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I disagree that she seemed reckless and foolish in this issue. That whole exchange struck me as very similar to Simone's take on Wonder Woman in that Simone (as well as Rucka to an extent) viewed her and the other Amazons as pragmatists at heart. When she said she would kill Zod, the way it was phrased came off as not so much a threat, but a statement of fact. Aside from that one heated glare, she just threw aside Faora, analysed the situation and then made a calculated decision. I'm not entirely sure what seemed reckless or foolish about that exchange. If she had screamed "I'll kill you if you hurt him, Zod!" or something of that ilk, it would certainly imply as much, but she simply and calmly stated that if he followed his current course of action he would be "dead a moment later." There was no over the top exclamation or anger, it was just a stone cold fact.

She then withdrew with such militant precision and calm that rather than coming off as reckless or foolish, she appeared more similar to the soldier-like representation depicted in certain portions of Simone's run. I quite liked that she was able to assess the situation so logically and come to a decision that most other more reckless superheroes would not be able to make. She was able to recognise that retreating was not a loss, just the post poning of their victory. It's classic Wonder Woman, really, and the first moment of this run for me that really seems that way.

It also does say something that Zod and Faora's combined might was too much for Superman, but neither of them were able to land a strike on Wonder Woman, who was able to injure both rather quickly. Zod seemed to view her as so much of a threat that rather than kill Superman, thereby eliminating him as a threat, which would allow him to double team Wonder Woman with Faora, he decided that a mutual withdrawal would be in his best interest. He decided it would be best to retreat rather than take her on, even with Faora at his side.

I wasn't a huge fan of this book initially and I almost dropped it outright after the Apollo issue (which I maintain was a horrible interpretation of an otherwise interesting villain that devalues the inevitable showdown between him and Diana in the Wonder Woman solo). But this issue was a step in the right direction.

@archizoom: I think every arc will glorify one of them more. And this one does deal with one of superman villains, who is on top of that also from krypton.

Difficult to call the relationship between Clark and Diana in comics Superman\Wonder Woman romantic.More like friendship.