A Golden Thread: An Unofficial Critical History of Wonder Woman
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1493566725 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 278 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Through her many highs and many lows, this book traces the unlikely story of the world’s most popular feminist character.. For over seventy years Wonder Woman has been one of the most popular and recognized comic book characters in the world. From her origins as a World War II-era avatar of William Moulton Marston’s vision of a feminist bondage utopia to the present day, this book looks closely at seven decades of Wonder Woman comics alongside her appearances in television and film. Now, for the first time, A Golden Thread presents a detailed critical history of the character
The better of two Wonder Woman books William Henley Books on comic-book history sometimes seem to appear in flurries. A while back there was a flury of books on the Jewish heritage of many major comic-book writers and artists and how that heritage affected the comic characters. Now there is a flurry of books about the history of Wonder Woman, the most famous and "iconic" female superhero (even if, as this book notes, only for a short time in the 1940's did her actual popularity as a comics star rival that of Superman, Batman, and other male heroes). There's this book, and "Wonder Woman Unbound" by Tim. An Excellent Microhistory of a Comics Icon Jed A Blue I have been heavily influenced by Dr. Sandifer’s work; it would only be a slight overstatement to say that My Little Po-Mo is an outright ripoff of his TARDIS Eruditorum. So it should equally come as no surprise that I was quite excited by the prospect of a book by him at the intersection of two of my favorite topics, DC Comics and feminism. But A Golden Thread is not a feminist study of Wonder Woman per se; rather, much as TARDIS Eruditorum uses Doctor Who as a window through which to view British utopianism throughout its run, A Golden Thread. Interesting Insights Carissa Vezina Although I suspect few would agree with all of the criticism expressed within, Sandifer's willingness to criticize creators and plotlines that sometimes seem to border on "unimpeachable" is refreshing and worth the read. I especially enjoyed his views on the I Ching Era of Wonder Woman as I have often had my own issues with Gloria Steinem's specific criticisms.