Sketchbook: Wonder Woman "Girl Power"
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brendalaI got the urge to draw Wonder Woman while waiting for an oil change a while back. This cute idea was the first thing to come to mind...
...then I sketched out a rough idea for my ideal Wonder Woman TV series!
I love the animated Wonder Woman movie that was made a few years ago (I need to review that here one of these days). But my one beef with it was the way it handled a character named Etta Candy. In the movie, Etta's one scene featured her acting catty and hitting on Diana's love interest. And I can't shake the feeling that the only reason they slimmed her down was because they believed the audience wouldn't believe Etta as a "sexpot" (or they feared that the audience would think they were mocking over-weight women).
The original 1940s-50s Etta was basically Wonder Woman's goofy sidekick. She loved sweets, led a sorority, and once helped Wonder Woman conquer a NAZI compound with the help of her sorority sisters. For a chubby female sidekick character (who mainly existed as a walking fat joke), she was pretty damn awesome!!
Subsequent WW canons toned her wackyness down and had her lose weight (via lame PSA comics about eating disorders and good nutrition :P). But I like the idea of her being Diana's silly BFF and/or sidekick. Having Etta Candy be the one to educate Diana about the ways of Man's World (specifically, how to be a woman in Man's World) would be really cute. I'd love to see something along the lines of Lauren Faust's "Super Best Friends Forever" for Wonder Woman and Etta. Wouldn't that be cool?
Anyhoo, here are the sketches I did when the idea hit me:
Oh, and I guess Steve Trevor can join in, too.
I think the idea of the three of them being a trio of buddies is more fun than making Steve a love interest for Diana or Etta. But Steve hooking up with Diana could be fun. If they did hook up, I'd like their relationship to be handled something like this:
G-d I LOVE The Brave and the Bold!! ^_^
If this were a show, it would be AMAZING!!
...then I sketched out a rough idea for my ideal Wonder Woman TV series!
I love the animated Wonder Woman movie that was made a few years ago (I need to review that here one of these days). But my one beef with it was the way it handled a character named Etta Candy. In the movie, Etta's one scene featured her acting catty and hitting on Diana's love interest. And I can't shake the feeling that the only reason they slimmed her down was because they believed the audience wouldn't believe Etta as a "sexpot" (or they feared that the audience would think they were mocking over-weight women).
The original 1940s-50s Etta was basically Wonder Woman's goofy sidekick. She loved sweets, led a sorority, and once helped Wonder Woman conquer a NAZI compound with the help of her sorority sisters. For a chubby female sidekick character (who mainly existed as a walking fat joke), she was pretty damn awesome!!
Subsequent WW canons toned her wackyness down and had her lose weight (via lame PSA comics about eating disorders and good nutrition :P). But I like the idea of her being Diana's silly BFF and/or sidekick. Having Etta Candy be the one to educate Diana about the ways of Man's World (specifically, how to be a woman in Man's World) would be really cute. I'd love to see something along the lines of Lauren Faust's "Super Best Friends Forever" for Wonder Woman and Etta. Wouldn't that be cool?
Anyhoo, here are the sketches I did when the idea hit me:
Oh, and I guess Steve Trevor can join in, too.
I think the idea of the three of them being a trio of buddies is more fun than making Steve a love interest for Diana or Etta. But Steve hooking up with Diana could be fun. If they did hook up, I'd like their relationship to be handled something like this:
G-d I LOVE The Brave and the Bold!! ^_^
If this were a show, it would be AMAZING!!
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Date: 2012-08-17 12:35 am (UTC)I don't get they couldn't just make Etta round and curvy, instead of slimming her down so much. I get that maybe they wanted to have a heroine with a healthier diet (although, if she has a sweet tooth, I don't think it's that big of a deal, but hey over protective parents right would probably complain today). There are girls that are just born large and curvy. It would be nice if there was a DC character of the same type.
I would TOTALLY watch this show, I think it sounds awesome. We need more girl buddy shows. ^_^
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Date: 2012-08-17 05:15 am (UTC)My guess is that they slimmed Etta down in the movie because she was acting as a "bitchy romantic rival" and they didn't want to make the only overweight female in the movie a catty antagonist. But I still don't see why they couldn't just let her stay big regardless of how she was characterized.
It just bugs me that the only two overweight girls in the DC canon (Etta and Amanda Waller) got slim make-overs in order to make them look like everyone else. These women aren't superheroes. They don't need to be in peak physical condition nor do they need to look hot in spandex. So why not just leave them alone?
At least DC gave a somewhat valid reason for slimming Etta down. Waller's make-over cannot be defended. At all.
More girl buddy shows would be VERY nice. It's a shame that the only great one out there is the one featuring magic horses.
Totally off topic: BTW, I was wondering if you've seen this thing yet. ^_^;
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Date: 2012-08-17 03:03 am (UTC)LOVE THIS.
Wondy needs a tv series. A good one. She needs this.
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Date: 2012-08-17 05:20 am (UTC)I just love the idea of a naive Diana having to learn about our world from two complete dorks. And I also like the idea of Etta going back to being a chick that says, "Yeah. I love chocolate. I KNOW it makes me fat. And I don't f**king care!"
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Date: 2012-08-17 11:27 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-08-17 07:36 am (UTC)I've been really out of the Wonder Woman loop that I never saw her animated movie. T.T
But I'm serious. I've been waiting and hoping and dreaming for a new movie. She deserves one. The difficult part is finding the right actress. I heard a long time ago they were gonna cast Sandra Bullock, but isn't she too old now?
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Date: 2012-08-17 08:18 am (UTC)As much as Wonder Woman deserves the exposure a live-action movie would bring, I don't think the odds of a theatrical WW movie being GOOD are very high. So I'm not sad that there isn't one in the pipeline.
Casting would be really difficult because most working actresses (especially POPULAR actresses) are waifs. Wonder Woman needs to look like she could kick someone's ass and I can think of very few actresses who fit that bill.
Also, Hollywood sucks at writing movies for women. And the trend of making all superhero movies "gritty and dark" would clash with WW's campier origin story and outfit.
I'd love it if a great WW movie came along and proved me wrong. But I wont hold my breath.