This book explores the adaptations of Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel from comics to film, as well as political struggles over these works, to illuminate contemporary cultural concerns about gender, sexuality, race, immigration, war, and capitalism.
From the bright red and blue of Wonder Woman's costume to the rich greens and yellows of her homeland, Themyscira, the adventures of this Amazonian Super Hero are awash in colour.
This collection of 20 essays analyzes the psychology behind Wonder Woman, the powerful superhero created by William Moulton Marston. The book includes studies of Marston's role in the history of forensic psychology and the ways in which differences in culture and gender can contribute to alienation, but also to personal empowerment.
After suffering an unimaginable loss, Diana must rebuild her mission as Earth's ultimate protector and champion. However, in the midst of her grief, her Lasso of Truth stopped working.
Wonder Woman Vol. 3: Return of the Amazons collects issues #74-81 from Year of the Villan Evil Unleashed. Written by G. Willow Wilson, the author of the New York Times bestselling comic book series Ms. Marvel, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story.
William Marston was an unusual man - a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman. Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the Wonder Woman comics of the 1940s, illustrating how Marston's many quirks and contradictions produced a comic that was radically ahead of its time in terms of its bold presentation of female power and sexuality.
New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak, Shout) and artist Leila del Duca reimagine Wonder Woman s origins in this timely story about the refugee experience, teenage activism, and finding the love and strength to create change.
For millennia, the Amazons of Paradise Island have created a thriving society away from the blight of man. One resident, however, is not satisfied with this secluded life - Diana, Princess of the Amazons, knows there is more in this world and wants to explore, only to be frustrated by her protective mother, Hippolyta.
Stranded on our earth over five years ago, these two heroes from Earth 2 are forced to fight evil in strange new surroundings, all while trying to find their way home.