Whatever Happened To Yara Flor? | Wonder Girl/Brazilian Wonder Woman

[@CasuallyComics]

How do you feel about Yara Flor?

[@lasloapollo4312]

So much potential, so much talent, so much thiccness... it is a shame

[@joshuaingobo1559]

Yara Flor is an underrated character who has a lot of potential; however, she’s just going to appear in cameos, teamups, and backgrounds in many DC titles just like a lot of Wonder Woman supporting characters and legacies because a lot of writers and editors don’t know what to do with the Wonder Woman family.

[@bryanabbott6169]

As messy as it was implemented, Yara Flor sort of had history/report with Jon Kent. Now Trinity supposedly has a history with Jon and Damian that's pulled out of nowhere. DC's having problems with their new legacy heroes.

[@circleman628]

I just read read the first few issues of her Wonder Girl debut and I really liked it. I think everyone gives up on Diana's supporting cast too quickly. I'm hoping at least the Esquecidas are established in Gunn's DCU so she can get more mainstream attention and make a real return.

[@jameljenks2584]

I like Yara. I think she has more chances if DC sits down for a minute instead of trying to punchline her down everyone's throat

[@diegopansini3152]

Brazilian here. I like that they used Brazilian folklore in her book. But then they said screw it, and threw her in a story with Greek mythological beings. Also, not hiring Brazilian writers was notable at times, when she spoke portuguese with either horrible grammar, or sayings that don’t even exist 😂

[@danielorlovaquinn]

Ya she easily could have had a ms marvel like rise to popularity especially with how many Brazilians there are but they dropped the ball

[@LYRADdl]

Yeah, Brazilian mythology/folklore is untouched in popular culture and Yara could've been a great gateway into that world. The fact that it's also not so well recorded and the information that is there is scarce, all it needs is a good writer to expand upon it. Tupi/Guarani mythology, Afro-Brazilian myth (Candomble, Umbanda), and general Brazilian folklore are all avenues that I feel Yara could help expand the Wonder Woman mythos and the DC universe as a whole.

[@concept5631]

American here. I'd love if Brazilian folklore was a focal point of her character without the Greek pantheon becoming involved.

[@Thistlespawn]

I really hated how much the dropped the ball on the Brazilian culture with Yara!😒 Brazilian folklore is amazing, I loved the design for caipora and I think that it would be a great addition to the DC universe... Nope, we got more ancient Greek stuff & some butchered Portuguese frases.

[@Tinky11221]

Yes!!! Plus, I’m not an expert on the American comic book industry, but as far as I know, there were some Brazilians working in DC and Marvel, so I don’t see why they couldn’t hire them

[@BronzeBoy520]

I think one of the biggest problems with her was that aside from her book, she was just… in nowhere. Like yeah she’s kinda in Wonder Woman, but she’s barely in it and she wasn’t remembered in anything beyond ‘oh she exists’ in dark crisis. I think she needs to be in a big team book to give her more prominence, and help her get notoriety among fans.

[@ugoeze7360]

Yara Flor: The DC character version of fumbling the bag. Or is it better to say she couldn’t secure it? 🫠

[@alnu8355]

That is every legacy character's problem because comics in general do not have the gumption to kill of characters permenantly.

[@o.8.p149]

@@alnu8355the trinity isn’t getting killed off permanently at this point that just wouldn’t help sales

[@deathstarstallion]

I'm not sure what she would be in though. Wouldn't feel right for her to be in Titans/Teen Titans or Young Justice Unless they restarted those books with a whole new team

[@Scipio488]

I have literally never seen her in any comic book. She's like some rumored film that never got released.

[@bipolarboi7803]

As a HUGE Wonder Woman fan, it's so sad DC continues to drop the ball when it comes to building Diana's world. In happy we're getting more exposure to Donna (a DISGUSTINGLY underrated character) and Cassie (mostly due to YJ), but Diana has a whole WONDER FAMILY that never gets their due. We rarely get to see them operate outside of the WW books or any established teams their on. I just want all the Wonder Woman comic book fans to rally around each other so we can get some development and longevity for these characters. Diana, Donna, Cassie, Nubia, Artemis, Hippolyta, and Yara deserve so much better!

[@donna1717]

Cassie and Yara are the only two thats different from Diana Artemis is a more eager to fight Diana and Donna Troy is her to T just more grounded it's no reason to give those two much stuff of their own they don't really stand out

[@KnucklesxReala911]

i always wonder how wonder woman as a figure would have evolved if she had have a tas version liek superman and batman, most people forget that a lot of elements in the canons, characters and villains of batman and superman were reworked and refreshed in their cartoon versions, most of the batman villains became beloved thanks to btas for example, I wonder had WW had that, i feel a lot of her stuff would had been streamlined and become much more publically popular, specially because would have been the more fantastic magical side of batman crime noir and supes' scifi, cheetah would have been to the sides of joker and lex luthor, just liek ares to darkseid and ra's al ghul, maybe an immortal reincarnation romance with trevor and a more consistent canon to the amazons too

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

I personally think WW is at her best when Brian Azzerello took over for New 52. Her fighting the Greek Pantheon is the coolest thing I've seen out of her. After that, write a story where the gods try to hide from her by becoming the Roman Pantheon, and have her fight them again.

