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64-592: Yara is depicted as the next Wonder Woman in the future viewed by Diana in the event Future State . According to the character's creator, Joëlle Jones , Yara's appearance was inspired by Brazilian model Suyane Moreira  [ pt ] . Yara Flor is the daughter of an Amazon and a Brazilian river god , who becomes the defender of the Esquecida Amazon tribe. The character debuted in January 2021 as part of DC Comic's " Future State " storyline, in which she

128-399: A bola and befriends a Pegasus and calls him Jerry. Eros tells her that Hera is training Yara to be her champion, and Eros wants Yara to drink the elixir of immortality so she can be with him forever. Yara convinces Eros to let her come back to the mortal realm to meet a man whom she had feelings for name Joao, and Yara meets a Brazilian Amazon name Potira who explains that Yara's mother was

192-535: A Greek Amazon who fell in love with a man and gave birth to her. An Amazon tribe in Brazil took Yara's family in, until Ares killed her mother. Cassie Sandsmark and Artemis of Bana-Mighdall eventually find Yara, and tells Yara that if she sides with Hera, it will cause the destruction of the Amazons. Hera asks Yara to drink the ambrosia which will render her immortal. She declines and fights her way out of Olympus. During

256-401: A clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods, she is, instead, a demi-goddess and the natural-born daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus . Azzarello and Chiang's revamp of the character was critically acclaimed, but highly divisive among longtime fans of the character. In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched all of its publications as part of the " DC Rebirth " continuity reboot, and

320-407: A cover for her superhero activities. At last, in a world torn by the hatred and wars of men, appears a woman to whom the problems and feats of men are mere child's play. A woman whose identity is known to none, but whose sensational feats are outstanding in a fast-moving world. She serves as a symbol of integrity and humanity, so that the world of men would know what it means to be an Amazon . With

384-547: A glimpse at a new version of Wonder Woman that’s grounded in modern fantasy as much as superhero comics, providing ammo for a huge number of thrilling new stories." Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superheroine created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter in 1941 for DC Comics . Marston's wife, Elizabeth , and their life partner, Olive Byrne , are credited as being his inspiration for

448-456: A goddess in 2022, to bring the child to life as Aphrodite had once done for Hyppolyta to bring Diana to life. The character has changed in depiction over the decades, including briefly losing her powers entirely in the late 1960s; by the 1980s, artist George Perez gave her an athletic look and emphasized her Amazonian heritage. She possesses an arsenal of magical items, including the Lasso of Truth ,

512-525: A hundred times the agility and strength of our best male athletes and strongest wrestlers, she appears as though from nowhere to avenge an injustice or right a wrong! As lovely as Aphrodite- as wise as Athena- with the speed of Mercury and the strength of Hercules - She is known only as Wonder Woman! —Narrator – All Star Comics #8 (Introducing Wonder Woman) - Written by William Moulton Marston Many writers have depicted Diana in different personalities and tone; between both of her diametric extremes; that of

576-508: A job and a valid identity to look after Steve (who was admitted in the same army hospital), she gives her the money she had earned earlier to help her go to her fiancé in exchange for her credentials. The nurse reveals her name as Diana Prince, and thus, Wonder Woman's secret identity was created, and she began working as a nurse in the army. Wonder Woman then took part in a variety of adventures, mostly side by side with Trevor. Her most common foes during this period would be Nazi forces led by

640-743: A new primary continuity for the DC Universe, Diana's background was altered to make her the biological daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. After the DC Rebirth and Infinite Frontier events that reinstated pieces of pre-New 52 canon to DC, Diana's clay origin was gradually reintroduced. Diana's clay origin was fully restored as her canon backstory in 2024 during Tom King 's Wonder Woman run. During King's series, Diana references her own origin when she forms her own daughter born of clay, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Marston Prince, and implores her mother Hyppolyta, who in DC canon became

704-539: A pair of indestructible bracelets , a tiara which serves as a projectile, and, in older stories, a range of devices based on Amazon technology. Wonder Woman's character was created during World War II ; the character in the story was initially depicted fighting Axis forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains , although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters, deities, and monsters from Greek mythology. Many stories depicted Wonder Woman freeing herself from bondage, which counterpointed

