The Medium is Not Enough

As we head into the new year, for Wonder Woman, it seems an appropriate time to say, “Out with the old, in with the new.”

For starters, in Wonder Woman #15, not only do we have the much-heralded, full-on return of the New Gods to the DC Universe, we also have some new characters – including, naturally enough, a new relative for Wondy – and new powers for her as well.

But over in Justice League #15, the flip remark I made when reviewing Justice League #14 turns out to have been prophetic, too: Wondy has a new secret dating identity. Yes, ‘Diana Prince’ is back. Woo hoo!

And since our Wondy seems to be getting some proper ‘screen time’ in the DC Universe for a change, this month, she’s also popping up in Aquaman for the first time since the nu52 reboot. Although, it has to be said, it’s a less than edifying experience for all involved. And it’s not just because of the usual Aquaman fish jokes.

And, just for fun, she flies a bit in Batwoman #15. Well, falls, flies, it’s much of a muchness. But it does give us the chance to ask a vital question that DC seems to have been posing for a couple of months now: is Wonder Woman a goddess? And to answer another vital question that DC seems to have been posing for even longer: do its writers really do any research?

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