Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
Strife is a god, a grown woman, of course I wouldn't let my underage daughter or sister wear that but why are we comparing a grown woman to a child?
Why was First Born shirtless? Don't know ask Azzarello or Chiang who have the character the design. What is necessary? nope. But first born wasn't purposely for "sex appeal" that's for sure. Why is neccesary for Steve to be shirtless?
You said Strife's dress wasn't uber-revealing so if that's the case, why wouldn't you let your 13 year old daughter wear it?
It was necessary for Steve to be shirtless because of what was happening in the story. It's not like he just took his shirt off and was like "Check out my pecs and treasure trail ladies!"
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
So anyway. This arc was 6 issues long?
1. Themyscira, Diana gets bit by a snake in a tree, Steve crashes.
2. Steve wakes, Amazons compete, Diana wins.
3. Diana & Steve arrive in FL, lost in translation montage, animal gods show up in prison.
4. Cheetah interlude?
5. Diana and the gang goes to a mall, fight Sear Group, find Ares.
6. Diana & Steve fight Ares, Diana & Steve fight Sear Group and save the international academy.
I could've done with 1 and 2 being the same issue. 3's beginning and end was great. Maybe spread out 5 and 6 into a steadier climb.
Why are you stuck on comparing a grown woman to a child? It's a short dress with tearings. It's not UBER-revealing but not something a kid would wear either period. Still no point with this comparison.
Um...no its not necessary for Steve to be shirtless. Everyone got hit with Ares blasting in and nobody else lost their shirt but the writer chose to force it in for Steve even when it's not necessary. That's exactly what the team wants for that reaction every time and it's annoying and pointless when done in EVERY issue.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Alan Scott: Green Lantern, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Jay Garrick: The Flash, Justice Society of America, Power Girl, Superman, Shazam, Titans, Wesley Dodds: Sandman, Wonder Woman, & World's Finest: Teen Titans.
The idea that in a title called Wonder Woman that the male lead is always losing his shirt is funny. Note, GalaxyQuest and the line about always losing his shirt.
If the artists are good, then it is also attractive.
Regarding the character's motivation for not wearing a shirt... Steve is currently being drawn as a bodybuilder. He is certainly not being drawn with a natural musculature. And the truth is that lots of bodybuilders like to go shirtless when they can because it is more comfortable for them (and they are exhibitionists). One of my past flings had a habit of being shirtless at any opportunity. Have you ever seen the old tv show Cheyenne with Clint Walker? Not a show went by without that cowboy takng off his shirt. And we won't even mention Robert Conrad on The Wild Wild West.
The thing is that it is very easy to sexualize a female character in a comic in the eyes of a readership. Twisty poses. Large breasts. Curvy rear. Even as she is fully dressed. It is much harder to do the same thing to a male character. Note Tarzan and the Martian Manhunter. The fact that Scott has done so by simply removing Steve's shirt IS probably exactly the dialogue the creative team wished to create.