This is a job for Wonder Woman!

[aegisbearer]

If the 'Diana Prince' identity is going to be around, what type of job should she have? With places like the UN and Taco Whiz under her girdle, so to speak, where should Diana work in a "mortal guise" that would best fit her abilities?

[Leto]

Taco Whiz :wink:

[aegisbearer]

Taco Whiz :wink:

"Would you like black beans or refried with your Taco Meal?"

Oy. :biggrin:

[Flamebird]

From your list, I picked teacher.

For my own preference, I think she should go back to being a nurse.

Aside from the fact that she'd have to be a "Wonder" as a nurse in the DCU, just think of the story angles.

Super-villain or monster attacks sending lots of people through the ER. Does Diana stay and help them, or put on the costume and go kick butt?

Mainly, I just like the idea of Diana as a healer. :biggrin:

[nerites]

Diana should always be Ambassador of Love and Peace on Earth.
She is Gaea in star-spangled armor. :-)

[Kai "the spy"]

From your list, I picked teacher.

For my own preference, I think she should go back to being a nurse.

Aside from the fact that she'd have to be a "Wonder" as a nurse in the DCU, just think of the story angles.

Super-villain or monster attacks sending lots of people through the ER. Does Diana stay and help them, or put on the costume and go kick butt?

Mainly, I just like the idea of Diana as a healer. :biggrin:

Seriously, how clichéed would that be. :rolleyes: If she had to be a healer, why not a real doctor instead of "just" a nurse?

I really liked her as the U.N. ambassador. It gave the stories a political side, making Diana deal with real politicians (not a "villain politician" like Lex Luthor as US President) and real political issues. That gave the book and the character an angel that is pretty unique in the genre.

Also, having her be an ambassador of Themyscira, bringing the amazon ideals and ideas to the male dominated world made a lot of sense to me.

[shanejayell]

Teacher would be interesting. Might be a way to reconnect with Vanessa and Julia too.

[Flamebird]

Seriously, how clichéed would that be. :rolleyes: If she had to be a healer, why not a real doctor instead of "just" a nurse?

I really liked her as the U.N. ambassador. It gave the stories a political side, making Diana deal with real politicians (not a "villain politician" like Lex Luthor as US President) and real political issues. That gave the book and the character an angel that is pretty unique in the genre.

Also, having her be an ambassador of Themyscira, bringing the amazon ideals and ideas to the male dominated world made a lot of sense to me.

I would NEVER call a nurse JUST anything.

From a story angle though, it would be a lot harder for a doctor to slip out of ER or a surgery to go fight bad guys, than it would be for a nurse to grab a co-worker and say, "Hey, fill in for a bit".
The other reason of course, is that I think most people automatically feel more comfortable around a nurse than they do a doctor.
Nurses tend to be seen as caretakers, while doctors tend to be seen more as an authority figure.
So no, for me, no cliche whatsoever.

Come to think of it, with her lasso; she could be the worlds best psychiatrist. :wink:

[Kai "the spy"]

I would NEVER call a nurse JUST anything.

From a story angle though, it would be a lot harder for a doctor to slip out of ER or a surgery to go fight bad guys, than it would be for a nurse to grab a co-worker and say, "Hey, fill in for a bit".
The other reason of course, is that I think most people automatically feel more comfortable around a nurse than they do a doctor.
Nurses tend to be seen as caretakers, while doctors tend to be seen more as an authority figure.
So no, for me, no cliche whatsoever.

Come to think of it, with her lasso; she could be the worlds best psychiatrist. :wink:

I took this more as a "woman's job" thing. You know, like having Diana be a secretary, like they did in the Golden Age (even on the JSA). Now, being a secretary is a very hard job (contrary to some public ideas of the job) and I respect a secretary the same as the lawyer, officer, politician or whatever she works for (maybe even more, depending on who she's working for), but I'm really glad that Diana's days as a secretary are over, because it came across as a "woman's job" thing.
And I have the same feeling towards Diana being a nurse. See the quotation marks to the left and right of the word just in my post?! Just like with the secretary, I respect a nurse just as much as a doctor (maybe even more, since they tend to do the "dirty work" and are not as well paid as a doctor), but it just comes across as a "woman's job" in that way. And I really don't want Diana to be that way. Diana is about the equality of the sexes, about a female being an equal to the males surrounding her.

