Michael Straczynksi’s 2010 Odyssey revamping Wonder Woman into a street-smart urban warrior, just one year before the New 52 changed the entire DC Universe. The problem has become more pronounced in recent years, with J. This was a problem even in the 1940s, where William Moulton Marston’s feminist icon joined the Justice Society of America only to become their secretary and spend many of their missions staying at home, worrying about “the boys” and dreaming of a day when she could marry Steve Trevor. It would be fair to say that Wonder Woman, as a character, has undergone far too many pointless revisions to her backstory and motivations.

It is then that Diana learns a horrifying truth – that nearly everything she believes she knows about herself is a lie and that someone has been manipulating her for a very long time. These visions lead Diana to do what she had never done before – turn the Lasso of Truth upon herself and see what she may see. How a prophecy sent her to combat the evils of Ares and serve as an Ambassador. How her journey to Man’s World was brought about by the arrival of the first man to set foot of Themyscira in their history. How she earned divine power after a tournament to determine the Amazon’s ultimate champion. How she was blessed with amazing powers due to her divine heritage and training under the tutelage of Ares. How she was one daughter among many and an outcast. How she was the first child born among the Amazons in centuries and beloved by all. How her mother came to know Zeus in the form of a mortal man and lay with him. How she was made of clay and had life breathed into her by the goddesses of her people. Lately, Diana has been feeling truly conflicted – not only regarding her nature but her very past! She remembers completely contradictory facts. She is a lover who would rather not fight at all, yet always relishes an opportunity to fight the good fight. She is a princess who fights for equality. Wonder Woman) has always considered herself a complex woman, though that complexity lends itself to paradox.

WONDER WOMAN REBIRTH #1/ Written by GREG RUCKA/ Pencils by MATTHEW CLARK & LIAM SHARP/Inks by SEAN PARSONS & LIAM SHARP/ Colors by JEREMY COLWELL & LAURA MARTIN/ Letters by JODI WYNNE/ Published by DC COMICSĭiana of Themyscira (a.k.a.

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