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COMICS: Wonder Woman #3 To Radically Alter Diana's Origin

Obviously big SPOILER WARNING on this one. But if you don't mind finding out a fairly big change in the origins on Wonder Woman in the DCnU click for the details from The New York Post..

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By Mark "RorMachine" Cassidy - 10/10/2011
Ok, you have clicked so from here on SPOILER WARNING in effect. In the DCnU Wonder Woman has a Daddy. And not just any Daddy, the Daddy of all...Daddys. Here is an excerpt from Nypost.com..



By Zeus! Wonder Woman is a daddy's girl. The iconic character is getting something she's never had in her almost 70-year-old history -- a father.

"She's going to learn she's not who she was told she was," "Wonder Woman" writer Brian Azzarello told The Post.

A storyline in the amazing Amazon's newly relaunched comic will reveal she's actually the daughter of Zeus, the thunderbolt throwing father of the Olympian gods.


This is a radical departure from the previous Wonder Woman canon that has maintained over the character's long history. The original origin story had Diana's mother Hippolyta fashion her from clay and have life breathed into her by the other Greek Goddesses. But sometimes a change can be a good thing as writer/artist team Brian Azarello and Jim Lee explain..

"In this case, making her a god actually makes her more human, more relatable," DC co-publisher Jim Lee said.

"Everybody's got a father," Azzarello said. "Even if he's not the nicest guy in the world.


The article also suggests that this will not be the only character receiving a few changes to their origins and more will be revealed at NYCC. What do you guys make of this? I think there are pros and cons to the change but for the most part I'm open to it. For more from Azarello and Lee click the link below.

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0bstreperous - 10/10/2011, 6:59 AM
She cud get it too
Denn1s - 10/10/2011, 7:01 AM
cool.i want more characters affiliated with the greek gods besides herc. enough with the norse gods because of thor.it is time to remind to everyone that WW is greek
Geeksiah - 10/10/2011, 7:27 AM
@Intruder That's the idea of the Reboot. Make DC more like Marvel.
STOOPUDR - 10/10/2011, 7:36 AM
So the DC relaunch is basically Ultimate DC? At least Marvel kept the traditional series running at the same time. Imagine if they canceled the Marvel Universe and all we had was Ultimate. I hope this works for DC, otherwise they will have some upset fans.

Wonder how long until there is a gay half black/ half hispanic Superman?
TheMfayz - 10/10/2011, 7:37 AM
Not to bad for a different origin, it actually sounds kind if cool
TheMfayz - 10/10/2011, 7:37 AM
Kind of cool **
STOOPUDR - 10/10/2011, 7:38 AM
But the Wonder Woman change doesn't sound bad. Could even be explained in the old canon, as the original origin was the legend and the new story is the truth.
rbfn04 - 10/10/2011, 7:39 AM
@Geeksiah and that ain't even trolling. Nothing but the truth.

DiDIo, Johns and Lee will kill DC if they are not removed from their current positions...
EntertainmentAddict - 10/10/2011, 7:51 AM
I don't like it. The origin has been intact for 70 years and she does not need to have a father. I wish they would quit changing and messing up evrything and just let the stories be...
dahamma - 10/10/2011, 8:00 AM
INtruder you beat me to it lol
BATMAN1X - 10/10/2011, 8:03 AM
I Think its A Great Idea for her to Have A Father it brings more to her Character.. well done Dc
Priest - 10/10/2011, 8:08 AM
I completely agree with Intruder.
MaddMonkk - 10/10/2011, 8:10 AM
It was expecting this for awhile, Zeus got out of all that child support and now he wants to be a good father! King of the dead beat dads!
RobinNumbah6 - 10/10/2011, 8:21 AM
I knew people couldnt be made out of clay!!
m0th3r - 10/10/2011, 8:26 AM
@intruder exactly.....I would have preferred something else, but Zeus was a bit of a slut....so anything is possible. I wondering this cause mt Olympus to be more integrated into dcu like asgard in marvel
SteveRogersSon - 10/10/2011, 9:16 AM
WELL LET"S MAKE DC MARVEL...or worse...let's make it IMAGE!!!
duncboy - 10/10/2011, 9:19 AM
I frown :*(
JohnTom88 - 10/10/2011, 9:22 AM
So Herc and Diana are actually siblings?
VictorHugo - 10/10/2011, 9:22 AM
Isn´t Azarello the dude who wrote the worst Superman story ever,
"For Tomorrow"?

