Superman and Wonder Woman sitting in a tree...

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Superman, Wonder Woman lock lips as power couple

'This has been in the works for some time'

Updated: Tuesday, 28 Aug 2012, 6:51 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 28 Aug 2012, 6:51 AM EDT

• MATT MOORE,Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wonder Woman and Superman are an item, locking lips in a passionate embrace as the pair realize that there's no one out there like them.
The couple's kiss is the culmination of a dramatic story in "Justice League" No. 12, which marks the first full year since DC relaunched its stable of heroes with new stories, new costumes and revised origins.


DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee, who has drawn each issue of "Justice League" since its debut, called the canoodling in Wednesday's issue not a stunt or an alternate reality smooch.


"This has been in the works for some time and we certainly wouldn't have pulled the trigger on without there being great creative benefit to the liaison," he said in an email. "Beyond the joy and sorrows of new love, there are potentially huge ramifications and dramatic ways this single relationship between these iconic characters will change the entire political and interpersonal landscape of the DC Universe."


The characters have long formed, with Batman, the triumvirate of DC Entertainment's heroes and are among the most powerful and best-known.
In the 1980s, the pair had a brief fling but Superman went on to marry Lois Lane. They also kissed in Frank Miller's "Dark Knight Strikes Again" a decade ago. In a 2006 epilogue to 1996's "Kingdom Come," the couple asks Bruce Wayne, aka Batman, to stand as godfather to their unborn child.


Since DC relaunched its characters and universe nearly a year ago, some of the origins have changed — Wonder Woman is now the daughter of Zeus — and the costumes have, too.


One aspect that did not survive the relaunch: Lois Lane's role as Superman's love. She's still around, but the two have never dated, nor are they likely to.
Geoff Johns, who writes "Justice League" is laying out a story that looks not only at the couple but the effects on others, too, Lee said.
"The way Geoff unfolds the story and the implications of two of the most powerful characters in the DCU becoming a team is something that goes beyond the question of 'What about Lois and Clark?'" Lee said.


"This is a statement to every nation and geopolitical organization in the entire DC Universe giving creative teams ample material to explore this relationship on so many different levels."


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Well, its a better reason than Spiderman's post-Civil War deal with Mysterio as a cop-out to keep Peter Parker and Mary Jane from hooking up. Still this means DC writers have to start making Wonder Woman actually interesting. Lois Lane has always been a perfect foil for Clark Kent on a human level, but Diana's always been a bit boring aside from threatening Clark with magic from time to time.

Also, obligatory Mallrats clip:

[Nandito]

Meh. I've always been a BatmanxWonderWoman shipper myself.

[Raydeus]

Meh. I've always been a BatmanxWonderWoman shipper myself.

Agreed, after Justice League it's Batman&Wonder Woman or GTFO.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

It wouldn't surprise me if the eventually went there, but last I checked Batman and Catwoman were an item. The thought has crossed Diana's mind, though. Via a dream she had during Blackest Night after Bruce's death:



Its a bit more interesting. Bruce doesn't believe in magic, Diana was made out of clay and is the daughter of Zeus.

[Raydeus]

[Malacite]

Hells no, I'ma have to get my full nerd rage on here and say there is only 1 woman for Bruce - too bad life had other plans.






As far as clark goes I really dun give a rat's ass about Superman anymore, even if he is Canadian.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Mask of the Phantasm was great, but Andrea Beaumont isn't a canon character to my knowledge, nor is the movie canon to the comic universe.

[Malacite]

I'm pretty sure she was mentioned in the comics at one point.

That movie is still my favorite batman movie of all time too.