SUPERMAN/ WONDER WOMAN: June 23, 2011

"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.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Batman Brave and The Bold,Triumvirate of Terror

This is a very awesome episode featuring the Trinity facing their foes, Luthor, Joker and Cheetah. There is a little twist in that they change dance partners and we see Joker take on Wonder Woman, Luthor take on Batman and Cheetah take on Superman. It was a fun episode and each hero had a good showing. The show is a love letter to the Golden and Silver Age of comics and has many shout-outs to even the modern era. BBATB Superman is clever, confident, fun and has a streak of unabashed mischief in him that I feel is missing from modern day Superman. Wonder Woman has her invisible plane, Steve Trevor, and her pre Crisis power levels. Steve always seemed to be tied up, watching Diana save the day. The best for us shippers was the homage to Kingdom Come at the end. We get to see Clark,Diana and Bruce 50 years into the future. We see elderly Batman wearing the famous Kingdom Come exoskeleton, and battle armor. Clark and Diana have touches of gray in their hair but are still vibrant with a lot of longevity left in them.

The Trinity

Diana,Clark and Bruce 50 years later

Diana, Clark and Bruce Kingdom Come shout out

And the never ending battle continues

Thanks

Thank you,Roland, for the follow.

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