Originally Posted by
OBrianTallent
Isn't part of that exactly what this thread is about...having a supporting cast? Also, this is what, if not you, a great many of us have been begging for over the last I dont know....20 years for the character? Wonder Woman has existed, if you will pardon the bad metaphor, on an island by herself with little to no interaction from a continued supporting cast for decades. Even in the last ten years she's had no continuation of characters. G Willow Wilson brought in her own supporting cast and where are they now? (Not that I am complaining about that, I much prefer the cast we have now as compared to that one.)
Plus Diana needs a base of operations, not just floating wherever the wind takes her. Part of the structure of writing is engaging the reader, building an environment around the main character or characters that the reader can relate to. That means a cast of characters, a setting that is somewhat relatable and situations that pull the reader in whether through wish-fulfillment or common experience. With Diana, she's had none of that and is in part why readers may shy away from her....there's nothing to relate to there. They have even taken away the secret identity which builds internal struggles for the character and thus for the reader.
The same that she needs a supporting cast of friends, she needs rivals. Whether it be characters that pose a physical challenge to her, an intellectual challenge or a moral challenge. It's what drives fiction. Granted, when you have a character that has been in continuous publication for almost 80 years, there's going to be overlap and retread if there aren't reboots and start overs, but there has to be some sort of evolution for the character(s) as well. Otherwise, the stories become stale and lose readers interest.