernatural,
and appeared in Fox's short-lived drama Lone Star. Palicki co-stars
in the upcoming remake of Red Dawn.

And in case you're wondering, her IMDb.com biography
<http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1597316/bio>  says she's
5'11β€³.



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While fans remain skeptical about David E. Kelley's reimagining of
Wonder Woman, and somewhat divided on the casting of Adrianne Palicki,
the figure most closely associated with the superheroine has thrown her
support behind both.
"I think it is an amazing role to play," Lynda Carter, who
portrayed the character from 1975 to 1979, tells The Baltimore Sun.
"I know she is going to be really  nervous about it, just because
you  would be. But I have a lot of  confidence in [writer] David Kelley
and  what he's going to come up with.  David Kelley's so
talented, and that's  really where it needs to be, is  in the
writing."

Of course, it's the writing — or at least the premise —
that's caused the most concern. A leaked draft of Kelley's pilot
script  revealed significant deviations from the DC Comics series and
the '70s  television show, most notably in the depiction of the
character as a  successful corporate executive who fights crime in Los
Angeles as Wonder  Woman while trying to juggle all the elements of her
extraordinary life  (and while maintaining a third, secret identity).

"I spoke with David yesterday, and he's really, really excited
about  it," the 59-year-old Carter tells the newspaper. "I
think the story  needs to be retold. It needs to have a fresh look at
it. It affected a  lot of people. I think it's time, I think
it's  important to have it out  there again."

But when asked whether she might have a cameo, or some other role, in
the NBC drama, the actress becomes tight-lipped: "That is something
that I … even if I were, I couldn't tell you."

It's worth noting that, in the pilot script, Diana keeps a photo of
her mother and sister on her nightstand. What are the chances we'll
see Carter in a recurring role as Hippolyta?



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Winick's story of Karen Starr continues to entertain. We've had
two-thirds of a year now, with issues arriving on time and complete. The
creative team hasn't wavered, save for a smooth transition in
colorists, and this book is all the better for the consistency. It's
a rare title that can survive nearly two years' worth of issues in
the market with the distinction of having only two creative teams.
Winick continues to develop Karen, her company, and her supporting cast.
Palmiotti and Gray established what StarrWare was all about, but Winick
has brought StarrWare back to prominence. He does a nice job balancing
Power Girl's corporate existence – especially in her absence
– with her other professional development. Power Girl is ingrained
in the DC Universe, thanks in no small part to the work Winick has done
on this book as evidenced by his building up of the relationship between
Dick Grayson and Power Girl. I've pointed this out a time or two
before, but it is a fun tweak on the "World's Finest"
concept.

While we're on the topic of Power Girl's place in the DCU, it
bears mentioning that Power Girl's final conversation with Blue
Beetle is recapped in this issue, serving as background for an argument
to remember who Ted Kord was and why his death is so important. In the
absence of Barry Allen remaining deceased, it could be argued that
Kord's death is the most important heroic demise in the DCU. Winick
delivers that recap with such compulsion that I'm heading down to my
back issue collection shortly here to reread the "Countdown to
Infinite Crisis" issue.

Beyond the development of Power Girl as a character, Winick does a nice
job of using the story here to enhance the story in "Justice League:
Generation Lost," and vice versa. Neither is completely reliant upon
the other, but the two taken together add a good deal of depth. I
certainly don't have to follow this story over to "JL: GL,"
but at the end of this issue, I want to.

Basri's art is as rock solid as it has been throughout his eight
issues on this title. My only complaint would be the subtleties between
the two Batmen are just that – subtle. Almost too subtle for me. The
general shape of the face and jaw structure are the distinguishing
factors that Basri relies on, but the ears could have a bit more of
variance and that would have helped tremendously. Basri's dedication
to this title is equaled only by the sheer talent he powers onto these
pages. His work here – the cameos and guest appearances from over
half of the active heroes in the DCU – is testament to his ability
and craft.

This comic is one of three that top my must read each and every month,
regardless of my review list. Winick and Basri have taken on the task of
following up a stunning creative crew on this title and have done a
stellar job of making this book their own. "Power Girl"
continues to be one of the very best superhero titles on the new comics
rack today, and each and every issue drives that point home.



Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars





[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Thanks for finding this review by Doug Zawisza
at http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3238  I gave up on the
series when Amanda Conner left.
Darci



________________________________
From: *CG* Suprema <doafighter@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:36:33 PM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] CBR Review of Power Girl #21



Winick's story of Karen Starr continues to entertain. We've had
two-thirds of a year now, with issues arriving on time and complete. The
creative team hasn't wavered, save for a smooth transition in
colorists, and this book is all the better for the consistency. It's
a rare title that can survive nearly two years' worth of issues in
the market with the distinction of having only two creative teams.
Winick continues to develop Karen, her company, and her supporting cast.
Palmiotti and Gray established what StarrWare was all about, but Winick
has brought StarrWare back to prominence. He does a nice job balancing
Power Girl's corporate existence – especially in her absence
– with her other professional development. Power Girl is ingrained
in the DC Universe, thanks in no small part to the work Winick has done
on this book as evidenced by his building up of the relationship between
Dick Grayson and Power Girl. I've pointed this out a time or two
before, but it is a fun tweak on the "World's Finest"
concept.

While we're on the topic of Power Girl's place in the DCU, it
bears mentioning that Power Girl's final conversation with Blue
Beetle is recapped in this issue, serving as background for an argument
to remember who Ted Kord was and why his death is so important. In the
absence of Barry Allen remaining deceased, it could be argued that
Kord's death is the most important heroic demise in the DCU. Winick
delivers that recap with such compulsion that I'm heading down to my
back issue collection shortly here to reread the "Countdown to
Infinite Crisis" issue.

Beyond the development of Power Girl as a character, Winick does a nice
job of using the story here to enhance the story in "Justice League:
Generation Lost," and vice versa. Neither is completely reliant upon
the other, but the two taken together add a good deal of depth. I
certainly don't have to follow this story over to "JL: GL,"
but at the end of this issue, I want to.

