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brisingr's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is a wonderful book for a short history course into the history of comic books in general, not just Wonder Woman. There is a constant comparison between WW and other female characters in the industry. It kind of gave me life.
ashpanda88's review
4.0
Interesting overview of the history of Wonder Woman and how she relates to feminism and US culture.
bohboh's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
4.0
This book does read like an undergraduate's essay at times, which Tim Hanley admits was its origin with his studies at Dalhousie University. However, the fascinating history and meticulous research that obviously went in to this title warrant a read for anyone interested in comic book history at all.
bookluver24's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
readermeetsbook's review against another edition
2.0
Book started as an essay that evolved into a thesis and it reads like one. Writing is dry and repetitious, but I did enjoy learning about Wonder Woman beyond the general facts. If you are interested in the creator, Jill Lepore's book is the go to, but this focuses on the Wonder Women character from its inception to the 80s. I had a library copy with a few bits of written commentary and I enjoy those insights into another reader.
ashrowe's review against another edition
5.0
I LOVE WonderWoman I always have. Even before I ever read or watched anything with her I was always drawn to her. Why? Because she was THE kickass chick! She could do what the guys could do and sometimes she did it even better. She was female independence. The woman who could take care of herself. She did not need a man. After reading a bit about her and finding some basic stuff out I came to want to know more about her and her history.
So reading this book crushed me. It opened my eyes to the fact that at times she wasn’t the woman I thought she was. BUT! what an interesting history she has! The backstory I knew was only one of them. She went through many changes since Marston created her in the beginning . The Golden Age where she was Superior to men, Kicked butt and helped defeat the Axis, possibly had bondage interests(?) and had no interest in Steve only to save him. The Silver Age where she became enamored with Steve and he started saving her. The Bronze age she gave up everything to be with Steve. I mean through this book the author pretty much points out how through out the years and women made strides forward Wonder Woman kept changing hands and going backwards. Steinem at least brought Wonder Woman back into the mainstream.
I found this book to be extremely interesting and the author had some wonderfully humorous notes at times. There was some parts where he went on and on about other wonderful females from comics and I wanted more Wonder Woman but it was nice to see how she compared to others and to see how these women faired in the comic world through history ( Man, Lois Lane for one, Superman was kind of a dick) . I still love Wonder Woman and even though she has an odd history ( Marston, man….that dude was something else.) and an ever-changing origin story. I enjoyed reading the different personas that she held over the years.
I still adore Wonder Woman and to me she’s always going to be a kick ass female super heroine. I will cross my fingers in hopes that someday she will get story that she deserves until then I’m still going to enjoy her stories and focus on the positive. She kicks ass wether along side some dude or for some dude. She’s been around for years and she still is going.
I’d recommend this to those who want to find out some history behind Wonder Woman and how she has changed through out the years and how she compared to other women in comics.
karibaumann's review against another edition
3.0
The beginning and the end were strong but the middle read mostly as a discussion of female characters and feminism in comic books rather than specifically being about Wonder Woman. I think I would have enjoyed a long piece just about Wonder Woman more. I did enjoy it! just wished it hadn't digressed so much in the middle.
old_tim's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great publication history of the character. Recommended for anyone interested in the character or women in comics.
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/04/may-glory-of-gaea-be-with-you.html
http://fedpeaches.blogspot.com/2014/04/may-glory-of-gaea-be-with-you.html