The Official WONDER WOMAN Discussion Thread

[Lobo]

Thanks!

Nah I don't know what Nemesis looks like, how do you know WW is interested in Nemesis now? Some sort of hunch?

She told him she was courting him. Why not pick up some WW books?

 

[Phenomenal]

She told him she was courting him. Why not pick up some WW books?

What did Wonder Woman mean by that?

Also, I plan on picking some of her books up!

 

[Manic]

I'm going to assume you're not familiar with the term, and just tell you that "courting" is the same thing as "dating."

 

[Phenomenal]

Yeah I understand.

So can Wonder Woman call upon the God wave at any time?

Does she still have that sword that can shave atoms of an electron?

 

[Anubis]

What the f**k is a God Wave?

And yes. the armor too.

 

[Kitsune]

What the f**k is a God Wave?

When the gods do the wave?

 

[Anubis]

Oooooohhhh.

 

[BrianWilly]

So can Wonder Woman call upon the God wave at any time?

Theoretically, no. Calling on the Godwave means calling on her own gods for power, and like asking any favor from anyone, they could choose to give it to her or not. The one time she asked for that power was during a period when her relationship with the Olympians was especially good; she had just saved their respective bacons for the umpteenth time. Right now, though, there's no way it could happen; she has become completely estranged from her gods with their relationship being pretty much the worst that it's ever been.

And yes. the armor too.

Actually, the last we saw of that specific sword was during Infinite Crisis...when she herself broke it in half. She has a sword right now among other weapons, but there's no telling if it's actually the same sword from before or if it has the same properties.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I prefer seeing her just stick to the lasso, myself. Her costume could use some work, but the lasso's all the weapon I think Wonder Woman needs at this point. Or all she should need, if she's being written as close to Superman in power as she ought to be.

Theoretically, no. Calling on the Godwave means calling on her own gods for power, and like asking any favor from anyone, they could choose to give it to her or not. The one time she asked for that power was during a period when her relationship with the Olympians was especially good; she had just saved their respective bacons for the umpteenth time. Right now, though, there's no way it could happen; she has become completely estranged from her gods with their relationship being pretty much the worst that it's ever been.

Being a heathen is nowhere near as much fun for Wonder Woman as it is for all those lapsed Catholics out there.

 

[Manic]

I was never feeling the idea of Wonder Woman keeping a sword, if only for the symbolism. Swords are a phallic symbol, and Diana isn't someone who needs a surrogate penis to fight somebody. She just needs to swing a big ol' hole at people.

 

[spark627]

I was never feeling the idea of Wonder Woman keeping a sword, if only for the symbolism. Swords are a phallic symbol, and Diana isn't someone who needs a surrogate penis to fight somebody. She just needs to swing a big ol' hole at people.

huh? Are you serious? She is an Amazon, of course she would have/use a sword.

 

[BrianWilly]

Well believe it or not, but the two-sided axe she's been using -- the labrys -- is a symbol of the vagin...ahh, I mean, a symbol feminism as derived from Artemis, Demeter, and the Amazons. Today, the lesbians have claimed it as their own.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Weird. I don't see how it symbolizes the ladyparts. I mean, phallic symbols are easy--anything cylindrical or longer than it is wide or that shoots something can be considered phallic if you want to make the argument. But an axe as a vagina? I don't see it...

 

[Manic]

I like my lasso=vagina comparison better, but it's good to know the significance behind her using a 2-sided axe.

 

[BrianWilly]

I actually don't much understand your comparison of a lasso with a the female genitalia; if you would be so kind as to explain it to us with intricate specifics and graphic pictures?

