"When you need to stop an asteroid, you get Superman. When you need to solve a mystery, you call..."

“When you need to stop an asteroid, you get Superman. When you need to solve a mystery, you call Batman. But when you need to end a war, you get Wonder Woman.”

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Gail Simone, Wonder Woman: The Circle

(via justiceleaguers)

Subtext: chickenshits.

(via deducecanoe)

Yes, let’s imply that Wonder Woman “deals with” all of her villains by killing them. That is 100% good characterization of Wonder Woman and not a distortion of her personality and ethics at all. I am so pleased to see everyone on my dash celebrating this idea.

(via luanna255)

Originally, Diana “dealt with” her enemies by turning them into allies. And then came Countdown to Identity Crisis. And THEN came the new 52.

Just because you don’t have a code against killing doesn’t mean it’s your go-to solution.

(via themadwhitaker)

God, I hate this panel so much. I hate even more that someone’s decided to pair it with a Gail Simone quote that’s been taken completely out of context. There are elements of Simone’s Wonder Woman run I dislike, but if there’s one thing she understood about the character, it’s that Diana — although prepared to fight, and even to kill if there’s absolutely no other way — will always look for a peaceful resolution before anything else.

"We have a saying, my people. ‘Don’t kill if you can wound, don’t wound if you can subdue, don’t subdue if you can pacify, and don’t raise your hand at all until you’ve first extended it.’" — Wonder Woman #25 (2008)

In Wonder Woman #19, Diana is attacked by an enraged Green Lantern who believes her to be his enemy. She fights back, to defend herself and to give her friend Etta a chance to get away, but once she’s knocked him down, she extends her hand in peace.

He rages at her. He throws punch after punch, and she stands there and lets him. And when he’s exhausted himself—

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(via kevindrakewriter)

Diana is not the Punisher. I cannot tell you how much I hate the interpretation that she goes around killing enemies thoughtlessly.