In which Superman was confessing his sins to a poor priest just because he was going to die of cancer, so he could keep it a secret?
Moakynubs - 10/10/2011, 9:27 AM
I would hope she has a father.
Fastestmanalive - 10/10/2011, 9:27 AM
Cool I guess, but this isent totally out of the blue, Cassie sandsmark aka Wonder girl's father was also revealed to be Zues a couple years ago.
GUNSMITH - 10/10/2011, 9:33 AM
" DIANA MY DAUGHTER, TELL YOUR MAMA WASSUP...YEAH..I TAPPED THAT."
redrobin1986 - 10/10/2011, 9:36 AM
Since she is now Zeus's daughter will cassie now be her sister or will they change her back story and make her Ares daughter
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 10/10/2011, 9:38 AM
Stupid
VictorHugo - 10/10/2011, 9:38 AM
Yes, what about the story in which Zeus tries to sleep with Diana. :P
BackwardGalaxy - 10/10/2011, 9:38 AM
I wonder what Gail Simone thinks about this one.
niknik - 10/10/2011, 9:47 AM
The reason they are changing all ICONIC the origins and costumes of these characters is to avoid loss of copyrights on them. That ruling on the Siegal and Shuster lawsuit spurred all of this on. The ruling stated that S&S get the rights to all things Superman from Action Comics 1-4 plus a few other stories and DC gets the rights to all other "S" related things from that point onward. In other words Superman gets divided between two copyright holders. S&S get Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap tall buildings, THE BLUE LEOTARD SUIT WITH RED CAPE and "S", Baby rocketed from exploding planet origin and the like, while DC gets Kryptonite, Lex Luthor, Ability to Fly, Heat Vision, ect. Supposedly the judge did this to force the two sides to get together and settle it as that would be more appealing to both sides than splitting the legend in two.


This is the real reason for the reboot. DC is being proactive with the rest of their iconic characters. You watch, they will change all iconic origins to the point beyond their first incarnation in order to hold these copyrights......at least until this case is finally settled. Right now that ruling is in appeals court as they want a detailed laundry list as to who gets what.

If they don't end up settling, we could very well up with S&S selling their rights to Disney/Marvel. Can you imagine Marvel doing the golden age Superman in modern continuity?
niknik - 10/10/2011, 9:50 AM
Whether you like Marvel or DC, it really would be for the best if this new 52 were a complete failure after the #1 issue hoopla has faded. That would force DC to get some kind of deal done with the estates of S&S and keep the icon instact.
CaptainAmerica1 - 10/10/2011, 9:53 AM
DCnU is the dumbest thing since holofoil covers!!!!!!
SwingsetKnight - 10/10/2011, 10:07 AM
I approve. That "Wonder Woman is a golem" thing was kind of awkward to explain, and the whole thing was originally predicated on a kind of gauche hyperfeminism that's fallen out of favor. Suuurrre, Wondy can't have a Dad because that makes her dependent on a man for something. It was a silly idea from the outset that just got sillier. This is a good move.
ArtisticErotic - 10/10/2011, 10:12 AM
If Marvel ever got a hold of DC characters, I would never bother to read them at all, Marvel makes everything sociopath or just annoying and dumb hence the Sentry that yellow faggot wanna be Superman.


Now back on topic, I don't hate this idea but I do agree the books needs a better artist, the first issue Brian wrote was great with the whole horror element, but the art was a pain to get through.
SteveRogersSon - 10/10/2011, 10:26 AM
"If Marvel ever got a hold of DC characters, I would never bother to read them at all, Marvel makes everything sociopath or just annoying and dumb hence the Sentry that yellow faggot wanna be Superman."

Who Knew Grant Morrison wrote the Avengers...I mean having a homo sociopath as a hero one of the Morrison Checklist items?
dakotaslim - 10/10/2011, 10:27 AM
Now that my confusion is settling over DC's want or need to radically facelift there old hag of a canon, I'm starting to see that there's something terribly punk rock about it.

DC don't give a feck.

