I'm surprised you're coming to this conclusion so late. From the second issue it was evident that the events of Rebirth had been altered, this scene made it clear. That's not the same contest that Nicola Scott depicted, it's not even the same stadium.
I don't remember this at all to be honest. I guess its because Rebirth was just more memorable to me and I remember commenting about how different it was, even subtly, from other WW origin stories.
I'm surprised you're coming to this conclusion so late. From the second issue it was evident that the events of Rebirth had been altered, this scene made it clear. That's not the same contest that Nicola Scott depicted, it's not even the same stadium.
Yeah, I vastly preferred Rucka's first run on WW, so it's probably no surprise that I had absolutely no recollection of his Rebirth revamp.
Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
As an HONEST and TRUE Wonder Woman fan I immediately recognized this too be an error, because this panel doesn't characterize those events properly according to Rucka's original story
There was no mask in this accounting of Wonder Woman's origin story!! Not to mention...Hippolyta didn't really protest WW's admission into the games (hence why she doesn't wear a mask). She tries to dissuade her from participating sure, but it's not an outright ban like in the original story as told by Marston.
So, what does this mean? Is King trying to signal that Rebirth is no longer canon? Is he a secret Azzarello stan!? How cool am I for noticing this major lore change?
Even if Diana didn't wear a mask for Bullets & Bracelets (she didn't in the Perez run), she almost certainly wore one for the Contest of Champions.