[@kyleellis1825]

@@donna1717 Donna has no idea who she is because of all her in universe retcons. That's what needs to be focused on and use that to show how she has Diana's nature but not nurture. Donna isn't a warrior like Diana is. She would much prefer a life with no violence but does it because it's right. Dianna likes the challenge.

[@notoriouslego8204]

@@VaporeonEnjoyer1I disagree best Diana Run is her 80s Perez run.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

8:46 Trial of the Amazons should’ve been about all of the Amazonian tribes (Paradise Island, Bana-Mighdall, and Amazon) trying to work together to unite despite their differences instead of making it a murder mystery. That way, we get to see the three Amazonian tribes do something and for Yara Flor to interact with Diana, Nubia, Donna Troy, Artemis, Cassie Sandsmark, and Queen Hippolyta.

[@billybarnett2846]

They did that already before New52. War of the Amazons. Amazons we're at war with the US.

[@patrickmcguire7896]

That sounds way better than that stupid murder mystery we got

[@BluemoonLacrymosa]

Making the murder mystery was so stupid. You had 3 tribes (2 of which have been at odds and 1 that’s been hidden) with vastly different ideas and actions! Having them at odds and then having to come together for a fight that highlights the up’s and downs of each tribe would’ve made more sense, helped differentiate them more than just appearance, and give time for us to get to know Yara’s tribe

[@SavedAndConfused]

The delays are what i think really killed her. She had so much hype going into her solo series and then it just sorta fizzled out really quick when she just wasn't ever releasing. Unfortunately that's a pretty common problem with Joelle Jone's work. She cant seem to meet schedules well and her books end up suffering because of it, despite the fact she is a fantastic writer and artist for the most part

[@kyleellis1825]

Doesn't matter how good the assignment is if you hand it in for next years class.

[@charlietownsend2826]

Wow I’m early. Last time I was this early Yara Flor was still supposed to be the new main Wonder Woman.

[@TheProjectCoreHD]

JUSTICE FOR YARA FLOR!!!! She deserved SO much better;!

[@langleymneely]

AMEN TO THAT!!!

[@eddydaniels9842]

Who?

[@langleymneely]

@@eddydaniels9842 lol

[@slothful2039]

She was such a baddie

[@langleymneely]

@@slothful2039 Amen to that!

[@robb1914]

I think she should have started out as just Yara Flor in the main continuity and not given the Wonder Girl title till way later because now she has to combat for page space with the other wonder girls who have relatively strong fanbases . It would have been nice to see her do her own thing, connect with the wonder girls and then grow into the role in the distant future. With how “immortal” characters tend to be, not having your own code name can be a death sentence to new characters. Yara can’t really be a Young justice or Titan character and that’s where the Wonder girls tend to gravitate to outside of the Wonder Woman main titles.

[@o.8.p149]

If Cassie had gotten a new codename before Yara was made then I think making Yara younger and calling her wonder girl could have worked

[@gabbar51ngh]

They just need to make a Team up comic named "Wonder Girls" led by Donna Troy as their leader.

[@o.8.p149]

@@Superlad945 dick hasn’t been Batman for a while

[@joshuaingobo1559]

@@o.8.p149 Agreed. It would’ve make sense for Cassie Sandsmark to graduate as the Fury (after the Young All-Stars’ Helena Kosmotos and Infinity Inc’s Lyta Trevor) since Flashpoint in 2011 (or, in my headcanon, 10 years before Dawn of DC), where she would be help people, marry Conner Kent Superman in 2019 (or three years before Dawn of DC), and have a son named Hunter Kent born in 2023.

[@camijimenez3757]

Donna troy- troia Cassie sandsmark- fury Yara flor - wonder girl 3

[@VaporeonEnjoyer1]

Cancelling her CW show is probably actually a good thing for her character.

[@WompaStompaCyn]

If people are lukewarm on her now they would have hated her if CW got their claws on her. They say if you stand on the tallest mountain and listen really close on a quiet night you can actually hear the cringey girlboss dialogue.

[@MrRobot1984]

Yeah if Yara had gotten the Naomi treatment the character would have been DOA

[@danielendless]

Batwoman💀

[@Achieme]

It makes sense, why make a show about a character who is still evolving, that's like making a show about a comic character who only has 5 issues or a interesting video game character who just came out

[@redrasegarden]

Yeah that would be really polarizing

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

Yara Flor was a great and fun character. *So* much potential to be had that Warner Bros squandered. A real shame. Plus, as a Mexican American woman, it was real cool seeing a Latina Amazon from the literal Amazon.

