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.
No prob, although I am surprised you haven't done a piece on the DCU reboot (DCnU). I thought the dissolving of the Clark's marriage to Lois would be big news.
Hey, Roland. Well, the Clois marriage being "re-examined" according to DC, was definitely big news. We never expected they would even go that way.But what do they mean? And how does that affect the Superman/Wonder Woman relationship? The debate around the net is fueled by speculation and rumor about a SM/WW relationship. While we would be overjoyed, we are a little cautious. First of all, we are not even sure the rumors are true and second we don't want DC to use this as a gimmick to just boost sales and then cop out on the relationship to make Steve and Lois look good. If we get some more concrete news, I may touch on it. It seems a little premature to celebrate now.
I think it's a ploy to get out of the agreement DC had Superman's creators. The further away they get away from Action #1 (1939)the better their case. One aspect of this is Lois Lane. They are even hinting that Clark wont be a reporter any more.
No prob, although I am surprised you haven't done a piece on the DCU reboot (DCnU). I thought the dissolving of the Clark's marriage to Lois would be big news.
ReplyDeleteHey, Roland. Well, the Clois marriage being "re-examined" according to DC, was definitely big news. We never expected they would even go that way.But what do they mean? And how does that affect the Superman/Wonder Woman relationship? The debate around the net is fueled by speculation and rumor about a SM/WW relationship. While we would be overjoyed, we are a little cautious. First of all, we are not even sure the rumors are true and second we don't want DC to use this as a gimmick to just boost sales and then cop out on the relationship to make Steve and Lois look good. If we get some more concrete news, I may touch on it. It seems a little premature to celebrate now.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a ploy to get out of the agreement DC had Superman's creators. The further away they get away from Action #1 (1939)the better their case. One aspect of this is Lois Lane. They are even hinting that Clark wont be a reporter any more.
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