Apparently, Wonder Woman is big news. Who’d have thought it?

WW has traditionally been the weakest link of DC’s Holy Trinity — Batman outsells and has had a series of very successful feature films (whereas WW can’t get one film off the ground) and Superman is a cultural icon.

Wonder Woman has had some success in the culture market, however — who of my age can EVER forget Linda Carter in that outfit — but just isn’t the impact of the other two.

Gail Simone is looking to change that. As the first ongoing female writer on the title, she is taking the job very seriously. Recently Simone was interviewed in the New York Times and talked about the experience.

Ms. Simone was effusive when discussing Wonder Woman. “She’s just the best kind of person,” she said. “She was a princess who didn’t need someone to rescue her. I grew up in an era — and a family — where women’s rights were very important, and the guys didn’t tend to stick around too long. She was an amazing role model.”

Issue 14 was her first issue. It may have been a not-overwhelming beginning, but Simone has her job cut out for her: recent WW writers have had no ideas on how to scribe for the Amazonian Princess of Power.