It’s difficult to talk about Historia without heaping praise upon Phil Jimenez’s glorious art work. Tom, Paul and I ‘made do’ with the (admittedly lovely) alternative by Olivier Coipel. Of the five of us, Jake and Kelv managed to secure copies with a Jimenez cover. As with almost every other ‘tentpole’ comic release these days Historia also comes with a set of alternative ‘collectible’ covers. It’s a format that harks back to 90s Marvel one-shot graphic novels or the larger A4 European comics. The oversized format, beloved of DC’s Black Label line, looks and feels premium. Paint me like one of your Amazonian womenįirst and foremost Historia is a truly beautiful book. Note: At the time of meeting only volume 1 of Historia was available. In Historia exquisite comic art blends with a sophisticated, almost academic approach to storytelling, befitting of the series Black Label status. Wonder Woman: Historia is the latest in a recent line of books that looks to re-examine the mythological aspects of Diana’s origins. It’s about time that Diana of Themyscira, Wonder Woman, gets her turn in the spotlight. The majority of these lauded interpretations focus on Superman and Batman - the ‘big two’. Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons is like a history book for a young Amazon where she learns the history of her people, from the perspective of her people.Can superstar creators Kelly Sue DeConnick and Phil Jimenez give Wonder Woman the epic, mythical origin she deserves?ĭC have a long track record of producing complex, nuanced re-workings of the three major characters in their pantheon - the DC trinity. We took all the language and iconography that we’re used to in stories about men as heroes, and put women at the center. “We wanted to do a Homeric epic with a woman at the center. “This book is very much a conversation between Phil and me talking about these characters and what makes them resonant today,” said DeConnick. When a despairing woman named Hippolyta crossed the Amazons’ path, a series of events was set in motion that would lead to an outright war in heaven-and the creation of the Earth’s greatest guardian! A new society was born, one never before seen on Earth, capable of wondrous and terrible things…but their existence could not stay secret for long. Millennia ago, Queen Hera and the goddesses of the Olympian pantheon grew greatly dissatisfied with their male counterparts…and far from their sight, they put a plan into action.
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