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768-507: A part of Infinite Frontier , with Travis Moore serving as the initial artist. Their run would last up to issue 800 in June 2023, where it was then announced that the series would receive a new #1 as a part of the Dawn of DC relaunch. Tom King will serve as the writer and Daniel Sampere providing the art, with the first issue launching on September 6, 2023, and a short story in issue 800 that will set up

832-505: A phase where she lost her superpowers and functioned solely as Diana Prince, a skilled but non-superhuman character. Her career evolved over time, with roles ranging from military intelligence to astronaut and staff member at the United Nations . During this era, Diana Prince engaged in high adventure similar to characters like Modesty Blaise . After the Crisis on Infinite Earths storyline,

896-481: A revamp in Wonder Woman's appearance. Artist Milton Glaser , who also designed the "bullet" logo adopted by DC in 1977, created a stylized "WW" emblem that evoked and replaced the eagle in her bodice and debuted in 1982. The emblem in turn was incorporated by studio letterer Todd Klein onto the monthly title's logo, which lasted for a year and a half before being replaced by a version from Glaser's studio. The series

960-410: A revised look with an ancient Greek motif, including a red cape and light armor fittings, such as pteruges and shin guards. Along with her lasso and bracelets, she now regularly utilizes her sword and shield. Wonder Woman: Rebirth artist Liam Sharp described the new armor as a utilitarian piece which allows her to move more freely. In 2018, DC Comics announced G. Willow Wilson as the new writer on

1024-598: A reward for saving someone; while conversely, the modern version of the character has been shown to perform lethal and fatal actions when left with no other alternative, exemplified in the killing of Maxwell Lord in order to save Superman's life. Brian Azzarello stated in an interview that the New 52 version of the character was being written as a very "confident", "impulsive" and "good-hearted" character in her. He referred to her trait of feeling compassion as both her strength and weakness. A distinctive trait of her characterization

1088-525: A romantic interest. This role allowed her to be close to Trevor and aid him in his missions without revealing her true identity. In the Silver and Bronze Ages of comics, the Diana Prince persona was redefined. The earlier story of acquiring the identity from a real Diana Prince was omitted, and instead, Diana Prince was portrayed as working in military intelligence . During this period, Wonder Woman experienced

1152-633: A time travel mission back to the 1940s with Jay Garrick . After this mission, she elected to join the Justice Society of America and remained in that era for eight years, where her teammates nicknamed her "Polly". During that time she had a relationship with Ted Grant . Hippolyta also made visits into the past to see her godchild Lyta , daughter of Hippolyta's protege Helena, the Golden Age Fury. These visits happened yearly from young Lyta's perspective and also accounted for Hippolyta's participation in

1216-640: A trip from the US to Brazil, the country of her birth. Queen Hippolyta sends Wonder Girl Cassie Sandsmark to protect Yara, where Cassie encounters Artemis of Bana-Mighdall . While on a plane, Yara is attacked by a couple of her people in the Amazon, and accidentally causes a hole in the plane causing it to crash. She is hit by an arrow from Eros (who was sent by Hera ) who falls in love with her after accidentally cutting himself with his own arrow. Yara mets Hera, and tells Chiron to train her. Yara learns how to fight using

1280-403: A worldly warrior, a highly compassionate and calm ambassador, and sometimes also as a naive and innocent person, depending on the writer. What has remained in constant existence, and is a mainstay of the character, is the dichotomy of her dominant force aspect and her nurturing humanity: her overwhelming belief in love, empathy, compassion, and having a strong conscience. The latter aspect had been

1344-476: Is Princess Diana of Themyscira . When blending into the society outside of her homeland, she sometimes adopts her civilian identity , Diana Prince . Wonder Woman's origin story (from Golden to Bronze Age ) relates that she was sculpted from clay by her mother, Queen Hippolyta , and was given a life as an Amazon , along with superhuman powers as gifts by the Greek gods. During the New 52 reboot which established

