quote:Originally posted by kassandra: and which diana would that be? this is the first time in at least a decade that diana has sounded like herself again. could it be that those who complain that she just isn't herself simply never knew her to start with? it really seems like most fans don't care one way or the other about diana herself, as long as someone is wearing the red white and blue.
consider the world diana was born into, her gods/spirituality and the important role they play in her life, and the innocence she knew before coming to our jaded shores. it only stands to reason that she is always going to be taken aback somewhat by the arrogance of humans with regard to great gaea, her children, and our very own. accepting that and going with the superficial is simply not in her nature.
what i'd really find curious is why so many fans are threatened by this very honest depiction of diana. she really isn't that impossible a role model to follow. what is it about her world view that frightens some people? i think this by the number of posters who rush like lemmings towards the most shallow vision of diana. yeah, let her toss around other super-powered beings, move mountains without breaking a sweat...but never, oh never, reveal the woman within. and gods forbid that woman should be any different from the rest of us. it simply won't do. how sad. doesn't anyone care for *diana* at all?
-kassandra
It is because we do care about Diana that we voice our concerns. Its too bad that you feel we are threatened by thid Diana because I can assure you I am not. She is just too shallow and undefined is all. I wish you could get some of the Marston issues and see how she was then. She is now too wide eyed and innocent. She is never ready for a battle and mostly gets her butt kicked by everything that comes along. I don't like to see this and niether do most folks.
She can be warrior, peacemaker and ambassador if done right. However an element of realism must also be given to her. All we have is some halfassed spiritual concept instead of a character. Who needs that? Who reads WW for spirituality? She can be a teacher and a role model. Just read some Marston/Peter issues and you will se what I'm getting at. She needs to be rounded out as a character and brought back to her roots. loebs did a good job in progressing the Marston version like misterK pointed out. Why are you threatened by this version?
