@Lvenger: Good points, but DC in the past 10 years has done some majorly stupid things to WW, just when she was slowly getting some fan recognition. Rucka was making the character really work, and you could see in every page of Ruckas run how much he loved the character. Sales went up on her comic, to the best they have since Perez. So what do DC do in all there infinite wisdom; they force their best and most impassioned WW writer to quit by, promising him he can write WW Earth One, then Didio takes it away from him and gives the project to Morrison instead. Why? Could they not both have put out WW graphics. strike 1. then Simone does a pretty good job after a series of failures, gets the book on the right direction again, and then out of nowhere they decide to do some weird arse JMS reboot. Strike 2. Then they put out an animated movie, the first in several years of the character, which is great and well-received, but because it doesn´t sell immediately, they decide to not put out another female-lead animation again. Even though since it has gone on to be the fourth biggest selling title of DC. Added to that, since the animation was so good, it brought in a new fanbase who like the characterization in the animated film; so what do DC do to capitalize on this new found interest, they put out yet another reboot, that is about as far from the animated film, and most successful runs of the character as you can get. Strike 3.
Whether you like Azz WW or not you´ve got to admit, all of this is pretty fucking stupid on DC´s part.
As for your point about Green Lantern
The fact is Green Lantern will always be a comicbook fan fav, he does not appeal to a broader general public the way Superman, Batman and WW do. Hence the failure of his animated series and his film. There is a reason those 3 are the big 3 and DC have to realize that. Its their stories are iconic, meaningful, and inspiring. All for different reasons, but nonetheless that is true. I´m not bashing GL, but his story and mythology just isn´t on the same level as WW. Comic fans are mainly male, thats why WW has a tough time in the comic market, but to a general audience her story has proven time and time again to be very appealing, and capture their imaginations. Hence the success of the 70's show and her animated film.
As for her comics, I honestly think raising her profile more in the media, live action or animated, will gradually raise her sales. Why? Because future generations of writers will be familiar with her story, inspired by it and will grow up wanting to write her; rather than this generation, who seem interested mainly in Superman and Batman, cause they grew up watching them. Are therefore familiar with every aspect of their mythology and as such can give their characters consistency. Look at Mark Waid, he said he became a comic writer cause of The Superman movie, he knew as soon as he saw it that one day he wanted to write Superman. Its that kind of passion WW needs, people who love her story and want to tell it in a new relevant way. Once that happens on a more consistent basis her sales will eventually increase.
However until that day when we finally see a good version of her on the big screen, the best they can do for WW is give her some consistency and care.
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