My opinions on Tom King's Wonder Woman run
Hello everyone, Iām back from my sabbatical break to finally share my thoughts on Tom Kingās Wonder Woman run.
Now, this post is going to include some controversial opinions that not everyone may agree with (which is totally fair, and honestly, if you disagree, please leave a comment), and I want to clarify that I donāt claim to hold the absolute truth (I can be wrong).
With that said, I donāt like this Wonder Woman run. Donāt get me wrongāit has its good aspects (like everything in life), but in my opinion, the bad outweighs the good.
Things I like:
The supporting cast is solid. I love that King included the Wonder GirlsāI honestly only read it for them. And yes, Iām including Steve here too because I adore him (even if he was wasted).
The art is fantastic.
Things I donāt like:
The way they handled Steve and how badly he was wasted. I mean, the man was the U.S. ambassador to the Amazons, a military officer (a general, if I remember correctly), and he was involved with the Suicide Squad (trying to minimize the threat they posed). Letās not forget he knew a lot about the government. Killing him off ruined what couldāve been an interesting political storylineāespecially considering this came after the Absolute Power event.
Dianaās storyline, while it has potential, is slow, stagnant, and poorly written. The villains (both the one who kills Steve and the one whoās likely trying to manipulate LizzieāI strongly believe thatās coming) are justā¦ meh.
Lizzie, as a concept, is interesting. And as a Wondertrev fan, I love that they have a daughter. But sadly, this character was clearly created just because King wanted to write the Super Sons taking care of a little girl. Thatās cute, I wonāt deny itābut beyond that, she doesnāt fit. She lacks charisma, and I especially donāt like her adult version when sheās with Diana (sheās so rude). I feel like she only works when sheās with Damian and Jon (she was written and created to serve their story, not to be her own character who contributes to the Amazonsāor even to Diana and Steveās legacy).
I think she couldāve worked better if they had explored the angle of her being a girl who never knew her father (heck, she didnāt even know if she had a father), who grew up hearing about her momās protĆ©gĆ©es (who sheās constantly compared to, especially Cassie), and who spent her life listening to Donna and Cassie talk fondly about some guy named Steveāonly to later discover that the Steve they spoke of with so much affection was actually her father.
In my view, that wouldāve made adult Lizzieās coldness toward Diana more understandable. It would have added depth to her character by giving her internal conflict and wouldāve tied nicely into her solo comic, where she seems to be trying to bring Steve back.
They couldāve also shown flashbacks of Steve interacting with the Amazons and the Wonder Girls (Donna and Cassie), because I find it hard to believe that, over all those years, they never met or interacted at all.
PS1: You have no idea how hard it was to get through this run. Iād read one issue and need all my willpower to even open the next. I hated feeling that way because I usually enjoy binge-reading.
PS2: If you thought I have an agenda to make Steve closer to the other Amazons and not just Diana, let me tell youāyouāre absolutely right. I have WonderFam headcanons, and Steve shows up in several of them.
