{"id":24932,"date":"2021-11-10T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=24932"},"modified":"2021-11-08T17:53:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-08T17:53:26","slug":"wonder-woman-the-once-and-future-story-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2021\/11\/10\/wonder-woman-the-once-and-future-story-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wonder Woman – The Once and Future Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Trina Robbins<\/strong>, Colleen Doran<\/strong>, Jackson Guice<\/strong> & various (DC Comics)
\nISBN: 978-1-56389-373-5 (TPB)<\/p>\n

Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Star of Wonder, Star so Bright\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 9\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Until DC fully republish and digitally release their vast comic treasure reserves, I’m reduced to regularly recommending some of their superb past printed glories whenever I feel like celebrating a key anniversary such as that of the world’s preeminent female superhero. She first caught the public’s attention 8 decades ago and has broken out of fiction to shake the real world over and over again, just like here\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/em><\/p>\n

Every so often the earnest intention to do some good generates an above-average comics product, such as this stunning one-shot created to raise awareness of domestic violence. A hugely important but constantly ignored issue – and one far too many unfortunate children are cruelly aware of from an early age – it is also one of the oldest \u00e2\u20ac\u0153social\u00e2\u20ac\u009d topics in comic book history. Superman<\/strong> memorably dealt out rough justice to a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153wife-beater\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in his very first adventure (Action Comics<\/strong>#1, June 1938). It’s a true shame that we’re still trying to address let alone fix this vile situation\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Less visceral – and far more even-handed regarding such a complex issue than I would have thought possible – The Once and Future Story<\/strong> is a beautiful and subtle tale-within-a-tale from Trina Robbins, illustrated by Colleen Doran & Jackson Guice. It opens as Wonder<\/strong> Woman<\/strong> is summoned to an archaeological dig in Ireland by a husband-&-wife research team who hope their guest can verify the findings hidden within a 3000-year-old tomb containing the body and burial trappings of a princess from the fabled island of Themyscira…<\/p>\n

As she translates the scrolls – detailing the story of Princess<\/em> Artemis<\/em> of<\/em> Ephesus<\/em>, daughter of Queen Alcippe<\/em>, who was taken as a slave by legendary Greek hero Theseus<\/em> – Diana<\/em> slowly realizes that the animosity of dig-chief James<\/em> Kennealy<\/em>is perhaps more than professional jealousy, and that his wife’s Moira’s<\/em> defensive attitude and constant apologies may mask a dark secret.<\/p>\n

Artemis’s brutal, painful quest to rescue her mother mirrors Moira’s journey to awareness as both women – separated by three millennia – ultimately take control of their so different, yet tragically similar, lives\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

Challenging, powerful but still wonderfully entertaining, this is a tale both worthy and worthwhile, and one far too long overlooked. Now what does that remind me of?
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1998 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Trina Robbins, Colleen Doran, Jackson Guice & various (DC Comics) ISBN: 978-1-56389-373-5 (TPB) Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: Star of Wonder, Star so Bright\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 9\/10 Until DC fully republish and digitally release their vast comic treasure reserves, I’m reduced to regularly recommending some of their superb past printed glories whenever I feel like celebrating a … <\/p>\n

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