Wonder Woman is not "just another superhero". Stop calling her fans entitled for wanting more from DC.
Wonder Woman is not your average superhero, and it’s time to stop treating her like one.
A trend I see far too often across the fandom is that whenever Wonder Woman fans voice their desire for a new solo series, game, or project, fans of other characters immediately push back with comments like:
"Ugh, why? You don't see DC giving Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, or The Flash etc. a massive push right now, and their fans aren't complaining. Stop being so entitled."
To this I say: Stop equating Wonder Woman with your average superhero.
She isn't just a popular character; she is the definitive female icon, the most significant female superhero in all of fiction, and the third member of the DC Trinity. The Trinity represents the three most fundamental pillars of the DC Universe. Because Diana is meant to be one of the most significant players in DC lore, it is 100% justified for her fanbase to expect a level of investment from DC that matches her status. She isn't being pushed as much as she should, with only 2 ongoing solo comicbook runs, 5 solo projects and zero animated series.
Her real world contributions to women's empowerment are unmatched in comicbook history:
She was the first female superhero to consistently maintain an ongoing solo comic book run through every major era of publishing.
She headlined her own solo, live-action TV series in the 1970s at a time when female-led shows were incredibly rare and widely dismissed by Hollywood executives as unprofitable.
She was a literal icon of the second-wave feminist movement.
When DC stripped Diana of her powers and costume in the late 1960s, it sparked a genuine cultural backlash. Gloria Steinem, a leading figure of second wave feminism and a childhood fan of the Golden Age comics put Wonder Woman on the historic first independent cover of Ms. magazine in 1972 to protest the change.
The massive cultural impact of that cover sent a loud, message to DC executives. Realizing they had completely misjudged the zeitgeist and alienated an entire demographic, DC scrambled to hire a new creative team, officially restoring Wonder Woman's powers, magic lasso, and classic costume in 1973.
There are very few instances in history where a fictional character has possessed enough cultural weight to drastically influence real-world social movements and corporate decisions like that.
While I absolutely support DC giving other underrated heroes their well deserved spotlight, I firmly hold that Wonder Woman should always be prioritized alongside Batman and Superman. She shouldn't be compared to regular superheroes when discussing what her fandom is "entitled" to. Expecting DC to treat a member of the Trinity like a member of the Trinity isn't entitlement, it's just asking for common sense.
Image source: The Legend of Wonder woman Vol. 1 #1 by Renae De Liz, art by Ray Dillion.