 

[BrianWilly]

Wonder Woman #23
I have been and remain pretty completely apathetic regarding the swords and sandals portion of this particular story. Simone has apparently worked up this huge ****ing deal about Diana losing her soul or her humanity or whatever without ever showing us the part where it actually happens, and just has Diana constantly talking about it in text boxes in a complete display of telling and not showing, which is freaking grade school writing. Similarly, she has built up D'Grth as this huge ****ing deal, the Devil Himself, the greatest evil upon multitudes of worlds...by having a bunch of characters mention it repeatedly instead of ever building up the character himself. I mean, eventually Diana defeats him by running him through with the invisible jet which, yeah okay I thought that was pretty cool...but a bunch of Teen Titans could have defeated this Ultimatest of Ultimate Evils if all it took was brute force, and not even that much brute force considering what the DCU and Diana herself is capable of mustering. Weaksauce.

Like I said last time, the portion with Nemesis, Donna, and the monkeys have instead been far more interesting than the so-called main plot, though that is hardly enough for me or anyone to be able to commend this story. I'm just glad it's over now so that we can get back to more important plots, which I am actually still looking forward to.

In the meantime, I am incredibly confused about whether or not Nemesis actually knows Diana's secret identity or not. Donna asks him what he's doing at Diana Prince's apartment, he says he thinks she's an Amazon spy, and then Donna says well okay my sister will tell you what you need to know in her own time. All the while no explanation is actually ever given to Tom as to why there would be freaking monkeys at Diana Prince's apartment and he's just like oh, okay whatever. Just what exactly is going on here?

(5.3 out of 10)
(6.6 out of 10 for the whole arc)

 

[Manic]

What got me was that the apes (there's a difference between apes and monkeys) told Donna that they attacked Tom because he came into Diana Prince's apartment with intent to attack "the princess." The apes specifically said "princess." When Donna asked Tom if that was true, he replied as if he was still talking about Diana Prince. So either Tom has put 2+2 together, or he's a complete moron.

 

[The Major]

Has Any character tapped that ass of Wonder Woman's? How come no one has hit that yet?

No.

For some reason DC sees her as an eternal virgin.

It's like they're afraid of the public thinking she'll be seen as a **** for having sex.

It's very contradictory to the character's premise.

 

[The Major]

I was never feeling the idea of Wonder Woman keeping a sword, if only for the symbolism. Swords are a phallic symbol, and Diana isn't someone who needs a surrogate penis to fight somebody. She just needs to swing a big ol' hole at people.

WW has a sword which could cut Superman in half with if she felt like it.

That's a great thing to have in any fight. Phallic symbolism be damned!

 

[The Major]

I actually don't much understand your comparison of a lasso with a the female genitalia; if you would be so kind as to explain it to us with intricate specifics and graphic pictures?

It can be shaped as a circle?



























I got nothing.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

No.

For some reason DC sees her as an eternal virgin.

It's like they're afraid of the public thinking she'll be seen as a **** for having sex.

It's very contradictory to the character's premise.

Do you really need to see it to think it happened is the real question. I assume Nightwing had sex. I haven't seen any pics of him getting out of a woman's bed.




Anyway. The story wraps up in a weird fashion. Can't say that using the invisible plane is the most thrilling way to defeat the Devil. I don't think Simone is all that great at coming up with thrilling fights. The Circle arc didn't have a very memorable end(a shark ate me). Which doesn't give me a great hope for the Genocide story.

 

[Cosmic]

Yeah, I agree. When I first started on this title almost a year ago, it was really good. I'm dropping this one, for now.

 

[Varient]

You would think that Someone would start a thread to ask which heroes are sexually active.

Frankly I don't see Batman having time,.....

 

[RockSP]

Do you really need to see it to think it happened is the real question. I assume Nightwing had sex. I haven't seen any pics of him getting out of a woman's bed.

I know there are pics of him in bed with Starfire. And he boned Huntress at one point...don't remember if they showed any post-boning pics but it was discussed openly.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

I know there are pics of him in bed with Starfire. And he boned Huntress at one point...don't remember if they showed any post-boning pics but it was discussed openly.

You have just totally blown my entire post into oblivion. Thanks alot!


Well as long as they don't turn it into a "very special issue" of Wonder Woman. Show her putting on her clothes and move on.