Amanda Potter is Visiting Fellow in Classics at the University of Liverpool, UK. She co-edited Ancient Epic in Film and Television (2021) and has published widely on classics in film and television.Natalie J. Swain is Assistant Professor of Classics at Acadia University, Canada. She has published on Latin literature and the reception of the ancient Mediterranean world in comics and video games.Connie Skibinski is a doctorate candidate in Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her primary research interest is Greco-Roman mythology and the adaptation of ancient mythology from the Medieval period to the contemporary era.

From Paradise Island to Themyscira, from the Teen Titans to the United Nations, the essays in this volume tackle the long and dynamic legacy of Wonder Woman in all her media representations from a range of critical perspectives. A comprehensive look at pop culture’s most important superheroine.

• AcknowledgementsPreface: What Wonder Woman Means to UsList of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction, Amanda Potter (Open University, UK), Connie Skibinski (University of Newcastle, Australia), and Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Section I: Wonder Woman Comics through the Ages1. The Two Wonder Women: Gender Subversion and Audience in Marston/Peter Comics and Newspaper Strips Natalie Beglin (Indiana University, USA)2. George Perez and the Reinvention of Wonder Woman, Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame, UK)3. Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) and the Teen Titans C. W. Marshall (University of British Columbia, Canada)4. Compelling Love: Tracing Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth Theresa Ashford (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia), and Amanda Potter (Open University, UK)Section II: Gods, Faeries and Amazons5. "This is OUR Story": Wonder Woman Historia, History, and the Evolving Nature of the Amazons Jeremy Brett (Texas A&M University, USA) and Jessica Tucker (University of North Texas, USA)6. Amazons and Ares: Battle Lines Through Time Anneka Rene (University of Auckland, New Zealand)7. Animating Wonder Woman: Mythological Resonances in Wonder Woman (2009) Krishni Burns (University of Illinois, USA)8. Themyscira in the Otherworld Translation Madelaine Sacco (University of Newcastle, Australia)9. What is the Godkiller? Artificiality, Intention, and Purpose in the Origins and Development of Diana Prince, Tannika Koosmen (University of Newcastle, Australia)Section III: Wonder Woman and the Politics of Feminism10. The United Nations Decade for (Wonder) Women: Wonder Woman, the U.N., and Women's Liberation, Christina M. Knopf (SUNY Cortland, USA)12. Blurring the Boundaries: Gald Gadot, Wonder Woman, Peace and Violence Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)13. The New Wonder Woman and the Saviour of Western Civilization Anise Strong (Western Michigan University, USA)13. Themysciran Racial Framing & Anti-Racism in DC’s ‘Trial of the Amazons’ Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Afterword Joan Ormrod (Independent Scholar)NotesBibliographyIndex

Amanda Potter is Visiting Fellow in Classics at the University of Liverpool, UK. She co-edited Ancient Epic in Film and Television (2021) and has published widely on classics in film and television.Natalie J. Swain is Assistant Professor of Classics at Acadia University, Canada. She has published on Latin literature and the reception of the ancient Mediterranean world in comics and video games.Connie Skibinski is a doctorate candidate in Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her primary research interest is Greco-Roman mythology and the adaptation of ancient mythology from the Medieval period to the contemporary era.

From Paradise Island to Themyscira, from the Teen Titans to the United Nations, the essays in this volume tackle the long and dynamic legacy of Wonder Woman in all her media representations from a range of critical perspectives. A comprehensive look at pop culture’s most important superheroine.

