Earth-2 Wonder Woman: Before and After
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scans_dailySame fashion as my last post, low and behold the NuEarth-2 Wonder Woman.
During the Golden Age of comics, the first incarnation of Wonder Woman started off as the Amazonian WWII heroine who later became a member of the Justice Society of America, and was one of a few attempts of the then infant comic industry to acquire a female audience. She was also (iirc) the comic industry's first attempt at establishing a feminist-type character, despite not really understanding the idea behind feminism, let alone yet how to portray it. They do at least get points for trying.
When DC established the multiverse in the 1960s, the Golden Age Wonder Woman was shown to have aged, semi-retired from superheroics, and even married her love interest, Steve Trevor with whom she had a daughter, Lyta, who later became Fury on the world that became known as Earth-2.
Then of course, Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped all of that away, and Golden Age Wondy disappeared permanently during the events of Infinite Crisis.
so what changed with NuEarth-2 Wondy? In two words: PLENTY MORE!
“Due the events that open the saga of EARTH 2, Wonder Woman is already the last Amazon of this world and she is determined to avenge her sisters…at whatever cost,” said EARTH 2 writer James Robinson.
“How did Wonder Woman come to be the last of the Amazons?” asks EARTH 2 editor Pat McCallum. “It’s one of the mysteries we’ll be getting into with the series. While there will be recognizable faces and settings on EARTH 2, don’t for a moment think you’re on familiar ground. Do that, and you let your guard down…and then you’ll end up like the rest of the Amazons.”
Translation: Earth-2 is increasingly becoming darker-post-apocalyptic-type place than the main DCU Earth, where this world's Trinity have more tragic pasts, subsequently leading to a darker take on their characters.
At this rate if Earth-2 Wondy and Bats are angrier, more violent versions of the main DCU characters, I'm betting Earth-2 Superman is equally angrier and violent over the loss of Krypton. Not sure if I like. :/
During the Golden Age of comics, the first incarnation of Wonder Woman started off as the Amazonian WWII heroine who later became a member of the Justice Society of America, and was one of a few attempts of the then infant comic industry to acquire a female audience. She was also (iirc) the comic industry's first attempt at establishing a feminist-type character, despite not really understanding the idea behind feminism, let alone yet how to portray it. They do at least get points for trying.
When DC established the multiverse in the 1960s, the Golden Age Wonder Woman was shown to have aged, semi-retired from superheroics, and even married her love interest, Steve Trevor with whom she had a daughter, Lyta, who later became Fury on the world that became known as Earth-2.
Then of course, Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped all of that away, and Golden Age Wondy disappeared permanently during the events of Infinite Crisis.
so what changed with NuEarth-2 Wondy? In two words: PLENTY MORE!
“Due the events that open the saga of EARTH 2, Wonder Woman is already the last Amazon of this world and she is determined to avenge her sisters…at whatever cost,” said EARTH 2 writer James Robinson.
“How did Wonder Woman come to be the last of the Amazons?” asks EARTH 2 editor Pat McCallum. “It’s one of the mysteries we’ll be getting into with the series. While there will be recognizable faces and settings on EARTH 2, don’t for a moment think you’re on familiar ground. Do that, and you let your guard down…and then you’ll end up like the rest of the Amazons.”
Translation: Earth-2 is increasingly becoming darker-post-apocalyptic-type place than the main DCU Earth, where this world's Trinity have more tragic pasts, subsequently leading to a darker take on their characters.
At this rate if Earth-2 Wondy and Bats are angrier, more violent versions of the main DCU characters, I'm betting Earth-2 Superman is equally angrier and violent over the loss of Krypton. Not sure if I like. :/
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Date: 2012-02-29 06:53 pm (UTC)....people actually read Odyssey? how do you do it... my eyes start to bleed imediately and my brain begins to ooze.... you are a stronger being than I....
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Date: 2012-02-29 08:57 pm (UTC)The last 2-3~ issues were proper Wonder Woman again.
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Date: 2012-02-29 09:00 pm (UTC)oh yeah i liked the Odyssey arch. Hester's more than JMS
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Date: 2012-02-29 09:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-29 09:50 pm (UTC)