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Wonder Woman and Supergirl are lovers in Dark Knights of Steel and Wonder Woman has always been an LGBTQ+ icon – despite what some hate groups think.
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers from Dark Knights of Steel #2, on sale now.
Wonder Woman and Supergirl are two of the strongest characters in the DC Universe. They are feminist icons whose noble hearts and heroic deeds have made them living legends on Earth – and whose heroics echo across the multiverse.
In another reality, Supergirl and Wonder Woman are not merely heroes, but also lovers, as seen in Dark Knights of Steel #2 (by Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri, Arif Prianto, Wes Abbott). While some fans may be surprised by this revelation, it actually is in keeping with Wonder Woman’s greatest origin story.
The World Of Dark Knights Of Steel
Dark Knights of Steel is set in an alternate reality where Superman escaped Krypton with his parents, Jor-El and Lara, and landed on a version of Earth that is still a medieval feudal society. Being unstoppably strong, the Kryptonians seized the throne. They are mostly benevolent rulers, and the son of the last king, Bruce Wayne, serves them loyally, but hunts down any magic users who might threaten them.
Black Lightning, who rules a rival kingdom, has Superman’s father Jor-El assassinated. Lois Lane is sent by ship to Themyscira to deliver the news, where she finds Wonder Woman and Supergirl training with swords. This version of Supergirl, named Zala Jor-El, is Jor-El’s daughter and Superman’s sister. Zala is shocked by the news of her father’s death. She kisses Wonder Woman, then flies off to seek vengeance.
Wonder Woman: Rebirth Already Revealed The Hero’s LGBTQ+ Status
Zala Jor-El is a new character. Most versions of Supergirl have historically been depicted as straight. However, this is not the case with Wonder Woman.
Her most recent (and arguably best) origin story, Wonder Woman: Rebirth (by Greg Capullo, Nicola Scott, and Liam Sharpe) shows her romantically engaged in same-sex relationships with other Amazons on Themyscira. She dates multiple women at the same time – demonstrating that in addition to loving women, she is polyamorous. Later in the comic, she goes on a date with the businesswoman Veronica Cale.
The Hate Group Public Advocate USA’s Misuse Of Wonder Woman
Fans of Wonder Woman recognize her as a cultural icon but are often unfamiliar with the heroine’s queer identity. No one is expected to know everything about any character, but a particularly egregious example of misunderstanding her recently made news.
The hate group Public Advocate of the United States released a video where a woman dressed as Wonder Woman punches out a person wearing a Pride flag as a cape and sporting a BLM logo. This fight accompanies a dance and song praising US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (who has a long history of anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech) by comparing Greene with the DC superhero. In the comics, Wonder Woman has frequently fought against similar groups.
Wonder Woman’s Creator Used LGBTQ+ Themes In Golden Age Comics
Wonder Woman’s creator, William Moulton Marston, believed in the suffragette movement and women’s empowerment, and was also a BDSM practitioner involved in a non-monogamous relationship. It should be no surprise that Marston included these elements into the earliest Golden Age Wonder Woman. He also included LGBTQ+ themes.
Stories frequently depicted scantily clad women engaged in BDSM acts that blurred the line between actual punishment and erotic play. In Wonder Woman #2 (by William Marston and Harry G. Peter), the superhero “administer[ed] some badly-needed chastisement” to a woman named Nala with an over-the-knee spanking. When the Amazon’s greatest rival, Cheetah, debuted in 1943’s Wonder Woman #6 (by Matston and Peter), she put a sensory deprivation hood over Wonder Woman’s face, then bound her in chains and the Lasso of Truth. When Wonder Woman escaped, Cheetah played it off, kissing the heroine and saying, “Oh, darling! You don’t know how worried I was about you.”
In short, Wonder Woman has been involved in LGBTQ+ romances and politics since the beginning. Her romance with Supergirl in Dark Knights of Steel is just the most recent example of this.
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