My disapproval/disdain for the Wonder Woman-Superman romance is obvious and not really something which needs to be mentioned (by the way minor spoilers below). Despite my opposition to the concept, I still begrudgingly accept that as a fan of the character that I do need to take part in it, at least from an academic standpoint, even when it does produce such hackneyed drivel as this:

The problems with the so called romance can be well established with the panel above. When has either of Wonder Woman or one of Superman's romantic interests ever talked like that? The romance in essence violates everything which is true to both of the characters for what amounts to a cheap trick to lure in readers that otherwise don't like comics/DC/Wonder Woman. If there could be said to be a positive out of this relationship, it hasn't occurred to me yet, or at least it hadn't until yesterday.

The storyline of the Superman Wonder Woman series has to deal with Superman facing off against Zod for the first time in the new 52. Zod is evidently playing him somewhat, and he more or less gets Superman to do as he wishes even if Superman doesn't realize it. The end result is the image below:

Zod has done what he has done to free Faora from the Phantom Zone. I am not really sure where the immediate aspect of this story will go, but one place where it might go would be someplace interesting. I have in the past complained about the lack of super villains for Wonder Woman as the majority were created in the golden age and have been bent to modern day with different success. I am certain that one day the Superman-Wonder Woman romance will be no more, it is after all comics, and nothing is free from change. If an enduring legacy from the entire thing was the establishment of Faora as a major villain for Wonder Woman then that would at least be something of use. In Wonder Woman's enemy list there are very few that can match her powers, and Faora could be an interesting mainstay to go along with the few that already can.