And Azarello (sp?) is too tremendous of a writer to fail me now.
Action - 10/10/2011, 10:39 AM
@Geeksiah-I think you need to read a comic and know that all comic books that have superheroes is really a bite off from DC. Remember superman was the first to wear tights. Also, explain how DC is trying to be more like Marvel. I don't think you know what you are talking about.
revloveR - 10/10/2011, 10:45 AM



i enjoyed this re-reboot thoroughly.

http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/10979241054/rebooting-the-justice-league
headlopper - 10/10/2011, 10:46 AM
Zeus is going to owe ALOT of back child support!
hush - 10/10/2011, 10:46 AM
Batman5 - 10/10/2011, 11:31 AM
@Action, i totally agree bro, these marvel fangirls never cease to amaze me.
headlopper - 10/10/2011, 12:02 PM
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Just for the hell of it.
CherryBomb - 10/10/2011, 1:04 PM
Soo .... Diana is now Cassie (Wonder Girl's) half sister? :S I don't like it.
IDKwhatToChoose - 10/10/2011, 1:16 PM
Certainly would make the movie a lot more interesting. Her visiting Mt Olympus and interacting with the other Greek gods.
NightWingNut - 10/10/2011, 1:22 PM
@WallyWestNAM & itbegins

Those were my thoughts exactly. I couldn't agree with you guys more.

This is rather depressing.
JYCowboy - 10/10/2011, 1:58 PM
Hmmm, So far the different direction to the Wonder Woman Mythos has had some qustions for me. I liked most of George Perez origin however it left out the advances in tech the amazon's had made in science (purple ray & invisible plane) and magic(Golden Lasso) that were part of her culture. I did like that he tried to better define her stuggle for peace while trying to make villians of notable impact for her.

I hoped that this relaunch would have added to the Comic Modern Age WW in that way. Instead we get this origin change that has no promise to help boost the character as a Super-hero to her people who are already god-like. I prefer the origin that she is the displaced spirit of an unborn babygirl cared for by the female Greek Goddesses and finally given life through her mothers artistic creation.

Many Greek deities were born through very strange means. Athena was the remolded spirit of a Titan eaten then vomited by Zeus. It that what DC is trying to say, "All Greek gods come from Zeus"?

This was not the intent of her creator. Look him up.
ISeeStupidPeople - 10/10/2011, 2:15 PM
Skipped through all of the comments and didn't even read the body of what was written, but THANK YOU for posting the whole spoiler warning up there without actually tossing in the spoiler itself.
dnno1 - 10/10/2011, 2:30 PM
That would make her part human (as well as part god). That would be a good thing right?
theangrytroll - 10/10/2011, 3:35 PM
I feel sorry for the young kids who are getting their first exposure to these characters by way of these New 52 abominations. They will never know the characters when they DIDN'T suck.
LiveActionFan - 10/10/2011, 4:12 PM
To say that "the iconic character is getting something she's never had in her almost 70-year-old history" would be incorrect. In comicbook continuity, yes, but not according to the animated Justice League Unlimited. In the episode "The Balance", it is revealed that Hades is her father. Personally, I feel this was a fantastic episode and they should have kept this as part of her continuity.
blazingkidtes - 10/10/2011, 4:39 PM
i like the whole greek thing but im sorry this can't work maybe it willf for new fans maybe it won't cause wonder woman is a amazon who was raised by her mother no father so hey of it works im all for it but i wopn't like it
SteveRogersSon - 10/10/2011, 5:45 PM
@theangrytroll...
I feel sorry for the young kids who are getting their first exposure to these characters by way of these New 52 abominations. They will never know the characters when they DIDN'T suck.

I Feel the same way about SUPERMAN....he's been ruined!!!
jaycr - 10/10/2011, 6:51 PM
Awesome news!!! I always thought that her origin story was the worst of the trinity because it removes all humanity from Diana. An statue comes to life and becomes the role model for women, how stupid is that!!! (Yeah, the worst part is that is somehow real, all those barbies on tv posing as role models).

Diana almost needed a father figure for her mission to make any sense. Marston was crazy, he wanted an island full of hot lesbian bdsm lovers. But Azzarelo con fix that and he is taking the right path. Yet his choice for Diana's father... I would rather pick Ares than Zeus as her father. How about Aphrodite to be her mother, the amazons after all are the combination of beauty and courage. Hypolita can be her foster mom and the tale of the statue a lie to hide Diana's true past.
I also think that Steven will be a better father figure for Diana when she comes to the world of men than a romantic interest.
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