Wonder Woman - General Discussion

[Koriand'r]

Ah classic 90's stripper-wear.

Definitely not something you'd cosplay in.

I wouldn't say that.

[Phoenixx9]

I wouldn't say that.

Lol. Lookin' Fab!

[marhawkman]

Ah classic 90's stripper-wear.

Definitely not something you'd cosplay in.

Which one are you talking about? Tora? Guy? Beetle?

[Primal Slayer]

A Superwonder sno popped up today


And Sovereigns influence continues

[Skytten]

A Superwonder sno popped up today


And Sovereigns influence continues

Would that maybe Jonathan Kent Hyperman?

[Nyssane]

That Cheetah design looks rad.

[gwhh]

What do you think of this fan art?

[marhawkman]

What do you think of this fan art?

Oh my, what IS he wearing? It's like a business suit, but skin tight and shiny as steel.

As for WW she looks like she's posing for a photo.

[Majesty]

Sigh, of course Taylor's gotta pair her off with a Superman character :-p

At least Morrison gave us what we deserved

It will always be such a shame that they ONLY do this in the alternate world stories. But never have the guts to do it in main continuity. The most they've given us in main continuity since 2016 is implication and a kiss on the cheek.

Oh but now she has a woman interested in her romantically... but guess what... it's the creepy/obsessive/crazy/stalker lesbian trope!!! ... Yay? I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired about what DC is doing or rather NOT doing with Diana. They gave us breadcrumbs in 2016 and figured that's all they'd ever need to do for the next decade. Cowards.

Earth-One with Mala and Artemis

Knights of Steel with Supergirl


Main continuity? A kiss on the cheek, and a crazy lesbian stalker -_- Sigh....

It speaks a lot when an openly bisexual character spends 99.9% of the time in heteronormative relationships, but don't worry, they'll TELL you she comes from an island of women and has TONS of female lovers and girlfriends, they'll SHOW you this by her getting ONE kiss on the cheek in the very first issue in 2016 and then get absolutely nothing since then because to them you've got 'enough'.

Disappointing.

[Primal Slayer]

Is creepy/obsessive/crazy/stalker a lesbian trope? It's probably one of the most common straight tropes there is.

[Majesty]

Is creepy/obsessive/crazy/stalker a lesbian trope? It's probably one of the most common straight tropes there is.

That trope was actually used primarily for lesbian stories since cinema's been cinema. Blame the Hayes code for that.

It still persists sadly in the mainstream. Seeing it in WWE too again sadly. Which is a shame as Sonya Deville once pitched an idea to do a genuine LGBT story which would have been just how they do their hetero ones but with two women, herself and Mandy Rose in this case. But she was told (likely by Vince) that the world wasn't 'ready' for it... this after being allowed to explore it for about 2 weeks. But of course they decided to do a storyline of Sonya turning on Mandy and losing her mind ala Victoria(another crazy character that was presented as bisexual and even came out to All The Things She Said)...

But now down in NXT they have a wholesome hetero romance story happening with Thea Hail.
On the exact same show we have Tatum Paxley whom is obsessed with NXT Women's Champion Lyra Valkyria in a very lesbian-coded way. But it's portrayed as her invading her space, never taking no for an answer, being obsessed with her hair, and spitting in her drink so she can have a 'part of her'. It seems that some places only want to do LGBT stories if they can be done in an exploitative way, or in a way that still portrays those involved in a 'creepy' and 'off-kilter/crazy' way. Which is disappointing.

So it's sadly telling how when we get one of the Trinity in Wonder Woman, who comes from an Island of Women, whom is SAID to have many girlfriends and female lovers (which we'll never see outside of one giving her a kiss on the cheek in 2016) but now the first time they decide to have a woman openly in love with Diana.. it's an antagonist whom is crazy/off-kilter/stalkerish/obsessed. Rather than doing anything wholesome with Minerva they had to go either the exploitative or 'she be crazy' route when it came to something concerning a main character.

They have shown to be fully capable of trying to tell these stories with side characters, but when it comes to a main character ie: one of the big 3.. and the one that is actually confirmed to be LGBT.. they just can't seem to escape the trope. Which is very disappointing to say the least.

Note: They've had no problem doing genuine, loving or actual lesbian love stories with Diana in the other 'worlds' stories. But in main continuity, all we get from 2016 to now is a kiss on the cheek and that was back in 2016 in her first Rebirth issue. And now crazy stalker lesbian.. cause those are the crumbs they think we should have.. -_-

[Phoenixx9]

What do you think of this fan art?

Updated costumes (and musculature) for the 2020's...

[Gaius]

DC's announced a new collection series spotlighting characters. Wonder Woman's will be a collection of Gail Simone stuff.

Character-focused collections will spotlight multiple iterations of fan-favorite DC Super Heroes; for example, a “Robin” volume may include stories featuring Dick Grayson, Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, and Jason Todd, while a “Green Lantern” volume would include classic stories featuring Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Alan Scott, and other fan-favorite ring slingers. Genre fans can curate collections of their favorite tales of science fiction, romance, humor, war, Westerns, horror, and other genres; many of these volumes will feature material reprinted for the first time, by some of comics’ greatest storytellers.

The first wave of DC Finest collections include:

DC Finest – The Flash: The Human Thunderbolt:Collects classic adventures of Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, including 1956’s iconic Showcase #4. Also includes Silver Age Flash stories that include the first appearances of famous Flash rogues, including Captain Cold, Mirror Master, and Gorilla Grodd.

DC Finest – Batman: Year One & Two: Collects the Dark Knight’s adventures following the game-changing crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths,including Batman: Year One by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli and Batman: Year Two by Mike W. Barr and Todd McFarlane, plus more mid-to-late-’80s Batman stories from Barr, Max Allan Collins, Norm Breyfogle, and others.

DC Finest – Wonder Woman: Origins & Omens: This collection spotlights fan-favorite writer Gail Simone’s run on Wonder Woman, starting with 2007’s “The Circle,” with artist Terry Dodson, plus celebrated story arcs “Ends of the Earth,” “Rise of the Olympian,” and “Warkiller,” featuring art by Aaron Lopresti.

DC Finest – Catwoman: Life Lines: Selina Kyle steps out of Batman’s shadow and becomes a protagonist in her own right in this collection featuring Catwoman’s 1989 solo debut by Mindy Newell and J.J. Birch, Peter Milligan and Tom Grindberg’s Catwoman Defiant from 1992, and the first year of DC’s Catwoman ongoing series, by writer Jo Duffy and artist Jim Balent.

DC Finest – Superman: The Coming of Superman: Features the Man of Steel’s earliest and most iconic adventures, starting with Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster’s groundbreaking Action Comics #1. This collection includes Action Comics #1-25, Superman #1-5, and New York World’s Fair Comics #1.

[Frontier]

And Zatanna...what the eff is Zatanna doing?

And what is she wearing? That barely resembles her actual costume in the run.

[Gaius]

The folks over at Reddit have been doing a series of on Best and Worst adaptations of the JL Members;