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rich-el

03-13-2006, 03:55 PM

i believ in IC#5 E-2 WW said to E-1 WW that the only thing she hasn't been is human.

I believed she will either be stripped of her powers or voluntarily give them up.

what do u think?

sloria13

03-13-2006, 04:00 PM

Yep, I agree. It'll be interesting to see what they do with her during the relaunch if that's true.

DBHughes

03-13-2006, 04:30 PM

Well, the Wizard question goes:

One these heroes will be stripped of their powers:

a) Superman
b) Wonder Woman
c) Supergirl
d) Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Anything is possible, but it would be difficult to strip Wonder Woman of her powers. Diana came out of the kiln as a super-powered "mutant" (called "meta-human" at DC because Marvel owns legal right to the word "mutant"). Outside of magic, someone would basically need to re-align Diana's genetic make-up to take her powers away.

Personally, I think the answer is given away by one of the One Year Later covers in the first wave (Wonder Woman is not part of that first wave). The hero shown in the One Year Later cover would not need a "rocket belt" unless the natural powers had been stripped.

e_galston

03-13-2006, 05:10 PM

WW would be a good guess, seeing as how the gods the blessed her with her powers are no longer around..

JMarsh642

03-13-2006, 05:13 PM

I could see it being Diana, but the preview pages from Up, Up and Away also suggest that for one reason or another, Supes hasn't been seen at all, but Clark obviously has been.

markbuchanan

03-13-2006, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by rich-el
i believ in IC#5 E-2 WW said to E-1 WW that the only thing she hasn't been is human.

I believed she will either be stripped of her powers or voluntarily give them up.

what do u think?

I hope not - remember the early 70's adventures of a powerless Diana Prince? Horrible!

Raydawggie

03-13-2006, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by DBHughes
Well, the Wizard question goes:

One these heroes will be stripped of their powers:

a) Superman
b) Wonder Woman
c) Supergirl
d) Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Anything is possible, but it would be difficult to strip Wonder Woman of her powers. Diana came out of the kiln as a super-powered "mutant" (called "meta-human" at DC because Marvel owns legal right to the word "mutant"). Outside of magic, someone would basically need to re-align Diana's genetic make-up to take her powers away.

Personally, I think the answer is given away by one of the One Year Later covers in the first wave (Wonder Woman is not part of that first wave). The hero shown in the One Year Later cover would not need a "rocket belt" unless the natural powers had been stripped.

Actually, based on that storyline, the cause for the "rocket belt" isn't a power loss due to IC, but rather rooted in Silver Age continuity.

So it's likely someone else. And we may have our answer this Wednesday.

samnoir

03-13-2006, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by markbuchanan
I hope not - remember the early 70's adventures of a powerless Diana Prince? Horrible!

Wonder Woman's abilities are gifts from the Gods aren't they?

The setup does seem very much like the seventies doesn't it? At that point the Amazon's left the mortal realm as well.

I think we should all keep our eyes peeled for I-Ching.

http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/96911632384.180.GIF

It's already been revealed that Wonder Girl manages to retain her powers thanks to her brother Ares.

I think the main implication of OYL is that she will walk among humans in a secret identity... Diana Prince?

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Skatonic10

03-13-2006, 07:27 PM

Originally posted by DBHughes
Well, the Wizard question goes:

One these heroes will be stripped of their powers:

a) Superman
b) Wonder Woman
c) Supergirl
d) Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Anything is possible, but it would be difficult to strip Wonder Woman of her powers. Diana came out of the kiln as a super-powered "mutant" (called "meta-human" at DC because Marvel owns legal right to the word "mutant"). Outside of magic, someone would basically need to re-align Diana's genetic make-up to take her powers away.

If your created by the gods, I'm sure they can take away your powers as easily as they have given them to you. Just look at Wonder Girl over in Teen Titans.

I'm also thinking that Superboy Prime takes over for Clark after making up for all his previous evil doings

Garth Rockett

03-13-2006, 07:54 PM

I'm fairly certain it's going to be Superman, after the preview for Superman #650 and more significantly, the solicitation for May's Superman #652.

Skatonic10

03-13-2006, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by Garth Rockett
I'm fairly certain it's going to be Superman, after the preview for Superman #650 and more significantly, the solicitation for May's Superman #652.

I think its more like Superman decides to take a break, not that he loses his powers. Or else how will he get them back?

mrorangesoda

03-13-2006, 10:46 PM

Originally posted by Skatonic10
I think its more like Superman decides to take a break, not that he loses his powers. Or else how will he get them back?

Continuity wave reverb?

YDLM

03-13-2006, 11:09 PM

Originally posted by Skatonic10

I'm also thinking that Superboy Prime takes over for Clark after making up for all his previous evil doings

If that happens, I will not read another DCU title. What Superboy Prime did was worthy of being executed. Any editorial that would approve that, shouldnt be anywhere near a Superman title or any super hero title.

I will completely contradict my vow, if a writer does the same exact thing, to a character that I like. :D

maxx

03-13-2006, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by Skatonic10
I think its more like Superman decides to take a break, not that he loses his powers. Or else how will he get them back?

shiny crystals in the fortress of solitude.

Wellness

03-14-2006, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by YDLM
If that happens, I will not read another DCU title. What Superboy Prime did was worthy of being executed. Any editorial that would approve that, shouldnt be anywhere near a Superman title or any super hero title.

I will completely contradict my vow, if a writer does the same exact thing, to a character that I like. :D

Actually considering it, this would work with Marvel, villians switch sides back and forth all the time. But DC wouldn't do this though, they might make a hero evil, but not the other way around, unless they were popular enough and probably not as powerful as a Superman character.

See Lady Shiva or Deathstroke.

Jeff-2

03-14-2006, 02:48 AM

I am willing to bet it won't be Wonder Woman.

Delta Ass

03-14-2006, 02:52 AM

Jeff-2

03-14-2006, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by Delta Ass
Wait ten years... Superboy Prime: Rebirth Exactly if Hal Jordon can be redeemed from mass murder I'm Sure Superboy Prime can be.

mike101

03-14-2006, 08:08 AM

I hate to say it but... I think it will be Clasrk Kent. I suspect that Clark and Superman are going to be split and become seperate beings. At least for a little while. Theres just something about the solicitations for the next few months that got me thinking this will happen.

Spikey_Jim

03-14-2006, 08:20 AM

Kurzon

03-14-2006, 09:42 AM

I remember a WW issue where the Titans of Myth kill all the Greek gods, causing WW to suddenly lose her powers.

cncoyle

03-14-2006, 10:09 AM

I thought this had already been figured as Supergirl, seeing as she goes to Kandor and needs a rocket belt to get around?

And it dang well better not be Wonder Woman. She's been de-powered more times than Jean Grey has died.:rolleyes:

Jeff-2

03-14-2006, 02:08 PM

Originally posted by cncoyle
I thought this had already been figured as Supergirl, seeing as she goes to Kandor and needs a rocket belt to get around?

And it dang well better not be Wonder Woman. She's been de-powered more times than Jean Grey has died.:rolleyes: they just can't stand her Amazon goodness.