I'm giving up on Steve

[philippos42]

So I'd been thinking about writing Wonder Woman again, and actually considering how I could try to make Steve Trevor fit as Diana's boyfriend in a way I'd be happy with. And I realized I was actually thinking about starting with them together, giving up on that, and breaking them up. He can date Etta or something.

Well, I've seen more of Tom King's take on Wonder Woman. Apparently Steve is now a U.S. Army colonel, and in a relationship with Diana, but taking orders from the mass-murdering civilian introduced last issue? It left a bad taste in my brain. I don't think military commander Steve works as Diana's boyfriend.

So that soured me on Steve more. There is an argument for trying to write Steve better, so as not to have it look like...that. But maybe it's better to just detach her from the US military altogether.

Comments

[marcelo]

I can see something earlier on — let's call it the poor little meow meow appeal, much to Steve's chagrin — but more of an adolescent or first-outside-the-community interest than as an adult long-term thing, and certainly not with him as soldier. Even at their often nominal best, there isn't much overlap between the ethics and ethos of the US military and Wonder Woman.

[philippos42]

Oh, yeah. Have her think he's cute at first and then get fed up with his vanity; or have him eventually unable to deal with her alienness.