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1408-454: Is a group of signature mythological exclamations, beginning with "Great Aphrodite!", followed by "Great Hera!", "Merciful Minerva!", and "Suffering Sappho!', some of which were contributed by Elizabeth Holloway Marston . Diana, after her death, was granted divinity as the Goddess of Truth by her gods for such faithful devotion. During her brief time as a god of Olympus , Diana was replaced in

1472-424: Is awarded a special uniform made by her mother for her new role as Wonder Woman and safely returns Steve Trevor to his home country. Coming to America for the first time, Wonder Woman comes upon a wailing army nurse who happens to look identical to her. Inquiring about her state, she finds that the nurse wanted to leave for South America with her fiancé but was unable due to shortage of money. As Wonder Woman needed

1536-728: Is shown to be the Wonder Woman of the future. In the present day DC Universe , Yara is introduced as part of the Infinite Frontier publishing event. She is unaware of her Amazon heritage, but, responding to a prophecy that will determine if Yara destroys the Amazons or saves them, the Olympian Gods and the Amazons of Themiscyra , Bana-Mighdall , and a third tribe in the Amazon rainforest separately begin to converge on her location as she makes

1600-433: Is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman. Marston was an outspoken feminist , polyamorist , and firm believer in the superiority of women. He described bondage and submission as a "respectable and noble practice". Marston wrote in a weakness for Wonder Woman, which was attached to a fictional stipulation that he dubbed "Aphrodite's Law", that made

1664-512: The Golden Age of comics , Diana Prince was a U.S. Army nurse during World War II. Wonder Woman adopted this identity after meeting the real Diana Prince, who needed money to join her fiancé in South America. In exchange for the funds, Wonder Woman received her credentials. As Diana Prince, she initially worked as a secretary in the military, particularly for Major Steve Trevor , with whom she had

1728-534: The Titans Tower in issue #3, and learns from Alan Scott and Swamp Thing that Pariah is corrupting The Great Darkness. She participates in the final battle with Dick Grayson 's group where she distracts Pariah long enough for Jace Fox and Mister Terrific to defeat Pariah. At the end of the event, Yara helps clean up the Hall of Justice with the rest of the heroes. As an Amazon- Tupi demigoddess, Yara inherits abilities

1792-424: The Wonder Woman comic book title. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang were assigned writing and art duties respectively and revamped the character's history considerably. In this new continuity, Wonder Woman wears a costume similar to her original Marston costume (except with a red-black-silver color scheme rather than the classic red-blue-gold), utilizes a sword and shield, and has a completely new origin. No longer

1856-472: The Wonder Woman ongoing series. Wilson began her run in November, with the first story arc titled "The Just War." Steve Orlando took over from Wilson in 2020 with Mariko Tamaki taking over from him later in the year. 2020 also saw the Wonder Woman comics issues' numbering order restructured as DC's Doomsday Clock event united the current series to the original Golden Age as one continuous run. This meant

1920-567: The ideal love leader ; the kind of woman who he believed should run society. "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world", Marston wrote. In a 1943 issue of The American Scholar , Marston wrote: Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy

1984-438: The polygraph , struck upon an idea for a new kind of superhero, one who would triumph not with fists or firepower, but with love. "Fine," said Elizabeth. "But make her a woman." Marston introduced the idea to Gaines. Given the go-ahead, Marston developed Wonder Woman , whom he believed to be a model of that era's unconventional, liberated woman. Marston also drew inspiration from the bracelets worn by Olive Byrne , who lived with

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2048-499: The " damsels in distress " trope that was common in comics during the 1940s. In the decades since her debut, Wonder Woman has gained a cast of enemies bent on destroying her, including classic villains such as Cheetah , Ares , Circe , Doctor Poison , Giganta , Blue Snowman , Doctor Cyber , along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale and the First Born . Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring

2112-622: The 1960s, under writer Robert Kanigher , Wonder Woman's origin was revamped, along with other characters'. The new origin story increased the character's Hellenic and mythological roots: receiving the blessing of each deity in her crib, Diana is destined to become as "beautiful as Aphrodite , wise as Athena , strong as Hercules , and swift as Hermes ." At the end of the 1960s, under the guidance of Mike Sekowsky , Wonder Woman surrendered her powers in order to remain in Man's World rather than accompany her fellow Amazons to another dimension. Wonder Woman

2176-594: The JSA/JLA team ups. When she returned from the past, Hippolyta took Diana's place in the JLA as well. Following Wonder Woman's ascension to heaven and return to the living in Infinite Frontier , she officially gives her blessing for her mother Hippolyta and her Amazon sister Nubia to share the title of Wonder Woman, meaning there are now three Wonder Women in current continuity. In her debut in All Star Comics #8, Diana

2240-681: The Queen of the Amazons Hippolyta , in order to determine who is the most worthy of all the women; Hippolyta charges the winner with the responsibility of delivering Captain Steve Trevor back to Man's World and to fight for justice. Hippolyta forbids Diana from entering the competition, but she takes part nonetheless, wearing a mask to conceal her identity. She wins the competition and reveals herself, surprising Hippolyta, who ultimately accepts, and must give in to, Diana's wish to go to Man's World. She then

2304-612: The Queen of the Amazons and the God of War, were in fact all an illusion created by a mysterious villain, and she had never once been back to Themyscira ever since she left, nor is she capable of returning there. The "Year One" story is presented as an all-new origin story for Diana, which reveals how she received her powers from the Olympian Gods, which was intended to bring her back to her classical DC roots. Wonder Woman appears in DC Rebirth with

2368-441: The attention of comics publisher Max Gaines , who hired Marston as an educational consultant for National Periodicals and All-American Publications , two of the companies that would merge to form DC Comics . At that time, Marston wanted to create his own new superhero; Marston's wife and fellow psychologist Elizabeth suggested to him that it should be a woman: William Moulton Marston, a psychologist already famous for inventing

2432-515: The average Amazon does not. Yara has superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, durability, agility and senses. Yara also has the ability of hydrokinesis , which she discovers after she gets her golden bolas . Yara also rides a white winged horse from Olympus named Jerry. The character was received positively by both fans and critics, with critics naming Yara Flor the standout from Future State . Samantha Nelson from Polygon wrote "DC’s clearly betting big on Yara, but her debut shows tremendous promise. It’s

2496-401: The chaining of her "Bracelets of Submission" together by a man take away her Amazonian super strength. The only hope for peace is to teach people who are full of pep and unbound force to enjoy being bound... only when the control of self by others is more pleasant than the unbound assertion of self in human relationships can we hope for a stable, peaceful human society. Initially, Wonder Woman

2560-405: The chaos, Jerry is hurt by Pegasus, and Yara comes back to Mount Olympus to take revenge, but Hera defeats her and sends her to Hephaestus . In Dark Crisis #1, Jonathan Samuel Kent tries to convince Yara to join his new Justice League team after Pariah killed all the current Justice League members. Yara rebukes Jonathan's offer and leaves him. However she returns after Deathstroke attacks

2624-586: The character's appearance. Wonder Woman appears in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character first appeared in All Star Comics #8 published October 21, 1941 with her first feature in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously ever since. In her homeland, the island nation of Themyscira , her official title

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2688-540: The character's voice for animated adaptations. Wonder Woman has been depicted in film and television by Linda Harrison , Cathy Lee Crosby , Lynda Carter , Megan Gale , Adrianne Palicki , and in the DC Extended Universe films by Gal Gadot . In an October 1940 interview with the Family Circle magazine, William Moulton Marston discussed the unfulfilled potential of the comic book medium. This article caught

2752-569: The couple in a polyamorous relationship. Wonder Woman debuted in All Star Comics #8 ( cover date Dec/Jan 1941/1942, released in October 1941), scripted by Marston. Marston was the creator of a systolic-blood-pressure-measuring apparatus, which was crucial to the development of the polygraph ( lie detector ). Marston's experience with polygraphs convinced him that women were more honest than men in certain situations and could work more efficiently. Marston designed Wonder Woman to be an allegory for

