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Book Title |
Wonder Woman |
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Issue Number: |
101 (430) |
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Published: |
September 1995 |
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Cover Artists: |
John Byrne |
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Writer: |
John Byrne |
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Pencils: |
John Byrne |
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Inker: |
John Byrne |
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Letterer: |
John Byrne |
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Colourist: |
Patricia Mulvihill |
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Editor: |
Paul Kupperberg |
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Story Title: |
Second Genesis - Part One |
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Main Characters (in order of appearance): |
Wonder Woman
(Princess Diana) |
Mike Schorr |
Darkseid |
| Desaad |
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Comments: |
This issue sees the start of John Byrne's controversial run on the book. In
interviews given at the time he said his aim was to restore Diana as a "powerhouse"
of the DC Universe, though many fans felt he mishandled the title. Many felt
Diana was relegated to a guest star in her own book, while a never ending series
of Jack Kirby characters made regular appearances. Some even felt that Byrne
had little respect for Diana as a female character and some even accused him
of being misogynistic towards her. Indeed, during his run Byrne was responsible
for torturing, maiming and killing Diana, replacing her all be it temporarily
with her mother Hippolyta.
As part of the "bold new era" alluded to on the cover, Byrne made
some minor costume revisions as most new writers tend to do when embarking on
their stint writing a new character. He reduced the number of stars in Diana's
briefs to just two large ones, as well as significantly enlarging the size of
her bracelets, belt and tiara.
Also of note is the fact that the book is printed on glossy paper for the first
time in its history although this "quality" feel would only last for
a few months before the title reverted to traditional paper stock.
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Plot Summary: |
Diana investigates the flood of high tech weaponry into the city of Gateway,
which has become her new home after moving from Boston.
