This is being written by JMS, who walked off Spider-Man after he was contractually forced to write the worst retcon in that book’s history, “One More Day.” And now he’s come to DC and his big plan is to totally retcon Wonder Woman? It’s just me, but this doesn’t make sense and doesn’t look good.

I admit that Wonder Woman’s costume needs a change, but I feel they went in the wrong direction. They really should get rid of the jacket because it makes her look way too juvenile, like an angry confused teen with a large chip on her shoulders and her “W” marked bracelets seem incredibly tacky (like Adam West Batman) though J. Michael Straczynski stated that HE wanted a more modern “street fighter” look. Unfortunately, this is a look that belonged and stayed in the 90′s. I found it very hard to take her seriously because she doesn’t quite portray that classic sense of maturity, self-confidence, and pride that I found so appealing with the classic look.

If they really wanted a new look to succeed, then maybe they should have her costume look more like that of an ancient Greek Warrior. Lose the pants and give her Pteryges (armored leather pleats) with a signature belt and tall light-armored boots (still show the skin of her legs and shoulders, just not all of it, to really help define her physic). This could help give more to the respect that she IS a proud Amazon and warrior because with the new look, we only have her word that she is an Amazon, not the visual portrayal, which is very important for any super hero.

The new look could possibly work if they got RID of the jacket (it’s just too juvenile, would work for Wonder Girl, though) made a few tweaks to the cuirass, brought back a tweaked version of her tall boots, and did away with the “W”s on her fists (way too tacky).

I have no problem with the new costume. Matter of fact, in the house ad for DC “maintaining” the line at 2.99 she looks awesome. She is instantly recognizable as Diana/Wonder Woman. The only significant difference between that costume and the iconic one is trading in the star-spangled briefs for blue tights. Otherwise, all the other components are there. Tiara, bracelets, WW logo. Tweaked to be sure, but still there. The jacket has definitely got to stay in the clothes closet.
No, what bothers me is that I hope they don’t mess with her continuity any further once this skewed timeline is resolved. It’s very confusing as it is and only leads to questions about who the heck Donna Troy and Cassie Sandemark are if the Amazons have been all but destroyed. Plus, her relationship to her “soul” sister Donna and her virtual adopted daughter Wonder Girl are among the most inspiring in the comics universe. I hate seeing them mess with that!