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DC Universe Will Give Us "Manazons" and Anatomically Correct Supergirls

A new Secret Six series, evil math and 'Manazons' for Wonder Woman to face, and a Supergirl without T&A were only a few of the announcements made by DC Comics uber-editor Dan DiDio (flanked by cosplayers as Good and Bad Mary Marvel) and the panel of DC writers and artists at New York Comic-Con. They also revealed a new chapter in DC's ongoing space war, and an ominous development for Green Lantern's space police squad.

Gail Simone, the comic-writing goddess behind Wonder Woman, had to leave early, but not before announcing that a new Secret Six book was coming up, featuring Catman, Deadshot, Scandal, Ragdoll, an A-list Batman villain, and a new character, Jenet, who has a secret even the rest of the Secret Six won't know about. Simone said that it will be literally "the most ballsy DC comic out there," written and drawn by two red-headed women.

Collins further hinted about the upcoming Wonder Woman storyline: scientists in the DC Universe think that they have found the exact mathematical formula to bring down Wonder Woman. Meanwhile, someone feels that the Amazons are a failed experiment, and starts one of their own: a new Wonder Woman will be created — and will be male. Originally dubbed a "Manazon" (though Simone liked "Olympian"), the Wonder (Wo)man is as of yet unnamed, though Simone added another suggestion: "Wonder Weenie." DiDio thought that might bring up some strange web-searches.

More news:

Catwoman has been canceled, which was unceremoniously announced at last night's DC panel.
DiDio promised an entire "repositioning" of the DC universe with the upcoming Final Crisis series. What can writer Grant Morrison tell us about the series? "They're all dead!" he told the crowd, cheerfully. He was probably joking.
DC's next weekly comic, Trinity, will actually be one you want to buy every week. The series, focusing on Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, will be character-driven, "about who they are." The essential natures of the characters, and how they affect the DCU, will be explored. Astro City's Kurt Busiek will write 12 pages every week for 52 weeks, with a rotating team of artists.
Rann/Thanagar: Holy War will tie together several years' worth of storylines about the battles between the planet of fin-headed guys and the planet of the bird people. It'll also set up what's going on for the next few years for DC's "science fiction characters."
Batman R.I.P. Asked what that title means, Grant Morrison says: "It means Rest In Peace. But it doesn't. There'll be no peace for Batman." The Joker will be the scariest new Joker we've ever, drawn as 1/2 "a road accident"), plus a bunch of new Batman villains: "If you miss this you miss your chance to say goodbye."
Other upcoming comics: Action Comics will have a scarier Brainiac, and James Robinson is taking over soon. Birds of Prey writer Sean McKeever has "learned to love Misfit," the teleporting superhero-wannabe. The Joker's Asylumwill have the "best rogue's galleries out there." There are no plays for any kind of Batman Beyond comic at this time. In the Justice Society of America annual, Power Girl is going to Earth 2, will meet with the Huntress and Batman's daughter there, but is in for a difficult return. Booster Gold will meet Peter Platinum, who is ten times the jerk Booster used to be, and find out who time-travel svengali Rip Hunter is. An upcoming Green Lantern story, "Massacre of Sector 666," will feature the worst disaster in the universe, leading into new series Blackest Night, in which all the dead rise up and kick ass.
DC is also launching several titles with an eye toward capturing a younger audience. Editor Jann Jones announced the upcoming Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the 8th Grade, with art that features a flat-chested, prepubescent Supergirl. The upcoming kid-friendly line also includes Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam. DC is excited about recreating the entry-level comic experience, no doubt anticipating the the kids who will grow up to fill future Con audiences. As for Supergirl, the first to be released, it'll have "all the fun of life in Junior High," Jones promised, which to me sounds menacing. DiDio added, for the benefit of the room: "And no boobs."

12:39 PM on Sat Apr 19 2008
By Kaila Hale-Stern
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Killa_Charlie at 01:32 PM on 04/19/08
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No boobs? Damn it, that was like 3/4ths the fun about comics when I was growing up. Good action, fun dialog, every woman had huge knockers. Its like cake without frosting.
Urael at 02:28 PM on 04/19/08
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"Anatomically correct Supergirls"

...with eyes the size of dinner plates???
Ghede at 02:46 PM on 04/19/08
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People who can fly should not wear skirts. That is all.
Amstrad at 03:06 PM on 04/19/08
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@Ghede: She has pants on though.. rendering the skirt completely pointless.
JennaW at 03:16 PM on 04/19/08
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@Amstrad: Yes, because superhero costumes are all about practicality.

And those are not "pants" those are what we on Earth call "tights" which are often worn in real life with "skirts" and "kicky boots."
Moeskido at 04:09 PM on 04/19/08
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I feel a very strong impulse to ignore any property that Dan Didio has approval over.
jeet at 04:37 PM on 04/19/08
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As for Supergirl, the first to be released, it'll have "all the fun of life in Junior High," Jones promised, which to me sounds menacing. DiDio added, for the benefit of the room: "And no boobs."

Obviously not all the fun of junior high, then.
dOk at 04:50 PM on 04/19/08
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I remember that girls had boobs in 6th grade so boobless ones in Jr. High just adds to the unrealism of comics.
deucailion at 05:46 PM on 04/19/08
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@Urael: hahahahhahahahahahaha that is exactly what i was thinking
ceejeemcbeegee (AKA!) at 08:03 PM on 04/19/08
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@Moeskido: You and me both...

