Justice League #13 – Review

By: Geoff Johns (story), Tony S. Daniel (pencils), Richard Friend & Batt (inks), Tomeu Morey

The Story: I just have to say, Wonder Woman, your “friend” seems pretty catty to me.

The Review: One of the complaints I’ve had about this series from nearly the beginning is the relegation of Wonder Woman to sideman status on a team where she should stand our more prominently as its sole female member.  Johns seemed completely at a loss of what to do with her other than portraying her as someone’s girlfriend, whether Steve Trevor’s ex or Superman’s newest flame.  The chauvinism behind this should be pretty clear to anyone.

Johns may be just as aware of these problems as anyone else, as this month’s issue gives Diana a whole plot of her own outside the relationship stuff.  Not to say that the relationship stuff is dead by a long shot.  Diana continues a pathological concern for Steve’s safety (however pointless, since even without associating with her, he could get bumped off by any one of his innumerable work-related dangers), even while the sexual tension between her and Clark continues to build.