DC Just Fixed Wonder Woman Continuity with 1 Huge Overhaul
Spoilers ahead for Wonder Woman 2!The Wonder Woman mythos has just been touched up with a new tweak to her lore. With Amazons persona non grata in the United States, Diana takes on the military to fight for her sisters’ right to exist. And a new interpretation of Diana finds a new way of looking at Wonder Woman’s complex history. Things have been hard for Wonder Woman and her people thanks to one lone Amazon. A nameless Amazon was touched inappropriately in a pool hall and she responded by killing her attacker, leading to a fight where she also killed nearly twenty men. The event caused a wave of anti-Amazon hysteria to sweep the United States.
With paranoia reaching unprecedented levels, the US government passed a law banning Amazonians from living in America. The government established the Amazon Extradition Entity to enforce this law and kill Amazonians who resisted the new law. However, Wonder Woman refuses to comply and begins searching the rogue Amazon.
Wonder Woman is “More Myth Than Mortal” and Her Stories Reflect That
In Wonder Woman #2 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere, the US military comes to capture Diana. Despite her longtime love, Steve Trevor, trying to convince her otherwise, Diana chose to fight for her freedom. Diana repeatedly faces off against missiles, tanks, and infantry while America’s secret king, the Ruler, recounts his battles. Sovereign discussed the complicated nature of Wonder Woman’s history, stating that many people have lied about Wonder Woman, from her origins to her motives and even her personal desires. The narration goes so far as to say that the Wonder Woman stories provide more information about the narrator than Diana herself. Wonder Woman is a very versatile character, and creators have used her to tell wildly different stories. Diana has been a superhero, a goddess, a warrior, a secret agent, and even a fast food employee. Though many of these stories stick to the core of who Diana is, they don’t seem to make much narrative sense when looked at one after the other. Granted, nearly every superhero with a nearly century-long history has been through some outrageous changes. But this moment works as an interesting meta way of looking at the hero. Rather than seeing her as just another superhero, Wonder Woman is presented as a modern myth, one every storyteller ascribes their own notions onto.
Wonder Woman is a Legend That is Up For Interpretation By All
Myths and legends evolve over time and as they are passed down, they change to reflect the world. Wonder Woman is no different from different storytellers as William Moulton Marston used the legend of Diana to convey different themes and messages. Diana is a complex character and it’s hard to tell who she is as a person when she’s been through so many different things throughout the years. As the legend of Wonder Woman continues to be passed down to future generations, new creators are finding new ways to use the titular character to tell stories that reflect their thoughts and feelings about the world. gender. Wonder Woman #2 is on sale now.