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The Many Confusing Lives of Wonder Girl

With the exception of Hawkman, there probably isn't a single character in mainstream comics with a messier backstory than the original Wonder Girl herself: Donna Troy. Her origins have changed so many times now that DC has even produced multiple story arcs about how many different origins she has.

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DC Dives into The Trench... Dragging its Creative Prospects with it

by CoramDeo

The Hollywood Reporter announced on Friday that DC/WB would be developing a horror spinoff of Aquaman about the Trench monsters that appeared in the film. James Wan, who to be fair has some good horror experience, is supposed to produce it, and it won't feature any of the main cast. Let me preface my thoughts on this by saying I've been a lifelong fan of DC comics. I absolutely love the characters, from the big three of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman all the way down to nobodies like Arm-Fall-Off-Boy and Detective Chimp (they're real, look 'em up). The stories the comics have told, too, have fascinated me for most of my life. I am an avid believer in the potential of DC's massive span of creative property. One would think that someone like me would be happy with the slate of two dozen films (give or take, depending on who you ask) on the table at DC right now.

I'm not. It makes me sad.

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