2816-448: The dead, Diana went to Paradise Island and used her and Steve's essences and formed a child from clay. Diana called upon Hyppolyta to bring life to the child, in the same way that Aphrodite had done for Hyppolyta when she brought Diana to life. Diana Prince is the civilian identity of Wonder Woman, first appearing in Sensation Comics #1 in January 1942. This cover identity allows Wonder Woman to operate in human society undetected. In

2880-610: The early 1970s the character returned to her superhero roots in the Justice League of America and to the World War II era in her own title. This, however, was ultimately due to the popularity of the TV series at the time also having Wonder Woman set in the WWII era, and was shifted back to the 1970s era once the TV show did the same. With a new decade arriving, DC president Jenette Kahn ordered

2944-557: The end of the event, Diana and the other heroes regain their powers. This run notably retcons Zeus's parentage of Diana and restores the origin of Diana's birth from clay as her canon backstory. It is fully restored when the Sovereign reveals that he killed Steve Trevor and reveals that Steve is in fact Elizabeth's father, though not in a traditional sense. After the Sovereign killed Steve Trevor in order to break Diana, he reveals that after Diana unsuccessfully attempted to bring Steve back from

3008-670: The events of King's run, Diana also takes part in the DC-wide Absolute Power event as she and other heroes face off against Amanda Waller after their powers are stolen from them by Waller. Diana teams up with Damian Wayne, whom she bonds with over the way that they feel that struggle to live up to the legacies of their parents, with Diana relating to how Damian views his father through the way she aspires to live up to her mother Hyppolyta. Damian and Diana also meet with Steve Trevor during their mission, who assists Diana and Damian on their mission and reconnects with Diana romantically. At

3072-541: The history of Wonder Woman and Diana Prince was rebooted. The Diana Prince identity was initially not revived, and Wonder Woman was known simply as Diana of Themyscira. However, for undercover operations, she occasionally used the alias Diane Prince. Following a period of exile due to controversial actions, Wonder Woman fully adopted the Diana Prince identity again, working as an agent for the Department of Metahuman Affairs. This role helped her reconnect with humanity and provided

3136-437: The main enemy of Wonder Woman. In this run, Wonder Woman wears a new costume designed by Jim Lee. Straczynski determined the plot and continued writing duties until Wonder Woman #605; writer Phil Hester then continued his run, which ultimately concluded in Wonder Woman #614. In 2011's The New 52 , DC Comics relaunched its entire line of publications to attract a new generation of readers, and thus released volume 4 of

3200-420: The new fifth volume of Wonder Woman was released semi-monthly with writer Greg Rucka . This fifth volume of Wonder Woman is part of the "DC Universe", the current continuity established after Rebirth. Initially, the new series does not use a regular storyline that exists between each issue; instead two separate storylines share the book, with an installment of one story published every other issue, and those of

3264-436: The next issue was #750 despite the previous issue being numbered only #83 . To celebrate, the issue was extra length and collected a variety of short stories celebrating the character of Wonder Woman with previous writers such as Phil Jimenez , Gail Simone and Greg Rucka returning. In early 2021, it was announced that Becky Cloonan and Michael Conrad would serve as the writers of Wonder Woman starting with issue 770 as

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3328-400: The other storyline published in between those. This practice began with the storyline "The Lies", for the odd numbered issues, and "Year One", for the even numbered issues. The new storyline as presented in these issues effectively retcons the events from the previous New 52 series. "The Lies" storyline reveals that numerous events from the previous Wonder Woman series, in which Diana was made

3392-424: The outside world. Pérez incorporated a variety of deities and concepts from Greek mythology in Wonder Woman's stories and origin. His rendition of the character acted as the foundation for the modern Wonder Woman stories, as he expanded upon the widely accepted origin of Diana being birthed out of clay. The relaunch was a critical and commercial success. In August 2010 (issue #600), J. Michael Straczynski took over

