Wonder Woman Rogues Gallery Appreciation 2023

[Skytten]

Has the Queen of Fables ever fought Diana in her own book? I know that the Queen appeared in a Justice League arc, but I don't recall her ever being in the WW comic...

Also in Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace

[HestiasHearth]

Also in Wonder Woman: Agent of Peace

Thanks for that as well!!

[WonderScott]

Yeah, the more eccentric villain designs are the easier ones to notice the absence of such as our favorite domino headed nogoodnick, Vulture King, Inversion the Inside-Out-Man, Termite Queen, Baron De Boar.

At the same token though, its very impressive to see the effort that went into it. Liar Liar made it in. Cat-Eye made it in. Angelette who was a brief appearance in Robinsons run. We have Earl of Greed, Meteor Girl, Eviless...
Whoever made this stunning piece really made an effort to pull from across Wonder Womans history when making this.

I absolutely appreciate all the characters in this piece. I have a soft spot for Doctor Domino, is all, and wanted to make a little joke about.

[Alphaxman]

I absolutely appreciate all the characters in this piece. I have a soft spot for Doctor Domino, is all, and wanted to make a little joke about.

It's such a shame that Diana has such a verity of compelling and powerful villains, yet most oncoming writers refuse to use them. While Batman, the Flash and Superman's main rouge gallery keeps popping up. And no, Diana's villains are no more silly than those other ones. Sure, a writer can create their own villain during their run, but they should build up her backlog of adversaries too - even the Golden, Silver and Bronze aged ones.
And by the way, I'm not talking about using an old, barely seen villain only one time, just so Diana can bet them up in a few panels at the beginning of an arch either. That's how they are seen as jokes and silly - not viewed as worth her time or energy.

[Nyssane]

It's such a shame that Diana has such a verity of compelling and powerful villains, yet most oncoming writers refuse to use them. While Batman, the Flash and Superman's main rouge gallery keeps popping up. And no, Diana's villains are no more silly than those other ones. Sure, a writer can create their own villain during their run, but they should build up her backlog of adversaries too - even the Golden, Silver and Bronze aged ones.
And by the way, I'm not talking about using an old, barely seen villain only one time, just so Diana can bet them up in a few panels at the beginning of an arch either. That's how they are seen as jokes and silly - not viewed as worth her time or energy.

From what I've seen, male writers (in general) don't really understand female villains which is what the bulk of WW's rogues are. And female writers (in general) don't really seem to care much about the superhero vs. supervillain dynamic.

[Mistah K88]

It's such a shame that Diana has such a verity of compelling and powerful villains, yet most oncoming writers refuse to use them. While Batman, the Flash and Superman's main rouge gallery keeps popping up. And no, Diana's villains are no more silly than those other ones. Sure, a writer can create their own villain during their run, but they should build up her backlog of adversaries too - even the Golden, Silver and Bronze aged ones.
And by the way, I'm not talking about using an old, barely seen villain only one time, just so Diana can bet them up in a few panels at the beginning of an arch either. That's how they are seen as jokes and silly - not viewed as worth her time or energy.

That's the thing...every writer wants to put their stamp on the series and rather than give a villain a defining moment, they just try to re-invent the wheel...which doesn't even last as the next writer will do the same, tossing the previous villain in the trash. This also tends to start to lead to redundancy with some villains as instead of seeing who would best fit the mold, they just create expies.

[Phoenixx9]

That's the thing...every writer wants to put their stamp on the series and rather than give a villain a defining moment, they just try to re-invent the wheel...which doesn't even last as the next writer will do the same, tossing the previous villain in the trash. This also tends to start to lead to redundancy with some villains as instead of seeing who would best fit the mold, they just create expies.

Yes, I say this same thing too. I guess it always has occurred, but it seems so prevalent in the last 20 years, moreso than previously and IMHO, with a worse outcome/outlook for the character.

[marhawkman]

Yes, I say this same thing too. I guess it always has occurred, but it seems so prevalent in the last 20 years, moreso than previously and IMHO, with a worse outcome/outlook for the character.

Yeah, to a certain extent it's seemingly more about writers failing to write the established setting than anything specific to WW.

[Phoenixx9]

Yeah, to a certain extent it's seemingly more about writers failing to write the established setting than anything specific to WW.

It's as if in their desire to do things their way, they lose things essential to the character.

[Alan2099]

Somewhere there's a secret origin story of how Queen Clea and Zara found the same clothing retailer.

"Oh God, I can't believe she showed up to fight Wonder Woman wearing the same outfit I was wearing!"

[HestiasHearth]

So I was playing around with Bing's free AI image creator, and I wanted to see what it did when I prompted the AI to make a picture based on "DC Comics Circe" and other WW villains; this is what it came up with (made me happy that it had the purple hair, green dress and golden accents.
CIRCEai.jpg

"DC Comics Silver Swan"
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"DC Comics Doctor Cyber"
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[Phoenixx9]

So I was playing around with Bing's free AI image creator, and I wanted to see what it did when I prompted the AI to make a picture based on "DC Comics Circe"; this is what it came up with (made me happy that it had the purple hair, green dress and golden accents.
CIRCEai.jpg

"DC Comics Circe"
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"DC Comics Doctor Cyber"
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They are all nice, but that first one, Circe, is beautiful! The drawing is magnificent and the colors are spectacular!

I love the wand and magic effect.

[HestiasHearth]

More WW villains courtesy of AI
"DC Comics Cheetah"
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"DC Comics Minister Blizzard"
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"Dc Comics Zara Priestess of the Crimson Flame"
Zara.jpg

[Phoenixx9]

More WW villains courtesy of AI
"DC Comics Cheetah"
AIcheetah.jpg

"DC Comics Minister Blizzard"
MBai.jpg

"Dc Comics Zara Priestess of the Crimson Flame"
Zara.jpg

These are cool too, especially Minister Blizzard.

I think that Circe one is my Favorite!

[El_Gato]

More WW villains courtesy of AI
"DC Comics Cheetah"
AIcheetah.jpg

"DC Comics Minister Blizzard"
MBai.jpg

"Dc Comics Zara Priestess of the Crimson Flame"
Zara.jpg

I really love those 3! Zara looks really cool