Diana Prince: Wonder Woman Appreciation 2021

[John Venus]

I agree. Weirdly enough, they never forget that when she is with Zatanna:

Cliff Chiang:



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[John Venus]

Bonus:

Jose Garcia Lopez:

[Gaius]

The Princess and The Mistress.

[Gaius]

Trina Robbins



Stephen Byrne



Ramona Fradon

[Primal Slayer]

I know its been posted before but this really is a the perfect inbetween for a WW costume imo

[Gaius]

Hmm, I've seen it posted before but can't say I'm really a fan. Just doesn't click for me.

[Primal Slayer]

For me, it always annoys me when we see majority of the Amazons being covered so much but then they have this one special piece of "armor" that doesnt.

[Alpha]

I know its been posted before but this really is a the perfect inbetween for a WW costume imo

I would prefer for her to have a normal skirt, but I love the rest. The way the top is put together is quite dynamic and makes sure we don't get more of those gratuitous Jim Lee drawings where her chest almost spills out.

I also love the hair (but I love lota of other hairstyles on her too) and the gauntlets. This was the design that sold me on her sleeves. I still like it without the sleeves, but it's a pretty great addition. Not a big fan of the shoulder armor though, and I think I prefer her without the pants, simply because it makes her feel more like an adventurer.

[Gaius]

Ed McGuiness



Walt Simonson



Chris Samnee

[Gaius]

Article on creators who've worked on WW naming their favorite WW story

Some names of interest:

Greg Rucka - Gods and Mortals
Trina Robbins - True Amazon
Gail Simone - WW (Vol. 2) #170 “She’s a Wonder”
Cliff Chiang - True Amazon
Liam Sharp - Year One
Marc Andreyko - WW (Vol. 2) #46 "Chalk Drawings"
Christie Marston - The Once and Future Story (and the original Marston stories).

[Robanker]

Article on creators who've worked on WW naming their favorite WW story

Some names of interest:

Greg Rucka - Gods and Mortals
Trina Robbins - True Amazon
Gail Simone - WW (Vol. 2) #170 “She’s a Wonder”
Cliff Chiang - True Amazon
Liam Sharp - Year One
Marc Andreyko - WW (Vol. 2) #46 "Chalk Drawings"
Christie Marston - The Once and Future Story (and the original Marston stories).

Aaaay, the Diana/Lois "team up" as it were. Gail's got great taste.

[Gaius]

Aaaay, the Diana/Lois "team up" as it were. Gail's got great taste.

Indeed she does. Lois and Diana make a good friendship when thereÂ’s no drama over Superman.

Also one of my favorite Hughes covers.

[Gaius]

[Robanker]

Indeed she does. Lois and Diana make a good friendship when thereÂ’s no drama over Superman.

Also one of my favorite Hughes covers.

Yup. One of my favorite issues, covers and I just adore when those two team up for a story.

[wonder39]

I'm not gonna get too serious with it, although I do think it matters, but do you have a particular reason why you prefer Diana built that way?

I mean, when people refer to actual women as amazons they are definitely talking about a certain body type that is very different from what I think you are describing.

And since Diana is supposed to be a wish fulfilment character at the level of Superman, I think it makes sense for her to have a body that signifies strength.

Well, the idea of "Amazons" being taller, etc i think goes back to the villainization of the group in history. Much the way Amazons were have to burned off a breast for purposes of improving archery ( though no representation of Amazons in art show this) Basically, clearly they have to be bigger, more masculine, etc for them to be such a threat. They get these atrributes layed upon them to make men feel better about being bested by the Amazons (again, we are talking historically). Because clearly a woman can't be a threat without obtaining or wanting to have more masculine attributes, or in the case of mutilating themselves, they mustbhate their outward feminine attributes.

Also, the DC Amazons are not those of Mythology. They are their own thing. And the closer we seem to move them towards the incorrwct versions of those in myth, the more they seem to lose.

We have characters established as bulkier, body builder types in the DC universe. Diana doesn't need to fall into that stereotype.

And re: body types that signify strength, Superman's body doesn't reflect the level of stregth he is able to exert. It's sci fi. Yes, he's well built, but not ridiculously so. His power is more scientific in nature.

Diana is similar. Her powers are Gods given. She doesn't have to be bulky. She could be like Olive Oyl and it wouldn't matter. And if you go back to the Golden Age, the stregth wasn't based on muscle mass, but in harnessing mental energy and focussing it into their muscles.