Wonder Woman to finally start wearing pants

Wonder Woman has a bold new look, one of the most dramatic changes of her 70-year history.

Criticized for years for fighting crime in effectively a one-piece swimsuit — often considered either sexist or simply impractical — the DC Comics icon has a new costume as of this week's Wonder Woman #600, and it's one considerably less revealing, complete with long pants and a jacket. Signature elements such as the character's bracelets, tiara and magic lasso remain. The costume was designed by acclaimed penciler and DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee.

"It’s a look designed to be taken seriously as a warrior, in partial answer to the many female fans over the years who’ve asked, 'how does she fight in that thing without all her parts falling out?'" said incoming series writer J. Michael Straczynski.

Um, Bruce? So you and the Leaguers think that not only did Diana pick a fight with me, I took her on without using heat vision, superspeed or super breath? And would she go after me without the lasso? She nearly strangled me with it last time out.

Dude, I'm kinda stunned here. When people crack homo jokes about you and your wards (especially that first guy with the green short shorts) I don't ask you to sit down for a talk, I give the joker a super-wedgie and leave them hanging from a streetlamp by their underwear. Total friend fail, Bats.

Kal... guy... none of your fellow Leaguers give a Grodd's hairy backside whether you gave Diana's Amazonian noggin a good, old-fashioned Kryptonian thumpin' or not, believe me. (In fact, just between you and me: I've always figured she had at least one solid, ringing, backhanded smack coming to her just for that whole whacked-out "Etta Candy" Golden Age period alone, really.) So, no harm, no foul there, okay?

Likewise, the whole gadding-about-in-Amazonian-spandex-and-rayon thing...? Not even a thing, all right? I mean... c'mon. We let frickin' Aquaman in the League... and just just take a good, long, steamy gawk sometime at what THAT waterlogged screamer's typically mincing about in, for pity's sake!

But, Kal... buddy... muy amigo: background music by ABBA -- ?!?

This is some weird, inexplicable Kryptonian heritage-type thing, isn't it? Seriously. You can tell me. I have a dog in a black leather mask, remember. ;)

>>She looks like she belongs in an add for the cast of LA Ink..trashy
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It is...BTW, LA Ink is just 3 blocks away from me. The “real” owner is genuinely alright. It’s the loser hanger-on’s, employees who are the biggest phonies you’ll ever meet.

Under normal circumstances I would think this was stupid. But the writer is J. Michael Straczynski, who gave us this:

Therefore I think it will wind up being much better than it sounds.

Kevin, I'm pinging you for the SciFi ping list. For the reason stated above.

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