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Baby Bullet has already expressed her desire to watch this movie and to be Wonder Woman for Halloween. Normally, I wouldn't consider a 4-year-old wanting to wear hot pants and a bustier a positive thing, but if it keeps her away from those Bratz kindersluts and teaches her to punch boys, I'll be satisfied.

"Some Heroes Are Made, This One was Born"
Actually, this one was made. Quite literally made of clay then turned human by the Greek Gods. Check and Mate.

"...if it keeps her away from those Bratz kindersluts and teaches her to punch boys, I'll be satisfied."

I like the cut of your jib, Tracer.

if it keeps her away from those Bratz kindersluts and teaches her to punch boys, I'll be satisfied

Mrs. tavi (who, for obscure clan reasons, hyphenates as Mrs. Daisy tikki Duck-tavi, which can be quite confusing) told me I'd be sorry if we have girl kits. But I'm looking forward to the ninja training and krav maga camp. And, as an older father, our family's collection of pushy adolescent testicles. More for kitsch value than any actual usefulness.

Is there a reason the Batman symbol is faintly superimposed across WW's chest?

And Superman is going to be, like, mad. Choke a bitch mad.

Didn't anyone think Flash was trying way too hard?

Fuckin' A. Gave a whole new meaning to "I'm dancing as fast as I can."

Justice League is exactly how I know that Superman is one of those possessive asshole types who gets upset when the woman he's boning on the side gets it going with someone else, including her main man. Ever see Lois around the Hall of Justice? Hellz no, because Superman is all like, "No, girl, it's just me and some of the guys raising some orphan twins, teasing Aquaman with fake missions to nowhere, and saving the world once or twice a month. We'll be okay without you. You go ahead to Book Club." Meanwhile, Supes is hitting that Wonder Ass like a slab of salami hitting some Wonderbread, then getting all upset every time there's a utility belt silhouette indented on her ass cheeks and a matching indentation over the love triangle.

No mistaking the Batarang profile. It's like a quarter-moon of betrayal, pressed with poetic justice into the morally weak flesh.

are these animated thingers pretty accurate to the comic storylines

I cannot speak for anime, and it's more of a guideline than a rule, but the answer is "no, do not go there for assistance." There may be exceptions, but most of the animated stuff is crap, especially compared to good source material, and most of the time it does not correspond to the character mythos in the comic. Also, the target demographic is about 70% different because it includes TV-addled children who are too illiterate to read a comic book, much less a real graphic novel.

Just to jump in on the nitpicking, isn't Wonder Woman a "heroine," not a "hero"? Or is her creation not the only thing they're changing about the story line?

it's more of a guideline than a rule

There may be exceptions

Easy, tiger.

i disagree with that. i spent a whole weekend with that new FF series (and you know how i do it).
it COMPLETELY won me over. and i'm resistant as all hell.
everything i hated about it one minute...at the end, i was all over it.

@Optimus Rhyme & Luthien26: yes, wonder woman was technically made, but that's the irony of the tagline. sure, hippy actually made her out of clay, but in doing so a hero was actually 'born' meaning she was meant to be a hero right from her creation. other heroes, however, are born and then 'made' by their circumstances (ala batman/superman/etc.). diana's creation gave birth to a hero. they used that particular tagline for a reason. you peeps are going for the easy, obvious potshots for humor's sake. ;)

if you haven't, both of you should check out the (wonderful!) wonder woman comic written by gail simone - we get a further glimpse into what actually happened at diana's creation. (wonder woman #29) a bit different than the dvd version, but more creative and portentious. as you might have guessed, though, the dvd is a different continuity than the comic book itself.

Also, it's impossible to make an "accurate" comic book adaptation when the comics themselves have been retconned so many times. DC is particularly guilty of this, but Marvel has its moments too. If I read one more Phoenix retcon...

The DC animated movies are excellent so far. I particularly liked the Justice League movie, as they set it in the superhero post-WWII "Golden Age," and tried to make the heroes flawed and human in a way that was somewhat reminiscent of Watchmen (NOTE: before anybody jumps on the hate train, I did say "somewhat"). One scene in particular stands out, where Superman tracks Wonder Woman to an Asian village she helped liberate from rebel forces and is horrified to learn that she then allowed the women she freed to slaughter their former captors.

Also, I actually liked the "X-Men Evolution" cartoon. I was dead-set against the idea of depicting the X-Men as teenagers at first, but the show really grew on me and I was addicted to it by mid season 2. Stylistically, it was gorgeously drawn and animated.