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DC's 80th Anniversary Celebration
Wonder Woman: 80 años de la guerrera amazona
¡Celebra la historia del cómic con el 80º aniversario de All-Star Comics núm. 8 y el debut de Wonder Woman! ¡Disfruta de 400 páginas de historias seleccionadas a lo largo de ocho décadas de la Asombrosa Amazona, desde su clásica primera aparición hasta la actualidad! Más de 100 páginas de material con nuevos colores, una historia “perdida” de la Edad de Oro nunca antes recopilada de DC Special núm. 3, comentarios y apuntes históricos de la dibujante Trina Robbins, la primera mujer en dibujar una historia de Wonder Woman; la directora de Wonder Woman Patty Jenkins; y las mujeres que han interpretado a Wonder Woman en las pantallas Gal Gadot y Lynda Carter, ¡y mucho más!
416 pages, Hardcover
First published August 31, 2021
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George Pérez
1,501 books210 followersGeorge Pérez (June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic books artist and writer, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.
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January 7, 2023
Having previously read "Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman," I was eager to to pick up this volume in preparation of reading the George Perez run on the Amazon Princess.
These volumes are fun reads. You get to read the original issue(s) featuring the famous character, (in this case "Introducing Wonder Woman" by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter in All-Star Comics #8, December 1941), and other notable stories written over the previous 80 years.
In the case of "Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior," these stories accurately reflect the era they were written in and women's place in society. I for one didn't particularly enjoy the early Wonder Woman stories (written through the 1940's - 60's). Why? Wonder Woman's decision making in this era always seem to put her love for Steve Trevor first and foremost. She takes the job (and identity) of Diana Prince (a nurse) just so she can nurse Steve back to health. When he does recover, Steve is so enthralled with Wonder Woman that he makes disparaging comments to his nurse (Diana Prince). "you're a nice girl, Diana... but next to Wonder Woman... it's like the difference between the light from a candle and a star." Yikes! Fortunately, there are notable improvements in writing and artwork once we get to the post "Crisis on Infinite Earths" run of the character written by George Perez.
My favorite story in this volume was "She's a Wonder" by Phil Jimenez and Joe Kelly (Wonder Woman #73, July 2001). In this story, star reporter Lois Lane is tasked with spending a day with the Amazonian Princess and UN Ambassador to write up an interview for the Daily Planet. It was so refreshing to read a story where not a single punch is thrown and conversation between two women is not focused on a man or men.
in conclusion, if you've never read a Wonder Woman comic and are "wondering" where to start (pun intended), this is as great option. 4-Stars.
These volumes are fun reads. You get to read the original issue(s) featuring the famous character, (in this case "Introducing Wonder Woman" by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter in All-Star Comics #8, December 1941), and other notable stories written over the previous 80 years.
In the case of "Wonder Woman: 80 Years of the Amazon Warrior," these stories accurately reflect the era they were written in and women's place in society. I for one didn't particularly enjoy the early Wonder Woman stories (written through the 1940's - 60's). Why? Wonder Woman's decision making in this era always seem to put her love for Steve Trevor first and foremost. She takes the job (and identity) of Diana Prince (a nurse) just so she can nurse Steve back to health. When he does recover, Steve is so enthralled with Wonder Woman that he makes disparaging comments to his nurse (Diana Prince). "you're a nice girl, Diana... but next to Wonder Woman... it's like the difference between the light from a candle and a star." Yikes! Fortunately, there are notable improvements in writing and artwork once we get to the post "Crisis on Infinite Earths" run of the character written by George Perez.
My favorite story in this volume was "She's a Wonder" by Phil Jimenez and Joe Kelly (Wonder Woman #73, July 2001). In this story, star reporter Lois Lane is tasked with spending a day with the Amazonian Princess and UN Ambassador to write up an interview for the Daily Planet. It was so refreshing to read a story where not a single punch is thrown and conversation between two women is not focused on a man or men.
in conclusion, if you've never read a Wonder Woman comic and are "wondering" where to start (pun intended), this is as great option. 4-Stars.
September 22, 2021
I usually give these reprint books at least 4 stars, but Wonder Woman's publishing history is different from that of Superman or Batman -- or even Flash, Green Arrow, or Green Lantern -- in that DC often gave Wonder Woman a new direction every couple of years.
The content of the book leaves some eras out. For example, while I was happy to see WONDER WOMAN (first series) #206 included (it was one of the earliest issues of the title I read), I wonder why one of Diana's twelve trials for re-admission to the JLA wasn't included. Or why, with the conversation with Lynda Carter, a story from the New, Original Wonder Woman run wasn't selected. Or the Mike Deodato, Jr.-drawn WW. Or . . . I guess you get the picture.
The content of the book leaves some eras out. For example, while I was happy to see WONDER WOMAN (first series) #206 included (it was one of the earliest issues of the title I read), I wonder why one of Diana's twelve trials for re-admission to the JLA wasn't included. Or why, with the conversation with Lynda Carter, a story from the New, Original Wonder Woman run wasn't selected. Or the Mike Deodato, Jr.-drawn WW. Or . . . I guess you get the picture.
December 28, 2021
Ok, but it has the eternal problem of these collections being that often it is only part of a story being collected.
Also it is important to include the earliest stories but to be honest some of them definitely do not hold up very well. In comparison the early Superman and Batman stories were better paced.
Now once the stories got into the 1960s onwards much more interesting takes on the character.
Also it is important to include the earliest stories but to be honest some of them definitely do not hold up very well. In comparison the early Superman and Batman stories were better paced.
Now once the stories got into the 1960s onwards much more interesting takes on the character.
