Let's talk about Wonder Woman Historia

Reimagining the birth of Wonder Woman is nothing new, but Wonder Woman Historia is unique for framing the creation of DC’s Amazons as the Greek goddesses' response to misogyny in the ancient world. Does the comic successfully pose a feminist intervention on the Wonder Woman mythos? Well..... This video essay examines the innovations and imperfections of the 3-issue comic series, Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons. --------------------- Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:46 Nerd Break! - Introducing the LSJ & the TLG 4:38 Overview of Wonder Woman Historia 13:15 George Pérez's Wonder Woman 18:09 Historia's Interventions on Pérez 22:37 WWH & Intersectional Feminism 24:28 #1 - Antagonism of the Sexes 32:46 #2 - Historical Enslavement 36:55 #3 - Fetishization of Queenship 42:47 Concluding Thoughts --------------------- Videos on Greek ceramic production: “LaunchPad: Ancient Greek Vase Production and the Black-Figure Technique,” The Art Institute of Chicago, 2013.    • Making Greek Vases   “Making Greek Vases,” Getty Museum, 2010.    • Making Greek Vases   “Figures in Red: Red-figure technique in ancient vase painting,” Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2022.    • Figures in Red: Red-figure technique in an...   --------------------- The Comic Arts Conference: https://comicsartsconference.wp.txsta... --------------------- Instagram:   / squirrelcoded   TikTok:   / squirrelcoded   Twitter: https://x.com/SquirrelCoded --------------------- Music: I Don't See the Branches, I See the Leaves - Chris Zabriskie Toy Shopping - Jeremy Korpas Wonder Woman (1975) Theme Song - Charles Fox Justice League Task Force - Wonder Woman Theme - Matt Uelmen PELAGIC - Density & Time