Wonder Woman
The "Wonder" in Wonder Woman Comics
Wonder Woman comics have always carried the theme of strong, independent women. This may be attributed to Elizabeth Holloway Marston, wife of the character's creator William Moulton Marston (who also created the polygraph). It was her idea to create a female superhero when her husband was contacted by what would become DC Comics to write something for them after reading an interview he had done on the potential educational value of comic books.
A member of the fabled Amazons, Diana Prince, AKA, Wonder Woman was imbued with super strength and other powers of the gods, and armed with her silver bracelets and lasso of truth. She stood tall, was beautiful and sexy, and she was heroic. She was grounded in morality and fought for the good of her people and of innocents everywhere. She was feminine and powerful at the same time.
After Crisis on Infinite Earths, many aspects about Wonder Woman were altered. For example, before the Crisis she had powers of the mind that came from training with the Amazons that allowed her to channel strength into her muscles, which gave her the super strength. However, post-Crisis she was gifted those powers from the gods, among others. Now she can also fly, for instance.
Whatever powers the Greek gods have Wonder Woman theoretically possesses. She has access to flight, super strength, super speed, and many other abilities, all of which haven't been fully realized. She is quite possibly the most powerful character in the DC Universe, maybe even more powerful than Superman. She is certainly his equal in terms of strength at the least.
Most recently in Wonder Woman comics the character has taken a darker turn. After the death of Justice League of America member Blue Beetle, Wonder Woman tracked down and killed Max Lord, the man responsible for Blue Beetle’s murder. Because of this act, which was incidentally filmed and broadcast to the entire world, no one looks at Wonder Woman the same anymore. It should also be noted, though, that at the time Max Lord had control over Superman, who was being used to attack innocent people and other heroes. Had she not killed Lord Superman would have been the world's most deadliest weapon. But Superman and Batman didn't see it that way.
In the aftermath of this occurrence, Diana went into hiding, but has since reemerged and reclaimed her role as the true Wonder Woman.
What the future holds for Wonder Woman comics is anybody's guess. Sales haven't always been great, but the character has always been pretty popular. Now that Superman and Batman have seemingly gotten past Max Lord's murder at Wonder Woman's hands, the three have reinstituted the Justice League of America and are facing new troubles and adventures.
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