Originally Posted by
Mel Dyer
I agree, entirely. I don't feel the need to be so scholarly and balanced in my consideration of Wonder Woman's power-ranking, and I'll tell you why.
The power of the Greek gods doesn't seem to go as far, when non-fans consider Wonder Woman, as when they consider SHAZAM (Captain Marvel), ..created to be a light-hearted, Sunday Funnies tone answer to Superman. Captain Marvel, by comparison, is a sillier character - intentionally comedic, from conception - but, Wonder Woman had sure better stay in her place, when she's trading punches, with him, Mary Marvel and their Kryptonian inspirations, ..Big Blue and family. Now, you can be as fair and intellectual, as you like about it, weighing all sides and stuff, ..but, what's happening here is sexism and misogyny, plain and simple...
And it stinks.
Don't even get me started on how writers treat Wonder Woman's supervillains. [Eyes rollin] I can understand a writer hates or feels dismissive of Wonder Woman, and makes her look weak in a story, ..but, should that extend to her villains, too? Everybody else's villains can just beat the crap out of Cheetah or whoever, just because they fight Wonder Woman - seriously? That's not right, and we know it.
Do we love Wonder Woman...think she's the cat's pajamas? Well, she's second-in-power, only to Superman.
That doesn't have to make sense, kangaliers; it just is what it is, because John Byrne and Grant Morrison said it, and it was an editorial mandate, ..and she's our girl. That's all that should matter. I hate it, that we're the ones, who have to be so reasonable and accommodating, on the 'who wins if' thing, all the time. Why us? Why are Wonder Woman fans always taking one for the team?
As I see it, until very recently, no matter if it's a woman or a magic-user, like Wonder Woman, ..if she's against a Kryptonian or a superhuman male, Wonder Woman's got to lose! That's not right, and I don't think we should abide it, with such gentility, all the time.