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Wonder Woman: New edition with full color illustrations (Comics Culture) Kindle Edition

by Noah Berlatsky (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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, the comic that he used to express two of his greatest passions: feminism and women in bondage.



Comics expert Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the Wonder Woman comics of the 1940s, vividly illustrating how Marston’s many quirks and contradictions, along with the odd disproportionate composition created by illustrator Harry Peter, produced a comic that was radically ahead of its time in terms of its bold presentation of female power and sexuality. Himself a committed polyamorist, Marston created a universe that was friendly to queer sexualities and lifestyles, from kink to lesbianism to cross-dressing. Written with a deep affection for the fantastically pulpy elements of the early Wonder Woman comics, from invisible jets to giant multi-lunged space kangaroos, the book also reveals how the comic addressed serious, even taboo issues like rape and incest.



Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics 1941-1948 reveals how illustrator and writer came together to create a unique, visionary work of art, filled with bizarre ambition, revolutionary fervor, and love, far different from the action hero symbol of the feminist movement many of us recall from television.
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  1. Part of series
    Comics Culture
  2. Print length
    265 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Rutgers University Press
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  6. Publication date
    May 31, 2017
  7. Reading age
    16 years and up
  8. File size
    15.0 MB
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"Zounds! Who knew the wonders of Wonder Woman's sadomasochistic complexities? If you only know the TV show, get ready for the ropes and lassoes and chains of the 40's comics as examined by Noah Berlatsky. Be sure to buy the e-book to see the original images in glorious color!"--Linda Williams "UC Berkeley "

"Zounds! Who knew the wonders of wonder woman's sadomasochistic complexities. If you only know the tv show, get ready for the ropes and lassoes and chains of the 40's comics as examined by Noah Berlatsky. If only the images were in color to match the liveliness of the topic."--Linda Williams"UC Berkeley" (09/16/2014)

""Wonder Woman" [is] engaging and entertaining."--Sean Kleefeld "FreakSugar "

"In this smart and engaging book, Noah Berlatsky reveals how psychology, polyamory, bondage, feminism, and queer identities inspired comic books' most enduring superheroine. A fascinating read for anyone interested in comics, pop culture, or gender politics!"--Julia Serano "Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity "

"Filled with engaging close readings of various Wonder Woman texts, "Wonder Woman" fills an important gap in superhero comics studies."--Angela Ndalianis"editor of The Contemporary Comic Book Superhero" (03/11/2014)

"Berlatsky does a dazzling and remarkably accessible reading of the 1940s Wonder Woman comics against some of the heavyweights of modern feminist theory--Judith Butler, Luce Irigaray, Shulamith Firestone, Julia Kristeva, Susan Brownmiller."--Joan Hilty "Wellesley Centers for Women, Women's Review of Books "

"Berlatsky can always be counted on to show us new facets of what he examines, in fact, to show that the facets are part of a whole shape heretofore unperceived."--Carla Speed McNeil "writer/artist of Finder "

"Engaging and entertaining."--Sean Kleefeld "FreakSugar "

About the Author

NOAH BERLATSKY is the editor of the comics and culture blog The Hooded Utilitarian. He has written on gender, comics, and culture for many publications, including Slate, Public Books, The Chicago Reader, Reason, The Comics Journal, The Baffler, and The Atlantic.

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Noah Berlatsky writes for the Guardian, Playboy, Quartz, the New Republic, and other venues. He is creating ebooks about vampires, superheroes, and maybe someday about vampire superheroes, who knows? You can support his patreon here:

https://www.patreon.com/noahberlatsky

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