See, the ambassador thing was better that way, too. She was a female equal to all the male ambassadors that dominate the U.N. and just about any parlament.

[Flamebird]

I took this more as a "woman's job" thing. You know, like having Diana be a secretary, like they did in the Golden Age (even on the JSA). Now, being a secretary is a very hard job (contrary to some public ideas of the job) and I respect a secretary the same as the lawyer, officer, politician or whatever she works for (maybe even more, depending on who she's working for), but I'm really glad that Diana's days as a secretary are over, because it came across as a "woman's job" thing.
And I have the same feeling towards Diana being a nurse. See the quotation marks to the left and right of the word just in my post?! Just like with the secretary, I respect a nurse just as much as a doctor (maybe even more, since they tend to do the "dirty work" and are not as well paid as a doctor), but it just comes across as a "woman's job" in that way. And I really don't want Diana to be that way. Diana is about the equality of the sexes, about a female being an equal to the males surrounding her.

See, the ambassador thing was better that way, too. She was a female equal to all the male ambassadors that dominate the U.N. and just about any parlament.

The ambassador thing was cool at the time, but right now; she's pretty much a nation of one. Who is she supposed to be an ambassador for?

Ooh, that might actually be cool; if some country that needed to be represented on the world stage, but had no one to do it, asked her to represent them.

[americanwonder]

None of the Above?

a) I don't care for 'Diana Prince'

b) I like Flamebird's suggestion of Diana working as a nurse.

[ClaudioPozas]

I too don't care for "Diana Prince". Her reaction to Mindy Mayer's early suggestion of having a secret identity still rings true (why pretend to be someone else)?

But I see Diana spending her spare time doing something that goes with her nature. She comes from a very physical society, she is at home with animals (she can speak to them, thanks to Artemis)... I think she'd be at home travelling incognito and meeting "salt of the Earth" people, helping as need be (echoes of TV's "Kung Fu"?)

[CarolStrick]

The bestest thing about the Rucka era was that Diana was an ambassador with an embassy and staff (NONE of whom were Amazons. HOW did that happen??!) and did one or two ambassadorish things in an ambassadorish way. I think she'd get the most "Wonder Woman" stuff done in her non-costume time that way, have the biggest impact on the world, and be quite satisfied.

Other professions mentioned would mean that she'd have to leave abruptly during times of crisis. I don't see teachers or medical personnel being able to do that. If they did, they'd quickly be fired or worse, depending on the outcome.

As for "Diana Prince" or the other identity Diana took on, that of "Diane Prince" (what a hoot she was, modeled after Myndi), I think that might be a "vacation ID" Diana would take on when she truly needed to get away from it all for a couple weeks. What fun she could have with the identity that way! We could get some real change-of-pace stories every now and then.

And of course over the years many people have brought up that "Diana Prince" could be used in the same way Batman uses "Matches Malone," as a deep undercover identity he uses on rare occasion.

THAT's the way to make "Diana Prince" interesting. Otherwise... (yawn)

[meek?]

I'm coo' w/ any of those as each aids her in an aspect of her mission, what she wants to do, and what she is about.

Except for bein' a museum curator. I don't see how that would help.

Peace.

[Jim Thompson]

How about a teacher for a government agency?

[Kevenn]

I liked it during the Challenge of Artemis storyline where Diana had her own agency that would help people. I like the idea of her setting up a business like that with Steve and Etta.

[knowwonder]

I picked "Government Agency." I think she is in the right place--close to the action, with her finger on the pulse--but to date it has been hackneyed. If she's gonna be a Super Spy, she needs to get in some Super Situations--and into some spiffy under cover duds. hunh. Kinda like last issue.

