Wonder Woman #9 preview and discussion

[Sebastianne]

Preview for issue 9

[Frontier]

Hippolyta didn't approve of Jumpa? For shame. I wonder if Diana punched her after that .

[Gaius]

King's Jumpa story makes it sounds like a take on story of Alexander the Great taming the horse Bucephalus

[SiegePerilous02]

So the image of Steve was used as a means to trap Diana in the previous issue, is this one going to be her mental "safe space" she leans on to help her get through her ordeal?

[Gaius]

So the image of Steve was used as a means to trap Diana in the previous issue, is this one going to be her mental "safe space" she leans on to help her get through her ordeal?

Yeah, he’s said interviews this is Diana’s imagined idealized version of Steve

[OopsIdiditagain]

Tom King loves writing scenes that read like a therapy session

[Laser_Man]

Hippolyta yelling at Diana for selecting Jumpa because he was a runt not worthy of a princess? Why is Tom King writing the Amazons like arrogant warriors? This is such a tired characterization.

And my god the dialogues are pretentious. You can almost see King smiling smugly and patting himself on the back as he finished writing each line.

[Primal Slayer]

Hippolyta yelling at Diana for selecting Jumpa because he was a runt not worthy of a princess? Why is Tom King writing the Amazons like arrogant warriors? This is such a tired characterization.

And my god the dialogues are pretentious. You can almost see King smiling smugly and patting himself on the back as he finished writing each line.

How is that arrogant warrior? Is the British monarchy warriors now and I missed it?

[Frontier]

It definitely sounded off to me. He had a good read on the Hippolyta relationship in the last issue but this is the same guy who wrote Diana punching her mother out during the contest.

Tom King loves writing scenes that read like a therapy session

Well, he has a lot to work out in his writing .

[Laser_Man]

How is that arrogant warrior? Is the British monarchy warriors now and I missed it?

I meant this portrayal of Hippolyta gauging a creature's worth from their strength, very typical characterization of any warrior race in fiction.

[Mantis-Ray]

I meant this portrayal of Hippolyta gauging a creature's worth from their strength, very typical characterization of any warrior race in fiction.

Eh most people avoid picking the runt cause they reasonably might not grow healthy to make good mounts, which is the entire reason you're picking an animal to begin.

So Diana was taking more of a risk picking an animal that possibly would require more care than most. She could have picked an easier animal to tame but Diana went with the hardest choice there.

[HestiasHearth]

Hippolyta yelling at Diana for selecting Jumpa because he was a runt not worthy of a princess? Why is Tom King writing the Amazons like arrogant warriors?

I understand the real-life reasoning for not selecting runts in contexts like this, but I prefer my superheroes to be less bound to real-life logic.

[Frontier]

Eh most people avoid picking the runt cause they reasonably might not grow healthy to make good mounts, which is the entire reason you're picking an animal to begin.

So Diana was taking more of a risk picking an animal that possibly would require more care than most. She could have picked an easier animal to tame but Diana went with the hardest choice there.

I just don't see Hippolyta yelling at her about it.

[Primal Slayer]

I understand the real-life reasoning for not selecting runts in contexts like this, but I prefer my superheroes to be less bound to real-life logic.

They shouldnt be perfect and have some flaws within themselves

[Skytten]

I just don't see Hippolyta yelling at her about it.

We don' really know if she yelled. This is something Diana remembers from childhood. It could very much be an overexaggeration. Diana might have made a big fuss about it and Hippolyta might have tried and reason and explained it with Diana being difficult. She is after all in a dream state when she is saying this.