“I am myself indifferent honest, but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me.” —Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 Joss Whedon created Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and is credited with writing strong female roles and espousing feminist ideals – but not by his ex-wife,…
Coming October 27, on the heels of the smash worldwide success of Warner Bros’ Wonder Woman, comes the bio pic about her creator, William Moulton Marston. Professor Marston and the Wonder Women explores the unusual relationship between professor Marston, his wife Elizabeth, and his student-turned-secretary Olive Byrne. Previously known to few beyond comic book scholars,…
On Friday, October 21, 2016, something remarkable happened. Princess Diana of Themiscrya was appointed an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls everywhere around the globe by the United Nations in a ceremony led by Under-Secretary General for Communications and Public Information Christina Gallach. It was attended by the actors Lynda Carter and…
Last week Greg Rucka, current writer on Wonder Woman Rebirth, confirmed in an interview that Wonder Woman is queer. Whether you agree with Greg Rucka’s approach on the character, it’s a good interview and worth your time. Basically, the ideas delved into are that since Wonder Woman’s home Themyscira is an all woman’s paradise that…
A reviewer for GoodReads offered up her thoughts in a December review of the upcoming Wonder Woman: Earth One graphic novel by Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette. A negative review took the creators and the publisher to task for what she perceived to be deviant fantasies. Several geek-centric sites, including Bleeding Cool, noted how this…