I think it's the only identity/employment that works with the context of the character as she's MEANT to be a paradox. She SHOULD infiltrate our government in order to keep her's safe and gain more insight into the mind of war as it relates to the citizens of the world. This should cause her great internal conflict, as well as deep understanding while she continues to bring the Amazonian ideals to the world of man.

Diana as an ambassador was a great beginning for the character. But, with the aftermath of AA!, how is it even possible??! I do hafta be honest about this whole angle--it is god-awful boring. The very last thing this book could use is some 'political intrigue.' We squeeze out enough polarizing issues all on our very own......

[SJNeal]

Taco Whiz :wink:

This would be my first choice as well!

Should that not be available, I'd go with Ambassadoress. :smile:

[estee]

Diana should be an Ambassador to the UN.

Moreover, she should offer the Amazons as an Armed Response Team for the UN.

Can you imagine seeing the Amazons flying in on their winged horses in places like the Sudan and Afghanistan? I think it would be a great idea.

Feel free to use that, Gail. :wink:

[Flâneur]

If we must have Diana Prince then I'd say it would make most sense without a job if it were a 'private life' but if Diana must have one then social worker or womyn's rights activist seems up Diana's alley.

[jason_w]

I'm all for her becoming an ambassador again, after she (no doubt) declares herself an Amazon again.

Especially after Amazons Attack, I would assume that they would want to repair their relations with the U.S.

[nepenthes]

She should have a top position within the largest military on earth. Her job is to spread peace and prevent war, where better than from within that institution herself. If any superhero is supposed to take a proactive role in enforcing peace and liberty on earth it is Wonder Woman. Taking names and kicking arses, in the name of love.

[OBrianTallent]

The bestest thing about the Rucka era was that Diana was an ambassador with an embassy and staff (NONE of whom were Amazons. HOW did that happen??!) and did one or two ambassadorish things in an ambassadorish way. I think she'd get the most "Wonder Woman" stuff done in her non-costume time that way, have the biggest impact on the world, and be quite satisfied.

Other professions mentioned would mean that she'd have to leave abruptly during times of crisis. I don't see teachers or medical personnel being able to do that. If they did, they'd quickly be fired or worse, depending on the outcome.

As for "Diana Prince" or the other identity Diana took on, that of "Diane Prince" (what a hoot she was, modeled after Myndi), I think that might be a "vacation ID" Diana would take on when she truly needed to get away from it all for a couple weeks. What fun she could have with the identity that way! We could get some real change-of-pace stories every now and then.

And of course over the years many people have brought up that "Diana Prince" could be used in the same way Batman uses "Matches Malone," as a deep undercover identity he uses on rare occasion.

THAT's the way to make "Diana Prince" interesting. Otherwise... (yawn)



This. Carol is a smart lady...people should listen to her.

[1derboi]

Ya know, I've been thinking about all the things that Diana is about. She has her message of peace, she's a protector of the innocent, she's a warrior princess, and I'm sure a few other things I just can't think of right now. So that being said, just what sort of employment would fit all those aspects of her?

Frankly, I'm brought back to those days way back when, and forgive me but my comics are in storage right now. But I remember a time when Diana Prince worked for the U.N Crisis Bureau. I'm not really sure what she did for them, as I recall at this time DC had decided to switch her adventures over to her earth 2 counterpart to coincide with the T.V show at the time. I think her work history for the U.N.CB was never really fleshed out.

But I like the idea of what a U.N Crisis Bureau could be, and not what it necessarily was back in the day. I wouldn't use Diana prince as a field agent, but maybe as someone else said she could be more of an mediator/diplomat them.

That way she could be effective in her words, and kick butt when she needs to. Even though she chooses to live in the U.S she's not really a citizen, so having her work for a strictly U.S government agency seems out of line for her. She's no ones lackey!

This could be a department that Steve Trevor sets up. I dunno, there are so many good threads on this Wonder Woman board, my head is spinning. But what do you guys think? Could this idea be fleshed out, am I close, or no cigar?