Wonder Woman #10

[aeka]

And the most important message from Wondy is...









So. If Hades now loves himself, then wouldn't that mean Hell will become a much better place as a result?

Comments

[grimmbear]

While I'm not sure of the need to make Zeus her father, I do love the book right now. The blend of mythology and super heroics is good but the characterization of the gods is spot on.
I'm glad they are making Diana more than a Superman clone, it's so easy to write her as that.

[lonewolf23k]

At the very least, I think Zeus being Diana's father is something that can be later on retconned as a lie.

[q99]

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I'm glad they are making Diana more than a Superman clone, it's so easy to write her as that.-

When would you say she is one?

I don't feel she's been one in Rucka's run, Gail's run, or, say, the Waid/Kelly JLA run.

[nefrekeptah]

Yeah, but that's the popular opinion of her. Most people think of Wonder Woman, they think of "Girl Superman." There's been other writers who've combated this, sure, but to be honest, writers like Rucka and Gail only last for a few years before moving on, and Wonder Woman has been in publication for decades.

[q99]

Well, I think it's an opinion not well-rooting in reality. Sure, Rucka and Gail only last a few years... but I'm hard pressed to think of a writer who did treat her as 'girl Superman'.

[nefrekeptah]

Try the writers of "superfriends", which is (sadly) where pop culture got their idea of most superheros from. Not to mention the comics around the 60s -70s, when she wasn't given some of the most insulting story lines known to man.

[q99]

Ok, yea, you're right there.

Still, not exactly recent, and you've got stuff like the Timmverse and animated movie.

[jaybee3]

I agree. I dislike the whole Zeus as father thing and the way the Amazons are written, but I really like the rest. I think Diana is written well and the Gods too. Even Hades (who in the myth is no worse than any of his brothers/sisters, he just got stuck with the crap assignment) has the potential to be more than just a weird-looking villian.

I can't recall anytime since the Simone-era where the Wonder Woman series had such a clear direction - certainly this is miles above that whole "Odyssey" idea of JMS's.