Basri's art is as rock solid as it has been throughout his eight
issues on this title. My only complaint would be the subtleties between
the two Batmen are just that – subtle. Almost too subtle for me. The
general shape of the face and jaw structure are the distinguishing
factors that Basri relies on, but the ears could have a bit more of
variance and that would have helped tremendously. Basri's dedication
to this title is equaled only by the sheer talent he powers onto these
pages. His work here – the cameos and guest appearances from over
half of the active heroes in the DCU – is testament to his ability
and craft.

This comic is one of three that top my must read each and every month,
regardless of my review list. Winick and Basri have taken on the task of
following up a stunning creative crew on this title and have done a
stellar job of making this book their own. "Power Girl"
continues to be one of the very best superhero titles on the new comics
rack today, and each and every issue drives that point home.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

While I like Amanda Conner's work Basri's artwork is absolutely
gorgeous!!! A fine successor to Conner's and Winnick is actually writing
a very compelling story.  If nothing else you should really consider
purchasing the trades when they come out.

--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, Darci <darci386@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for finding this review by Doug Zawisza
> at http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=3238  I gave
up on the
> series when Amanda Conner left.
> Darci
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: *CG* Suprema <doafighter@...>
> To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 7:36:33 PM
> Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] CBR Review of Power Girl #21
>
>
>
> Winick's story of Karen Starr continues to entertain. We've had
> two-thirds of a year now, with issues arriving on time and complete.
The
> creative team hasn't wavered, save for a smooth transition in
> colorists, and this book is all the better for the consistency. It's
> a rare title that can survive nearly two years' worth of issues in
> the market with the distinction of having only two creative teams.
> Winick continues to develop Karen, her company, and her supporting
cast.
> Palmiotti and Gray established what StarrWare was all about, but
Winick
> has brought StarrWare back to prominence. He does a nice job balancing
> Power Girl's corporate existence β€" especially in her absence
> β€" with her other professional development. Power Girl is
ingrained
> in the DC Universe, thanks in no small part to the work Winick has
done
> on this book as evidenced by his building up of the relationship
between
> Dick Grayson and Power Girl. I've pointed this out a time or two
> before, but it is a fun tweak on the "World's Finest"
> concept.
>
> While we're on the topic of Power Girl's place in the DCU, it
> bears mentioning that Power Girl's final conversation with Blue
> Beetle is recapped in this issue, serving as background for an
argument
> to remember who Ted Kord was and why his death is so important. In the
> absence of Barry Allen remaining deceased, it could be argued that
> Kord's death is the most important heroic demise in the DCU. Winick
> delivers that recap with such compulsion that I'm heading down to my
> back issue collection shortly here to reread the "Countdown to
> Infinite Crisis" issue.
>
> Beyond the development of Power Girl as a character, Winick does a
nice
> job of using the story here to enhance the story in "Justice League:
> Generation Lost," and vice versa. Neither is completely reliant upon
> the other, but the two taken together add a good deal of depth. I
> certainly don't have to follow this story over to "JL: GL,"
> but at the end of this issue, I want to.
>
> Basri's art is as rock solid as it has been throughout his eight
> issues on this title. My only complaint would be the subtleties
between
> the two Batmen are just that β€" subtle. Almost too subtle for
me. The
> general shape of the face and jaw structure are the distinguishing
> factors that Basri relies on, but the ears could have a bit more of
> variance and that would have helped tremendously. Basri's dedication
> to this title is equaled only by the sheer talent he powers onto these
> pages. His work here β€" the cameos and guest appearances from
over
> half of the active heroes in the DCU β€" is testament to his
ability
> and craft.
>
> This comic is one of three that top my must read each and every month,
> regardless of my review list. Winick and Basri have taken on the task
of
> following up a stunning creative crew on this title and have done a
> stellar job of making this book their own. "Power Girl"
> continues to be one of the very best superhero titles on the new
comics
> rack today, and each and every issue drives that point home.
>
> Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

NBC's Wonder Woman revival apparently has landed its villain, in the
form of English actress and model Elizabeth Hurley.
"Thrilled to be doing the NBC pilot Wonder Woman," she wrote
early this morning on Twitter
<http://twitter.com/#%21/ElizabethHurley/statuses/43243086549225472> .
"I'll be playing the evil villain. Can't wait."
Presumably she means Veronica Cale, who in David E. Kelley's script
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/02/kelleys-wonder-woman-l\
ongs-for-steve-trevor-loves-pop-music/>  is an evil scientist and
business rival to Adrianne Palicki's Wonder Woman/Diana Themyscira
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/16/adrianne-palicki-is-wo\
nder-woman/> .

Created by Greg Rucka as a "Lex Luthor for Diana," the character
was introduced in November 2003β€²s Wonder Woman #196 as a
co-founder of Cale-Anderson Pharmaceuticals who, after working so hard
to attain that position, resented Wonder Woman's simplistic message
and the ease with which she found acceptance in Patriarch's World.
Cale attempted to turn the media against the superheroine, going so far
as to ally herself with Doctor Psycho and Circe.

Hurley, 45, is best known for playing Vanessa in Austin Powers:
International Man of Mystery and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,
and the Devil in Bedazzled.




Also, Veteran actor Cary Elwes has signed on to David E. Kelley's
Wonder Woman revival, Deadline reports
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/cary-elwes-joins-nbcs-wonder-woman/> ,
joining a rapidly expanding cast that just added Elizabeth Hurley
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/03/03/elizabeth-hurley-will-\
play-villain-in-david-e-kelleys-wonder-woman/> , Tracie Thoms and Pedro
Pascal
<http://www.deadline.com/2011/03/cary-elwes-joins-nbcs-wonder-woman/> .

The NBC pilot is described as a reinvention of the DC Comics
superheroine (played by Adrianne Palicki
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/03/04/2011/02/16/adrianne-pa\
licki-is-wonder-woman/> ), who's recast as Diana Themyscira, a
successful corporate executive who fights crime in Los Angeles as Wonder
Woman while trying to balance the elements of her extraordinary life.

