JB,

I wondered if you could clear up Wonder Woman’s invulnerability for me. I understand that she is not bullet-proof like Superman, even if she is as strong, and she can be hurt though she is immortal. But more or less, what is she vulnerable to and invulnerable to? Where might she rank in this regard among other heroes?

Thanks,

Kyle

It has struck me as odd for a long time, that Marsden created Wonder Woman to be a "female Superman", yet gave hardly any of his powers. No flight, no invulnerbility, no vision powers, etc. She got speed and super strength, but she got seriously short changed on the rest.

This brings to mind an interesting question, from a modern logical pov, JB...

If Wonder Woman is nearly as strong as Superman (my understanding is that she's second in strength only to Supes) wouldn't she HAVE to be at least more invulnerable to physical harm?  Lest her super-strong muscles tear through her skin?

JB: ...No flight...

But she flies now, right?  When and how did that make it into the character?

I've never followed Wonder Woman at all, so I have zero knowledge of her history.

Wonder Woman's powers are a result of magic, so physics can be thrown out the window (even comic book physics).

Otherwise, it's hard to understand how a bad guy knocking Wonder Woman with a steel pole, for example, doesn't just rip right through her if a bullet is strong enough to pierce her skin. But again, a lot of that is comic book physics.

I cannot say I know a lot about Wonder Woman but when Diana lost out to Artemis she cas called a metahuman and retained some enhanced strength and flight. Artemis was given Winged boots in order to fly.

Otherwise, it's hard to understand how a bad guy knocking Wonder Woman with a steel pole, for example, doesn't just rip right through her if a bullet is strong enough to pierce her skin. But again, a lot of that is comic book physics.

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I seem to recall reading than Wonder Woman has some invulnerability to blunt force impact but could not withstand projectiles like arrows and bullets.

When Perez revamped the charater she was blessed with the power of flight.  The sandals of Hermes were necesary for her to cross the bridge between Paradise Island and our word, whcih apparently was on another plane of existence. Problem I have with Diana's strength and vulnerability is that if she lifted something that weighed tons wouldnt the weight of it cut through her because of her vulnerability.

Side note:  It is a travesty that John has only done one commission of Wonder Woman.  She is the single most identifiable female character in all of comicdom, and JB is strongly associated with her.  Couple that with the incredible commission of Diana and Donna in the gallery, and it boggles the mind that JB has not had more commission requests for Wonder Woman