While there are certainly plenty of loving and fun relationships in DC, there are also a fair share of terrible ones. Whether these pairings were designed to fail or just hit you the wrong way, weāre very interested to know which comic pairing make your blood boil.
So whatās your most hated comic couple?
The Hulk & Black Widow, it should be Hulk and Betty Ross.
Oh you mean DC Sorry, Superman & Wonder Woman, Cause Superman belong to Lois while Wonder Woman belong to Steve Trever!
Now as for Star Trekā¦
Supes and Wondie. Never liked it. Also I hate JS and Hawkgirl. But Iāve expressed that sentiment so many times, Iām starting to sound like a record player.
The Comedian and Sally Jupiter in Watchmen universe- that is the most devious, terrible, and abusive relationship I have ever read about. Whether they grew to love each other and care for each other after the fact is besides the point, he still did it. And its not just his treatment of Sally, but also other several women throughout the Vietnam era and early eighties.
Also forgot to mention but yeah deathstroke and terra was a terrible relationship as well. Even beast boy and terra relationship to an extent.
Lois & Clark and Batman & Catwoman Absolutely loathe both of those pairings.
Nightwing & Oracle and Connor & Ms Martian can be thrown in the dust bin as well.
Best relationships
Dinah & Ollie, Vic Sage Question & Huntress, and Supergirl & Brainiac 5.
Was I the only one confused by the random coupling of Martian Manhunter and Rose Wilson on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths?
Not sure if there is any I donāt like. I have to come back to this.
Superboy and Ms. Martian (for fairly obvious reasons I think) and Tim Drake and Stephanie Brown for me. I love Tim(and Iāll admit Iām not a huge fan of Stephanie), but the way that relationship started (with her constantly disrespecting his boundaries and really just the lack of development in general) and all that stuff that went on while they were together made me hate it. Even when itās not terrible itās just so, so, boring.
Oh, and Superman and Wonder Woman. Hard pass on that one
Wellā¦
You know, Iām beginning to think that Marv Wolfman isnāt very good at writing healthy relationships. (I mean, I guess Vic and Sarah Charles is inoffensive and Donna and Terry is at worst only slightly weird because of the age difference, but thatās two.)
Non-Wolfman contenders that come to mind:
And yes, several of those on both lists were intended to be terrible, but they still qualify.
I agree with the Oliver & Canary, Question & Huntress, but I really like Nightwing & Oracle, Miss Martian & Connor, and Lois & Clark
I do despise Batman & Catwoman with how it was handled by Tom King though. Iām ok with Batman having a love interest, but I prefer Boumont from Mask of the Phantasm, because it gives him a reason he doesnāt date
I also hate Wonder Woman and Clark. Frank Miller best summed up why I hate this relationship āShe needs a Super manā that is terrible writing and just inferiating
And anything mentioned in [BatJamags] list is up there too.
Deathstroke and Terraās romance is disguesting too, it was better handled in the cartoon
wasnāt it like a mentor ship in the cartoon? Terra is a teen in the cartoon and Slade is a grown man. does that mean that they were the same ages in the cartoon as in the comicsā¦ oh noā¦
The story line was better handled in the show then in the book because their was no romance, it didnāt exist.
I actually like the comic Deathstroke/Terra relationship because it is so disturbing to social norms. Itās not a relationship model I think people should have, but itās good to point to for people in messed up relationships. In that sense it is very insightful.
Now that you mention it, it is a good example of a messed up relationship, but it seems a little too messed up for me. A 50ish year old man and a teenager doesnāt exactly work out well in reality
Thatās exactly why, Slade is playing her. She is in her own head playing Slade. Thinking that she can exert power over him by the fact that she is young, attractive and wants āmore than just companionshipā, (to keep it clean and well within community guidelines).
So you get to see both of them as relationship āusersā. It just so happens that Slade is much more able to disassociate intellectually/emotionally/physically than Terra is. Much of which is because of his age and even more so with his life experience.
Kyle Rayner and Alexandra DeWitt
When she comes out in the overdone makeup & dressā¦quite disturbing. It creeps me out every time.
I can even see it as a plot point, but it gets weird when they bring it up at the same time theyāre trying to sell Slade as this redeemable, morally conflicted figure in the aftermath. They really needed to pick one or the other.
And even if itās a good plot point (debatable, I donāt know that it really adds anything and I think itās handled poorly, but Iām not unilaterally against the idea), theyāre a terrible couple in any case.
