Like kjn said, the conflict with Ares is more about a philosophical victory. You do not defeat the God of War with a big spectacle and violence. In fact, the major figures who emerged in Wonder Woman's rogues gallery do not lend themselves to that kind of spectacle really. Dr. Psycho is all about the mind games. Veronica Cale is a behind the scenes manipulator who uses her resources to recruit other villains as muscle. Circe is a powerful spell caster who can engage Diana directly, but generally not with fisticuffs. Poor Giganta is
never that impressive, and hopefully Wilson can change that if she ever uses her. Medusa can cause a lot of damage, but mostly with her gaze and not feats of strength.
Cheetah has Godly powers, which means Batman has no business defeating her. But the battle for Cheetah's soul has always been at the core of her character, going back to Priscilla Rich and to the present with Barbara Ann. Diana tries to help reform her, and the conflict comes with her inability to do so despite some instances of short term progress. She is powerful enough to take some hits from Diana and fast and strong enough to hurt her, but I don't think we should expect a big blow out with her. There will be a fight, but it might be small, personal and ugly. And if that results in a more powerful story, then it's probably for the best.
Wilson wants to make this "Superhero
Sandman." Which may mean less feats and superhero battles, but
the Sandman had little to none of that and is one of the most highly acclaimed comic runs of all time. Wonder Woman, going back to the Marston stories, lends herself to that kind of storytelling. Which may mean less action in every issue, but if the end product is deeper and has something interesting to say, than it might be worth it. Justice League, on the other hand, should pick up the slack and deliver the type of storytelling that allows all of its members to be at the top of their game.
Yep.
Shh, we should never speak of that again.