3456-529: The reason for her induction into the Star Sapphires . Writer Gail Simone was applauded for her portrayal of Wonder Woman during her run on the series, with comic book reviewer Dan Phillips of IGN noting that "she's molded Diana into a very relatable and sympathetic character." In the Golden Age, Wonder Woman adhered to an Amazon code of helping any in need, even misogynistic people, and never accepting

3520-411: The release of the film of the same name ). Wonder Woman has been featured in various media, from radio to television and film, and appears in merchandise sold worldwide, such as apparel, toys, dolls, jewelry, and video games. Shannon Farnon , Susan Eisenberg , Maggie Q , Lucy Lawless , Keri Russell , Rosario Dawson , Cobie Smulders , Rachel Kimsey , and Stana Katic , among others, have provided

3584-538: The role of Wonder Woman by her mother, Queen Hippolyta . Unlike Diana receiving the title of Wonder Woman in honor, Hippolyta's role as Wonder Woman was meant to be a punishment for her betrayal in Artemis' death as well as for unintentionally killing her own daughter. John Byrne, the writer that introduced the concept of Hippolyta as the first Wonder Woman, has explained his intentions in a post in his message board: I thought George's one "mistake" in rebooting Wonder Woman

3648-421: The series by introducing Diana's future daughter Elizabeth / Trinity. Much of the events of King and Sampere's run are relayed at some in the future to Diana's daughter along with Batman's son Damian Wayne and Superman's son Jon Kent , both of whom have succeeded their parents in their respective mantles, by the imprisoned villain Sovereign, who Trinity seeks out to learn information about her father. During

3712-581: The series' writing duties and introduced Wonder Woman to an alternate timeline created by the Gods in which Paradise Island had been destroyed and the Amazons scattered around the world. In this timeline, Diana is an orphan raised in New York. The entire world has forgotten Wonder Woman's existence and the main story of this run was of Diana trying to restore reality even though she does not properly remember it herself. A trio of Death Goddesses called The Morrigan acted as

3776-471: The superhero teams Justice Society (1941) and Justice League (1960). The character is an archetypical figure in popular culture recognized worldwide, partly due to being widely adapted into television, film, animation, merchandise, and toys. October 21 is Wonder Woman Day, commemorating the release of her first appearance in All-Star Comics #8 (except 2017, which held the day on June 3 to tie in with

3840-418: Was a member of a tribe of women called the Amazons , native to Paradise Island  – a secluded island set in the middle of a vast ocean. Captain Steve Trevor 's plane crashes on the island and he is found alive but unconscious by Diana and fellow Amazon, and friend, Mala. Diana has him nursed back to health and falls in love with him. A competition is held amongst all the Amazons by Diana's mother,

3904-490: Was always Diana Prince and opens a mod boutique. She acquires a Chinese mentor named I Ching , who teaches Diana martial arts and weapons skills. Using her fighting skill instead of her powers, Diana engaged in adventures that encompassed a variety of genres, from espionage to mythology. This phase of her story was directly influenced by the British spy thriller The Avengers and Diana Rigg 's portrayal of Emma Peel . In

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3968-498: Was an Amazon champion who wins the right to return Steve Trevor  – a United States intelligence officer whose plane had crashed on the Amazons' isolated island homeland – to "Man's World" and to fight crime and the evil of the Nazis . During this period, Wonder Woman joined the Justice Society of America as the team's secretary. During the Silver Age of

4032-402: Was canceled with issue #329 (February 1986) written by Gerry Conway, depicting Steve Trevor's marriage to Wonder Woman. Following the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths series, George Pérez , Len Wein , and Greg Potter rewrote the character's origin story, depicting Wonder Woman as an emissary and ambassador from Themyscira to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to

4096-511: Was making her only 25 years old when she left Paradise Island. I preferred the idea of a Diana who was thousands of years old (as, if I recall correctly, she was in the TV series). From that angle, I would have liked to have seen Diana having been Wonder Woman in WW2, and be returning to our world in the reboot. Not having that option, I took the next best course, and had Hippolyta fill that role. As Wonder Woman, Queen Hippolyta immediately got involved in

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