Wonder Woman Unbound

Author:   Tim Hanley
Publisher:   Chicago Review Press
ISBN:  

9781613749098


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 April 2014
Format:   Paperback
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2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List This close look at Wonder Woman's history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman with a golden lasso and bullet-deflecting bracelets. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creat

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Author:   Tim Hanley
Publisher:   Chicago Review Press
Imprint:   Chicago Review Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.449kg
ISBN:  

9781613749098


ISBN 10:   1613749090
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   01 April 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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I've never seen more information about Wonder Woman than in Wonder Woman Unbound ! Author Tim Hanley tells us everything we've never asked about Wonder Woman because it simply never occurred to us: from her mythic Golden Age origins through her dismal Silver Age years as a lovesick romance comic character, and worse yet, when she lost her costume and powers in the late 1960s. Our favorite Amazon's saga becomes upbeat again with the 1970s advent of Gloria Steinem and Ms Magazine, and Lynda Carter's unforgettable portrayal of her on television. And it's all told with a dollop of humor, thanks, Tim! - Trina Robbins, author of Pretty in Ink, North American Women Cartoonists from 1896 to 2013


I've never seen more information about Wonder Woman than in Wonder Woman Unbound ! Author Tim Hanley tells us everything we've never asked about Wonder Woman because it simply never occurred to us: from her mythic Golden Age origins through her dismal Silver Age years as a lovesick romance comic character, and worse yet, when she lost her costume and powers in the late 1960s. Our favorite Amazon's saga becomes upbeat again with the 1970s advent of Gloria Steinem and Ms Magazine, and Lynda Carter's unforgettable portrayal of her on television. And it's all told with a dollop of humor, thanks, Tim! - Trina Robbins, author of Pretty in Ink, North American Women Cartoonists from 1896 to 2013 Wonder Woman is the sum of her parts, and all of those parts should be examined thoroughly--something this book does very well. -- Bust A lively and important examination of a key feminist icon. -- Booklist There's plenty here for Wonder Woman fans; Hanley writes with clarity and enthusiasm, and he's got a fine eye for the goofy absurdities of comic-book narratives... --Salon.com An entertaining and informative read, Hanley's book is well suited for a general audience less familiar with comic book history. The expert may enjoy the author's footnotes and the odder bits of trivia he includes...[Hanley] helpfully situates his subject in the universe of superhero comics and ably describes what made her seem unique and powerful to readers in her early years. -- Library Journal Bondage, polyamory, lab coats, comic books, feminism: his story has everything. It's weird and complicated, but at least it has a good interpreter in Hanley. -- Chicago Reader ...the author offers a compelling and insightful consideration of a cultural icon that has endured and engaged with the culture for many decades without ever truly being known. A richly detailed, often-surprising work of comic-book scholarship. -- Kirkus


I've never seen more information about Wonder Woman than in Wonder Woman Unbound ! Author Tim Hanley tells us everything we've never asked about Wonder Woman because it simply never occurred to us: from her mythic Golden Age origins through her dismal Silver Age years as a lovesick romance comic character, and worse yet, when she lost her costume and powers in the late 1960s. Our favorite Amazon's saga becomes upbeat again with the 1970s advent of Gloria Steinem and Ms Magazine, and Lynda Carter's unforgettable portrayal of her on television. And it's all told with a dollop of humor, thanks, Tim! - Trina Robbins, author of Pretty in Ink, North American Women Cartoonists from 1896 to 2013 Wonder Woman is the sum of her parts, and all of those parts should be examined thoroughly--something this book does very well. -- Bust A lively and important examination of a key feminist icon. -- Booklist


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"Tim Hanley is a comic book historian. He writes a blog, Straitened Circumstances, that discusses Wonder Woman and women in comics, and his monthly column, ""Gendercrunching,"" runs on www.bleedingcool.com. He has also written several articles for the Tumblr magazine DC Women Kicking Ass."

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