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WONDER
WOMAN
The Complete History |
by Les Daniels
Book design by Chip Kidd |
Hardcover: 208 pages
Chronicle Books
ISBN: 0811829138 |
$29.95
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Amazon.com
There
can't be many people who haven't heard of Wonder Woman, arguably the first
female superhero and one of the "big three" (the others being Batman and
Superman). She was created by Dr. William Moulton Marston, who also invented
the lie detector, as an antidote to masculine comic book adventures, drenched
in violent testosterone-fueled imagery and portraying women as helpless
weaklings who had to rely on the men to untie them from the train tracks
in the nick of time. |
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Woman was certainly no weakling. Dressed in stars and stripes, armed with
bullet-deflecting bracelets and a magical lasso, and flying around in an
invisible jet, she had no qualms about saving her boyfriend Steve Trevor
from certain doom each issue while dealing a swift blow to the odd Nazi
soldier as well. However, most people who aren't die-hard comic fans will
have only memories of the camp and kitschy 1970s TV show, starring the
leggy and beautiful Lynda Carter (who also contributes the book's foreword).
As compelling and faithful as this small-screen adaptation was, there is
so much more to the WW mythology than that, as Les Daniels admirably proves
in this gorgeous hardback volume. It features lots of covers and extracted
scenes from the comic books, from her earliest appearance to her latest
1990s image changes, and plenty of photographs of the plethora of WW merchandise
created over the years. And for those of you old enough to remember the
TV show, the lyrics of the infamous theme song are also here in all their
star-spangled glory. This is a wonderful, nostalgic journey through the
life and times of the first lady of superheroes and a real appreciation
of WW's staying power and campy cult status. Beautifully packaged, absorbingly
written, and wonderfully illustrated, this is a must-have for comic fans.
--Jonathan
Weir, Amazon.co.uk
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| WONDER
WOMAN |
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FEATURING
OVER
FIVE
DECADES OF
GREAT
COVERS |
by Amy Handy & Steven Korte
Introduction by Gloria Steinem |
Paperback: 320 pages
Abbeville Press, Inc.
ISBN: 0789200120 |
$11.95
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| This folio
is a handy reference tool. Bascially, it shows, in full color, all the
WW comic books covers, from the first issue sometime in the early-mid 1990's.
It's fun to see how WW herself has changed through the decades, from mod
in the 60's to muscle queen in the 90's. And for comic book collectors,
it's a good guide to go by, since knowing what each and every cover looks
like is a real help! |
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| WONDER
WOMAN |
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GODS
AND GODDESSES |
| A Novel by John Byrne |
Paperback: 256 pages
Prima Publishing
ISBN: 0761504834 |
$14.00
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| Byrne's fantasy
novel features the most famous and recognizable heroine in literature.
Molded from clay and brought to life by the power of the Greek gods, Wonder
Woman is an Amazon princess trained in the arts of war and peace. She now
walks among ordinary mortals, a proud and caring defender--but ot all trust
her, and a few even wish her destruction. |
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| Diana, Amazon
princess and the supreme embodiment of feminine power--Wonder Woman to
her human charges--is deeply troubled. A televangelist is denouncing her
as a pagan, the people shes sworn to defend have turned against her, and
a hidden enemy is plotting her destruction. To find answers, she and an
aged priest will journey to Mount Olympus itself. What they learn there
will change them both forever, and sets the stage for an apocalyptic conflict
with none other than Ares, the God of War. Based on the classic comic book
character, WONDER WOMAN: GODS AND GODDESSES is an exciting story of myth
and adventure that explores intriguing questions about faith and the divine. |
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HOW
TO DRAW WONDER WOMAN |
| by John Delaney & Ron Boyd |
Paperback: 40 pages
Walter Foster Publications
ISBN: 1560103280 |
$8.95
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Walter Foster's
How To Draw Wonder Woman - Join professional comic book artists John Delany
and Ron Boyd as they reveal the secrets of how to draw Wonder Woman like
a pro! In addition to Wonder Woman you'll also learn how to draw Zeus,
Hermes, Ares, Hypolyta, and more!
This guide by DC artists
Delaney and Boyd is well written and informative, and encourages the artist
to think about the attitude & intelligence of the character as well
as just the body or costume. |
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