June 15, 2023
Great collection of Wonder Woman comics through the decades. It was fun seeing the different art styles and the different takes on the character. If I were just rating the comics, this would have more stars.
Unfortunately, I don’t think as much effort was put into this collection as I would hope. Separating the comics with a title page that included year of publication, maybe a blurb about the significance (why it was picked to be included), and especially in the later decades when arcs went through multiple issues, maybe a little summary of background info to help give the story context (and maybe conclusion for a few) would have been helpful. The publishing info is on the table of contents, but I didn’t like having to constantly flip back to it (or open my camera app to see the screenshot of the page, since the digital download wasn’t super friendly about flipping pages).
Unfortunately, I don’t think as much effort was put into this collection as I would hope. Separating the comics with a title page that included year of publication, maybe a blurb about the significance (why it was picked to be included), and especially in the later decades when arcs went through multiple issues, maybe a little summary of background info to help give the story context (and maybe conclusion for a few) would have been helpful. The publishing info is on the table of contents, but I didn’t like having to constantly flip back to it (or open my camera app to see the screenshot of the page, since the digital download wasn’t super friendly about flipping pages).
December 30, 2022
Wonder Woman is a character who changes a lot depending on the decade and the creative team behind her title. It's very interesting to see a cross-section of her stories from different times compiled together. That being said, there are definitely some holes in this anniversary collection. I think DC could have easily added another 100 pages to include some more of the various creators who have helmed the title.
In the interview with Trina Robbins, she talks about Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly, a 19-year-old who was hired by the original WW creator to ghostwrite some of his comics. "There was a fairy-tale like quality to them, featuring beautiful winged maidens and mermaids." Okay, sounds interesting. Do we get to see an example of this? No.
Obviously, you need to have her first appearance in a collection like this - which it does, with 1942's Introducing Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman Comes to America. It also makes sense to have 1958's The Million Dollar Penny as that was basically a soft-reboot of the character for the next generation of readers.
However, do we really need to include The Startling Secret of Diana Prince? from 1966, which is just a shallow and straight-forward retelling of the original 1942 story?
I'm also frustrated that they include She's a Wonder (2001) in BOTH this and the Lois Lane collection. It's an okay story, nothing amazing. I understand they probably wanted to include it because it's a rare example of a story focusing on the friendship between Diana and Lois. However, to have it in both anniversary books is overkill.
1972's The Grand Caper was touted as the "women's lib issue" at the time of publication, and was penned by well known science fiction author Samuel R Delany, so that's an interesting one and I'm glad it was included.
1973's War of the Wonder Women includes one of the early appearances of Nubia, so that's also iconic and a good choice for inclusion.
Also a thumbs up for the inclusion of the George Perez issues.
However, I'm surprised this doesn't include anything from John Byrne's run, considering he is such a comics legend.
I would have also included something from Greg Rucka's original run - maybe the first issue as it establishes Diana in her role as ambassador which was significant for a time in the comics, and/or the issue where she kills Maxwell Lord. Neither of those are included.
And why not something from Gail Simone's run? She's such a popular comics author that it seems bizarre not to include an example from her run on the title.
Also not included - something from from J. Michael Straczynski's short-lived run. Anyone else remember that? He tried to reimagine the character quite differently (and she wore a jacket!) and it would have been interesting to see a sample here.
Still, despite its omissions, I enjoyed my time reading through this collection and its nice to have a variety of different WW stories together in one print volume.
In the interview with Trina Robbins, she talks about Joye Hummel Murchison Kelly, a 19-year-old who was hired by the original WW creator to ghostwrite some of his comics. "There was a fairy-tale like quality to them, featuring beautiful winged maidens and mermaids." Okay, sounds interesting. Do we get to see an example of this? No.
Obviously, you need to have her first appearance in a collection like this - which it does, with 1942's Introducing Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman Comes to America. It also makes sense to have 1958's The Million Dollar Penny as that was basically a soft-reboot of the character for the next generation of readers.
However, do we really need to include The Startling Secret of Diana Prince? from 1966, which is just a shallow and straight-forward retelling of the original 1942 story?
I'm also frustrated that they include She's a Wonder (2001) in BOTH this and the Lois Lane collection. It's an okay story, nothing amazing. I understand they probably wanted to include it because it's a rare example of a story focusing on the friendship between Diana and Lois. However, to have it in both anniversary books is overkill.
1972's The Grand Caper was touted as the "women's lib issue" at the time of publication, and was penned by well known science fiction author Samuel R Delany, so that's an interesting one and I'm glad it was included.
1973's War of the Wonder Women includes one of the early appearances of Nubia, so that's also iconic and a good choice for inclusion.
Also a thumbs up for the inclusion of the George Perez issues.
However, I'm surprised this doesn't include anything from John Byrne's run, considering he is such a comics legend.
I would have also included something from Greg Rucka's original run - maybe the first issue as it establishes Diana in her role as ambassador which was significant for a time in the comics, and/or the issue where she kills Maxwell Lord. Neither of those are included.
And why not something from Gail Simone's run? She's such a popular comics author that it seems bizarre not to include an example from her run on the title.
Also not included - something from from J. Michael Straczynski's short-lived run. Anyone else remember that? He tried to reimagine the character quite differently (and she wore a jacket!) and it would have been interesting to see a sample here.
Still, despite its omissions, I enjoyed my time reading through this collection and its nice to have a variety of different WW stories together in one print volume.
June 13, 2021
Une édition qui se feuillette plutôt que se lire. Pas mauvais, mais c'est bien plus pour les images que pour l'histoire.
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