Originally Posted by
Mel Dyer
We didn't attack him, the way we attacked almost every other male superhuman companion of Diana's, ..but, there's no rallying cry for getting Achilles (Warkiller/Olympian) back in the comic. There just isn't, ..because he's boring - he's got a skinny, boring boyfriend and a stupid mansion - and we don't want him. Furthermore, his similar powers position him too easily to steal panel-time from Diana - to out-wonder Wonder Woman. So, while some of us, not wanting to attack an LGBTQA hero, might choose silence on Olympian's presence in the comic, ..we're not exactly throwing him a ticker-tape parade, either.
WW comic fans do NOT want a Wonder-man, ..full-grown, infant, teenaged, god, mortal, gay, straight...whatever. Call it misandry, over-protectiveness for Diana, narrative minimalism. Who knows why? We don't want a Wonder-man, who might be compared to Power Girl or Huntress, in the other comics.
I agree with you on the solidity of Simone's Achilles, as a character - he really is something (except for that skinny realtor boyfriend). Gail built him, very well - solid origin, backstory, supporting characters, use in a story, etc - positioning him for a long life, as a comic superhero. To be fair, I think there are Achilles supporters, who are as excited about the social diversity he brings to the comic, as about what his gender diversity brings to a female-led superhero family. I think they also remain silent, understanding that their fellow fans do not want a Mr. Wonder, ..in any form, for whatever reason