And George Perez included her original supporting cast Etta Candy and Steve Trever and her ties to the military and all the mythological gods and goddesses, including Aphrodite. George Perez made Etta Candy not just a source of ridicule and comic relief. George Perez gave her wit, soul, and not there to act as a fat buffoon. George Perez made Steve Trever a more interesting three-dimensional character, much more than a male damsel-in-distress. George Perez made Wonder Woman more than she'd ever been before by exploring her roots in Greek mythology and keeping the Amazons and the mythological gods and goddesses true to their mythological roots. Perez brought the creatures Chimera, Gorgon, Phobos, Deimos, Ixion and others from Greek mythology to Wonder Woman. And Perez included her original villains the Cheetah and Doctor Psycho and Circe and revamped Mars and his minions into Ares and his minions. The Romans identified the Greek god Ares as Mars. Perez also included the Silver Swan.
I'm really looking forward to Adam Hughes' All-Star Wonder Woman series. Adam Hughes said, "I happen to love the heavy mythological feel of the Perez issues. That presence was in the Golden Age version, but Perez just turned it up to 11. I’d like to keep that feel, because I like the tone of Wonder Woman as a mythological character, as opposed to just a straight superhero. I love George Perez's take on Wonder Woman. I love the whole aspect that her origins are tied to the Greco-Roman Gods and I want to incorporate a lot of that into mine. I’m taking the best bits from the Golden Age, the best bits from the George Perez run, and hopefully will come up with something where I can say, ‘Aha! A happy, healthy balance.'"