Elwes (The Princess Bride, Psych) will play Henry Demeter — Deadline
refers to the character as "Detmer," but he's Demeter in the
widely circulated draft of the pilot
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/02/kelleys-wonder-woman-l\
ongs-for-steve-trevor-loves-pop-music/>  — CEO of Themyscira
Industries who oversees the day-to-day operations while Wonder Woman
fights crime. He acts like an uncle figure, but he's apparently
being positioned as a potential love interest (Elwes is 48 to
Palicki's 27).



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I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream comic
book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite, and
others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in Dojins
and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what positions
they love?


Christopher Logan Hanssen
bloodraynelover4ever@...

President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front

"Quiet, I'm good at this!"
" I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
"It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
"You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen



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What I find most annoying about this (aside from the obvious) is that in just
about every comic out there the character's sexual orientation is touched on at
one time or another.



--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Logan Hanssen"
<bloodraynelover4ever@...> wrote:
>
> I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream comic
> book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite, and
> others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in Dojins
> and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
> orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what positions
> they love?
>
>
> Christopher Logan Hanssen
> bloodraynelover4ever@...
>
> President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front
>
> "Quiet, I'm good at this!"
> " I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
> "It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
> "You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
> Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

well just an opinion, but I don't think that Amazon World & ranks would be as so
inline as they seem to always appear, . . . . there would be some, hatred,
resulting in at least catfight, turmoil, deceat, straight down uproar, then
after that is possible to maybe make guess or thoughts to whom may be going into
it with for pleasure


Just my 2 cents





________________________________
From: Christopher Logan Hanssen <bloodraynelover4ever@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU <Women_of_the_DCU@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 2:36:56 PM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics


I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream comic
book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite, and
others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in Dojins
and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what positions
they love?

Christopher Logan Hanssen
bloodraynelover4ever@...

President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front

"Quiet, I'm good at this!"
" I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
"It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
"You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen

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Interesting thoughts there.

-----Original Message-----
From: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Drew Lund
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:34 PM
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics


well just an opinion, but I don't think that Amazon World & ranks would be as so
inline as they seem to always appear, . . . . there would be some, hatred,
resulting in at least catfight, turmoil, deceat, straight down uproar, then
after that is possible to maybe make guess or thoughts to whom may be going into
it with for pleasure


Just my 2 cents





________________________________
From: Christopher Logan Hanssen <bloodraynelover4ever@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU <Women_of_the_DCU@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 2:36:56 PM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics


I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream comic
book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite, and
others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in Dojins
and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what positions
they love?

Christopher Logan Hanssen
bloodraynelover4ever@...

President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front

"Quiet, I'm good at this!"
" I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
"It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
"You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen

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Back in the late 1970s, I tormented myself with thinking of how I would write a
JSA comic book, starting with its origin story, which would involve the death of
Ultra Man, who appeared in the first two issues of All-Star Comics but not in
the third, in which the Justice Society first met.

One such story featured a villain who planned to humiliate every member of the
group, including the dead ones.  The JSA entered their meeting room to find two
of the chairs occupied: one by the original Red Tornado (Matilda Hunkle, now in
her nineties and suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, stuffed into her old
costume and propped in a seat) and another by the moldered bones of Ultra Man,
also dressed in a copy of his own costume.  Most of the heroes are most upset by
the mistreatment of a frail old woman, but Robin notices that Mr. Terrific is
almost useless as he sobs over Ultra Man's remains.  He whispers a question to
Alan Scott, who says tersely, "They were close."

Okay, that's a fairly obscure example, but it's the sort of thing I would, even
today, put into superhero stories.

I'd also follow up on the obvious implications of the Huntress wearing a
lavender costume with a Labyris on its belt buckle :{ )

--  Dr. Psycho

--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Logan Hanssen"
<bloodraynelover4ever@...> wrote:
>
> Interesting thoughts there.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Drew Lund
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:34 PM
> To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics
>
>
> well just an opinion, but I don't think that Amazon World & ranks would be as
so
> inline as they seem to always appear, . . . . there would be some, hatred,
> resulting in at least catfight, turmoil, deceat, straight down uproar, then
> after that is possible to maybe make guess or thoughts to whom may be going
into
> it with for pleasure
>
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Christopher Logan Hanssen <bloodraynelover4ever@...>
> To: Women_of_the_DCU <Women_of_the_DCU@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 2:36:56 PM
> Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics
>
>
> I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream comic
> book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite, and
> others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in Dojins
> and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
> orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what positions
> they love?
>
> Christopher Logan Hanssen
> bloodraynelover4ever@...
>
> President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front
>
> "Quiet, I'm good at this!"
> " I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
> "It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
> "You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
> Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>

That is very interesting.

-----Original Message-----
From: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Anton
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 12:34 AM
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Re: OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics


Back in the late 1970s, I tormented myself with thinking of how I would
write a JSA comic book, starting with its origin story, which would involve
the death of Ultra Man, who appeared in the first two issues of All-Star
Comics but not in the third, in which the Justice Society first met.

One such story featured a villain who planned to humiliate every member of
the group, including the dead ones.  The JSA entered their meeting room to
find two of the chairs occupied: one by the original Red Tornado (Matilda
Hunkle, now in her nineties and suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, stuffed
into her old costume and propped in a seat) and another by the moldered
bones of Ultra Man, also dressed in a copy of his own costume.  Most of the
heroes are most upset by the mistreatment of a frail old woman, but Robin
notices that Mr. Terrific is almost useless as he sobs over Ultra Man's
remains.  He whispers a question to Alan Scott, who says tersely, "They were
close."

Okay, that's a fairly obscure example, but it's the sort of thing I would,
even today, put into superhero stories.

