"We are each other's shelter from the storm."
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #6

One day I walked into a library and my eyes fell on a book called Kingdom Come. I picked it up and to my surprise it was a comic book...or rather as I later learned, a graphic novel. But I saw beautifully painted panels and heroes that I recognized from my childhood who seemed ...well, grown up. I borrowed that book and I was moved and fascinated by, not only the story of men and women who are great heroes, but by they way they showed their humanity. They suddenly were not two dimensional people who just fought bad guys. They were deeply complex. I love books and reading on the whole and I guess getting into the comic genre as an adult woman was a case of serendipity. It led me to finding DC comics and the heroes I grew up with on TV and saw in movies and newsprint. It led me to finding Clark Kent or as he is known by his other name, Kal-El, and Princess Diana. I fell in love with them and am obsessed with all things Amazonian and Kryptonian now. I love their relationship. I love what they stand for. I love the contrasts of the princess/farmer's son; reporter/ambassador; pragmatic warrior/idealistic protector and empathetic teacher/enforcer of justice. A girl born of the earth and a boy who fell from the sky. The first daughter of Themyscira and last son of Krypton. And it surprised me to find that there were many fans like me, who adore them too.

DC rebooted their universe in 2011 and my favorite pairing is now canon!!! Yay.



Disclaimer : Superman and Wonder Woman are the property of DC comics.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Wonder Woman Spirit of Truth



This is a must have book for any fan of Diana. It is beautifully painted by Alex Ross and scripted by Paul Dini. It offers up the real and human side of heroics for a woman in a male dominated world and a foreigner in a new land. She is a Princess who has been gifted by the Gods and she comes from a kind of utopia which ironically, while being enlighten and peaceful, had closed its self off to the rest of the world for centuries.

Diana's ideals are lofty and even unrealistic and she is trying to administer to a world she does not quite yet understand. She who wants to be a teacher must become a student. She confronts many obstacles and hardships on this journey. People don't always respond to her as she would want or expect them to.





 A close friend and ally make a lovely cameo to offer his perspective as to how he keeps himself down to earth

Diana meets with Clark Kent

 She takes on board his suggestion and she travels the world and helps as a normal woman, and some times she is successful and other times not. But that is what she realizes is what being a part of the world is about. Nobody and nothing is perfect and the perspective on the ground can be as great as it is from the sky.



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