#Barbara Ann Minerva

[soranatus]

Diana & Barbara In Absolute Wonder Woman (2024) #3

[nxrthh]

enough about superbat(jk i will never stop BUT) we need to discuss wondercheetah... my 2nd fav DC ship. they are so so intriguing and wonderful and i love wlw as a raging lesbian myself

the way this comic literally has me crying... oh my gosh. they deserve to get married and live happily and never have anything bad happen to them

you know what that makes us? girlfriends. LET'S GO LESBIANS

[dailydccomics]

we know who you are ♡ Wonder Woman #10 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere

[cyanbeetle]

My Wonder Woman and friends

[hollybinnisonx]

I'm VERY normal about this.

'wonder woman #10'

Definitely normal.

So normal.

I hope I'm not being queer baited by DC for the 268765,748483th time.

[lovesick-joey]

head's a mess, she's responsible

[sweetmeatdale]

A couple of proud cat owners and their grumpy kitties commissioned from @urmominbike

[2dswirl]

Wonder Woman x Cheetah Commission Twitter | Tumblr | DA | Instagram | Patreon

[ev-arrested]

Now if I had a nickel

Now I'll apologize to the Wonder Woman girlies for comparing a one-off mid character to THE Cheetah, restate the true adage "getting queerbaited by Tom King is like losing a game of chess to a dog", and be on my way

[cadhla182]

Wrestler AU Cheetah commission!

NSFW variant up for patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/wrestler-au-nsfw-115892583

[gnomewithalaptop]

Okay, so what's interesting to me with Absolute DC is it seems like so far it's been turning a lot of traditional relationships on their heads, with some of the Trifecta's greatest allies transformed into enemies and vice versa. This principle is probably best illustrated in Absolute Batman (re: the Gotham Rogues gallery as Bruce's childhood friends and Alfred the MI6 agent)

Absolute Batman #1, Absolute Batman #3

However, Absolute Superman's Lois Lane also deserves a shout out

Absolute Superman #1

Now, what's even more interesting to me is that I feel like Absolute Wonder Woman may be building up to a similar role reversal with Steve Trevor. We've had several role reversals when it comes to classic Wonder Woman enemies, namely Circe, who in the Absolute Universe is a mother-figure for Diana, and Cheetah/Barbara Minerva, who might be gearing up to be a love interest based on how she's been presented so far

Absolute Wonder Woman #1, Absolute Wonder Woman #3

What we haven't gotten are any traditional allies in a quasi-antagonistic role like we've gotten in Absolute Superman and Batman. The only real traditional ally that's been introduced so far is Steve Trevor (who, interestingly enough, seems to have a pretty platonic friendship with Diana so far, which might lend credence to my wondercheetah theory)

Absolute Wonder Woman #3

Absolute Barbara herself seems to be emulating her most updated origin so far (i.e. Rebirth) -- where she's an archaeologist/academic who's dedicated her career to proving the existence of the Amazons and eventually forms a friendship with Diana

Wonder Woman (2016) #8, Absolute Wonder Woman #3

In the mainstream DC universe, Barbara Ann Minerva and Diana remain good friends until a villain distracts Diana long enough to change Barbara Ann until the Cheetah. Diana promised she would find her, but with Barbara Ann's only means of contacting her nullifed without her knowledge, Diana fails to arrive in time. It's only then that Barbara Ann, feeling abandoned and betrayed, shifts from an ally and friend to one of Wonder Woman's rogues

Wonder Woman (2016) #18

This is the twist modern comics audiences would normally expect in a mainstream universe comic. But, as we've already established, in the Absolute Universe, villains are allies and allies are enemies. So if Absolute Wonder Woman follows the pattern we've been seeing so far and subverts our expectations, I think it's pretty likely that it'll actually be Steve, and not Barbara, who ends up turning against Diana and becoming a villain. Which, I'm certain, would be absolutely devastating to her, considering she gave up her dominant arm for him

Of course, I could just be blowing smoke here. After, all it's not like every major character in Absolute DC has switched roles -- Brainiac and Joker are still acting in their original antagonistic function, and it's not like Martha Kent or Jim Gordon have suddenly turned evil. The "reversed ally" trope could always be fulfilled by another of Diana's allies that just hasn't been introduced yet (Donna Troy or Hippolyta, for instance, or maybe even the Amazons as a whole, since they've really been playing up the importance of their disappearance from the beginning). But I do think Villain!Steve Trevor is a possibility I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for as the series progresses

[soranatus]

The Characters - Part 1, of the (mock) Wonder Woman: The Animated Series by Luis Valero-Suarez

[dcsnextgaycharacter]

[dailydccomics]

Wonder Woman vs Cheetah by David Nakayama

[cyanbeetle]

I love her for her nefarious and tragic demeanour

[leoleolovesdc]

cheetah: *agressively biting diana’s arm*

wonder woman: nono, it’s fine, she js gets cranky when she’s hungry :)