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Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948
Contributor(s): Berlatsky, Noah (Author)
ISBN: 0813590442     ISBN-13: 9780813590448
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
OUR PRICE:   $142.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Comics & Graphic Novels
- Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - Women
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Dewey: 741.597
Series: Comics Culture
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.27" W x 9.11" (1.17 lbs) 264 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
- Chronological Period - 1940's
 
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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 Woman comics, 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.