Wonder Woman: 80 Years Later

ISBN-13: 9780367711696 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 148 str.

Vera J. Camden; Valentino L. Zullo

Opis

Through a celebration and critique of the comics character of Wonder Woman, this collection takes up the historical trends that have changed the world of comics, American popular culture, and feminism.

Spis treści

Foreword Introduction – Wonder Woman and the public humanities: a reflection on the 2016 Wonder Woman Symposium Part I: On Wonder Woman 1. Wonder Woman, feminist Icon? Queer icon? No, love icon 2. Wonder Woman 1987– 1990: the Goddess, the Iron Maiden and the sacralisation of consumerism 3. By Sappho’s Stylus! Reading Wonder Woman with Wertham 4. Wonder Woman: superheroine, not superhero Part II: Wonder Woman’s Contemporaries 5. Babes in arms 6. Empire of a wicked woman: Catwoman, royalty, and the making of a comics icon Part III: Interviews 7. Truth, justice, and the Amazonian way: an interview with Greg Rucka 8. Plain Dealing Women: Lois Lane and the Origin of the Comic Book Heroine– A Conversation with Laura Siegel Larson 9. Wonder Woman symposium audience Q & A with Christie Marston Afterword: tales of wonder in dark times