Animated Wonder Woman

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Brodie

Yeah, and that's why there's oh-so-many fantastic stories people can name off hand about her, arcs that define not just the character but offer a glimpse of how legitimate sequential art is in our society. As well as stories that are cherished not just by WW fans, but the general public and literature enthusiasts alike.


Oh, wait...

I can name plenty of stories and arcs as you describe.

The thing about Wonder Woman is -- and DC themselves still hasn't really figued it out -- ... she's never really going to be a super popular character. Short of coming out with an adults-only "Wonder Woman ****s the JLA," it's just not in the cards. There's just too many factors against her, at least in the realm of comics -- she doesn't fit the mold of comic book "bad girls," she's not quite relateable or appealing to the 12-30 male bread and butter comic book readership, and then there's the whole toxicity of "Well, if I start reading now it's just gonna get rebooted/revamped in another couple of years because that's what always happens with WW."

And I have a lot of problem with the "general public" argument. What the most number of lemmings gravitate toward has no bearing on the merit of a particular character versus another.

I see it kind of like:

Superman: an alien who crash-lands on Earth raised by human parents, protecting Metropolis with his superpowers and never killing. A bald rich guy has a weird hard-on for him. Interesting to a point, but pretty vanilla. The best Superman stories are the simplest... and there's a reason for that.

Wonder Woman: Amazonian Princess, carved of clay and given life by the Gods, is sent to Man's World as its emissary and ambassador. She has a love of all things, protects the world, occasionally kills, and the Greek God of War is her nemesis.