As Wonder Woman celebrates her 75th anniversary, writer Greg Rucka has been chatting to Comicosity about the sexuality of the Amazon Princess, putting an end to any lingering speculation by confirming that the character is bisexual and has “obviously” had relationships with women in her past.
“[Themyscira is] supposed to be paradise,” said Rucka. “You’re supposed to be able to live happily. You’re supposed to be able — in a context where one can live happily, and part of what an individual needs for that happiness is to have a partner — to have a fulfilling, romantic and sexual relationship. And the only options are women. But an Amazon doesn’t look at another Amazon and say, ‘You’re gay.’ They don’t. The concept doesn’t exist. Now, are we saying Diana has been in love and had relationships with other women? As [artist Nicola Scott] and I approach it, the answer is obviously yes.”
“If Grant Morrison writes an Earth One book where Diana is calling Mala her lover, I don’t think one can get more definitive than that,” he continued, referring to Morrison’s Wonder Woman: Earth One graphic novel. “Now, for those of us who are comics-savvy, we go, ‘Well, Earth One is not the New 52 or Rebirth.’ But all the Earth One books thrive on a distillation of the fundamental truths of these characters… Nobody at DC has ever said, ‘She’s gotta be straight.’ Nobody. Ever. They’ve never blinked at this. I think every publisher can be lit up for moments of negligence and mistakes they made, but it matters a great deal to me that DC be given their due here. They would, I think, like any business, prefer this not be an issue to anybody. But most of us human beings would also really rather this not be an issue for anybody anymore. It is what it is.”
Wonder Woman is one of several characters that DC has revealed to be bisexual recently, following in the footsteps of Harley Quinn and Catwoman. However, Rucka went on to warn audiences not to expect a scene where Wonder Woman announces her sexuality, calling that “bad writing” unless it directly impacts the story, and that “we want to show you these characters and their lives, and what they are doing. We want to show, not tell.”
Via THR
Originally published September 29, 2016. Updated October 24, 2022.
