You misunderstand me - I don't mean 'women don't tend to be as muscular as men because of society's ridiculous expectations as to body image' (although I'm sure that's true to some degree), I mean that generally speaking, women have less muscle mass than men. Therefore, you don't generally get the 'bulging biceps' look on women unless they're weightlifters. As an example, I would take your picture of Xena. Now, I don't know just what shape Lucy Lawless is actually in, but from what I've seen of her character (which, I'll admit, is not very much), she seems to be a reasonably fit, athletic woman who convincingly looks like an ass-kicker. And yet her forearms are not that much broader than my own, and I'm no athlete, trust me. In fact, I would describe her as, well, svelte and athletic looking - and looking like she could kick my ass into the bargain. And she's a TV star. Look at female athletes in general. I've seen footage of female black belts, or of tennis stars like Venus Williams, or track stars, basketball players, even wrestlers. They all look svelte and athletic, not bulging with muscles. (There is, of course, the occasional exception to this - I am thinking of the wrestler Chyna, who has enough bulging muscle in her arms to make the Hulk jealous. But that's fairly rare.) Now, I agree with you that, as the intended apex of feminine ideals, WW shouldn't have quite the same body type as all the other heroines in the DCU, but I think that could be accomplished by making her taller. Because, let's face it, there is a reason why svelte and athletic is the norm - it's attractive. Also, one of WW's main character traits is supposed to be that she is fighting for PEACE as an ultimate goal, not simply as a 'never ending battle'. As such, she should look like a peacemaker, not like someone who has trained very hard to kick your ass - it then makes it all the more satisfying when she DOES kick ass.