I was raised by a really strong woman who, when I was eight, divorced my dad and entered the feminist movement. It was she who bought me my first 'Wonder Woman' book, a hardcover compendium of 'golden-age' comics by Moulton-Marsden himself. That's where my love of all things Wonder Woman began.
However, I couldn't help but notice that, ABC's WW show notwithstanding, there was an absolute paucity of female superhero shows and movies. Think about it--how many times have they rehashed 'Batman'? Or, for that matter 'Superman'? Who really was there to represent Us? When are they going to do a live-action...
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