| Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948 Contributor(s): Berlatsky, Noah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0813564190 ISBN-13: 9780813564197 Publisher: Rutgers University Press OUR PRICE: $79.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels - Comics & Graphic Novels | Superheroes (see Also Fiction - Superheroes) - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 741.597 |
| LCCN: 2014014279 |
| Series: Comics Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.16 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 1941-1948 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. |