I'd also follow up on the obvious implications of the Huntress wearing a
lavender costume with a Labyris on its belt buckle :{ )

--  Dr. Psycho

--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Logan Hanssen"
<bloodraynelover4ever@...> wrote:
>
> Interesting thoughts there.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Drew Lund
> Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 11:34 PM
> To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics
>
>
> well just an opinion, but I don't think that Amazon World & ranks would be
as so
> inline as they seem to always appear, . . . . there would be some, hatred,
> resulting in at least catfight, turmoil, deceat, straight down uproar,
then
> after that is possible to maybe make guess or thoughts to whom may be
going into
> it with for pleasure
>
>
> Just my 2 cents
>
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Christopher Logan Hanssen <bloodraynelover4ever@...>
> To: Women_of_the_DCU <Women_of_the_DCU@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Fri, March 11, 2011 2:36:56 PM
> Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] OFF TOPIC: Sex In Mainstream Comics
>
>
> I always thought of these questions for awile now.  What if mainstream
comic
> book companies like DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Wildstorm, Dynamite,
and
> others were allowed to draw full 100% uncensored sex like you see in
Dojins
> and fan made comics what will it be like?  What will the characters sexual
> orientation be like and what kind of sex they love doing and what
positions
> they love?
>
> Christopher Logan Hanssen
> bloodraynelover4ever@...
>
> President of The BloodRayne Sarah Kerrigan Liberation Front
>
> "Quiet, I'm good at this!"
> " I got bowel in my hair!" BloodRayne
> "It doesn't take a telepath to know what your thinking!" Sarah Kerrigan
> "You'll never stop at one!!  I'll take you all on!!!!" Optimus Prime
> Transformers 2 Revenge Of The Fallen
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>




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Of the many questions surrounding David E. Kelley's "Wonder Woman"
revival, the character's costume has been among the biggest. A draft of
the pilot script in February
<http://spinoff.comicbookresources.com/2011/02/02/kelleys-wonder-woman-l\
ongs-for-steve-trevor-loves-pop-music/>   described it as a "colorful
Spandex suit," making it clear to fans they  shouldn't expect the iconic
outfit donned by Lynda Carter in the  previous live-action television
series.

What, then, would star Adrianne Palicki wear in the NBC show?

The answer came this afternoon, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly
<http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/18/wonder-woman-adrianne-palicki-photo/>
, and it's a cross between the classic costume and the hotly debated
redesign created by Jim Lee
<http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=26929>   and
introduced in "Wonder Woman" #600. Gone are the star-spangled  shorts,
replaced by long pants. But also absent are the choker and  jacket from
Lee's design.





The series pilot is a reinvention of the iconic DC Comics
<http://dccomics.com/>   title in which Wonder Woman — a.k.a. Diana
Prince — is a vigilante  crime fighter in Los Angeles but also a
successful corporate executive  and a modern woman trying to balance all
of the elements of her  extraordinary life. Kelley and Bill D'Elia
(Boston Legal, The Practice)  are the executive producers. The pilot was
written by Kelley and will be  directed by Jeffrey Reiner (NBC's The
Event). Wonder Woman is from  David E. Kelley Productions and Warner
Bros. Television.

"Wonder Woman" also stars Elizabeth Hurley, Carry Elwes, Tracie Thoms
and Pedro Pascal.





Adrianne as Wonder Woman
<http://www.comicbookresources.com/assets/images/articles/1300477635.jpg\
>




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Well, I just joined this group (Women of the DCU Group 2) as well as the other
(first?/original?) group, Women of the DCU Group (Group 1?).
But I'm slightly confused. What's the difference (besides the "Group 2") between
the two?

Are some characters covered in one group, but other females in the the other
group?  Does one focus on heroes and the other on villains?  Is one group a "Red
State" group, while the other is "Blue State"?  Is one in praise of women, while
the other treats them . . . with a tad less respect? Does one post on odd-number
days, while the other is devoted to posting on even-number days?  Is one less
filling, while the other tastes great?

Can somebody please tell me?

These groups were designed to showcase the women of the DCU and artwork
for these characters which were loaded in the files section.  Before the
last upgrade to the files section we were rapidly running out of space,
so the Mods and I decided to split the groups. Group 1 (the original) is
for the (for the majority) non-meta characters.  While this group is for
the "Super" Women of the DCU (as the group states under the title).

Thus Meta artwork here, non-metas in Group 1.

Black Canary and a few others are the exception.  Basically if their
pics are in the Files section, you're good.




--- In Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com, "xmscity1225"
<xmscity1225@...> wrote:
>
> Well, I just joined this group (Women of the DCU Group 2) as well as
the other (first?/original?) group, Women of the DCU Group (Group 1?).
> But I'm slightly confused. What's the difference (besides the "Group
2") between the two?
>
> Are some characters covered in one group, but other females in the the
other group?  Does one focus on heroes and the other on villains?  Is
one group a "Red State" group, while the other is "Blue State"?  Is one
in praise of women, while the other treats them . . . with a tad less
respect? Does one post on odd-number days, while the other is devoted to
posting on even-number days?  Is one less filling, while the other
tastes great?
>
> Can somebody please tell me?
>

A very different look for Supergirl in "The Other Side of Doomsday", by Alan
Weiss (pencils) and Joe Rubinstein (inks).  Color by Jerry Serpe.  Also from
that time:
World's Finest Comics #245 (June-July 1977) "Today Mars, Tomorrow the Universe"
Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson
Action Comics #473 (July 1977) "The Great Phantom Peril" Curt Swan and Tex
Blaisdell
Superman #313 (July 1977) "The Only Way You'll Save the Earth is Over My Dead
Body" Curt Swan and Dan Adkins
Superman Family #184 (July-Aug 1977) "The Visitors from the Void" Jose Delbo,
Vince Colletta

Thanks,
Darci



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DC Comics has confirmed to Newsarama that Joshua Williamson will be
taking over writing duties on Voodoo beginning with January's issue #5.

Ron  Marz had previously written the series, which launched in September
as  part of DC's New 52 relaunch. Marz was originally solicited as the
writer on issue #5, but the writer indicated to Newsarama that the
script he submitted to DC for that issue will not be used.

Sami Basri, the current artist on Voodoo, will continue on the comic
despite the writer change.

Williamson already writes DC's video game-related comic Uncharted, which
launched in October
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/uncharted-comics-joshua-williamson-1108\
15.html> . Williamson's recent comics work includes back-up stories in
issues of The Incredible Hulks, and a fan-favorite issue of
Superman/Batman last year
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/supergirl-damien-robin-100806.html>
where Supergirl teamed up with Damian Wayne.

