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Wonder Woman: The True Amazon s/c


Wonder Woman: The True Amazon s/c Wonder Woman: The True Amazon s/c Wonder Woman: The True Amazon s/c

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Jill Thompson

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Page 45 Review by Jonathan

"Diana grew from adorable baby to lovely girl as if overnight.
"The tears of the Gods had enchanted this girl and she possessed beauty, intelligence, strength and wondrous powers.
"Handsome and graceful with thick flowing hair, she mesmerised all who met her.
"Weavers spun ethereal threads and tailors stitched night and day to design her the most delicate of robes.
"Clever thinkers invented machines to amuse her.
"Sweet delights were served to her on golden platters at every meal.
"Musicians composed melodies to serenade her as she played or slept.
"Gardeners grew the flowers that were most pleasing to her nose.
"Theatrical performances were created in her honour...
"... and no one ever told her "no.""

Oh dear.

"So the beautiful princess who was so doted upon not only was striking and elegant, but also conceited and arrogant, as well."

Yes, before the Amazonian Wonder Woman who - as Jill so eloquently puts it towards the conclusion of this exquisitely beautiful exploration of Diana's early years - 'wanders the world, defending the weak, righting wrongs and fighting evil', there was a right over-indulged spoilt little madam. Which in a small child is perhaps mildly amusing, at times at least (especially if they're not your own), but not in a full-grown woman.

No, such character traits, if unchecked or unameliorated by adulthood, are obviously going to lead to the tears of many a person, not just the brat themselves when their every whim isn't catered for instantly. And so it proves here with disastrous consequences for the delightful denizens of the hidden isle of Themyscira, as there are some very valuable life lessons which are belatedly going to have to be learnt the hard way...

But first Jill recounts just how the Queen Hippolyta and her Amazons came to sequester themselves away from mankind, Hippolyta's poignant longing for a child, and the Gods' answer to that fervent clarion call of desire. It's a version that will satisfy the comic purists and the scholars of classics alike, told as it is with an elegance and grace to match Jill's glorious watercolour painted artwork, particularly the Mediterranean palette of olive, terracota and aquamarine divinely invoking the heady sensations of an endless summer in paradise. Why would anyone leave such a veritable heaven on earth to brave the base outside world with all its sins and suffering...?

Fans of Jill's SCARY GODMOTHER and BEAST OF BURDEN material, and also her take another comics classic, the Sandman and his family, with the hilarious THE LITTLE ENDLESS STORYBOOK and DELIRIUM'S PARTY, will know precisely what to expect. But for people, perhaps Wonder Woman fans, new to Jill's majestic touch with the brushes and indeed lyrical weaving of words, I think it will be quite the revelation. There's a fantastic few extra pages of process (I would have loved more!) at the end where she takes us through from pencils to finished colours on a few pages, and it's quite the visual feast.
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