I'm a little concerned for Wonder Woman

What's up with Wonder Woman?

Seriously. Why can't Hollywood figure out what to do with this iconic heroine? Hard to believe it's been over three decades since anyone did something viable with WW on screen, with the campy-but-fun Linda Carter TV series. Subsequent attempts to revive her have been stalled, aborted and abandoned, by some of the industry's biggest names (hi, Joss Whedon).

Among other issues or problems with re-booting (pun intended) WW, there are two that have struck me as particularly troublesome. One is the general larger-than-life nature of some of DC Comics' characters; i.e. Superman and Wonder Woman. As super-humans - Kryptonian or Amazonian - they are hard to relate to in the flesh and blood world of mere mortals. I always thought Marvel did it right when they created more "human"-type heroes. It's tough to relate to an invincible hero. How do you bring Wonder Woman down to earth?

Then there's the whole tricky balance between feminism and sexuality. Wonder Woman has always walked a fine line between being a true feminist hero and a hyper-sexualized fantasy. Do an online search for images of WW and you find a ton of overly sexual interpretations of the character. Really? Pole-dancing superhero?

  

It's a problem that plagues nearly all female super-heroes, but maybe none more than Wonder Woman. Through the years, her costume, as iconic as it is, has always been super-sexy - which many fan-boys may enjoy, but which damages her in the credibility department. Hard to take her seriously when she looks like a super-model or playmate in stars and stripes.

I'm still holding out hope that someone gets it right with Wonder Woman one of these days. Now there's talk that she may make an appearance in the upcoming "Superman-Batman" movie. Fingers crossed that Zach Snyder gets it right. In the meantime, I was kind of encouraged by this viral short film that someone made recently depicting a modern WW. Granted, the costume is still hyper-sexual and she looks like a double for Megan Fox. But there's an interesting tone to the film that feels dark, appropriately warrior-like, and compelling.

Of course, we still have to figure out what to do with the magic lasso and invisible plane.

Drops of Blood on My Forehead

God, I hate blogging.

Weird for one who writes professionally to admit such a feeling. But if you're going to look inside this copywriter's head, that's a truth you're going to discover.

One of my favorite quotes about writing is from American journalist, author and dramatist Gene Fowler, who reportedly said,

  Writing is easy: All you do is stare at a sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.

That's what it feels like for me when it comes to personal blogging. I write for a living, all week long, in a variety of channels including blogs. Every day, I speak as the "voice" of someone else – our agency, our clients, etc. So when it comes time to speak in my own voice, via this blog, why is it such a struggle? I suppose a therapist could have a field day with this – uncomfortable speaking in my own voice, perhaps? Afraid to open my head and heart publicly?

I prefer not to analyze it, but simply to acknowledge it. And as any writer knows, sometimes you just plough through and hope that in the course of writing a lot of drivel, occasionally something gold will show up. You just may not recognize it, covered in drops of blood as it may be.