[@jeise-rx8no]

weird curiosity: Did you know that only 4.5% of Brazilians born in Brazil identify as Latino?

[@chokoricco2712]

@@JohnMinehan-lx9ts Mexicans and Brazilians are both from Latinaamerica, making them both Latino

[@dionneking8]

She could have brought in afro Latino characters

[@deathstarstallion]

​@@JohnMinehan-lx9tsyes thats the distinction but most people don't care too much. Where I'm from we refer to ourselves as hispanic and don't necessarily exclude portruguese speaking countries. We don't really think anything of it but yeah there is a distinction in definitions

[@Dhampir101980]

The problem is that DC leaped before they looked with Yara. Why give a brand new character that isn’t even a year old a tv show before the first arc of her book is even complete. Plus, with Characters like Nubia Donna Troy, Cassie, Artimus and now Trinity, Yara is just “There “ Hell, Cassie barely gets anything relevant to anymore, and she’s been around for decades. What chance does Yara have now?

[@aaronkelly1762]

At least with Nubia and Donna Troy, you could do a Wonder sisters storyline where they team up with Diana for something... Poor Cassie and Yara. Come to think of it, I'm surprised no one though of bringing those 3 together for a comic or something.

[@Someguywithalotoftism]

My mom is from brazil, so obviously I had a lot of hype for Yara, I just wish they used her more instead of fizzling her out. Things were a little weak but that's mainly because everything was rushed and all her like character stuff was in other character's comics

[@rafaelfcf]

So sad how she fizzled out, but as a Brazilian I must agree that her pathos ended up being pretty weak.

[@MrRobot1984]

How so? I heard Brazil didn’t like how sexualized the character was but haven’t nailed down what specifically they didn’t like?

[@Achieme]

it's literally how some of these interesting characters get treated they're either sidelined or left on the shelf to collect dust

[@MrRobot1984]

@@Achieme I’m still waiting for Gravity to come back. He was my favorite early 2000s Marvel character.

[@Achieme]

@@MrRobot1984 OMG I totally forgot about him and the avengers Academy, I honestly found graviton (Franklin) to be way formidable when it comes to his gravity powers

[@YuukitheMighty1]

Yara's getting the Superboy (Conner Kent) treatment

[@joshuaingobo1559]

Yara Flor is an underrated character who has a lot of potential; however, she’s just going to appear in cameos, teamups, and backgrounds in many DC titles just like a lot of Wonder Woman supporting characters and legacies because a lot of writers and editors don’t know what to do with her or the Wonder Woman family.

[@eddydaniels9842]

Who?

[@sethboyum7420]

@@eddydaniels9842 "Star Lord, man. Legendary outlaw?" :)

[@Gabe600]

As a brazilian I liked her she seemed to have potential, and it's nice to see our folklore explored I can't say how accurate some of the thing they did are since outside things that are common knowledge most of what I know about my own country's folklore I learned from "Sítio do Pica Pau Amarelo".

[@joshuaingobo1559]

9:58 It would makes sense for Yara Flor to tell Diana that she doesn’t like the name Wonder Girl and would use her actual name as her superhero name (like Donna Troy).

[@joeclarke7982]

I really liked her series and i cant lie her design and Joelle Jones art is what's initially drew me in. The art didnt shy away from showing she was gorgeous

[@mindthegapmindthegap]

Wonder Woman tends to suffer from writers blowing up her status quo more than other DC heroes. If writers are constantly trying to figure her out then how can her supporting cast have a chance? I am not sure Wonder Woman supporting cast need multiple books if you want to go that direction then maybe just have one with all of them until you figure out who works and how they work.

[@SuperEasywalker]

Donna Troy is the prime example of the status quo shake up

[@joshuaingobo1559]

Along with Cassie Sandsmark (who should remember that she’s the daughter of Zeus), Artemis (who last appeared in her Wanted one-shot from last year), Nubia (who interacted with Natasha Irons Steel and should remember that she’s Diana’s twin sister made from clay just like Diana), and Steve Trevor and Etta Candy (who should remember their entire pre-Crisis and pre-Flashpoint history and continuity).

[@andrecarpenter2432]

I really like her. I think she could either be a great supporting character or even hold her own in a series dealing more with maybe Latin American heroes and villains, exploring their cultures and myths

[@Frooti.loopz23]

I thought that’s where they were going with her character

[@LinguarumFautor]

I really like Yara. I think what she needs is a Brazilian writer, preferably one who is steeped in mythology and legend. I find it disappointing that mythology outside of Greco, Roman and Norse is sidelined in American media.

