I've always had a soft spot for the character of Wonder Woman. Or should I say hard spot:




So this article caught my eye today: Wonder Woman 2.0

Attention all obsessive comic fans! Set your mood dials to "outraged." Wonder Woman, one of the most popular superheroes of all time, is getting a new look.

Even casual fans of the Amazon Princess can spot her famous threads a mile away. Blue shorts with white stars, a bold bustier, and bright red boots that make Superman's look downright tasteful. All that's about to change, though. Starting with this month's comic, Wonder Woman starts wearing pants.

You can almost hear the fanboys screaming. But, according to a popular blog from CNN, there is a reason for the switch. Writer J. Michael Straczynski, who is taking over writing the comic, commented on a DC Comics blog post, "I wanted to toughen her up, and give her a modern sensibility." She's been saving the world for 69 years. If you ask us, it's only fair that she finally treat herself to some new threads.

So, what are the specifics? The biggest news is that she'll lose the hot pants, and wear tight blue pants instead. The famous bracelets are still around, but, according to Straczynski, they'll be more colorful, "with a script W on each of them that form WW when she holds them side by side…and if you get hit by one of them, it leaves a W mark." As Straczynski puts it, "this is a Wonder Woman who signs her work."

So without further ado, here's what Wonder Woman 2010 looks like:



Personally, I like it. It makes her look more like a real superhero, and less like a Playboy bunny. And she's still teh hot. Here's the old look, in case your memory needs a little refreshing:



Now I'll be the first to admit that the old look had a certain je ne sais quoi, but on screen it it can't be taken seriously, IMO:



But that doesn't mean there will be no jiggle space in the new duds, right ?

So what do the rest of you think of the 'new' Wonder Woman? For that matter, what do you think of Wonder Woman in general? And why haven't they ever made a Wonder Woman movie? Is it because the old outfit just couldn't be taken seriously? If so, I hope this new outfit gives a Wonder Woman movie a better chance of being made. Does a Wonder Woman movie sound appealing to you? I mean a real, big budget movie, on the same scale as Iron Man. I hope Catwoman didn't kill any chance any future female superhero movie might have had of being made.

And if you have to, rub one out first before you respond.