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    field, Marston’s creation that subverted gender norms had become problematic. The Code called for comics to conform to the social conservative ideals currently held in society and the original Wonder Woman flew in the face of that. Though Marston’s widow begged DC Comics to be given the reins of the Wonder Woman series after Marston’s death, the company handed over control of the series to Robert Kanigher, who they knew would conform and adhere to the regulation of the Comics Code Authority. The Code

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    facts about Wonder Woman: Art History is such an amazing discipline and knowing that Wonder Woman is attached to it is just magnificent news. It is not a snobbish discipline, much less a nerdy realm. Art History inspires creativity and innovation. And we could all notice that with clear facts thanks to Wonder Woman. You will not believe how many ties are there between the Princess of the Amazons and Art History. This list will show you ten of the most amazing ones. 1. Wonder Woman is an Art Historian

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    DC comics, illustrated the comic book, Wonder Woman, that strive for female superheroes to be envisioned with great empowering messages for the other females who enjoy reading comics. The female superhero, Wonder Woman, is given empowering qualities such as leadership and devotion. Although, Wonder Woman is given these empowering qualities, the comic book artists clothed this female character with clothing that sexualizes them greatly because of the amount of skin that is being revealed. The suits

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    Athena And Wonder Woman I’m pretty sure once in your life you were called a hero for doing something that helped someone in some kind of shape or form. Growing I pictured a hero being Wonder Woman and my mom and I still do today and I also a female is strong no matter how weak they look. I another hero I considered is Athena the goddess of wisdom and military victory which sounds awesome and rebellious. Surprisingly Athena and Wonder Woman sound a lot like but they will for sure have there differences

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    There are obvious similarities between Black Widow and Wonder Woman, but the differences are striking in two specific ways. One being their background and the other being their difference in powers. The Black Widow has no powers unlike Wonder Woman, and was raised to be a top notch spy giving her that superhero appeal. However, despite that, both women are seen as amazing Icons in the comic industry. Wonder Woman has also have had a very different background from Black Widow, growing up in the Amazon

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    Wonder Woman The arrival of Wonder Woman in theaters was celebrated with a fervor not felt since the first wave of modern superhero films began. The potential of getting a female superhero film after decades of studios dragging their feet or releasing bizarre messes like Catwoman powered this excitement. While the character had appeared in adaptation before, these appearances were in animated films aimed at the inner audience of comic aficionados, or in Saturday morning cartoons. These were fine

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    “Wonder Woman” (Princess Diana, played by Gal Gadot) is an awesome movie, with lots of action and great commentary by the writers and actors. The movie had something for everybody and did not just fall off like some other superhero movies have done. While my focus for this paper will be Diana, during this movie I was able to see that the cultural norms and social acceptance can shift a lot during war. The scene I feel reflects our studies in EWS 375 is when Diana is following the men through the

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    Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, where they are seen as gods with monstrous powers. In this "noir" reality, we have Hernan Guerra, Kirk Langstromg, and Bekka as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. However, apart for the several darker turns of this world, this Justice League kills. And it brings in the age-old question of superheroes, what happens when powerful beings work against the law? Superheroes are strong promotions for American propaganda. The Justice League, even Avengers from Marvel

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    In Dockterman’s article, “Wonder Woman Break Through,” Dockterman states how Wonder Woman was revoked of her title as Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls for the UN due to the controversy over her image as a highly sexualized, white woman with impossible powers. What they don’t understand is that Wonder Woman was first created in the comics by William Moulton Marston as an icon for girls to look up to. She’s a patriot motivated to shield the innocent and show young girls that

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    Through out the text of "The Secret History of Wonder Woman", the themes of "Girl Power" and "Truth" are very much so reoccurring. The comic book character herself Wonder Woman embodies these two traits in every aspect of her being. Not only William Moulton Marston created these themes, but everything he experienced throughout his whole life. From how he was raised to his College Professor and so on. I believe Wonder Woman embodies "Girl Power" in many different ways throughout the book. For example

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