[@jamesrosengrant8675]

I think what she really needs is to be given her own identity. Its a mistake for her to be called wondergirl because it sets her firmly into the "sidekick" category when she could easily have been her own character in the wonderwoman mythos. She doesn't feel like a sidekick so she shouldn't have been given the sidekick name

[@GoTenDu]

That would be irrelevant. Characters like Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain ended up dropping the Robin and Batgirl codenames but didn't go anywhere after that either.

[@dabellwrites6888]

​@@GoTenDu If anything, this means nobody at DC had no idea what to do with these characters. Kinda like Kara...

[@GoTenDu]

@@dabellwrites6888 can't blame them. It's really hard.

[@GenerationWest]

She was a character that was everywhere... and then she was nowhere in record time. Like there have been some recent characters like Punchline and Marvel's Silk, who were also pushed hard, and then had so much multi media plans (for Silk, has been in a bunch of mobile games, and a show in a several year long development status), but then cooled so hard, yet are still around. With a great design, and background, I thought she'd have more outward success, but they've completely moved on, Which was a two pronged assault being a Wonder Woman character that don't stay around too long, and WB constantly being on fire.

[@djpegao]

They should have given her the push instead of Punchline who's pretty much M.I.A. since her book ended (although it seems she'll be back for the nightmare event)

[@Cdr2002]

@@djpegaoalso she’s a better character than Punchline

[@CapLives]

I hope Yara finds prominence again. I have a few friends that really like her and I enjoyed what I've read from her solo run(really good art).

[@GBY005]

I didn't know she was being used in half of these, so thank you for enlightening me. I really liked her in future state tbh and was looking forward for her to be featured in more things, her story to be developed, and for her to take on a larger role in exploring the culture of Brazil. It felt refreshing to move away again from the greek/roman mythologies. Disappointing to hear that her other plots were so rushed.

[@warioskapelli3100]

Same. I agree with some critics that the writer really needs to do their homework to show Brazilian mythology/culture in a way that’s respectful, but I love the idea of other Amazon tribes in different parts of the world. Hope the character gets explored more.

[@wdcain1]

I loved Yara. I bought every issue and thought they were great. A superhero who dealt only with fantasies and myths was enjoyable.

[@potato_oni7597]

I was so dissapointed in Yara's story mostly because instead of actually exploring south american mythology it went straight back to the greek gods. It was such a missed opportunity to explore something underutlized in fiction. Yara still has alot of potential and I think the best thing to do would involve her primarily in the matters of her own tribe and fleshing them out in the process. There are alot of adventures to be had from adventures about exploring south american history and delving into it's folklore to dealing with all kinds of political issues and just generally dealing with Yara's own set of villains native to her part of the world. Snowflame IS Columbian after all. Also, didn't she live with an aunt in the US? How exactly is she involved? Has she been an amazon aswell or is something else going on? There. Already the premise of a storyline. DC and by extension WB are really too occupied with IP farming and don't seem to even try to make anything stick for more than a year wich is really detremental to basicly everyone involved.

[@CCZor]

Is a shame that DC tripped trying to get Yara on the spotlight, as a Latino I was glad to see another Latino character being introduced that it wasn't the go to for writers (Mexican American or Puerto Rican if located in NYC...I barely see characters from other nationalities). I loved the art on the Future States series and the delay on the second series lead me to drop the book...I know lots of Brazilian readers had issues when it came to the cultural stuff in the book(s). Hopefully she gets a new name because Cassie is there in Limbo being not utilized and something tells me DC will pull some time travel mumbo jumbo and get Trinity to the present and become the new Wonder Girl.

[@droskie5]

They couldn't wait to create another white girl

[@JanArrah]

I love Yara a lot and feel like she had so much potential, but Joelle Jones being behind on her book caused a lot of issues and I think DC was just tired of it being delayed. The book was solid over all I think and her having her own on-going out of the gate wasn't a bad thing. The sales don't seem to have been very bad, it's just the delays and issues caused problems with DC wanting, beyond all else, to push these awful tie ins that didn't work on any level. Also, let's be real.. DC has a TERRIBLE history with Wonder Woman and the Wonder Family. Diana is often treated like a D-Lister and her Family is treated like.. an aside at times.. I mean they've done massive reboots to Diana, multiple times, without ever considering how that changes Donna, Artemis (who also got rebooted), or Cassie. All that said, it's time to start coming up with more Wonder Family names than just Wonder Woman and Wonder Girl. Cause yeah..

[@joeparrigen4982]

I couldn't agree more.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

Same here. Heck, I’ve created a timeline where the entire Wonder Woman Family gain their character development and got treated with respect.

[@jasminecarter5164]

It's funny that this video is coming out after your Trinity video. I was literally thinking, "Wait, where's Yara?" From the little, I know about her I think she has potential. It's just a shame to see they may not let her live up to it. I'd prefer her over Trinity, from what I saw from your last video.

