The many Gods of Wonder Woman General Discussion

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I like my gods as modern as possible and weird. Not weird to the point of looking stupid or goofy, but creepy and macabre. I think the weirdness fits Wonder Woman's world and it's a great update and replacement of the Golden and Silver Age's wackiness and hijinks. Though not a god, a case in point is the Keeper of the Grounds in the latest issue. Giant man dressed in ominous Edwardian clothing, with the head of a bird, a huge hat and a lantern on a weathered stick...it's a cool design.

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To the contrary, while a similar concept the depiction of Athena in Azzarello's run just looked stupid.

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There's a fine line artists have to walk. To that end my favorite versions of the gods are...

Ares with blond hair as the God of Conflict, black hair as prisoner of Themyscira and horrifying in armor as drawn by Liam Sharp

Apollo and Artemis as twins Sun and Moon

Phobos and Deimos as foppish 19th century brats

Athena with her owl on her shoulder and laptop in hand

Perez Poseidon with the bubble beard and massive trident

Hephaestus with molten rock arms and Hellboy influence

Aphrodite invisible so you have to use your imagination

Hermes golden flower delivery form from Earth 2

Demeter dreaded African earth mother

Hades with the candles but Rucka's undertaker was cool too

Strife is always preferable to the female Ares form of Eris

Oh gosh yeah I forgot about that Athena

Great Grecian Goddess! A Furry!

I think Athena I still like the classic version best, because it's most similar to the most recognizable depiction of Athena. The Athena Parthenos statue

In Jimenez's run they along with some of the Olympian Goddesses helped rebuild Themyscira after it was destroyed in the civil war and the Our Worlds At War crossover.

And they also showed back up after Hera kicked Themyscira back into the ocean. Like the other gods in Rucka's first run, they were given modernized looks also.

Okay I don't know about the modernized Bastet. A cat woman hits different in modern outfit, which is why my preferred Cheetah is also the one sans clothes.