there seem to be competing ideals for her muscularity

where do you think she should fall?

Quite athletic and fit but not actually ripped and not bulky at all.

@wboy:

but she's like, a warrior, shouldn't she be built like one?

Muscular and lean. She should be well defined.

well, it's hard to carry all that armor without muscle under it

she's clearly not a ninja or anything, she uses broadswords and bronze armor

also, why is muscle automatically "masculine"

I think the 3rd picture in the OP is the best of the pictures. however, i absolutely love how wonder woman is drawn in the New 52. they perfectly combined her attractiveness and strength. isn't her strength kind of magical? so she doesn't really need to be ripped to be strong, she naturally has that strength

with iron over it (and usually bronze armor when stuff gets serious, and most of the other amazons wear bronze armor)

well, she has all sorts of strength feats, you's think taht would at least imply some sort of muscle

that's a pretty vague answer

She should look strong and solid. Certain words can convey certain ideas, there are differences in strength and what muscular can mean. Bodybuilders can be muscular, strongmen can look muscular, but a weight lifter and a strongman can look very different. The way I see Wonder Woman personally is sort of like the female equivalent of Captain America physique wise. She shouldn't look like she is on roids or spends excessive time in a weights room isolating certain muscles with certain exercises. She actually has a more natural strength from engaging in more natural strenuous activities.

could you give an image that matches what you think would be the ideal?(please?)

yeah, but she also carries moons and stuff

fair enough

some women are really muscular, and some men are really thin

I'm not saying moon-sized (Superman usually is pretty buff, though)

and Superman is muscular becasue it represents physical strength, if he was mind-based it would be fine; and WW is also physical based

well, most runners are pretty built (and Flash eats a lot)

and why do you think Muscular women automatically look like men?

but it should at least resemble his powers

and no, some are very feminine (do you want pictures of what I mean?)

Superheroes who rely on physical traits in combat should look like those who are physically superior: athletes. Look at Olympic athletes, and you will see how I think Wonder Woman (and other heroes) should look like. Most aren't super cut up like body builders on steroids, but their physique conveys speed and power. Oh, and to whoever said the Flash should be skinny due to his metabolism should check out your average 100m sprinter. Those guys have insane metabolisms (2-4% subcutaneous body fat) and yet they are bigger and stonger than the slower distance runners.

Wonder Woman grew up training on a daily basis and is known to be fast, strong, agile, and beautiful. Her body needs to reflect that.

yes, this

Honestly I agree with this. I think Wonder Woman needs to have a physical presence seeing as she is a warrior with a very physically oriented powerset. However I feel she doesn't need to be over blown or be excessive in her physique. A lot of people have commented similarly and I'd just back that up with this pic. I think this is how Wonder Woman is usually portrayed in my brain. It makes sense for her to have musculature and definition, also I rather disagree about muscles not being feminine. A good physique is a good physique, it isn't particularly gender oriented.

agreed

@darkday: that is a good amount of muscle

wonder woman should be have a little some muscle,though she power is magic not 100%Physical,so she not need too muscle

like she:

I think this is a pretty good photoshopped image of what Diana would look like:

http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Wonder-Woman-318122254

@press_oblivion: Too weak

@alak: that is a perfect live wonderwoman.

she should look like Amber DeLuca

@sunman: that a little too much muscle

Best thing ever. ^_^

@sunman

Wow... death by snu snu much?

I like her like this.

@bruxae: Me too

@powerwoman: No.

Chiang manages to convey the idea I have of how she should be built rather accurately.

@lilben42: why not？ even in the comics book wonder woman have muscles

This is as muscular as Wonder Woman needs to be.

This is a perfect representation of girl power...

If a tank rolled on stage and Beyonce picked it up and crushed it, no one would even be surprised. Her personal muscularity is irrelevant.

@scorpio_cassadine: wonder woman should be look like "strong",your picture is beatiful but just not good for wonder woman

The third image in the OP is perfect. Seems some people wanna have her look like an iron pumping juice head.

@nerx said:

I like this one.

@rustyroy: Athletic and fit while maintaining that body :)

@powerwoman: There is a line between fit and athletic and just gross. Beyonce actually has the perfect body for Wonder Woman. Gina Carano too but they shouldn't be Wonder Woman in live action.

@nerx: She has the perfect body for WW. What's her height?

@rustyroy: no Idea bru, just watch in youtube and read

or google mari brennan

Wonder Woman is beautiful, more so than any other heroine. It's in her power set that she's "As beautiful as Aphrodite" and that's the way she should look.

@scorpio_cassadine: she is beatiful,but just not enough powerful

i know,but if a woman have strength enough moved earth she should be look like very strong,not just beatiful