[@WinterRabbit1]

Yara had so much potential but the way she was handled from the get go really stunted her character development. They jumped in the deep end to early with her. I do hope to see more of her. I certainly didn’t know she was even a character before Future State.

[@mysticdigital5936]

Yara seemed really cool and I liked her design. Honestly this feels like it always happens with new characters, they're introduced, given little chance, and the status quo returns to shove them into the background(if they're not just forgotten about or killed off)

[@X-Warrior.1119]

I personally want to see more Of Yara Flor "Solo-Series", I'm in love with her since she came out... Please, bring her back?!...🤞🏽🙏🏽

[@obara7366]

I don't know much about her, but I do know that she has my favourite design of all Wonder women/girl designs. She's just absolutely gorgeous.

[@arkhamslayer7265]

Can't believe Future State was already two years ago.

[@WarmLillie]

*Lillie wears her golden Thigh chain* I will always remember her, a potential future. -------------------- I really love Yara design, story, character, and especially the art too. I haven’t seen anything stuff like this, but the only time I heard about Yara was from here… Yara is here but she’s just… only here. I hope for more.

[@jasonleeortiz]

This is my favorite comic-related KZbin channel by far because of Sasha's comprehensive overviews and analyses of characters who others aren't talking about (or have forgotten about), like the newest iteration of Wonder Girl. Now that they've introduced yet ANOTHER new Wonder Woman family member, I truly wish DC would give some love to the existing family members.

[@ShockWithoutFear]

This is one video I've definitely been looking for! I've been a Yara fan since she dropped but after hearing about the issues Brazilians have had over her I'm not sure how to feel about her

[@smyers9052]

The artwork in this comic was fantastic. I loved the design and the colors. I think what killed this, ultimately, was the attempt to make her another Wonder person, versus letting her stand on her own. Just didn't really feel like it worked, especially given that it's weird to connect the indigenous Amazonian peoples to the Greek Amazons. Now, to be clear, a Brown or Latina-coded Amazon from Themyscira is entirely fair play. But tying her to the literal Amazon just felt super lazy, even - or especially - with the backend attempt to explain it all. She should have just been a deity or demigod with foundational origins in the Amazon basin, or in the Pre-Colombian Americas more generally, without any connection to Wonder people or the Amazons themselves. The other issue is that she was definitely written as a type-A teeny-brawler versus as an honor-bound, thoughtful warrior. That didn't do her any favors.

[@MagillanicaLouM]

I agree. Like she could still have interactions with Diana based around mythology pantheon shenanigans or something but she didn't need to be presented as a successor or anything. Like what happened to Donna as Wonder Girl that's a character that could use more attention. This could've been an opportunity for a new mostly stand alone character but alas

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

I thought she was interesting when she first popped up, and then she disappeared just as fast. I didn't know what happened.

[@troyweiland6890]

You have to admire DC's commitment to make WW supporting characters as mixed up as Donna Troy's canon.

[@brianbenitoprimus9930]

I love Yara Flor, there's definitely some big potential in her lore (Brazilian Amazon lore and the fact that there tribe lives in the Amazon rainforest). I hope Tom King doesn't sideline Yara and I hope he incorporates her within the new WW series, the back up story is a great idea or a Sensation Comics 🤞

[@sisaiah]

I loved the idea of Yara Flor and was very interested on the Brazilian side but then the first issue dropped and it was set in the USA and lost a lot of interest, but I still loved the wonderful artwork.

[@Mijawo83]

Maybe they should revive the Justice League International name, base it around her, Chinese Superman, and whichever foreign Batman is most popular at the moment. You could also throw in Fire and Ice for fans of the original.

[@sophiawilson8696]

Or you should think Batman or Superman or Wonder Woman more of TITLE than a RACE . Than the person itself.

[@KrissyBlues]

Any chance on covering Jess Chambers and Circuit Breaker? They've been characters on my radar but I'm not really sure about the wider goings on with them or how they've been received, might be nice to hear! Appreciated this breakdown too, Yara's design is rly striking and rly had me interested in seeing where she went, shame the writers don't really seem to know what to do with her now that she's here

[@Daviedootle83]

I love it when you do Wonder Woman videos! Please do more. I miss this character, but I feel like she may fizzle out. I was so excited for her, but her comic has problems. The story telling was all over the place, and the book never came out on time. That Trial of the Amazons solidified the fact that DC doesn't see WW and her supporting cast as any kind of priority. You were spot on that she would've been a great backup story instead of that horrible Young Diana thing they went with. I would still love to have a Wonder Girls title. They did it with Batgirls, why not them.

[@COMICSAREAWESOME]

She's one of the few abrasive characters I like...but this just might be because Future State had three different versions at three different times, so we know she grows out of it. Maybe give her a different name than Wonder Girl like Donna Troy had? Or just let her be Yara Flor without a superhero name?

