We've seen a number of revisionist takes on Wonder Woman's origin story in recent years, whether it's the digital-first series The Legend of Wonder Woman, Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott's flashback storyline "Year One," or Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette's graphic novel Wonder Woman: Earth One. At this point, you might think that there's no new spin left to put on such a familiar, well-trodden tale. But with Wonder Woman: The True Amazon, writer/artist Jill Thompson proves how wrong that assumption is.
In many ways, Thompson doesn't dramatically rock the boat with this graphic novel. Many of the basics are in place as she explores the early history of the Amazons (their wars with men, their flight to Paradise Island) and the birth of Diana Prince. However, there are two major and crucial changes here. The first is that Steve Trevor is completely absent from the narrative. He makes no appearance in the story and doesn't factor into Diana's eventual decision to venture into the world of men. That plays into the other, even more significant alternation to the mythos. Thompson breaks from tradition by portraying Wonder Woman as a heavily flawed character.
from IGN Reviews http://ift.tt/2dzV412
This could be a real lead forward for personal gaming... Revolutionise gaming
No comments:
Post a Comment