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I’m so tired of reading comics titled “Justice League” that are actually just the Superman and Batman show.

I just finished reading Justice League: Last Ride and it’s super obvious that the writer does not care about Diana’s perspective at all. (Or any of the other Justice League members, tbf.) 

It’s so focused on Batman and Superman’s pain over J’onn’s death that it completely ignores that Diana would be blaming herself for the loss. She was the one on planet, she was the one that Bruce initially reached out to for help, and she was the one who couldn’t make it there on time. Anyone remember JLA: League of One, where she actually incapacitated all of the other team members so that she would be the only one risking her life? I don’t think she would blame Bruce or Clark because she would respect that J’onn is able to make his own choices, but she would blame herself for putting him in a situation where he felt he had to make that choice. 

And, tbh, the way the scene is portrayed, it really doesn’t feel like Diana was injured enough that she wouldn’t have been able to get there in time. This might just be the fault of the artist, but I don’t really think that one stab wound is enough to take Diana out. If she couldn’t even stand, I would believe it, but if she can stand, she can fly and move a heck of a lot faster than she’s shown doing here. Obviously, J’onn has to die in order for the story the writer wants to tell to be presented, but imagine how heartbreaking this scene could be if done by a writer that actually cares about Diana’s perspective. Like compare Clark’s reaction to Diana’s. He’s devastated while she’s doing a shocked Pikachu face. This isn’t at all a bad comic, but it’s clearly not for Wonder Woman fans. (Or Flash fans or Green Lantern fans tbh because they get somehow get even less focus.)

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