"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.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

The Princess and the Reporter

Meejay7 is one of my favorite artists. She is a fellow Superman/Wonder shipper and she has enormous talent. Her art is so realistic and full of emotion and she has done some beautiful pieces of our couple. I have an especial fondness for Clark and Diana in their civilian identities, not only visually but concept of the reporter/ambassador and farmboy/princess playing off each other. I find it infinitely more interesting than Lois and Clark. There is so much potential here that DC have not even begun to mine. I have always explored them from this angle as well as them being heroes and it is amazing how they seem to gel. Meejay has done several pieces based off fan fiction and I am going to showcase some of my favorite ones. The Princess and The Reporter was among my first stories and I adore this image so much. Even out of costume they are iconic and they look so well together.

Diana Prince and Clark Kent by

Meejay7

The Princess and the Reporter can be read in its entirety here.
http://www.supermanwonderwomanfanarchive.com/princessandreporter1.html

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