Almost instantly after Warner Bros. announced a restructuring of DC comics, head of the task at hand, Diane Nelson, was the most hounded woman around these comic book parts. She took time out to defend Warner Bros. and her being a girl as well as her guess at how many DC characters exist.

Of the age-old Marvel vs. DC war, Nelson was quick to point out that DC was planning to call for the restructuring before Marvel was eaten up by Disney: “It’s something we’ve been discussing and planning for nearly a year. We wanted it before Labor Day – but then Marvel and Disney announced and thought—It is good. One, my hat is off to them. Bob Iger is great. I have nothing but respect for them. I’m glad we were thinking along the same lines without having to pay $4 billion. I think it’s good for the whole industry.”

So who wins the battle here? Shall we award it to Marvel for acting first, or does the battle go to DC for thinking of it before the act? Despite having possibly won the point for her team, Nelson took an offensive punch when asked about whether or not Batman and Superman will be pulled under the DC Entertainment umbrella.

“Unlike Marvel, we are not setting up redundant organizations for expertise that exists. We will track all DC properties to measure financial success.”

Either way, these comments weren’t nearly as entertaining when compared to how offended Nelson became when she was called a girl.

“I prefer to be known as an executive rather than a girl. It’s not gone without comment in the blogosphere. But I have to tell you, I’ve been really encouraged by the commentary in comic book world. But I’m the first one to admit, I’m not by my nature a comic fan. It’s not what I’m bringing to the party. We have so many experts who will remain the cornerstone of DC Entertainment. What I bring to the party is a skill at moving properties and brands through Time Warner as a company.”

To top it all off, Nelson had the gall to comment on the amount of DC characters in existence: “When we saw Marvel deal I posed the question. We’re not sure how they got to that number (5,000). The answer was—if you factor in the alternate universes, there are an infinite number of characters… We have reason to believe it’s even bigger than Marvel.”

And another low blow! This

woman

executive means business. I can’t wait to hear more from her!