Wonder Womanis the most iconic female superhero of all time. The ultimate hero for little girls to look up to, she has been a beacon for representation since her introduction inSensation Comicsback in 1942.Wonder Womangot her own television show in the 1970s, and then became the first female superhero to lead her own movie in the 2010s.
But, despite the fact she is an inspiration for girls who love comics, her storylines haven’t always been spectacular. Some are products of their time that may have worked when they were written, but don’t anymore. Others were simply bad when they were written. And many of these storylines will never make it to the film in James Gunn’s upcomingDCU.
8Wonder Woman: Secretary of the Justice Society of America
The Justice Society of America was a precursor to the Justice League of America. Unlike the Justice League that welcomedWonder Woman as a full time member, the Justice Society was an old boys club. The creators ofAll Star Comicsdecided to make her an honorary member by asking her to be the Society’s secretary.
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Everything about this storyline is disappointing. Wonder Woman is one of the strongest comic book heroes DC has ever created. On par with Superman and Green Lantern, she’s far more powerful than most of the other heroes. And here, she’s stuck in a secretary role. The worst part, in hindsight, is her accepting this offer. It may be what was accepted at the time, but it’s still an awful storyline that wouldn’t make it into films today.
7Wonder Woman and Superman: Power Couple
This storyline was introduced in theNew 52line of comics. This storyline had some film potential with a focus on power in relationships. It also addresses professionalism, as they are colleagues in the Justice League on top of being superheroes. But a lot of that would be lost in an action heavy superhero film.
That says nothing of how this storyline would easily be rejected byfans of Superman. It’s very difficult to get Superman fans to accept anyone other than Lois Lane as a love interest. While Lana Lang has been accepted as an earlier girlfriend, most fans would reject a romance storyline with Wonder Woman.
6Wonder Woman is War
Ares is an important part of Wonder Woman’s history throughout the comics. That’s a major reason he was chosen as the main antagonist of the DCEU’s version ofWonder Woman. But in theNew 52line of comics, things get more complicated, as Ares serves as a tutor and a friend to Wonder Woman before becoming an enemy.
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In this storyline, Ares dies and leaves hisThrone of Warto Wonder Woman. Readers find the arc very interesting in the comics as the creators have more time to develop the story. However, the shorter run time of a movie would make this storyline very difficult to properly tell. It may be suited for a long-form television series, but not a DCU movie.
5Wonder Woman and Conan
This romantic storyline actually plays out better in the comics than the Superman romance, but it still would be incredibly difficult to adapt to film. It’s more of an almost-love story than a true love story. There’s magic at every turn, and it leads to mayhem. It is excellent storytelling for a comic book.
For a DCU film to feature this storyline though, there would be a lot of legal wrangling to get the rights to Conan for film. Right now, Cabinet Entertainment owns the film rights to Conan. Warner Brothers-Discovery is in cost-cutting mode, and it’s unlikely they will be shelling out money for new characters when they are struggling with films for characters they already own.
4Wonder Woman: The Mission
Political thrillers can make for entertaining films, but the inner workings of politics do not. In this storyline, Wonder Woman’s home of Themyscira is discovered, and Wonder Womanbecomes an ambassadorto the United States.
While the political aspect works in the comics, it would make for less than stellar material for a film. Like some other storylines, it might work for an episode of a long-form series. It might becompelling in a season-long story arc intertwined with other action, but a film is too short for this to be entertaining.
3Wonder Woman: Medusa
The writers ofWonder Womanused more Greek mythological figures than just Ares. One of the more intriguing storylines involving the Greek mythos is herbattle with Medusa. Wonder Woman finally wins by blinding herself, which leads to long-lasting effects in the comics.
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This storyline is just too intricate. It would require a four-hour film like Zack Snyder’s version ofJustice Leagueto truly tell this story. That’s unlikely to happen ever again. It’s another story that can work in a television series, but won’t likely happen in the DCU.
2Dark Nights: Death Metal
This is a crossover event where Wonder Woman serves as the main hero. Everything in this storyline would be awesome to see, but it would be almost impossible to work in all the great aspects of it. That would likely lead to a lot of fan backlash for whatever is left out.
Superboy Prime has a redemption arc. Perpetua and Batman Who Laughs createa weird multiverse. Batman’s personality ends up in a dinosaur. And there’s a weird combination of Batman, Joker and Dr. Manhattan. Readers loved it, but it probably won’t work on the screen.
1Milk Wars
Ever wanted to see DC’s three most popular superheroes as corporate stooges? That’s the main plot of the Milk Wars storyline created by comic book fan and My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way.
Superman, Batmanand Wonder Womanare all brainwashed, becoming a milk man, a priest, and a housewife respectively. It took forever for Warner Bros. to put these three in the same film. It seems impossible they would ever let all three be brainwashed at the same time.
