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Wonder Woman : Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948 / Noah Berlatsky.
Van Pelt Library PN6728.W6 B47 2015
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berlatsky, Noah, author.
- Series:
- Comics culture
- Comics Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wonder Woman (Fictitious character).
- Wonder Woman.
- Feminism in literature.
- Women in literature.
- Bondage (Sexual behavior) in literature.
- Comic books, strips, etc--United States.
- Comic books, strips, etc.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- x, 251 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- "William Marston was an unusual man--a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of Wonder Woman, the comic that he used to express two of his greatest passions: feminism and women in bondage. Comics expert Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the Wonder Woman comics of the 1940s, vividly illustrating how Marston's many quirks and contradictions, along with the odd disproportionate composition created by illustrator Harry Peter, produced a comic that was radically ahead of its time in terms of its bold presentation of female power and sexuality. Himself a committed polyamorist, Marston created a universe that was friendly to queer sexualities and lifestyles, from kink to lesbianism to cross-dressing. Written with a deep affection for the fantastically pulpy elements of the early Wonder Womancomics, from invisible jets to giant multi-lunged space kangaroos, the book also reveals how the comic addressed serious, even taboo issues like rape and incest. Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics reveals how illustrator and writer came together to create a unique, visionary work of art, filled with bizarre ambition, revolutionary fervor, and love, far different from the action hero symbol of the feminist movement many of us recall from television"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813564197
- 0813564190
- 9780813564180
- 0813564182
- OCLC:
- 878111496
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