Warning: Spoilers for Wonder Woman #13Wonder Woman’sromance with Steve Trevor has long confounded readers due to how little it makes sense on the surface. While pairs like Superman and Lois Lane have fit together perfectly from the start, Diana and Steve don’t seem to share as deep an understanding of one another. That seems to have changed, though, as a shift to Wonder Woman’s status quo redefines her relationship in a groundbreaking way.
Wonder Woman#13 by Tom King, Tony S. Daniel, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Clayton Cowles is part of anAbsolute Powerevent tie-instory that follows a depowered Wonder Woman in a team-up with Robin as they try to free captured superheroes. They’re joined by Steve Trevor,Wonder Woman’s love interest, and he and Diana can hardly keep their hands off of each other. As they charge towards the prison they’re infiltrating,Steve comments on how he’s suddenly worried about Diana, and it’s a feeling that’s new to him.
Diana responds by saying,“Now you know how I have felt with you since the day you crashed.“Wonder Woman’s usual dynamic with Steve Trevor has been subverted now that they both lack powers and are therefore on equal footing, allowing their relationship to finally make sense.
Wonder Woman’s Powers Have Always Made Her Invincible
Steve Trevor Didn’t Need to Worry About Her Before
Steve Trevor first met Wonder Woman in 1941’sAll Star Comics #8by William Marston and Harry G. Peter, when his plane crashed in Themyscira. From the beginning, Wonder Woman is portrayed as a strong-willed Amazonian woman, whileSteve takes on a more submissive role in their dynamic.Wonder Woman is one of the best fightersin the DC Universe, so she takes it upon herself to defend the powerless and mortal Steve from danger. Thanks toWonder Woman’s invulnerability, superhuman strength, and super-speed, she doesn’t require the protection of a man, and Steve is well aware of that fact.
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Diana’s latest ongoing series delves deeper intoWonder Woman and Steve Trevor’s romanceand what part Steve truly plays in it. InWonder Woman#9 by King and Daniel Sampere, Diana tells a vision of Steve that his role in her life"never has been"to save her. He goes on to suggest that his role isn’t to save her, but rather to stand by and watch her save herself. Steve doesn’t need to worry about Wonder Woman becausehe trusts that she’s powerful enough to handle fights herself. However, now that Diana’s powers are gone, the very foundation of their relationship has been stripped away.
Wonder Woman’s Lack of Power Makes Her (and Steve) Vulnerable
Diana and Steve’s Relationship Is Finally on Equal Footing
After the events ofAbsolute Powerby Mark Waid and Dan Mora,Wonder Woman is powerless. As such, once she and Steve embark on their prison break operation,Steve realizes there’s no guarantee that Diana will be safelike there had been when she was immortal.Wonder Woman losing her powers to an Amazoleaves her physically vulnerable, and she faces the consequences of this when she deflects bullets and ends up breaking her arms. Normally this feat would hardly phase the Amazon, but here she struggles with her injury as Steve rushes to her side. With this subversion, Wonder Woman and Steve’s dynamic is forever changed.
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Now that Wonder Woman isn’t invincible anymore, Steve worries about her in a way he never has before. Through this, he’s grown to understand the fear Diana has for his own safety.Wonder Woman is usually an unstoppable force, whereas Steve is an ordinary human who requires her protection while admiring her from the sidelines. Now, they could both lose each other at any moment.This dynamic puts Wonder Woman and Steve’s relationship on the same footingin terms of their vulnerability. Although Wonder Woman is still the brave hero she’s always been, her newfound powerlessness allows her and Steve to be equals.
Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor Understand Each Other Better Than Ever
The Amazonian Princess' Most Iconic Romance Has Never Been Stronger
Steve may be Wonder Woman’s current love, but he’s far from her only love. Diana of Themyscira has been in numerous romantic entanglements over her decades-long history. She’s dated a Norse god and even been ina relationship with Superman. Likewise, Steve used to be married to Etta Candy before a timeline reboot wiped that marriage from continuity. In the end, none of their other relationships have endured quite like the one they share, andthis most recent development has turned their already solid connection into a bond as unbreakableasWonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth.
Their romance is stronger than ever.
Despite its longevity, Wonder Woman’s romance with Steve Trevor hasn’t become a staple of her character the wayother comic romances like Superman’s or the Flash’shave. However, this experience has undoubtedly deepened their understanding of each other and could be what it takes for their relationship to reach similar heights. As Wonder Woman learns how it feels to be vulnerable, Steve is learning how it feels to fear for his lover’s safety. Their romance is stronger than ever as a result, and readers may finally latch ontoWonder Woman’s love story now that it’s a story of two equals.
Wonder Woman#13is available now from DC Comics.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Created on the island of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is a super-powered demi-goddess with extreme physical strength who utilizes magical gifts (like her famous Lasso of Truth) to defeat her foes. As mighty as her fellow heroes Superman and the Justice League, Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and virtue.
