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Today chaila returns to talk about good starting points if you're interested in reading more Wonder Woman comics

One of the amazing things about discovering Wonder Woman is that there are 75 years of stories about her! So much to read! The downside, of course, is that there are 75 years of stories about her. So much to read.

Luckily, I am incapable of passing up the opportunity to tell people about Wonder Woman stories I love, so here are one fan’s Wonder Woman comics recommendations. (Updated from the last time I did this.)

( My personal essential reading list )

( Some other good entry points and recent comics )

In conclusion, comics are confusing, especially with a character like Diana, who has such a long and varied history. I’m happy to answer questions about availability/collections/where-the-heck-to-even-start, or anything related to Wonder Woman comics. There’s some great stuff in these comics, just waiting for you to read them!

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Today we present a wonderful Wonder Woman post from Diana super-fan chaila.

I will state my biases up front and acknowledge that as a veteran of being a fan of Wonder Woman on the internet, I was pretty determined to like Wonder Woman from the moment it was announced. I am thrilled and relieved that it has not only exceeded my expectations, but also has apparently escaped the crushing weight of being the first female-led superhero movie and become a critical and commercial success. Diana has a movie!

Many reviews have already covered a lot of what I loved about the movie: Gal Gadot’s performance, the refreshing neutrality of the gaze, the Amazons, the fight scenes, the Amazons in the fight scenes, General Antiope, and the simple narrative power of centering a woman in a story like this. Other reviews have pointed out its obvious failings, particularly the lack of significant roles--or even names--for any women of color, and the treatment of disability.

What I want to talk about is Diana.

( What one does when faced with the truth is more difficult than you’d think. )

bookgazing

Hello friends, this week sees the release of Wonder Woman - an actual film you can pay to see! And I might be just a tad excited. In anticipation of this much-longed for event here's a quick roundup of some of the best Wonder Woman trailers, news, and images in the final lead up to release.

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bookgazing

So, the latest Wonder Woman trailer is out and I have watched it approximately twenty times.

Just look at it.

Watch on YouTube

Here are just five things I love about this new trailer for one of my most anticipated cinema events of 2017. Wonder Woman is going to be in a movie, everyone!

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bookgazing

Come watch a relative comics newb squee her way through some of the trailers from San Diego Comic-Con 2016. Gaze as she uses a month's supply of exclamation marks single post. Marvel as she unleashes an army of CAPS LOCKED characters.

And, y'know, watch the trailers as well.
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helloladies

Get in our invisible plane, losers - it's time for a Lady Business theme week.

Over the next seven days, we'll be presenting a host of posts about Super Women & Comics from a team of smart, persuasive readers and comics enthusiasts. And what better way to kick off the week than with words from Wonder Woman superfan, chaila?

chaila has previously written posts about awesome action stars Sarah Connor and Mako Mori for Lady Business. Now she's back to convince you that Diana of Themyscira is essential to your life. You can try to resist her but, frankly, I don't like your chances.

Wonder Woman might be the most famous superhero that people know the least about. Before I started reading Wonder Woman comics just over a year ago, I thought I knew enough to know I wasn’t interested. I knew something about an island of women, and something about bracelets that stop bullets. She seemed to be associated with a kind of “empowerment” feminism that didn’t seem very complex. I wondered why she couldn't wear pants. Mostly, I knew her as a vintage pin-up: a face on a t-shirt, symbol of superficial girl power, mostly devoid of content or context, who perhaps had been relevant thirty years ago and but didn’t really seem so today.

Oh how much I was missing!

Wonder Woman blocking arrows with her bracelets

Wonder Woman blocking arrows with her bracelets

( tl;dr Diana is amazing )

helloladies

Fanwork is awesome and sharing fanwork is even more awesome. Join us as we keymash and squee over our favorite fanwork, from fic (both written and podfic) to art to vids and meta and back again.

Recommendations included:

Captain America — art (5), gifsets (1), meta (2)
Doctor Who — art (1)
Guardians of the Galaxy — art (1)
The Musketeers — vids (3)
The Sarah Connor Chronicles — vid (1)
Wonder Woman — art (1)
Xena — art (1)

( On to the recs! )

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Entries tagged with fandom: wonder woman

Suggested reading if you want more Diana of Themyscira by chaila

Wonder Woman: What one does when faced with the truth

Celebrating Wonder Woman Release Week!

Wonder Woman - Official Origin Trailer

A Completely Objective, Dispassionate Look At Some of the Trailers From San Diego Comic-Con

Guest Post: You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman

Fanwork Recs - September 20, 2014

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