[@autdumb4420]

Does Sasha just have a secret camera in my house idk about because I’ve been thinking about Yara Flor: Wonder Woman this whole week?!?!?!😱🤣

[@richmcgee434]

Unless you wander around your house musing out loud about what you're currently thinking about, it's probably safer to assume Sasha just uses telepathy rather than electronic surveillance equipment. :)

[@danieldishon688]

Could you make a video about Lyta Trevers history, Wonder Woman's original daughter from Infinity Inc? All this talk of Trinity and Yara has gotten me curious about her.

[@pedropaulo5600]

I only read 1 chapter of hers, don't remember which one, but it felt like the US view of a second generation latino who happens to be brazilian, and here is the thing, I really appreciate the folklore touches, but Brazil doesn't have the same relationship with the US as most of the spanish speaking latino countries, so it felt kinda shoehorned, like she was written to be a latina instead of being a brazilian character if that makes sense. She looks cool though.

[@queenzoroark]

Even the little bit of relationship we have with U.S is not very positive...

[@DreamcastAesthetic]

I am newer to Comics and I hadn't known about Yara aside from the background cameos. I'm currently deep into the Knight Terrors and as a horror fanatic I'm excited for it :)!

[@CapoWhoLaughs]

Yara ORGANICALLY got over thanks to her charm and story. Props to Joelle Jones for bringing this character to life. The problem was DC wanted to push Nubia as the new Wonder Woman. Cassie got put over Yara in her own comic and they kept canceling her comic and starting it back up. Killing her momentum.

[@djpegao]

A shame, since way more interesting than their pet project Punchline. They should have focused on Yara more than Alexis

[@paultapner2769]

Your use of the phrase Limbo State gives me an idea for an event: Limbo State. It which Yara and Punchline find themselves in a strange dimension featuring lots of Dc characters who never quite landed. We get the story of how Nubia managed to break out of it after being stuck there for twenty years. We get a scene where Clownhunter tells Ghost Maker he's afraid they might end up there. I could run with this one. Yara still has potential. She could be one of those who they will forget about for a while then decide to give a chance to. So you never know. The back up idea is an excellent one. Or she could go into a team book. Wonder Woman incorporated. Where Diana uses her supporting characters to spread the idea of fighting literally for peace around the globe. Cassie can have a part of the franchise somewhere. Donna another. Yara can have the south american branch.

[@joshuaingobo1559]

10:25 A storyline that is an homage to the Golden Age adventures of Wonder Woman.

[@kampy19]

I feel like a lot of this can be applied to most 2020s new characters. Not enough singular focus, too many events, expecting them to be a breakout and announcing a bunch of stuff only to walk all of it back. I think we are at a point where the sliding timeline and/or the Omniverse is just more detrimental to storytelling.

[@ashleytuchin7693]

I feel privileged to have witnessed firsthand, Yara bursting onto the scene, only to fizzle out into yet another background character. Maybe instead of trying so hard with her, they should have just eased her in and let her grow naturally. When they announced the CW show before she'd even debuted, I knew something was up. It feels like DC keep trying to introduce new big characters, but in the end all they do is increase the pool of obscure characters they can use for crowd scenes in big event stories. I look forward to the inevitable Wonder Girls series, where Yara, Cassie and Donna share an apartment in San Francisco or something.

[@lewa3910]

Really hope they bring back Yara Flor! And do her well! Want her and Nubia to get more material!

[@chicolopes6226]

As a brazilian, I'm partially happy that Yara was pushed aside for awhile I really hope she comes back to the spotlight soon, but WRITTEN BY A BRAZILIAN The book had so many tropes of Brazilian characters written by Americans and a lot of disrespect for (and lack of research on) my culture

[@cesarzpontu8886]

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[@jubilation77c28]

I think you revisit some of these storylines that have been brushed to the side. I would love to see her back in Brazil with her tribe tying her more into Brazilian mythos. I could see her rising as being a protector of the Amazon rain forest and her learning the ways...keeping her aggressive but really she is a stranger in a strange land. I would have her learning about medicine and the Brazilian mythos. Along with having tension between the way she does things along with the way Diana does them (and maybe Nubia and Hippolyta approving of Yara reaching for the sword a bit easier than Diana does).

[@stevenfunderburg1623]

Nice one Sasha! Little off topic but I have to request that you give the full Casually Comics treatment to the single most important character in comics history, I speak of course...of Bizzaro Krypto, the BAD (am good?) Wonder Dog!!!! C'mon! This is literally so right up your alley it's almost what the kids call "too on brand" right?

[@richmcgee434]

Bizarro Krypto is Worst Doggo. :)

[@stevenfunderburg1623]

@@richmcgee434 And him deserve attention for that behavior 😉

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

I mean, launching immediately into their own book with or without a teaser appearance or two is very common for new heroes in Marvel/DC. The REAL problem is the endless world-"changing" events. New characters almost always get lost in the shuffle that way unless the event is literally built around them.

