"Ah. 'Young Justice'. Arrowette remains quite the
fashion nightmare, I see."
-Mr. Carnivean from Supergirl #36 written by Peter David
That's all it took to send me to my drawing board
to start working on this month's Artistic License. I also
took the opportunity to do some work on Wonder Girl. I
have to say that I've hated these two girls' costumes
from the start. I realize that when John Byrne created
the new Wonder Girl, he designed a costume that would
be possible for an average kid to put together, but I
can't believe they've let the poor girl run around in
this abomination for so long. Maybe they figured she
doesn't look so bad, next to Arrowette, in her little
cheerleader skirt.
As it happens, I started this column with one Wonder Girl,
and it's only fitting that I take a shot at the current
bearer of that name. When John Byrne created the new Wonder
Girl in the pages of Wonder Woman, he had the original
Wonder Girl, Donna Troy, pass her old costume along to the
"new kid". I drew on that design for some of the details of
this new costume, adding a "W" in the same style as Wonder
Woman's. I also gave her a stylized mask, rather than the
bulky goggles she's been using.
For Arrowette, I only made a few changes. Honestly, except
for the skirt, I had few problems with her costume, so I
didn't go for a radically new look. I've always had a soft
spot for archers. I have a bow myself and I get out and
stretch it every so often. So, as far as I am concerned,
there can never be too many archers out there fighting
crime.
As they appear in Young Justice every month, these two girls
mix like fire and gasoline, so it was only natural that I'd
have them fighting each other.
Feedback is always welcome. Hope you like these designs and
take a few minutes to run back through some of the archives.
Until next month...
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