15 Most Controversial DC Retcons Of All Time

By Bryant Lucas /

10. Wonder Woman: Daughter Of Zeus

Wonder Woman was created by Psychologist, William Mouton Marston €“ a strident feminist who had a taste for bondage and powerful women. It should come as no surprise that Marston€™s superhero came from an island comprised completely of women. During the Silver Age Wonder Woman was given a back-story that aligned with her creator€™s ideology. Wonder Woman was not the by-product of hetero-sexual relations; rather, Princess Diana of Themyscira was hand crafted from the clay by the Amazonian Queen, Hippolyta. As one of the earliest feminist icons within comics, Wonder Woman€™s origin reinforced that she was not to be defined by the world of man. Well, along came The New 52, which completely turned Wonder Woman€™s origin on her head. No longer was Wonder Woman creation immaculate; rather, writer Brian Azzarello retconed it to where Hippolyta gave birth to Wonder Woman after getting it on with Zues. Although this a perfectly logical and sensible origin for a character that derives from Greek mythology, this change is not in line with the character€™s original intent as a strong feminist superhero. No longer is Diana begotten of a woman, without the influence a male progenitor. Rather, rather Wonder Woman's new demigod status is now defined by her father being Zeus.