New 52 Wonder Woman - Why doesn't she have Cool villains?

[lordultimus]

So I posted some tidbits about the upcoming Earth One: Wonder Woman book, and some discussion came about based on how the character has changed. I thought I'd post a bit that shows why the Earth One book is important in showing a different side of Wondy (though from what I've heard, Geoff Johns has improved in writing her recently.)







On a related note, the Finches are actually interested in modernizing her rogues gallery, starting with Silver Swan at least.

Comments

[nyadnar17]

Its especially weird considering how much of a non-issue it is across the street at Marvel. 9/10 heroes there hating killing, but will kill out of self defense. There is no debate. Most everyone there agrees killing, especially by masked vigilantes not answerable to anyone, is a bad thing most of the time AND most everyone agrees that if you do kill someone that does not somehow "make you as bad as them".

WW in particular is a strange case because DC editorial won't come out and mandate what her stance on the issue is or it changes from book to book.

[ablackraptor]

I think Marvel were once very much black-and-white on the issue (take into account the time the Avengers nearly split because of the issue, or how Hawkeye and Mockingbird's marriage was destroyed because he couldn't sympathise with her killing Phantom Rider), but it seems they've taken a general, modernized view on it in recent years; I'm not sure when that started exactly.

[lordultimus]

Most of Marvel anyways. Spider-Man is still pretty keen on the "No Killing, Ever" rule.