Once again, the most underused member of DC’s Trinity finds her status in question. Wonder Woman has received a fraction of the attention that Superman and Batman have over the years, and even as the comics giant sets up for the soft reboot of the DC Universe, she’s nowhere to be seen. Gal Gadot has apparently strapped on the magic bracelets for the last time after the DCEU burned through her contract on a series of essentially meaningless cameos and a replacement has yet to be named. While her male counterparts both have headlining projects in the DCU — Superman: Legacy and The Brave and the Bold — Diana is left in a holding pattern.It almost certainly won’t remain that way forever, but the DCU’s early approach to her seems underwhelming to say the least. Instead, the reboot is offering Paradise Lost, which is billed as a political drama patterned after HBO’s Game of Thrones and set on Themyscira in the years before Diana becomes Wonder Woman. It engendered controversy from the moment it was announced, with critics claiming that the core concept undermines what Paradise Island is supposed to be about. While the proof remains to be seen, it compounds the issue of Diana’s underplayed role in the new franchise. Paradise Lost has real potential, particularly when it comes to Wonder Woman’s supporting cast who have received even less attention than she has. The set-up, however, still denies Diana’s presence, removing badly needed context from the entire affair.In every new incarnation, however, certain specifics remained unchanged. Themyscira exists as a haven for the Amazons, where men are forbidden and women can find protection from the outside world. The roots tie into the Amazons’ mythic origins, particularly the Twelve Labors of Heracles, which involved him killing Queen Hippolyta and taking her belt. Paradise Island represents a renunciation of that violence, where its inhabitants can live their days in peace. Indeed, it constitutes the whole reason for Diana’s departure: she’s never known anything but its confines, and must venture out in the world to prove herself.
Once again, the most underused member of DC’s Trinity finds her status in question. Wonder Woman has received a fraction of the attention that Superman and Batman have over the years, and even as the comics giant sets up for the soft reboot of the DC Universe, she’s nowhere to be seen. Gal Gadot has apparently strapped on the magic bracelets for the last time after the DCEU burned through her contract on a series of essentially meaningless cameos and a replacement has yet to be named. While her male counterparts both have headlining projects in the DCU — Superman: Legacy and The Brave and the Bold — Diana is left in a holding pattern.
It almost certainly won’t remain that way forever, but the DCU’s early approach to her seems underwhelming to say the least. Instead, the reboot is offering Paradise Lost, which is billed as a political drama patterned after HBO’s Game of Thrones and set on Themyscira in the years before Diana becomes Wonder Woman. It engendered controversy from the moment it was announced, with critics claiming that the core concept undermines what Paradise Island is supposed to be about. While the proof remains to be seen, it compounds the issue of Diana’s underplayed role in the new franchise. Paradise Lost has real potential, particularly when it comes to Wonder Woman’s supporting cast who have received even less attention than she has. The set-up, however, still denies Diana’s presence, removing badly needed context from the entire affair.
In every new incarnation, however, certain specifics remained unchanged. Themyscira exists as a haven for the Amazons, where men are forbidden and women can find protection from the outside world. The roots tie into the Amazons’ mythic origins, particularly the Twelve Labors of Heracles, which involved him killing Queen Hippolyta and taking her belt. Paradise Island represents a renunciation of that violence, where its inhabitants can live their days in peace. Indeed, it constitutes the whole reason for Diana’s departure: she’s never known anything but its confines, and must venture out in the world to prove herself.
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