The writer has also been active in independent comics, including last
month's all-ages hardcover comic Sketch Monsters
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/joshua-williams-sketch-monster-110727.h\
tml>  from Oni Press and the current ongoing comic XenoHolics from Image
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/image-comics-xenoholics-alien-abduction\
-110823.html> .

Williamson broke into the comics business several years ago with his
comic from Desperado Publishing, Necessary Evil, which told the story of
a high school for supervillains. In 2009, television rights to Necessary
Evil were picked up by Cartoon Network
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020925-Necessary-Evil.html> .

This isn't the first creative shake-up from DC since it introduced  the
DCnU in September. During the first month of the relaunch, it was
announced that J.T. Krul would leave Green Arrow after issue #3
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/keith-giffen-dcnu-green-arrow-110920.ht\
ml> , and John Rozum would leave his role as co-writer on Static Shock
<http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/15/first-dc-relaunch-writer-leaves-ti\
tle/> . Then the news broke that George Pιrez will be leaving
Superman in March
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/george-perez-off-superman-110930.html>
.

Voodoo #1 was among several DC titles released in September — along
with Catwoman #1 and Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 — that were the
subject of heated debate when their initial issues were deemed overly
sexual by several internet bloggers.

Only two issues of the title have been released so far. Voodoo #3 will
be released Nov. 23rd.

Newsarama contacted Marz about his departure, and he released the
following statement:

"The  only thing I was told was that they wanted a different direction
for  the book. I had a 10-minute phone call with the outgoing editor,
who  gave me the news. I asked what direction they wanted, but since the
editor was leaving staff the next day, he didn't really know. So that's
all the information I was given. I haven't heard from anyone else,
beyond a call from the book's new editor to work out details on my last
issue.

"I have to admit, I was pretty surprised, since I'd been  making the
revisions and changes that had been requested by editorial as  the book
evolved. But it seems like they want something other than what  I was
giving them. Obviously I'm disappointed that I won't get to  continue
the story we began telling, and I'll certainly miss working  with the
art team of Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne, who are doing  amazing work
on the series. I wish them and the new writer much success  as Voodoo
moves forward. I still feel like the New 52 was a very bold  and
positive move for DC, and for the industry as a whole, and I'm glad  to
have been a part of it."

When asked, a DC representative did not explain why Marz was no longer
writing the title.



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When writer Josh Williamson takes over Voodoo in January, he plans to
continue what's come before, but with more action — a new twist on
Priscilla Kitaen.

Williamson  may be a new name to most DC readers, but he's certainly
earned his  stripes as an up-and-coming writer the last couple years as
he worked  diligently to make a name in the comic book industry. This
year alone,  he's seen his work published by the top four publishers in
the business,  writing everything from high-profile superhero stories to
an all-ages  graphic novel.

Now he gets his big break from DC as they try a new direction with
Voodoo beginning next year. As announced here on Newsarama this week
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/voodoo-writer-switch-marz-williamson-11\
1114.html> , Williamson will be taking over writing duties on Voodoo
beginning with January's issue #5, working with current series artist
Sami Basri.

Williamson  got the job because his outline had a twist to the story
that won over  the editors at DC — something about Voodoo that the
writer is happy to  tease but reluctant to give away.

The writer emphasized that he likes the issues already done by departing
writer Ron Marz, who told Newsarama he wasn't sure why he was leaving
the book
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/voodoo-writer-switch-marz-williamson-11\
1114.html> .  Williamson said doesn't want to change what's happened so
far in the  title, yet does plan to ramp up the action, turning the
series into an  "epic, sci-fi" comic.

DC is apparently hoping the switch in writers and change in direction
will give the title an added boost in 2012. While Voodoo isn't the
lowest selling title in the DCU, it's among the lower tier
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/new-52-month-to-month-sales-111108.html\
>   — although probably expectedly so, since the lead character is
hardly  one of DC's best-known properties. But this isn't the first
creative  shake-up from DC since it introduced the DCnU in September,
indicating  the company is quick to move when it wants a change.

Williamson is already writing a monthly comic for DC: the video
game-related comic Uncharted, which launched in October
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/uncharted-comics-joshua-williamson-1108\
15.html> . But this series represents his first monthly within the
shared universe at DC.

Newsarama talked to the new series writer to find out more.

Newsarama: Wow, Josh. We've talked a lot lately. Just in the last few
months, I've interviewed you about Uncharted
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/uncharted-comics-joshua-williamson-1108\
15.html> , then your Image series XenoHolics, then last month's graphic
novel
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/image-comics-xenoholics-alien-abduction\
-110823.html> Sketch Monsters
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/joshua-williams-sketch-monster-110727.h\
tml> . You're working in a lot of different corners of the comics
industry. What led to this gig on Voodoo?

Josh Williamson:  Yup, I've been doing a lot work lately, trying to
get my name out there  and work with good people on projects that I
love. In the last year,  I've had comic books come out from DC,
Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, and  Oni Press, with no signs of stopping any
time soon.

I believe it's dedication like that which led to me getting the Voodoo
gig. It's a simple story really: DC approached me, asked me if I was
interested in writing an outline and my vision for the book. Of course,
I  said yes. The editors at DC knew I was passionate about the material
and that I was a hungry, hard-working writer that can hit his deadlines.
So when my name came up, people in the office that I've worked with
before backed me up. But I still had to write that outline.  Just
wasn't going to be handed to me. So after a lot of work, I turned
in the outline, DC Comics loved it and we were off.

Nrama: What was it about this project in particular that appealed to
you?

Williamson:  I've always been a big fan of the WildStorm Universe
and its  characters. Integrating them with the DC Universe has been a
dream come  true. It's funny, I remember working at a comic store in
college and my  co-workers and I would discuss for hours how you could
mesh the DC and  WildStorm Universe. It's very cool to see it
happening and to be a part  of it.

But I was also a fan of the book before I took over and  liked the idea
of doing this alien sleeper agent story starring  Priscilla Kitaen
a.k.a. Voodoo. Her mission and her place in the new DCU  intrigued me.

Nrama: Now that you're writing Voodoo, what are you hoping to bring to
the comic?

Williamson:  Action. My mission statement with this book was to up the
ante with the  action and place it more in the edgy sci-fi, epic realm.
My philosophy  is go big or go home — readers will experience bigger
action and deeper  drama through kick-ass fight scenes and high stakes
set pieces.

