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Polygon drones on with more fluff-coated takes on mainstream superhero fare, and here, it's got what to do with Wonder Woman #800, written by the awful Tom King:

This week’s Wonder Woman #800 marks an anniversary for the DC flagship title and the conclusion of writers Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad’s run on the series. Writer Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere are the next team taking on the book, and #800 offered a mighty tease of their plan: A story set decades in the future of the DC Universe, featuring Wonder Woman’s daughter, Lizzie.

Why Lizzie? Well, it’s short for Elizabeth — Elizabeth Marston Prince, that is. Prince, from long tradition, is Diana’s chosen surname. But which Marston did Diana Prince partner up with to bring Lizzie into the world? That’s for King and Sampere to know, and us to find out when their run begins on Sep. 19.

But here in the real world, Elizabeth Marston just happens to be the name of one of the polyamorous trio who invented Wonder Woman in the first place.

Be that as it may, King is bad news, and chances he slighted the Marston legacy are very high. Not to mention King's likely going to wallow in more "examinations of trauma" like he did before with the awful Heroes in Crisis 5 years ago. We don't need more of that, and future eras are no excuse.

Academic researcher and comics writer William Moulton Marston gets the formal credit for creating Wonder Woman. But historians agree, he was at the very least inspired by — and more likely collaborated with — both of his partners, Elizabeth Marston and Olive Byrne. Elizabeth and Olive named their children with William after each other, raised them together, and continued to share their household for nearly 50 years after his death until Olive passed away in 1990.

Which brings us to Lizzie, daughter of Diana. What do we know about her? Not much! King and Sampere’s short story seems to set her up as the bossy little sister Batman and Superman’s sons never asked for, not to mention some ominous stuff about the three Lassos of Fate, an imprisoned king, and “the myth that killed America and birthed a new Wonder.” We’ll have to wait until September’s Wonder Woman #1 for more.

Now doesn't that sound mysterious and fishy. Could that be a hint there's anti-American propaganda in the script? That it sounds like Lizzie's set up with a bossy personality also doesn't sound appealing, since there's been quite a few of those already that're very unpleasant, and have proved more damaging than engaging for female protagonists.

Here we are years later, and DC's still making some very insufferable choices for whom to hire as a scriptwriter. When will their publication business be closing? It'd be quite a relief if and when they do.

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