Wonder Woman : : Bondage and Feminism in the Marston/Peter Comics, 1941-1948 / / Noah Berlatsky.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Berlatsky, Noah,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2017]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Comics Culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (264 p.) :; 32 color illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; Acknowledgments --; INTRODUCTION --; Chapter One. The Pink Bondage Goo of Feminism --; Chapter Two. Castration in Paradise --; Chapter Three. Candy You Can Eat --; Conclusion. A Future without Wonder Woman --; Notes --; Works Cited --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813594514; 9783110666083
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813594514
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Noah Berlatsky.

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.