Nrama:  This book had been characterized as a "sexy" book during its
introductory issues. Would you describe it that way as you take over? Or
are you giving it a new direction?

Williamson: It's still sexy. But like I said, the book will have a
more action, sci-fi feel to it.

You know, here is the thing: You don't have to be a stripper to be
sexy. You can look at the Aliens  franchise and see that Sigourney
Weaver as a kick-ass strong female  character can still be sexy. I think
people will be surprised by the  direction we're taking the
character, how it works with what came before  but also takes her into
new dangerous territory.

Nrama: What does Sami bring to the comic, and how are you hoping to
heighten that in your story?

Williamson: Sami Basri is an amazing artist. His previous work on
Powergirl and his current Voodoo  pages have been great. I really think
he is a talent, who with each  issue gets better, and in no time will be
blowing people away even more  than he already is. Sami brings a level
of pacing and drama to his art.  He knows how to lay out a page to get
the right effect and doesn't waste  any space on the page so he can
tell the best story possible. Sami  knows that it's "show, not
tell" but at the same time he knows that  sometimes it's what
you don't show that tells the story.

Knowing that Sami was staying on the book was a huge relief for me.
It's  always better for a writer to know who the artist is on their
story.  I'm a very visual person, so I've been writing the
scripts with his art  and page layouts in mind. Sami knows how to pace
out his action, so in  doing an epic, sci-fi, action book like this,
he's a great fit.

Nrama: What's your take on Voodoo as a character?

Williamson:  Voodoo is a woman with something to prove. She's been
placed on this  mission and has already demonstrated that she will go to
any length to  complete it. The Daemonites have a cause, and Voodoo is a
believer in  that cause. Voodoo can be cold and almost "Terminator"
like, but she is  still witnessing the pros and cons of humans and Earth
and learning  about herself at the same time.

Nrama: It's tough so far to figure out if she's a hero or a villain. Any
hint on what she is as you take over in January?

Williamson:  She's conflicted. She has a mission to help her kind
take over the  world, but because of the influence some of the humans
have had on her,  she has started to feel a level of compassion for the
human race. But is  that compassion real? Or just left over feelings
from her reading the  minds of Agent Evans and Agent Fallon? And what
happens when those  feelings start to fade away?

She's already a shape shifter, so  having identity issues is bound
to happen. We want to keep that going —  the idea that you don't
really know if she is a hero or villain — but a  big part of my
pitch for the books is that she'll... well... you'll see.

Nrama: Ah, nice tease. But what about Special Agent Fallon? Will she
continue to play a role?

Williamson:  Agent Fallon will definitely continue to play a big part in
the book.  Voodoo has gotten past Fallon a few times now and Fallon is a
little  sick of it and pissed off. In issue one, Voodoo killed
Fallon's partner  and lover. Agent Fallon will take things into her
own hands and go to  the extreme to bring Voodoo in — dead or alive.

Nrama: And what can you tell us about the Black Razors and Black Jack?

Williamson:  Both are making a major comebacks. We'll learn more
about Black Jack  and his place in the Black Razors. Black Jack was
trained and given  these super powers to catch aliens, but Voodoo made a
fool of him in  issue #2, and he didn't take too kindly to that.

I can't really  say too much about the Black Razors and their
mission yet, except that  the Black Razors are tied into another
top-secret military force in the  DCU whose team name also starts with
"Black." Things are going to get  crazy once the Black Razors
are fully unleashed on Voodoo. But really,  I'm not worried about
Voodoo. I'm worried for the Black Razors.

Nrama: How will you be rounding out the cast of villains and allies for
Voodoo in the comic?

Williamson:  For the most part, we'll be sticking with the
supporting characters  that have already been established. A few
Daemonite higher-ups will  appear, but this book is sort of different
than the rest of the New 52  in that there are no clear-cut heroes and
villains.

Also, there might be a few guest appearances and connections to a few of
the other DC Edge books.

Nrama: We're told in the solicitations for issue #6 that there are
"shocking events" in issue #5. Now that you're writing Voodoo #5, how
would you describe it? Would there be a new solicitation for #5?

Williamson: As far as I'm concerned... the solicitation info still
stands: Voodoo  discovers a threat that could expose her secrets before
she can  complete her mission. With her shape-shifting abilities in
overdrive,  Pris does what she does best when she's cornered: fight.

And that's exactly what happens. Voodoo gets in a big fight with
someone  who's threatening her mission, but she also discovers
something  "shocking" that will set up the direction for the
series from there on  out.

Nrama: Anything else you want to tell fans about what's coming up?

Williamson:  Voodoo's new place in the DCU will surprise you.
It's our goal to make  her into a major character, but you'll
have to read if that's a major  hero or villain. Get ready for some
awesome action.

Nrama: Anything else you want to share about your new job as writer on
Voodoo?

Williamson:  I want to assure everyone that I'm not throwing out
what Ron Marz was  doing with the book. That would be silly. Ron built
an excellent base,  and I'm taking what he was doing and upping the
ante. I'm a big believer  that continuity is a tool and not a
crutch, and I would be remiss if I  didn't use the pieces and
foundation that Ron built. Part of why I took  the job was because I was
interested in the character that Ron  introduced and was excited to move
forward with her into a new  direction.

People will find the new book to be exciting, packed  with action and a
great take on a WildStorm Universe character being  brought into the
DCU. I'm really excited to be on Voodoo and to be a part of the New
52.



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A lot of this news seems to center on the outgoing editor.Β  Apparently that's
Brian Cunningham?
Thanks,
Darci
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From: DST <dstorres75@...>
To: Women_of_the_DCU2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:19 PM
Subject: [Women_of_the_DCU2] Who Do VOODOO? Ron Marz Out, Josh Williamson In as
Writer


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DC Comics has confirmed to Newsarama that Joshua Williamson will be
taking over writing duties on Voodoo beginning with January's issue #5.

Ron Marz had previously written the series, which launched in September
as part of DC's New 52 relaunch. Marz was originally solicited as the
writer on issue #5, but the writer indicated to Newsarama that the
script he submitted to DC for that issue will not be used.

