WONDER WOMAN: THE COMPLETE HISTORY (2000)
Hardcover - ISBN: 0811829138
October 1, 2000
$29.95
Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 10.29 x 8.37 - 208 pages
DC Comics/Chronicle Books
Update (01/16/2021)OS VINGADORES #1 (Brazil) (Mar 1988)
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art by George Perez
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"My main goal was to purify the
concept," said writer/artist George Perez, which for one thing meant a
decision to "stick to Greek mythology" and eliminate the Roman
references that had been cropping up since the 1940s. William Moulton
Marston had no doubt mixed up the two cultures deliberately, using the
more familiar Roman names for figures he wanted readers to recognize
immediately (the Roman Mars), and the less familiar Greek names for
figures he may have wanted to disguise (the Greek Aphrodite instead of
the Roman Venus). In any case, Perez rejected the thought that the love
goddess Aphrodite could have been the leading patron of the Amazons,
and doubtless would have rejected Marston's notion that women would
tame men through erotic enslavement, if it had been more explicit.
Still, theological purity is hard to maintain, and the first issue of
the new series introduced the decidedly non-Greek idea of
reincarnation, presenting Amazons as the reborn souls of women who had
"their lives cut short by man's fear and ignorance."
Perez was also determined to avoid "the
bondage/slave motif that was so prevalent in the original series. If
Wonder Woman was supposed to represent an ideal, I had to get away from
that." His solution was to face the issue directly in Wonder Woman #19
(August 1988). "I actually did do a bondage cover where she was
chained, to establish the fact that in the story she broke out of the
chains. The thing about her losing her powers because she was shackled
I did not want, so I removed it in that story by confronting it head
on." This removal of Wonder Woman's most notable weakness was perhaps
comparable to the idea of dropping kryptonite from the Superman series,
and was part of a continuing campaign on the part of various creators
to make Wonder Woman virtually invulnerable.
Book Description
She is STRONG. She is INVINCIBLE. She is WONDER WOMAN-the most popular super
heroine of all time. Les Daniels honors her superhuman strength, her peace-seeking
mission, and her fabulous outfits throughout the years. The unconventional Dr. William
Moulton Marston originally created her as "psychological propaganda for the new type of
woman who should rule the world." And Wonder Woman--known to her friends as
Diana--has triumphed for sixty years, whether battling evil fascists or ensnaring villains
with her magic lasso. Filled with a fascinating array of archival comic book art,
photographs, and paraphernalia, and designed by Chip Kidd, Wonder Woman follows on the
heels of the successful Batman and Superman histories to complete this popular super
hero series. Not only a sure hit with collectors and fans, this celebration of Wonder
Woman's independent spirit will also appeal to the larger girl-power audience of today.
Colorful, complete, and captivating, Wonder Woman: The Complete History is a true
tribute to this splendid super hero.
About the Author
Les Daniels is the author of Superman: The Complete History, the Superman Masterpiece
Edition, Batman: The Complete History, and the Batman Masterpiece Edition. In addition to
several novels, he has written best-selling histories of DC Comics and Marvel. He lives in
Providence, Rhode Island.
05/30/2004 10:11:25
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