The other changes are pretty drastic too. The Gods have decided to change the timeline. In this new version they remove their protection of Paradise Island leaving it open to attacks. When Diana is three years old a powerful army descends on the island. In order to save her daughter, Hippolyta entrusts her to three guardians. Hippolyta and most of the Amazonian population are killed in the attack.

“It’s now nearly twenty years later. Diana has been raised in an urban setting, but with a foot in both worlds. She has little or no memory of the other timeline. She knows only what she’s been told by those who raised her. On the run, hunted, she must try to survive, help the other refugee Amazons escape the army that is still after them, discover who destroyed Paradise Island and why…and if the timeline can be corrected or not. She also does not yet have access to her full powers, but will be gaining them as she goes. Along the way, she will face a range of enemies — human and otherwise — who we have not seen before”.-J. Michael Straczynski

I guess with everything going on with Batman (being presumed dead and fighting his way back) and Superman (New Krypton, and the resulting War of Supermen) DC felt they had to do something to shake things up with Wonder Woman’s 600th issue. I am not too thrilled with the changes, but this is comics and I am pretty sure everything will go back to normal, as soon as the story arc ends.

When I first saw the costume I couldn’t come up with anything I liked about it, but after looking at it for awhile a came up with a couple of things…

The Good: The new tiara, Jim Lee’s depiction makes it look more like a headband than a tiara (although in panels from the comic it is a bit larger). The bodice has less gold and more red, which I think looks good. My favorite change is the choker, not sure why (maybe it reminds me of the else world’s Victorian Wonder Woman).

The Not-So-Good: I am not a big fan of the pants (what exactly are they made of?!), they might not look as bad, if her boots (are they boots?) where a different color. I HATE the new bracelets! They look more like MMA wraps than bracelets. I think adding color to the cuffs and otherwise leaving them unchanged would have been better. Lastly the Jacket… I am not sure about this yet, my first impression was they are ripping off Black Canary and that it looked rather eighty-ish, but it might be better than the cape.

What are your feelings about the changes?

Straczynski is a very accomplished writer, he recently wrote the four issue “Red Circle” for DC, and wrote may of the episodes for Babylon 5.

You can read an essay from him about what Superman and Wonder Woman mean to him, and what he has in store for the characters at DC Universe’s The Source.

The Earth One series will revisit Superman’s & Batman’s first years, retold on a new earth with an all new continuity

SUPERMAN: EARTH ONE will be written by J. Michael Straczynski and penciled by Shane Davis.

BATMAN: EARTH ONE, will be written by Geoff Johns and penciled by Gary Frank.

For more on Earth One visit  DC Universe The Source.