Warning: Spoilers for Wonder Woman #13!Wonder Woman Has many powers, and although it is not exactly one of them to drag bullets with her golden bracelets, I see it as the most iconic image for the Amazonian hero. It shows her strength, her prowess, and also her courage in the face of death. And yet, when she has no powers and accomplishes the feat anyway, I finally begin to understand exactly what the power means and how essential it is to Wonder Woman’s lore.
DC is great Absolute power The event is nearing its climax, and it seems that the heroes of DC are gaining back their ground. Deep inside a Task Force X prison with Steve Trevor and Robin, Wonder Woman breaks out a host of de-powered heroes in Wonder Woman #13 by Tom King, Tony Sh. Daniel, Leonardo Paciarotti, and Clayton Coles. The only problem is that she has to make a stand against soldiers with guns, because she has no superpowers.
Wonder Woman beating bullets with her bracelets is an iconic image in pop culture history, but now it’s been flipped on its head when she does the famous move without the help of her powers, Successful but ultimately breaking her arms in the process.
Wonder Woman’s iconic feat gets a dark twist
Wonder Woman deflects bullets with ease
It’s no surprise that a superpowered Wonder Woman can move fast enough to catch bullets with her iconic bracelets. But when she does the same thing with normal human strength, lacking her own Amazon strength after it is depleted by an Amazon robot, I really see how strong she is. I guess I always assumed she just had magical bracelets that were so powerful they deflected bullets – I didn’t realize it was Wonder Woman’s strength that was repelling bullets in the first place.
I think this is Wonder Woman’s greatest power: not catching bullets with bracelets, but being strong enough to stand still even when she’s broken.
Not only does Wonder Woman move with enough speed to catch a bullet, which is a godlike feat in the first place, but her arms are strong enough to repel the blast, sending shockwaves down her bones that nearly shatter them. Still, Wonder Woman stands and faces her enemies in this issue, holding her sword high, even though her arms are practically broken. I think that’s Wonder Woman’s greatest power: not catching bullets with bracelets, but being Strong enough to keep standing even when it’s broken. Truly, she is one of the most badass fighters in DC Comics.
Wonder Woman is a goddess with or without her powers
Diana will break her own arms to save the day
Wonder Woman’s iconic lasso isn’t the only thing getting a new definition of its power. Superman, of course, is not affected by bullets, because he is the Man of Steel. Wonder Woman goes a step further and actively deflects the bullets in a much more active (and much cooler) way. The bullets fall just off Superman’s chest; Wonder Woman moves with speed and strength, and no superpowers stop her either. Without her powers, Wonder Woman is still a goddess.
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Even when her powers return to her, I will remember this moment and see how much it costs Diana to be Wonder Woman. It’s not just bulletproof bracelets that do the heavy lifting but strength enough to stop bullets in their tracks, no matter how much it hurts you. Superpowered or not, it’s fits like these that really make Diana the one and only Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman #13 is now available from DC Comics!