Sami Basri, the current artist on Voodoo, will continue on the comic
despite the writer change.

Williamson already writes DC's video game-related comic Uncharted, which
launched in October
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/uncharted-comics-joshua-williamson-110815.html>
. Williamson's recent comics work includes back-up stories in
issues of The Incredible Hulks, and a fan-favorite issue of
Superman/Batman last year
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/supergirl-damien-robin-100806.html>
where Supergirl teamed up with Damian Wayne.

The writer has also been active in independent comics, including last
month's all-ages hardcover comic Sketch Monsters
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/joshua-williams-sketch-monster-110727.html>
from Oni Press and the current ongoing comic XenoHolics from Image
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/image-comics-xenoholics-alien-abduction-110823.\
html> .

Williamson broke into the comics business several years ago with his
comic from Desperado Publishing, Necessary Evil, which told the story of
a high school for supervillains. In 2009, television rights to Necessary
Evil were picked up by Cartoon Network
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/020925-Necessary-Evil.html> .

This isn't the first creative shake-up from DC since it introduced the
DCnU in September. During the first month of the relaunch, it was
announced that J.T. Krul would leave Green Arrow after issue #3
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/keith-giffen-dcnu-green-arrow-110920.html> ,
and John Rozum would leave his role as co-writer on Static Shock
<http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/15/first-dc-relaunch-writer-leaves-title/> .
Then the news broke that George PΓ©rez will be leaving
Superman in March
<http://www.newsarama.com/comics/george-perez-off-superman-110930.html>
.

Voodoo #1 was among several DC titles released in September β€” along
with Catwoman #1 and Red Hood and the Outlaws #1 β€” that were the
subject of heated debate when their initial issues were deemed overly
sexual by several internet bloggers.

Only two issues of the title have been released so far. Voodoo #3 will
be released Nov. 23rd.

Newsarama contacted Marz about his departure, and he released the
following statement:

"The only thing I was told was that they wanted a different direction
for the book. I had a 10-minute phone call with the outgoing editor,
who gave me the news. I asked what direction they wanted, but since the
editor was leaving staff the next day, he didn't really know. So that's
all the information I was given. I haven't heard from anyone else,
beyond a call from the book's new editor to work out details on my last
issue.

"I have to admit, I was pretty surprised, since I'd been making the
revisions and changes that had been requested by editorial as the book
evolved. But it seems like they want something other than what I was
giving them. Obviously I'm disappointed that I won't get to continue
the story we began telling, and I'll certainly miss working with the
art team of Sami Basri and Jessica Kholinne, who are doing amazing work
on the series. I wish them and the new writer much success as Voodoo
moves forward. I still feel like the New 52 was a very bold and
positive move for DC, and for the industry as a whole, and I'm glad to
have been a part of it."

When asked, a DC representative did not explain why Marz was no longer
writing the title.

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. . . and who do you like?

I must admit, Supergirl and Wonder Woman are more intriguing that I expected
them to be (though I can't say the same for Geoff Johns' interpretation of Diana
in JL). I'm also intrigued by the ladies in Teen Titans.

As for the women in the Batman group, really less-than-thrilled with the return
of Babs as Batgirl so far, and just hoping Batwoman will just forget about Mr.
Bones and the D.E.O. after this issue (No. 5).

Since we're a few months in to the DCnU, how do you think the women at DC have
fared with the transition?

Which ones star in better, more interesting books now?
Which ones are less interesting than they were pre-Flashpoint?

Personally, I'm enjoying the new takes on Supergirl and Wonder Woman.

Not as thrilled with Barbara as Batgirl, and I only read the first issue of
Catwoman . . . not a fan of Winick, and that book didn't help. Seemed too
gratuitous and made Selina seem like she was de-aged to almost a Paris Hilton /
Lindsay Lohan state. Bleh!

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  From: Darci <darci386@...>
To: "COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE@yahoogroups.com" <COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 9, 2012 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE] ANN NOCENTI Takes Over a 'Still-Sexy'
CATWOMAN


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This is one of the DCnU titles that was most criticized when it began, so it
will be interesting to see how it evolves. Β (BTW, seeing the words "DC" and
"Nocenti" in the same sentence still generates cognitive dissonance, for me at
least.)
Thanks,
Darci


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  From: "COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE-owner@yahoogroups.com"
<COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE-owner@yahoogroups.com>
To: COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 6:25 AM
Subject: [COMICBOOKMULTIVERSE] ANN NOCENTI Takes Over a 'Still-Sexy' CATWOMAN


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http://www.newsarama.com/comics/ann-nocenti-takes-over-catwoman.html

In another creative change to its New 52 line-up this fall, DC has announced
that Ann Nocenti will be taking over as writer on Catwoman in September.

While DC's move toward a female writer on the book could be interpretted as the
publisher's departure from its controversial "sexy" direction for the book,
Nocenti told Newsarama her Catwoman is plenty sexy."I actually have a peculiar
feminism that does not involve the idea that women shouldn't be sexy," Nocenti
said. "Female characters written in comics have always been pretty damned sexy,
and used their sexuality. And I don't have any problem with that."

But one thing that will change? Nocenti said her Catwoman will leave Gotham, as
the writer makes her more of a "jet-set" heroine. Nocenti is also planning to
develop a new love interest for Catwoman, and she'll be exploring the
character's near-addiction to thievery.

Nocenti, who concurrently writes the DC title Green Arrow, will be working with
an unnamed artist on Catwoman. The writer, who's best known for her run on
Daredevil, took over as writer on Green Arrow in March.

Her run on Catwoman begins in September, which means the released solicitations
for Catwoman #0 are changed, having originally listed current regular writer
Judd Winick as the scribe on the #0 issue. (See our separate interview with Judd
Winick about his departure from the comic later.)

Newsarama has been told by DC insiders that more than one of the company's
solicitations for September is now outdated, and there will be more creative
shake-ups announced over the coming months as DC attempts to reinvigorate its
line upon the one-year anniversary of its New 52 reboot.

We talked to Nocenti about her run on Catwoman to find out more about her
approach to Selina Kyle in the New 52.

