There is no better four-color icon than Wonder Woman to lead the way into a new era of inclusiveness as comic books and superheroes seize an ever-greater share of the pop imagination.

Long considered one of DC Comics' "holy trinity" of heroes, along with Superman and Batman, Diana of Themyscira's mass-media cachet has faded somewhat in recent decades, particularly as her male cohorts have scored big hits at the box office. But, with Wonder Woman finally -- FINALLY -- set to make her big-screen debut in 2016's "Batman...