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Long before the likes of Xena:Warrior Princess, Lara Croft and Buffy The Vampire Slayer, was this lady...The original ass-kickin' babe....Princess Diana of Themyscira, a.k.a WONDER WOMAN !
Created by the unconventional psychologist,Dr William Moulton Marston back in 1941 as 'psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should rule the world',Wondie has now been flying the flag for DC Comics for over 60 years (and her age still isn't showing!).
And THIS is how my obsession began!......
Yep,Saturday afternoon tv was never quite the same again!
Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman was somethin' else. It can still make my hairs stand on end when watching the re-runs.It was fantastic.
Lynda's Wonder Woman was beautiful and no doubt every schoolboy's fantasy. (Although I'm sure the 'normal' boys didn't rush out into the garden after the show,hide behind a bush,twirl round,and think they WERE Wonder Woman,lol!!!)..naw,the 'normal' boys were happier being Supermen. And then there was the whole 'doll' thing...I was never allowed a Wonder Woman doll!.It's all I wanted!.I had Superman,Batman and a Hulk but my heart yearned for a Wonder Woman (geez,if that wasn't a sign to my parents!..how could thay have not realised all those years ago that their son was gonna grow up to be a screamin' woofter???!!!)...Still,I've had the last laugh,I have loads of Wondie dolls now!
Anyway,back to the tv series...
After a couple of very 'dubious' attempts (let's just bury that Cathy Lee Crosby fiasco to the darkest regions of our minds,shall we?!) Wondie came spinning onto our screens in 1976 (following 3 tv movies in '75).The first series, by ABC,stayed true to her comic book origins and was set during the 2nd World War. After just one series ABC dropped it and it was picked up by CBS, where it was modernized,and continued to run for another 2 series until 1978.
Some of my stuff - Neil's Wonder Cabinet!
(Right) Ok, so this is probably a bit wrong and disrespectful!.. This is by Iceman, one of my favourite 'erotic' cartoonists. He's done some pretty awesome work, erm, 're-imaginging' the Justice League in the past (far right) and now he's had a crack at Wondie!
(Right) In stark contrast to Phil's beautiful work,here's how NOT to draw Wondie! ...I have a great respect for Frank Miller. His work on Batman, in particular, is stunning but I really do think that this is one character he shoulda' left alone, it's enough to give you nightmares!
Alex Ross' Wonder Woman...
Mr Ross is a mighty fine artist and his work in the DC Universe is stunning.He gives real maturity to the characters.The pix on the right are from the 2001 graphic novel 'Spirit of Truth'.
WW Issue#188 - The end of an era!
From 2001 'til March 2003, Wondie was represented in the monthly DCs by the god-like Mr Phil Jimenez. Phil never hid his true passion for Diana, resulting in 2 wonderful years of excellent comics. With issue #188, Phil bowed out, but what a way to go, pulling out all the stops and paying homage to Lynda Carter's 70's show with some fabulous costumes changes. Phil's final page was a beautiful double page spread (which hasn't reproduced very well I'm afraid!) showing the various incarnations of Wondie over the years. Phil - you are a true star - thank you for keeping Diana beautiful!
(Left) The Wonderful Maria from 2003's Brighton Pride. You have my respect!
(Above) Wonder Man! This superb illustration is by Glen Hansen for the G-Man 2007 Calendar.(www.GlenHansen.com). A year later, again for the G-Man Calendar, Glen's take on the lovely Lynda C!
In 2006, rumours of a proposed Wonder Woman film became reality when it was announced the mighty Joss Whedon was to take on writing duties. The whole world (well, I did anyway) screamed and spun with delight at this news - 'The man behind Buffy The Vampire Slayer who has such respect for kick-ass babes? It's gonna be awesome!' But alas, by February 2007, it had all gone to pot and Joss left the project, basically quoting creative differences and budget restrictions between himself and the film company. The world stopped spinning again (or, at least, I did) and Diana was dumped back into The Bermuda Triangle.
How cool is America? Every year they have a 'Wonder Woman Day' - Just how GAY is that???!!!!!! It does have a serious message though and all proceeds go to a charitiy supporting victims of Domestic Abuse. You can read all about WW Day and get tons of fab Wondie info by visiting the Wonder Woman Museum Site.... just hit the banner below....
Oh, and 2 fab animated GIFs of Wondie used on this page are from Pete's animated gif site. He has loads of fab Superhero gifs!...
A friend of mine gave me a link to this really cool programme where u can make your own Superhero so, following on from the G man calendar, here's my various takes on Wonder Man (and NO apologies for them all looking so gay!!!!)
Erm, I really think I should get out more, hahahahhaa! Anyway, thanx Ray for the fab link... hours of mindless fun!
Warner Bros and DC left Diana in limbo and it wasn't until a few years later that a different tact was used when, come 2009, The Amazing Amazon got her own straight-to-DVD animated movie relase from the guys behind the hugely successful 'Superman - Doomsday' and 'Batman - Gotham Knight'.
The grim image on the right formed part of an Aids Awareness Campaign in France. The point of which was to highlight that no-one is invincible to AIDS, not even Superheroes.
Kerry Does Diana!
The fabulous Miss Lynn, who was a true joy to work with, dons the Red White and Blue to do Diana proud at Kerry's Leaving/Birthday Party in Feb 2009. Accompanying Kerry in the last pic is the Lovely Mel who made a pretty hot and sexy Robin!
Photos by Anna Lewis
