Official JLA discussion thread - Part 2

[Hush]

Yeah is wonder woman like this in her book?

 

[Primal Slayer]

We havent really seen her in mans world in her own book, but she is still witty atleast. But I dont think she is AS fun. Espically since its 5 years later.

 

[Lord]

This Wonder Woman made me remind of Thor in his film

 

[Colossal Spoons]

^Exactly

We havent really seen her in mans world in her own book, but she is still witty atleast. But I dont think she is AS fun. Espically since its 5 years later.

JLA is 5 years ahead of the WW solo book?

 

[hippie_hunter]

^Exactly



JLA is 5 years ahead of the WW solo book?

The first arc of Justice League is set 5 years in the past.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

Gotcha, thanks

 

[Mystirious]

Wonder Woman was actually more fun in JL issue three than in Wonder Woman issue three

Geoff Johns wrote Wonder Woman better than someone

This is surely a sign that something is terribly wrong with the universe

^

Because of that show everyone thinks that all he can do is talk to fish

 

[Lord]

I didn't read Wonder Woman 3 yet but until now the wonder woman comics have been extremelly fun

 

[Mystirious]

The first two issues were good but the latest one the Amazons, Hippolyta and Wonder Woman were all written horribly out of character and I'm really not pleased with the new origin they've given her ;_;

 

[RoughNTumble]

technically, they're not out of character, they're the DCnU versions of those characters

 

[Mystirious]

True but Azarello has said that Wonder Woman's continuity is mostly unchanged apart from the new origin so it is still pretty out of character

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm not liking Wonder Woman all that much 3 issues in, either. It's got some decent elements, but the tone of the story is kind of irritating. Its rejection of the clay myth in this issue seemed to reek pretty transparently of Azzarello shaking his head at us silly comic fans who were content with that origin for Diana all these years. It felt a bit condescending in the way it was presented.

But I'll stick with it for a few more issues, at least. Like I said, there are some redeeming qualities to it.

 

[Dr. Hurt]

True but Azarello has said that Wonder Woman's continuity is mostly unchanged apart from the new origin so it is still pretty out of character

Well yeah but the heroes are supposed to be younger, less confident, and perhaps a little bit changed from how we knew them. For example while the GL franchise remained unchanged, Hal isnt the amazing GL he was before. The Batman history is the same, but Catwoman doesnt know his identity, Dick was adopted when he was 16, and all that.

Just because her history didnt change, it doesnt mean that WW is exactly the same.

 

[Dr. Hurt]

I'm not liking Wonder Woman all that much 3 issues in, either. It's got some decent elements, but the tone of the story is kind of irritating. Its rejection of the clay myth in this issue seemed to reek pretty transparently of Azzarello shaking his head at us silly comic fans who were content with that origin for Diana all these years. It felt a bit condescending in the way it was presented.

But I'll stick with it for a few more issues, at least. Like I said, there are some redeeming qualities to it.

It was handled much better than how Johns handled the Aquaman jokes. And with Strife in there, you knew things would get down like that. But in Aquaman you basically have a guy who can flip trucks and take bullets to the cheek, and then people keep making fun of him. You just dont do that, at least not to his face.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Dick was always adopted a bit later, wasn't he? He was just Bruce's ward for the first several years they lived together.

 

[Dr. Hurt]

Sorry, my bad. I meant that Dick was taken in by Bruce when he was 16. With this condensed new timeline, they couldnt afford to have Dick become an orphan at age 12. He had to be a bit older, so that he'd be a 25 year old Nightwing at this point.

 

[Mystirious]

I'm not liking Wonder Woman all that much 3 issues in, either. It's got some decent elements, but the tone of the story is kind of irritating. Its rejection of the clay myth in this issue seemed to reek pretty transparently of Azzarello shaking his head at us silly comic fans who were content with that origin for Diana all these years. It felt a bit condescending in the way it was presented.

But I'll stick with it for a few more issues, at least. Like I said, there are some redeeming qualities to it.

Yep I don't hate the series even though I wasn't happy with issue three. I'm going to be sticking with it for at least a little while longer

 

[spiderbob]

Sorry, my bad. I meant that Dick was taken in by Bruce when he was 16. With this condensed new timeline, they couldnt afford to have Dick become an orphan at age 12. He had to be a bit older, so that he'd be a 25 year old Nightwing at this point.

Ah, that makes sense. I was wondering how Todd was 21 and Dick was 25 if Dick was adopted/warded at age 12.

 

[Mystirious]

At least its not like in Batman Forever where Bruce adopts a 22 year old man

 

[spiderbob]

At least its not like in Batman Forever where Bruce adopts a 22 year old man

Ha. Yeah. Kinda defeats the point of adoption if Richard's old enough to adopt someone himself.

 

[Mystirious]

Bruce just did it so he could have a love slave in an anatomically correct rubber suit without his girlfriend getting suspicious

 

[spiderbob]

Bruce just did it so he could have a love slave in an anatomically correct rubber suit without his girlfriend getting suspicious

What's disturbing is when Alfred admits to tailoring Barbara's rubber suit without her know how.
...awkward.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Sorry, my bad. I meant that Dick was taken in by Bruce when he was 16. With this condensed new timeline, they couldnt afford to have Dick become an orphan at age 12. He had to be a bit older, so that he'd be a 25 year old Nightwing at this point.

DC has always fluctuated Dick's age. He was originally around 8 when he first debuted. Then some stories like Dark Victory, All Star Batman and Robin, and Robin: Year One had him around 12. Post-Infinite Crisis Dick was around 15 when Bruce took him in. And then when Grant Morrison took over, he went back to a younger Dick Grayson somewhere in the 8 - 12 range. And now post-Flashpoint Dick is back to being around 15/16 when Bruce took him in.

 

[Mystirious]

What's disturbing is when Alfred admits to tailoring Barbara's rubber suit without her know how.
...awkward.

How did he get her measurements and why did he make her a skintight rubber outfit

Alfred is a creepy uncle

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

I giggled at the panel were Superman is eye ****ing WW.