I Need a Heroine

When the superhero movie renaissance began anew in the early 2000s, my comic book-loving heart beat wildly.

But lately, the ongoing superhuman sausage party hosted by Marvel Studios and Warner Brothers is causing palpitations.

"Dark Knight Rising" and "The Avengers" have both been slated for production. But "Wonder Woman" has been pushed back yet again, and a host of female heroes, such as Hawkgirl, Raven and Witchblade have yet to be touched.

Neither studio seems willing to make a decent film featuring a female protagonist. When presented with smart, dedicated and cunning Selena Kyle, Warner Brothers made a movie about Halle Berry's ass. And a mere focus shift off of Daredevil was the only thing necessary to turn Elektra, the only believable character in an otherwise unwatchable film into a soulless sexy assassin.

Yet these same studios have presented touching nods to human nature in male-driven movies such as "The Dark Knight" and "Spiderman 2." And though every character played a backseat to Wolverine, the girls in "X-men United" somehow managed personality.

The fact that both "Catwoman" and "Elektra" were bombs at the box-office probably doesn't make superwomen any more appealing to film makers. But it's their own damn fault. Audiences contrasting these disasters with characters such as Rachel Dawes and Pepper Potts can already see the bias.

Female main means babes for justice, yet male leads can be supported by women with a cause.

So while the newly suited "Man of Steel" gears up for yet another Superman movie, fans continue to wait a single cinematic version of "Wonder Woman."

And I continue to hold my breath in hopes film makers will catch their mistake — only so much bullshit can be sold by sex.