Justice League #14: Wonder Woman And Superman Go On A Date.

[superfangirl1]

They fly up in the air and romantically kiss each other. But guess who watching the date from afar?

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[jaysonbyron]

CHOOSE YOUR OWN SPEECH BUBBLE:
[Option A] "Yes... yessss."
[Option B] "Damn that Kent! Damn him!"
[Option C] "Damn that Diana! Damn her!"
[Option D] "Alfred, keep it down, my stories are on!"

[nightauditguy]

Or [Option E] "This will do until Game of Thrones returns"

[protogarrett]

[Option F] *Bat Fap*

[azure_flame_god003]

[Option G] "I'm Batman!"

[venatosapiens]

So...why were they in costume? Both of them have plain clothes, right? Was there any reason to draw attention like that?

[filthysize]

Diana doesn't have a secret identity, I think. Given that everyone at the diner knows Clark, they would most likely find it weird that he's on a date with Wonder Woman.

[drmcninja]

Something here doesn't sit right with me. And I don't mean the pairing, I mean with this whole scene here. WHy couldn't they just go on a normal date? This is just another rehash of "woman feeling incapable/in emotional distress, man shows personal side and opens her eyes to how wrong she is." Meanwhile the creepy dude and best friend is secretly watching everything through his network of satellites and spy equipment.

[venatosapiens]

I don't think the "best friend watching with spy satellite" bit is industry standard, though. :P

Comics!

[wake_the_dragon]

Bruce, what the hell? Why are you creeping on Clark and Diana?

[runespoor]

Because they're his friends and he cares about them.

Also because when the two most powerful beings on Earth decide to date, the resident non-powered's "this could go wrong" senses start tingling.

[wake_the_dragon]

Also, is Clark using eyeliner?

[icon_uk]

I was about to ask if it was significant Clark was wearing more eyeliner than Diana. :)

[mrstatham]

Bulllllllshit. I have no problem calling bullshit on this when over in the actual Wonder Woman title we had Diana ready and willing to defend an unborn child and a mother she didn't even know who had appeared in her home out of nowhere. I just can't buy a Wonder Woman who has a crisis of faith like this, apparently so easily.

It'd have more weight if the stuff with Cheetah was actually something we'd seen develop, just like her apparent relationship with Steve Trevor. But because Johns is telling us this stuff happened, not showing, it completely lacks any and all weight and just makes me wonder why I should care. I don't care that Diana lost a friend we'd never really seen properly, just like I didn't care about Steve Trevor being with Diana. We saw none of it happen.

Thank God Azzarello's book is set apart from this piffly nonsense where Wonder Woman's personal problems can only be resolved by Superman. I was willing to see where they were going with this, but.. I should've known. It's Johns, so it's about as subtle as a brick to the face.

[stillanerd]

And in a sense, this is essentially doing what Wonder Woman fans predicted and feared would happen once DC announced the Superman and Wonder Woman romance--that Diana is now being defined based on her relationship with Superman instead of being defined as a character in her own right.

[leoboiko]

"I don't trust you! Let's date!"

Poor Bruce, you can just tell he's dying to join in. "I have no boyfriend parents! I mean, parents!"

also: EVERYONE SERIOUS :| ALL THE TIME :|

[protogarrett]

Perhaps they could lighten the mood with delicious Hostess Snack Cakes?

[stillanerd]

Well to paraphrase Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly from Back to the Future, "Batman's a peeping tom!" :P

But seriously, you can bet that Batman, knowing that Superman and Wonder Woman are now romantically involved will come to the conclusion that their relationship puts the entire Justice League in jeopardy. Because he knows there is no way the various governments of the world will allow the possible coupling of the two strongest superheroes on Earth.

Not only that, but Batman would also know that a romantic relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman essentially creates an "alliance" and upsets the balance of power, especially since they also happen to be the League's most powerful members. Maybe this is how Shazam/Captain Marvel eventually gets recruited into the Justice League--it's Batman bringing in someone he knows can check both Superman and Wonder Woman in case the two of them decide to go rogue.

[darkknightjrk]

Also, considering that Batman calls him a friend, I think Batman's legitimately worried about Superman getting hurt if things don't turn out good between the two.

[the_phantom]

Batman = Voyeur

[practicalcat]

Yaaaaaaaaaaay, Wonder Woman needs Superman to explain to her that trusting people and fighting to protect the common person is still good!

And by "yay", I mean a lot of swear words and both middle fingers.

[junipepper]

Yep, that's what I meant, too... :-)

[red_cyclone]

I laughed out loud at the last panel, the rest of it just reminds me why I read barely any new 52 stuff, if I want an awesome female hero I'll read Chew or Saga or Powers or one of the many other non-DC things I am currently enjoying. It does not help that Wonder Woman looks like a Barbie, her face :(

[grazzt]

Yeah, voyeur Batman could improve nearly anything.

[grazzt]

This was so much better when Kurt Busiek did it in Astro City. Although I have to admit the Samaritan/Winged Victory date story would have been improved if there was a big reveal at the end that the Confessor had been watching the whole thing.

[icon_uk]

The Samaritan/Confessor date kept springint to my mind too, and it was indeed MUCH better than this.

[auggie18]

It took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize that the Barbara Diana was talking about was Cheetah, not Batgirl.

[icon_uk]

Likewise, though did Babs and Diana ever really have much of relationship as people (as opposed to heroes)?

[junipepper]

Ick. Just ick.

[pallas_athena]

Ceiling Bat is watching you...

[greenmask]

I just realised that I'd been thinking of Wonder Woman-book Wonder Woman and Whatever Society Wonder Woman as entirely different entities. Art is important, golly.

[mrstatham]

At this point, I'd rather consider them separate entities. I know some of the stuff in Azz' sbook is objectionable, but at the very least he's never really had Wonder Woman suffer a sudden and clichéd crisis of faith that can only be solved by Superman/her new boyfriend. Again, so very glad that Azz's Wonder Woman is basically off in it's own little universe where he apparently won't let the larger DCU hijack the book.

[big_daddy_d]

Batman: "Dammit Clark I told you I saw her first! Bro code! Is nothing sacred anymore?"

Scenario 2

Alfred [walks in and gasps]: "Sir I..my word!"

Batman [gets up from his chair and quickly pulls up his pants]: "I ummm...look my masturbating habits are none of your concern!"

[shadowpsykie]

hmm I don't hate this... i don't love this but i don't hate this. Lois and Clark are my OTP...

but Clark, Diana and Bruce are my OT3. (because seriously, that's what i see when I see that last Panel.)

[retro_nouveau]

Lois and Clark are my OTP...

but Clark, Diana and Bruce are my OT3.

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[runespoor]

The good part about this is Batman Being Creepy.

I guess he's gotta pull double-shift on the voyeurism now Oracle isn't there anymore to pick up the slack.

[mistervader]

Batman reminds me of that meme image of Norman Osborn looking at a computer with the words, "I will masturbate to this later."

[onceaskrull]

I LOLed at the last page. The rest of the post...eh....I might get into the many problems I have with it if I didn't have somewhere else to be.

[bradygirl_12]

I agree about being squicked by Diana having to be 'saved' by a man here but I do like the date in Smallville and Clark showing her the farm. As for her last panel, it looks as if she's looking right at Bruce (and I wouldn't be surprised if she knew that Paranoid Bat was watching). Oh, the OT3-ness of this issue! ;)