As DC Comics celebrates the 75th anniversary of "Wonder Woman" this year, writer Greg Rucka made a big announcement which would totally change the superheroine's dynamics in the years to come. According to Rucka, the Amazon princess is totally embodying sexual fluidity, which is paying homage to the character's human element.
In a report from The Guardian, Rucka told the comic news site Comicosity that the "Wonder Woman" character have been in love and relationships with other women, as has long been speculated by fans. "Wonder Woman is queer!" the writer acclaimed.
"I don't know how much clearer I can make it".
This confirmation was met with celebration in the social media. But Rucka cautioned that the production will be against prioritizing "the desire to see representation on the page" at the expense of good writing and character development.
Rucka was critical of writers that shoehorned their characters' sexualities into their narratives just for the sake of doing so. But in the case of "Wonder Woman", he said that Diana's queer identity was important to the narrative because she came from an island which was represented as paradise, and with that came diversity.
"It has to be an inclusive and accepting society, for a number of reasons - paradise being one of them."
When asked to comment on the announcement, Screen Rant reported that actress Gal Gadot, the new "Wonder Woman" said that Wonder Woman's sexuality is "complicated" due to her origins. There is also the assumption that women living in a virtual paradise filled entirely with other women would not exist in a void of sexuality. Gadot further said that, although the topic is not broached in the film, it does fit with the overall characterization.
While recent outings of homosexual superhero characters is no longer new, the fact that "Wonder Woman" is queer is important. In a report from After Ellen, the announcement of Diana's sexuality is seen as breakthrough in the superhero genre. Not only that "Wonder Woman" is the most popular queer character in the DC universe, her queerness is seen as way to change the lesbian landscape in the Geekdom.
Diana is a character that has not been victimized for her sexuality, or punished for it. So far none of her female love interests have been killed, and since she is Wonder Woman she cannot be brutally offed or ostracized either. In a year of dead queer characters, there is finally one who is bulletproof.