tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post1232607004504154064..comments2023-05-20T05:19:32.469-05:00Comments on Diana Prince as the New Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman #1 (February, 1987)Diabolu Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post-45074189879927301412010-06-28T18:28:16.156-05:002010-06-28T18:28:16.156-05:00Yeah, I like the Potter/Perez origin alright. It&#...Yeah, I like the Potter/Perez origin alright. It's a bit more literal than I feel was necessary with regard to the "ravaging," though. That gives me Red Sonja/sexploitation/rape as motivation flashbacks, considering that all the Amazons were victims of male violence (most twice over) except the virginal Diana, their chosen one. Ugh.<br /><br />Also, while I think it was important to leave Steve Trevor out this time, as punishment for his shenanigans under Kanigher, I do think he needs to be part of the lore. Ultimately, he's Lois Lane, and I think Wonder Woman has long needed a stable, loving relationship. There's been a void for years that no other love interest has been able to fill.<br /><br />I do think the immaculate sculpting was keen, but it bugs me that so many creators use that as an excuse to treat Wonder Woman like a golem... or worse, Red Tornado.<br /><br />The first couple or three Perez trades are pretty good. I'm not sure how they break up the run, but the material after the Ares Agenda through to the end of Challenge of the Gods is the sweet spot, in my opinion. I didn't warm to Circe until Messner-Loebs, and unfortunately, only his worst stuff (with Deodato) was ever collected.Diabolu Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685199809207954223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608317781914932095.post-88976811081850263022010-06-28T07:21:03.711-05:002010-06-28T07:21:03.711-05:00Well that pretty much says it all, doesn't it?...Well that pretty much says it all, doesn't it?<br /><br />If you want an origin for Wonder Woman which retains some of the classic stuff from the Golden Age (the contest, Paradise Island) and mixes it with Greco-Roman myth in order to give it gravitas, this is the way to do it. <br /><br />The molding of clay strikes me as an important feminist note. In school I read a book entitled "He, She, and It," a feminist sci-fi novel dealing with cyborgs and how they were "not born of man," much like how Diana is here. I'm sure it was intentional but I never put two and two together until I read this post. <br /><br />I have been getting my wife the latest run of Wonder Woman by Simone in trades, and she seems to enjoy them. So when I get caught up I'm considering going back to the Perez stuff. We'll see I guess. If nothing else I want to read this story.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352646370918575626noreply@blogger.com