The W in Wonder Woman stands for WTF

It's not Wonder Woman's fault her comic has never been as popular as Batman...or even Superman.  She's the victim of low standards. 

Wonder Woman #9 (1987)

I've always tried to support the Wonder Woman comic book series so it doesn't face extinction.  I read all 44 issues of the 2006 series reboot, even though I thought all the stories were pretty lame and didn't even come close to the quality of George Perez' reboot in 1987.   Perez utilized a great balance of Diana's past and present lives.  Her innocence and naivety in "man's world" was her charm.  Her character had depth; she was more "human" in her emotions than the humans with whom she came into contact.   Her supporting cast each had distinctive, interesting

In the 2006 series, Wonder Woman was pretty two-dimensional.  She had no substance or personality.  When she wasn't acting as secret agent Diana Prince, her adventures were too steeped in boring mythology.  She had a supporting cast of hundreds, all with unpronounceable and unmemorable names.  Basically, she was/is DC Comics' Thor. 

When I heard about Wonder Woman's latest reboot, I thought, "Hooray!"  I love Gail Simone's writing in the Secret Six and Birds of Prey series, but I didn't feel she (or the writers prior to her) ever did Wonder Woman justice.  I was even looking forward to the much-despised and talked about new costume if it meant that she was finally going to become a first class act. 

Unfortunately, what we -- the readers -- instead received was a confusing tale of some unfamiliar Wonder Woman.  Her origin is different.  Her costume is different.  Her personality is different.  And the stupid white apes she was living with (seriously?) have been replaced by a talking black cat, a la Sabrina the Teenage Witch.   I'm guessing this is leading up to being a Wonder Woman in some parallel universe storyline that will lead into the new Flashpoint event (with a return of her old costume to appease fans), but it's been a lame ride so far.  And, frankly, I'm quite disappointed.  No wonder studios don't want to greenlight a movie -- or even a new TV show -- about our star-spangled heroine.  If DC can't achieve quality in her comic book, who's to say a movie or TV show would do any better?  

Wonder Woman #604 (2011)

After every issue of Wonder Woman, I'm can't help but wonder, "WTF?"  

It's about time someone stepped up to the plate and gave our Amazon Princess her due.