[@shefferz1]

I really like her i think shes a really cool character. I was fully on board with the solo series werent the strongest story but good enough, the art was amazing i was annoyed they cancelled it and she was just pushed aside. Especially now we have the "Girlboss wonder girl" just because.......

[@robertcarnline4473]

Can you do a video about who is still part of the WW family? Artemis, Fury, Donna Troy, Cassie Sandsmark, Jason, Yara, Trinity, Hippolyta, etc ?

[@sophiawilson8696]

Nubia!

[@joshuaingobo1559]

11:00 Also, the Lazarus Planet tie-ins are the Dawn of DC one-shot (if you combine it into one) because new characters, power sets, and status quo.

[@jameljenks2584]

I know red hood and the outlaws during the new 52 wasn't everyone's favorite. That said remember when Jason Todd had his own trinity (Red hood and Starfire). Why not that but for Yara? 3 person team. Maybe with Donna and Cassie. Or two different people entirely.

[@kylecarter1599]

The Trinity debut is the biggest hurdle Yara Flor is facing. Trinity is seemingly taking the future Wonder Woman slot in the.....trinity.....

[@greenlanternpg]

VERY well done video! I loved the introduction and potential of Yara Flor... such a shame to see what little was done with her. Speaking of "what might have been" I would love to see what you can do/think of Marvel's Nightcat (1991) which never made it past its premier issue. They pushed her super hard too like Yara - there was a tie-in music album (seriously!) and they hired a model/actress to play the character at TV appearances like on Rick Dees' show.

[@luisosmarrosalesmanuel8236]

Can you talk about Quicksilver forgotten daughter??

[@tyliop9984]

Omg Luna. Tbh I’d even go so far to say wandas children are forgotten too lol

[@JaBBerSmack]

I have to admit, the art makes her look... EXCEEDINGLY appealing as the new wonder woman.

[@Fijxnn]

Oh absolutely

[@GoldenProxyy]

Initially I was sceptical of Yara, but now? I like her. She’s got personality and a unique setting/perspective. She definitely deserves to be in something! Put her on a team book at least. It feels like with the intro of Historia (who seems a lot less likeable based on initial impressions) she’s been cast aside, which is a shame.

[@2323stickboy]

I would love to see and read a book that featured a secondary trinity made up of Yara, Kenan and Casandra. Let these underutilized members of their respective superhero families have a chance to shine. Also, I think this trio would be fascinating together.

[@rsotuyo15]

I actually like Yara, its a shame she didnt took off, I liked the art by Jöelle Jones in her series, she has a lot of untapped potential. I think they need to give her another chance, maybe with an actual brasilian writer than can get the culture in depth, Jones did a passible job imo but if Yara is to come back I think she should just focus on the art.

[@avatarmoonstar3297]

Thank you Sasha!! For giving love to Yara!!! I loved her!!!

[@SwesomegamerX]

it still breaks my heart they cancelled her series. joelle jones has beautiful art.

[@ginofrancejr555]

Yara flora us sn example of DC trying to redo old concepts and ideas and making them anew and dropping the ball. Excellent video you should cover jace fox the next batman

[@Mclucasrv]

Trinity is coming to be in her place and she will be forgotten or at least in the freezer for some time sad stuff.

[@vancehillhouse6484]

DC always tries to do this. Introduce new twist of legacy characters, for quick cash grabs, then when interest declines...repeat, OR insert Crisis.

[@feliperisseto9113]

As a brazillian myself, I can say that DC did almost everything right with this character. She is funny, caring, sweet and a smocking hot badass. As a brazillian woman should be.

[@promethea79]

I would love your take on the lore of Wonder Woman Historia

[@marcelocoronado7805]

I liked the yara solo run. I also liked the concept of the 3 amazon tribes. Seems like a missed opportunity to build the Wonder Woman mythos.

[@guilhermevianabarbosa803]

Her WG series is AMAZING!!! DC hates the Wonderverse, for real 😂😂😂

[@sophiawilson8696]

I think you mean Amazons not wonderwomen.

[@woow-jo7ux]

Nice recap Sasha. Yes, whim for the hot mess please 😂 Poor Wonder Yara on DC list is below the Punchline, but above the noobs Clown Maker, Miracle Molly, and Red Canary.

[@DoinItforNewCommTech]

I really liked the Wonder Girl ongoing, but the delays really hurt it. Eventually, I forgot to look for new issues at all! I think what I'd do is a "Wonder Girls" book. There's so many Wonder Girls now, I think a team book would really help everybody's favourite get their time in the limelight, and allow us to explore some different dynamics, and hey, some new codenames! Make "The Wonder Girls" their team name, and give them their own identities outside of Wonder Woman (look, I'm an X-Men fan, flooding the comic shop with team books is our bread and butter)

[@d12kiem7]

I'm a fan and would like to see more of her. I feel like her character would be treated so much better and more appreciated in Marvel.