"Kingdom Come will become Canon."
DocGratis at 08:20 PM on 04/19/08
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@dOk: Seriously.. I feel like a perv (hence the next parenthetical, not this one) for pointing this out but.. (BASED OFF MY MEMORIES OF JUNIOR HIGH) girls were not generally flat chested anymore in 8th grade..
RAHfanboy at 08:39 PM on 04/19/08
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This new Supergirl has to be aimed at young girls, 'cause it sure isn't aimed at boys that age. In my day (you whippersnappers) girls didn't buy too many comics. Has this changed, or is this doomed (doomed I tell you!) to failure.
buzzgirl001 at 08:45 PM on 04/19/08
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In my day (you whippersnappers) girls didn't buy too many comics.

Ever hear of something called manga? Comics for girls outsell comics for boys in the US by a pretty large margin, according to most booksellers' stats.
JennaW at 08:50 PM on 04/19/08
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A superheroine... not aimed at BOYS?!

*gasp* What on earth could the point of that be?
Killa_Charlie at 11:05 PM on 04/19/08
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@JennaW: Won't someone think of the children?!
dOk at 11:32 PM on 04/19/08
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@DocGratis

well for us at the end of 5th grade Jane Graf ( biggest tom boy in the world and had a twin brother, which was where the tom boy came from in her ), went away for summer vacation totally lat chested.

Jane came back 3 month later to 6th grade with a set of high Cs' if not Ds'. So I'm sure you can imagine all of the dropped jaws for the 1st month she was back which were later replaced by an almost constant drool.... lol

Oh yea, almost all of her girl friends practically abandoned her. As much some of them had evolved in that time off Jane put the rest to shame.
Final at 06:27 AM on 04/20/08
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I love Gail Simone. I did always bother me that certain teenaged-prepubescent girls would go from flat chested to a nice C cup to a ridiculous D-E cup depending on the artist... if she's twelve she probably shouldn't be busting out that sweater like that.
JennaW at 08:35 AM on 04/20/08
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@DocGratis:
@dOk:

Huh... I seem to remember a lot of my fellow girls not developing until high school. Of course, you guys didn't notice those girls, but I'm sure your hormonal memories are totally to be trusted as opposed to the actual facts of the varying ages of pubescent development.

So, when did your voices change and your acne and really ridiculous attempts at mustaches start?
AmishJohn at 09:30 AM on 04/20/08
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@JennaW: About age 35.
MickyK at 12:28 PM on 04/20/08
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I don't see anyone making threats to cut off the bulges of those male heros...

No matter what the age is, chicks in comics need boobs. That's how you tell them apart from the guys. I've been fooled way too many times while playing video games.

Damn you Guilty Gear and your crossdressing characters!
DocGratis at 02:05 PM on 04/20/08
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@JennaW:

I did say generally. Certainly everyone develops at different rates/ages. Girls generally begin developing secondary sexual characteristics around 11-12. Guys tend to be a little slower (ha ha)...
8th grade is what? 14?

Here Wikipedia will back me up
"Although there is a wide range of normal ages, on average, girls begin the process of puberty about 1-2 years earlier than boys (with average ages of nine to fourteen for girls and ten to seventeen for boys), and reach completion in a shorter time."

[en.wikipedia.org]
DocGratis at 02:09 PM on 04/20/08
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I add that I totally agreed with the io9 story way back about the normally ridiculous female super heroes..

[io9.com]
MrMe at 02:11 PM on 04/20/08
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@DocGratis

8th grade can be as young as 12. 13 would be a bit more common. 14 is usually around 9th grade.

Anyway, does the character actually need breasts in this particular, aimed at readers younger than 8th grade, iteration?
RRich at 06:04 PM on 04/20/08
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I just wanna give a shout to the Flash. The second issue written by Tom Peyer came out this week. Nice, and Freddie William's art pops off the page. Fun stuff!
Micing at 06:48 PM on 04/20/08
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Oh no! A 14/15 year old fictional teen who does not have giant boobs that adult men can ogle. What is the world coming to?!
Liz Henry at 09:31 PM on 04/20/08
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Whatever, dorks, I barely had mosquito bites by 9th grade. Besides what we want is a kick ass superhero comic book that actual little girls won't be fucking embarrassed to be seen reading.
jesustonight at 10:29 PM on 04/20/08
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flat chested super girl ?are they trying to make that comic even more pointless?
zenpoet at 08:19 AM on 04/21/08
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@Urael: Ha! Agreed that its difficult to be anatomically correct when one's head consists of 1/3 eyeball. There would be no room in her head for brain if that was her real eye size.

*insert tasteless joke here*
phoenix at 06:25 PM on 04/21/08
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@JennaW: I was thinking the same thing, actually.

Holy hell, anatomical correctness? Normal looking people? Get your sensical reality out of my twig-waisted, watermelon-breasted, amazingly inked fantasy! ;) There's no place for your broader appeal and attempts at accessibility here!
girlleastlikelyto at 11:42 AM on 04/24/08
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These stupid boob comments make geeky guys appear SO appealing! It just makes working at convention and having to be within breathing distance of you that much more nauseating.

This Supergirl series is being written by Landry Walker and Eric Jones, by the way. Landry tells me that Supergirl is not quite thirteen in this series. I didn't have any boobs to speak of at almost thirteen, and you assholes shouldn't be thinking about thirteen-year-old girls' boobs anyway.
girlleastlikelyto at 11:44 AM on 04/24/08
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@girlleastlikelyto: drawn by Eric Jones as well.
Lookoutbelow at 10:34 PM on 04/28/08
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I found the newest version:

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