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Though the current project started as a series of posts charting my grief journey after the death of my mother, I am no longer actively grieving. Now, the blog charts a conversation in living, mainly whatever I want it to be. This is an activity that goes well with the theme of this blog (updated 2018). The Sense of Doubt blog is dedicated to my motto: EMBRACE UNCERTAINTY. I promote questioning everything because just when I think I know something is concrete, I find out that it’s not.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3302 - "No, Thank You" - Wonder Woman's new catch phrase - Comic Book Sunday for 2403.03

A Sense of Doubt blog post #3302 - "No, Thank You" - Wonder Woman's new catch phrase - Comic Book Sunday for 2403.03

Welcome to COMIC BOOK SUNDAY, published Tuesday March 5th because I am behind schedule.

I have been loving this Wonder Woman comic.

In fact, this issue is surely waiting for me at the comic book store. I need to get there.

So, a quick share because I am behind on posting.

Continuing to be behind? "No, thank you." :-)

Thanks for tuning in.

https://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-catchphrase-no-thank-you-new-meaning/

Wonder Woman's 3-Word Catchphrase Gets a New Character-Defining Meaning

BYTAYLOR BLAKE FORSBERG

March 01. 2024

Wonder Woman's new catchphrase, " No thank you ," embodies her core values of hope, resilience, and refusal to surrender.
Each time Diana utters this phrase in the face of adversity, she reaffirms her commitment to persevere and claim victory.
Tom King's clever addition of this catchphrase authentically encapsulates Wonder Woman's essence and resolve.

WARNING: Potential Spoilers for Wonder Woman #6!

Batman and Superman are renowned for their enduring catchphrases–the Dark Knight's concise yet iconic "I'm Batman," and the Man of Steel's "This looks like a job for Superman"–and now the time has finally come for Wonder Woman to join them with a catchphrase of her own. However, her catchphrase is more than just a string of catchy words; it encapsulates the essence of her character.

Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s Wonder Woman run has repeatedly featured Diana uttering the phrase, "No thank you." Following the climax of issue six, it's evident that these three words have transcended mere repetition and have evolved into a catchphrase for the Amazon Princess.

In nearly every issue, Diana employs this phrase, often in moments of intense conflict. Initially, it may have seemed that these words held little depth beyond their surface defiance. However, after the events of issue six, it becomes apparent that "No thank you" also embodies a core aspect of Diana’s character—hope.

Wonder Woman’s Character Is Defined by Her Hope and Will to Persevere

In Wonder Woman #6, Diana confronts a slew of adversaries from her rogue gallery, including Doctor Psycho, Silver Swan, and Giganta. However, the pinnacle of the battle arises when she squares off against Grail, Darkseid’s half-Amazon, half-god daughter. With Wonder Woman broken, bloody, beaten, and on her knees, Grail tells her to accept that she has been defeated “and die,” before delivering what should have been a death blow. However, in a resolute defiance, Wonder Woman rises once more, defiantly proclaiming, "No thank you!" before delivering a decisive blow that incapacitates Grail, bringing their clash to an end.

Diana's steadfast "No thank you," echoed as she rises from certain defeat to claim victory, embodies the essence of her character. It symbolizes her refusal to surrender, her resilience in adversity, and her enduring hope. Each time she utters this catchphrase in the face of challenges, Wonder Woman reaffirms her commitment to persevere. "No thank you" represents the intertwined values of hope and resilience, defining Diana herself. Thus, Tom King has ingeniously bestowed upon Wonder Woman a catchphrase that authentically encapsulates her essence and resolve.

Will Wonder Woman's "No Thank You" Catchphrase Live Beyond Tom King's Run?

Batman and Superman's iconic catchphrases have endured for decades, resonating across various media platforms. Therefore, it will be intriguing to see whether King's "no thank you" catchphrase will endure beyond his tenure and become intrinsic to Diana's character. Given the profound depth and aptness of the catchphrase for Wonder Woman, it seems plausible that future writers may adopt and integrate it into her narrative. However, with King's Wonder Woman run ongoing, there are undoubtedly numerous "no thank yous" yet to unfold.

Wonder Woman #6 is available now from DC Comics!

Writer: Tom King
Artist: Daniel Sampere
Colorist: Tomeu Morey
Letterer: Clayton Cowle
Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey

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SENSE OF DOUBT STATUS AS OF 0705.04 - 16:45

Sense of Doubt is not currently dedicated to any themes or special interest. The subject matter is mine and may range from comic books to ultimate or from Baseball to feminist-centered media criticism. Until I feel I have enough content for multiple blogs, or until I am seized with a desire to create multiple blogs, this is it, and appropriately so. "Sense of Doubt" came about in Bowie’s Berlin period and the dark, ambient collaborations with Brian Eno. Like the Bowie of 1978, I have my own darkness that steals over me and through me, infecting everything. At the risk of sounding far too melodramatically obsessed with my own self-flagellations, this blog dedicates itself to that darkness, that infection. But it’s fun, too. Hey, I can be amusing? Or not. It’s the way of the [w]rench. Neurosis compelling action in insecure double-checking and misunderstanding evasions. It is my way.

More from the original description text that needed editing in 2015: Furthermore, Sense of Doubt is dedicated to the random. The theme is no theme. Just questions, doubt, and uncertainty. Feel the power of not knowing the answer. So dedicated on the last day of July 2006 by the Galactic Monkey Wrench.

The Galactic Monkey Wrench

This is the logo of the Galactic Monkey Wrench. I was given the nickname Galactic Monkey Wrench in college by a friend of mine who felt that I threw the monkey wrench into the cosmos at every available opportunity. Later, in discussions with my best friend, who is the Lord of Chaos (the Loc), he asked for my title and when I told him, without thinking, he blurted out "the gmr!" Since this was random and we appreciate randomness, I became the gmr, even though technically I should be the gmw. But gmw sounds like a car or some industrial manufacturing firm that makes a strange widget of which one has never heard. This acronym fetish may make no sense to anyone else, but my friend and I are quite driven to provide acronyms for many things. At the very least, it allows us to keep our conversations obscure and often private as no one knows about what we're talking.

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