Newsarama: Ann, so you're taking on Catwoman?

Ann Nocenti: Yeah! She's sexy and complicated. What's not to like?

Nrama: What's the basic description of what we'll see in your run?

Nocenti: I'm dying to fool around with the distance between Selina Kyle and
Catwoman. And, you know, the whole double identity thing is endlessly
fascinating. I mean, you can always find another riff for it. And with her, with
her history, there's some kind of deep wound.

Her chasing glittery things has always really intrigued me. I have a friend
who's similar. She's always getting, like, chandeliers and fancy clothes.
There's never enough glitter in her nest to make her feel safe. And I think
Selina's a little bit like that.

Nrama: Is that something that would turn a person into a thief?

Nocenti: Yes, but I also think she has something that's a little bit more like
kleptomania, you know? It's like Winona Ryder or something. It's the compulsion
to snatch something when you already have lots, and it's a really strange
compulsion. And I'm almost thinking along the lines of, like, any addictive
behavior: somebody who gambles or somebody who can't resist stopping in that
chocolate store, or people who have behaviors that they know are undermining
some other aspect of their life, that they can't stop.

Nrama: She also seems to enjoy it quite a bit, doesn't she?

Nocenti: Yes, that's a really great point to make. It is true that, for those of
us who have experienced addictions, it's unquestionably fun, you know, to be at
a poker table, or at least it is for me. But in Catwoman, I want to play with
the idea that there's just a tiny bit of disassociation. There's a moment where
you're about to go to the casino, and you just say, "I'm not going to go. I know
that ride. I know how it ends." But then she goes. And your point is well taken.
It's fun!

Nrama: Is your run at all influenced by the movie version of Catwoman that will
be showing up in this summer's Warner Brothers movie?

Nocenti: No, I have no idea what's happening with the movie. I don't know the
plot or anything. That's a separate universe. I'm sure there are people at DC
who do. I haven't Googled it or found out anything about it. In fact, I'd rather
not, because I don't want it to influence me.

Nrama: We saw Catwoman and Batman dealing with a relationship early in the title
after the relaunch, although it appeared to be ended and resolved. But will that
pair get together again at all in your run?

Nocenti: You know, I have a brand new boy for her. So I probably will take her
down a different road with the man in her life, just for a little while.

And I also want to deal with different kinds of thievery, you know?

Nrama: Not just objects?

Nocenti: Right. There are a lot of other things you can steal. And I want to
start fooling around with high-level thefts that aren't necessarily an object.

Nrama: Will she be operating in Gotham? And how much of a role will the setting
play in Gotham?

Nocenti: I was influenced in this by my editor, Rachel, who said "why not start
making her a little more jet-setting?" So she's in Gotham, but basically,
inspired by something Rachel said, I'm going to start shooting her around the
world a little bit, to sexy climates. Not necessarily danger climates, but sexy
climates, like in the south.

Nrama: So we may see her in a little less leather?

Nocenti: Well, yeah, a leather thong? [Laughs.] I don't know.

Nrama: You know, Catwoman has been portrayed in the past, and certainly in the
last year, as very sexy. I'm wondering if that's something you're planning to
continue?

Nocenti: I actually have a peculiar feminism that does not involve the idea that
women shouldn't be sexy. Female characters written in comics have always been
pretty damned sexy, and used their sexuality. And I don't have any problem with
that. I don't want to get too deep into the issue, but it's something that has
split the feminist movement. There are women who say it's all exploitative, and
then there is the other side that says, what are you talking about? It's
empowering to have control of your sexuality. I'm more in that latter camp.

Nrama: I take it Selina's in that camp? She's empowered by her sexuality, isn't
she?

Nocenti: Yeah! I mean, absolutely. She has a lot of different aspects to her
personality. Sometimes I almost see her as Holly Golightly, you know? The Audrey
Hepburn character in Breakfast at Tiffany's. The Selina Kyle side of her has a
kind of "It Girl" thing. You see those women cloaking their sexuality in all
kind of other ways, like fashion and attitude and that kind of stuff. So I would
say, yeah, you put the black leather on... I mean, have you ever put on a black
leather catsuit? You kind of move a little differently. [Laughs.] Not that I
ever put one on.

But what I mean is, depending on what outfit you put on to go out, you act
differently. There are days you want to hide and days that you don't. I think
that Catwoman is another aspect of Selina Kyle, and I don't have any problem
with female characters that use their sexuality.

Nrama: Have you started working with the artist?

Nocenti: I haven't. But ideally, it will be someone with a range of styles, so
that if you wanted Selina Kyle to bop into a situation where there's kind of a
pop art side of her, it would be quite different from the funky, dark rooftop
Catwoman. I guess you'd want an artist that could have a couple different
styles.

Nrama: How about you as a writer? Will you still be writing Green Arrow, because
DC had someone else on the #0 issue?

Nocenti: No, I'll definitely be continuing to write Green Arrow. These are my
two titles.

Green Arrow is in China right now, and I have a lot of very exciting stuff I'm
going to do in Seattle when he gets back. So no, I'm totally still on Green
Arrow.

And you don't really hit your stride with a character right away, or at least I
feel like it. Right now, I'm writing the Green Arrow stories where I feel
completely comfortable with who he is. For awhile, you're still getting used to
the person under the skin and you're trying to feel out who the character is.
Green Arrow was a very complicated character to take on because he has archaic
weaponry.

Catwoman, I think is more of a simple archetype to grasp, so it will be about
nuance.

But I think you need three or four issues before you say, "Ah ha! Now I really
know how to write this character!" You're carrying them around with you. And
you're seeing what works and what doesn't visually. There's a learning curve
when you first start, at least for me.

Nrama: Do you think it's less of a learning curve with Catwoman because it's a
female character, or does that even matter? I mean, a woman writing a woman?

Nocenti: I think Catwoman will come faster than Green Arrow did. So there might
be something to what you're saying.

Nrama: Then to finish up, is there anything else you want people to know about
your upcoming run on Catwoman?

Nocenti: I think I'll just say that there are some revelations coming for
Selina. I'm going to be building her pretty slowly toward some revelations.






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