Wonder Woman Controversial Opinions Part 2

[Ascended]

It *is* a lazy excuse, but I also think it's true. By the standards of comic book characters, Diana is a very complex character full of a lot of internal contradictions, stress points, and values that are/should be very different from anything we have in the real world, fueled by a Amazon-unique approach to feminism and culture. We've seen smart writers who do a lot of research still fail to capture the right voice for Diana, Morrison arguably chief among them.

Saying your story sucks because Diana is tough to write compared to Flash or Spider-Man is a lousy excuse; Diana is a multi-faceted character and if you can't wrap your head around it, that's on you, not on Diana for being "too hard to write." But the fact that this is an excuse doesn't change that Diana *is* indeed more complicated and complex than most of her peers, and therefore harder to write well.

I think you're much more likely to find characters with Diana's depth in novels than you are comics. She's got more in common (nuance-wise) with fantasy characters like Rand al'Thor or Kaladin Stormblessed, or even Logan Ninefingers, than most comic book heroes. Most of those four color guys? It's a standard archetype with, at most, a big obvious stupid flaw attached to lend the appearance of depth. Like, "Billionaire genius lady's man.....who's also an alcoholic!" is not as deep as it appears at first glance.