• AcknowledgementsPreface: What Wonder Woman Means to UsList of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction, Amanda Potter (Open University, UK), Connie Skibinski (University of Newcastle, Australia), and Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Section I: Wonder Woman Comics through the Ages1. The Two Wonder Women: Gender Subversion and Audience in Marston/Peter Comics and Newspaper Strips Natalie Beglin (Indiana University, USA)2. George Perez and the Reinvention of Wonder Woman, Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame, UK)3. Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) and the Teen Titans C. W. Marshall (University of British Columbia, Canada)4. Compelling Love: Tracing Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth Theresa Ashford (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia), and Amanda Potter (Open University, UK)Section II: Gods, Faeries and Amazons5. "This is OUR Story": Wonder Woman Historia, History, and the Evolving Nature of the Amazons Jeremy Brett (Texas A&M University, USA) and Jessica Tucker (University of North Texas, USA)6. Amazons and Ares: Battle Lines Through Time Anneka Rene (University of Auckland, New Zealand)7. Animating Wonder Woman: Mythological Resonances in Wonder Woman (2009) Krishni Burns (University of Illinois, USA)8. Themyscira in the Otherworld Translation Madelaine Sacco (University of Newcastle, Australia)9. What is the Godkiller? Artificiality, Intention, and Purpose in the Origins and Development of Diana Prince, Tannika Koosmen (University of Newcastle, Australia)Section III: Wonder Woman and the Politics of Feminism10. The United Nations Decade for (Wonder) Women: Wonder Woman, the U.N., and Women's Liberation, Christina M. Knopf (SUNY Cortland, USA)12. Blurring the Boundaries: Gald Gadot, Wonder Woman, Peace and Violence Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)13. The New Wonder Woman and the Saviour of Western Civilization Anise Strong (Western Michigan University, USA)13. Themysciran Racial Framing & Anti-Racism in DC’s ‘Trial of the Amazons’ Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Afterword Joan Ormrod (Independent Scholar)NotesBibliographyIndex

Amanda Potter is Visiting Fellow in Classics at the University of Liverpool, UK. She co-edited Ancient Epic in Film and Television (2021) and has published widely on classics in film and television.Natalie J. Swain is Assistant Professor of Classics at Acadia University, Canada. She has published on Latin literature and the reception of the ancient Mediterranean world in comics and video games.Connie Skibinski is a doctorate candidate in Classics at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her primary research interest is Greco-Roman mythology and the adaptation of ancient mythology from the Medieval period to the contemporary era.

From Paradise Island to Themyscira, from the Teen Titans to the United Nations, the essays in this volume tackle the long and dynamic legacy of Wonder Woman in all her media representations from a range of critical perspectives. A comprehensive look at pop culture’s most important superheroine.

• AcknowledgementsPreface: What Wonder Woman Means to UsList of IllustrationsList of ContributorsIntroduction, Amanda Potter (Open University, UK), Connie Skibinski (University of Newcastle, Australia), and Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Section I: Wonder Woman Comics through the Ages1. The Two Wonder Women: Gender Subversion and Audience in Marston/Peter Comics and Newspaper Strips Natalie Beglin (Indiana University, USA)2. George Perez and the Reinvention of Wonder Woman, Tony Keen (University of Notre Dame, UK)3. Wonder Girl (Cassandra Sandsmark) and the Teen Titans C. W. Marshall (University of British Columbia, Canada)4. Compelling Love: Tracing Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth Theresa Ashford (University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia), and Amanda Potter (Open University, UK)Section II: Gods, Faeries and Amazons5. "This is OUR Story": Wonder Woman Historia, History, and the Evolving Nature of the Amazons Jeremy Brett (Texas A&M University, USA) and Jessica Tucker (University of North Texas, USA)6. Amazons and Ares: Battle Lines Through Time Anneka Rene (University of Auckland, New Zealand)7. Animating Wonder Woman: Mythological Resonances in Wonder Woman (2009) Krishni Burns (University of Illinois, USA)8. Themyscira in the Otherworld Translation Madelaine Sacco (University of Newcastle, Australia)9. What is the Godkiller? Artificiality, Intention, and Purpose in the Origins and Development of Diana Prince, Tannika Koosmen (University of Newcastle, Australia)Section III: Wonder Woman and the Politics of Feminism10. The United Nations Decade for (Wonder) Women: Wonder Woman, the U.N., and Women's Liberation, Christina M. Knopf (SUNY Cortland, USA)12. Blurring the Boundaries: Gald Gadot, Wonder Woman, Peace and Violence Lisa Maurice (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)13. The New Wonder Woman and the Saviour of Western Civilization Anise Strong (Western Michigan University, USA)13. Themysciran Racial Framing & Anti-Racism in DC’s ‘Trial of the Amazons’ Natalie J. Swain (University of Winnipeg, Canada)Afterword Joan Ormrod (Independent Scholar)NotesBibliographyIndex