Originally Posted by
WonderScott
I hear what you're saying, but I'd add it's also because the New Gods and their nature and abilities have been incredibly, and sadly, ill-defined by DC. On one hand they're said to be incredibly powerful and, at times, a singularity in the multiverse and can stand toe-to-toe with Superman, but on the other hand they show up at times and get jobbed by characters like Lois Lane and Steve Trevor.
To me, if DC wants to see the concept of the New Gods work in the current DCU, and not just give them legendary props because they're Kirby creations, they need to put the work in to make them worthy of legacy. That means defining and developing them and their concepts better for right now, and not riding the coattails of what they once were and symbolized decades ago.
They're interesting characters to me, especially the Apokoliptans, but their inconsistencies when appearing in stories doesn't do them justice. I respect and appreciate what Kirby created, but the characters need work and new development if they're going to be ongoing factions in the DCU. And that can't be lip service. :: shrugs shoulders ::
But I agree, especially in the care of Wonder Woman, that she has a deep bench of enemies and adversaries that have been ignored in favor of the New Gods - and that's a shame.