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Ten Moments that Mattered: Wonder Adult female and Harley Quinn Capture Imaginations

Ten Moments that Mattered: Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn...

Friday, December 23rd, 2016

To make your marking on the hereafter, it helps to take stock of where you've been. 2017 promises to be an exciting year for DC and its fans, but before nosotros celebrate the new year, we thought we'd look back on 2016 and consider some of the places we've been. DC made some assuming choices in the worlds of comics, motion-picture show and Boob tube, and many of them set our course for the months and years ahead. The by twelvemonth was full of memorable moments, but some of these moments held existent significance. Some of them actually mattered. So as we practise every twelvemonth at this time, we thought nosotros'd discuss a few of them. These are DCComics.com's "10 Moments that Mattered" for 2016.

If yous were a fan of Batman five Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad , chances are you were likewise a fan of Gal Gadot'south Wonder Adult female and Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn. While there was much that resonated with DC fans in the films (including Ben Affleck's more than jaded accept on the Dark Knight in BvS), there was only something well-nigh seeing Diana Prince and Dr. Harleen Quinzel captured so charismatically on camera this year. That they're ii of DC's most pop female characters certainly had something to practice with it. That they'd never before appeared in a live action film likely had a lot more.

Gadot was something of a surprise when her casting was starting time announced back in 2013. Not as widely known every bit Affleck and lacking the familiarity DC fans had with Man of Steel'south Henry Cavill, she was something of a wild card. Those lack of expectations paid off when viewers saw the film, nonetheless. While Gadot's presence in Batman v Superman was fairly small, she commanded attention in every one of her scenes, much to the please of unsuspecting viewers. This was true peculiarly during her climactic appearance at the cease of the movie. Bolstered by a battle weep of a theme composed by Hans Zimmer and Junkie 40, Gadot's Wonder Woman elevates the sequence to become the picture show's best. Side by side with Batman and Superman, it's Wonder Woman who's the hero that looks most in command of the situation. She seems thrilled at the prospect of facing death, smiling gleefully after getting struck down by Doomsday.

Of course, Diana'south confident smile is a far cry from the utterly loony ane that Harley Quinn flashes all throughout David Ayer'south Suicide Team. An up-and-comer prior to the film's release, Robbie equally Harley Quinn is a truthful breakout function for the actress and a watershed moment for the grapheme. Robbie perfectly recreates Harley'due south signature blend of humor and violence, peppered all throughout with romantic overtones. Information technology'southward a difficult balance to maintain, but she pulled it off and managed to capture the attention of filmgoers worldwide in the process. As a result, Harley'due south never been more popular than she is correct at present. The relaunch of her comic shipped more than copies than any other Rebirth title and is one of the acknowledged comics of the year. Harley remains a popular cosplay discipline, and was the most popular Halloween costume of 2016 (fittingly, Wonder Woman also made the top five).

None of this takes annihilation away from Batman, Superman, the Joker or any of the other characters that Harley and Wonder Woman shared the screen with this year. They continue to exist equally popular equally e'er. Merely Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn's popularity is growing—a sign of the need and desire for potent, interesting female characters inside the super hero genre. Fortunately, there are no shortage of them within the DC Universe. Next year volition see Wonder Adult female release her offset solo film and will also mark Amber Heard's debut as Mera in Justice League. Will she take hold of the attention of fans the same mode Wonder Woman did this year? If she does, you lot'd better kickoff on that Halloween costume now.

Exist sure to check DCComics.com again on Monday for some other moment that mattered in 2016.

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