Nothing says conflict quite like two women in ridiculous costumes floating in the air and facing off against each other because… well why bother when you have more important things to communicate like the heroine is sexy but the villainess is sexier? (High heels are confirmed in an earlier post)
– wincenworks
(edit: As has been pointed out by several followers, this cover also promotes the worrying tropes of “evil is darker skinned” and “dark skinned women are more sexual” – which are both incredibly problematic)
No, but guys, picture this:
A retelling of Wonder Woman’s origin story…
…Where the reason she’s got the Bikini of Power is that the Amazons sent her out into the modern day to ‘fit in’, but they looked at pop culture and our media first and just assumed ‘really unrealistic bikini armours’ are just how our female soldiers dress.
And when Wonder Woman finds out it’s not, she goes and finds herself some pants.
…I think I’m going to write this at some point.
Now THAT is a sensible excuse to have Wonder Woman wear something as ridiculous as she usually does! Also it reminds me of her old origin story where basically it was decided she’d wear USA’s colors, so that she’ll be a better ambassador to the outside world.
I’d totally read that take on the character.
~Ozzie