[@armoghetto]

Before someone repackages a character like Wonder Girl, please address why the previous versions are not sticking or why writers have chosen to stay away from the predecessors. This new character needed her own unique identity/name. And you make a great point I keep bringing up- tried and true best way to introduce new character in a series. Tie them to a beloved and/or popular main character. Let the audience see why the main character supports or plays off the new character over a period of time. Then, spin the character off into their own adventures and titles.

[@rga1605]

As a Brazilian, I'm glad Brazilian legends and folklore are getting attention (I liked Caipora's design, the vibe I had was that she's basically an anime character immigrant in a Western comic), but still Yara's story sounds so unnecessarily convoluted. It feels like what a Brazilian fanfic writer would cook. But, yeah, her character really suffered of bad planning, but that makes me wonder what happened in the pitch meeting that decided she'd be Brazilian.

[@ellarussell2690]

She is my favorite wonder woman family type character. I wish they would stick with the seperate tribes that have tensions with each other

[@thepanelbiter9915]

Yara feels like a missed opportunity to explore the idea of Wonder Woman in a modern world while also widening the relatability of the character. Wonder woman has always been a role model for women obviously, but the “child of 2 worlds” aspect of Yara can relate to a lot of people in modern times. I think all of the corporate synergy, or lack there of, was ultimately the reason she didn’t take off.

[@Dunybrook]

I could definitely see the potential for a series featuring her and maybe even the other Wonder Women but it would have to be well written of course.

[@Lukecash2]

Yara was a victim of changing corporate/editorial changes. Dan Didio was a creative force for DC, but he thought constant upsetting the status quo was the way to ensure readership. It worked when he did Infinite Crisis-and 52. He revitilized the company. Then he kept changing the status quo so many times: Flashpoint, NU 52 Rebirth, Heroes in Crisis, Metal, Death Metal and so on. Dan Didio continued to micromanage. Decided to do a major shake-up. G5 would have replaced Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman with John Ken, Fox, and Yara. A new timeline would make Clark, Bruce in their 50s. Dan DiDio started micrimanaging his people. To set things up. Jon Kent being aged up, Bruce Wayne losing his money/Alfred (I'm convinced that Tom Kings original run would have cat and bat married) Future State was supposed to be a “Preview” of new storylines. However, Dan DiDio was fired and DC reworked existing material to patch up the latest Crisis. Yara suddenly had no future, now that the reason for existing was taken away.

[@PharaohOfTheDamned]

i wanna read more of her adn this is making me remember to grab the comics i missed out on also the conversation between her and diana about "wonder girl" was such a cute back and forth LMAO

[@JayJaySaldana]

I like the idea of a team up with the other Wonder Girls. I wonder if she could have joined the Titans or another team. DC seems to not know how to handle Wonder Girl characters.

[@ainathiel]

Thanks for the video. I liked Yara Flor and the different mythology influence was interesting.

[@marcrobinson4907]

I had just returned to comic collecting about 2 months prior to Yara Flor’s debut solo series. I was never a Wonder Woman or Wonder Girl fan. I never read an issue of either title in the heyday of my initial collecting life. When I came across this version of Wonder Girl I loved it. It was a good read and the art in most of the issues was superb. I was thoroughly disappointed when I learned that the 7th issue was to be the last issue. I appreciate your explanation of … well everything that was happening in front and behind the scenes. I had no clue.

[@anthonykennedy7214]

I feel bad for Yara, she had all the right stuff for a new character. Even the issues with her solo series could be fixed with a better writer. But DC delayed the book, stopped marketing it and killed it just like all the other future state books. Yara Flor was fun and was a good looking book. Plus not pissing comic fans off helped. I saw more love for this girl then hate and that's pretty rare now.

[@ivane5110]

Cool to find out about this modern character. I wish the comic companies would put their efforts into creating interesting new characters like this, that also can add some extra depth to existing characters (though that parts not necessary, if it'd be forced) instead of continually rebooting or drastically changing the classic characters. It'd help to keep more of us long-time readers and yet still attract the newer ones who are put off by so much pre-existing backstory.

[@iceryu66]

I do like her more then Trinity, but I'm definitely enjoying characters who are a bit more peppy right now, I'm probably going to burnt out on moody and brooding personalities for a while.

[@ravenwilder4099]

I wonder what pitch they had for a Yara Flor TV series that was so good it got a greenlight before the comic even came out.

[@beethewizard]

I have had high hopes for Yara and DC needs to improve their strategies. There is still potential with an Amazons title; characters can be developed over time and they can receive a more loved in space.

[@kemmdog4444]

Looking forward to your thoughts on Knight Terrors and all those tie ins.