I don't see this as giving Wonder Woman the respect she deserves, since the first announcement about this is about her romance with someone else, not about how the two work together to solve a major problem. As I have probably mentioned before, it is not respect of Wonder Woman to strap her to the arm of another character... Especially not one like Superman because eventually and probably most of the cases, he is going to have to save her and not the other way around.
The list:
- It's cliche and the mark of an alternate universe
- It screws up two pairs of long established supportcasts
- Lois Lane is now practically walking around with a massive target drawn on her face because this coupling makes her completely irrelevant. Steve's gotten the save by leading A.R.G.U.S.
- It arrived out of Johns' inorganic writing, no build up, no nothing, it just happened.
- It's a massive middle finger from DC to Wonder Woman by reducing an icon of female independence to nothing more than someone else arm candy.
- And obviously it's just DC reaching for the lowest hanging fruit in their tree.
I can't say I agree with any of this. It is possible for a female character to have a romantic relationship without being the 'arm candy'. And strong, independent woman does not mean one who is too strong for romance.
Agreed, isn't that what fans have been claiming about Lois all the time while she was still "Superman's Girlfriend"? Why can't the same hold true for Wonder Woman?
And what part of Clark "inevitably" ending up with Lois again is NOT cliche???
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