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Mindy Newell

Autor de Catwoman: Her Sister's Keeper

28+ Obras 234 Miembros 4 Reseñas

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The Further Adventures of Wonder Woman (1993) — Contribuidor — 53 copias
Amazing Heroes #141 (1988) — Contribuidor — 2 copias

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1953-10-24
Género
female
Nacionalidad
USA
Ocupaciones
comic book writer
comic book editor
Emergency Room nurse

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Access a version of the below that includes illustrations on my blog.

When I read JSA Classified, the story where Wildcat goes to Gotham and bumps into Catwoman indicated there was a history between these two characters... one I knew nothing about! So I did some research and that brought me to this collection, which contains the four-issue Catwoman vol. 1 miniseries from 1989.This is basically "Catwoman: Year One" in all but name. It runs in parallel to Batman: Year One, showing how Selina Kyle decided to become Catwoman after being inspired by Batman, and how being Catwoman let her escape from her life as a prostitute and rescue both her fellow prostitute and ward, Holly Robinson, and her sister, who is now a nun named Sister Magdalene.

The Wildcat content is pretty small. Basically, Selina bumps into Flannery, a cop in the vice department who advises she protect herself from her abusive pimp and recommends a guy named Ted to her. Ted appears a bit in the first two issues, training Selina in how to fight and teaching her how to use her whip. Honestly, he comes across as a bit sleazy but ultimately well-intentioned. And then that's it; he doesn't appear in issues #3 or 4, though it's one of those issues where we finally learn his last name is "Grant" and thus that he's the JSA's Wildcat. In the then-current post-Crisis timeline, this would be many decades after the JSA had to retire from superheroics because of Congressional interference, and a couple years before their first encounter with the new JLA would bring them back into action. So I guess for those forty years, Ted Grant just worked in some sleazy gyms... which, you know, I buy. I will have to see if future stories featuring Ted and Selina make more explicit use of Ted's identity as Wildcat.

Other than that, this is a solid story, albeit one very much of its time. That's not a criticism per se, but this is definitely right out of the gritty-but-without-being-gruesome Batman aesthetic birthed by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli in Year One and continued into other stories of the time like Shaman, Venom, and Night Cries; it's little surprise to see that it was edited by Denny O'Neil, because it was a vibe he was cultivating all over the place at the time. If you like that vibe, it's one of its more effective examples. Writer Mindy Newell effectively takes what could be kind of an awful twist on Selina from Year One (making her into a prostitute) and uses that to launch a character who feels like a meaningful person. I appreciated the fleshing out of her supporting cast with both Holly and Magdalene; giving Catwoman two people she's working on behalf of stops her from feeling like an out-and-out villain. (Holly Robinson will go on to have big role in Catwoman vol. 3, as I recall, but I'm not sure what becomes of Sister Magdalene in future stories.)

J. J. Birch and Michael Bair are strong artists, capturing the Year One aesthetic without feeling derivative, and there's some great coloring from the ever-capable Adrienne Roy. I really like 1980s coloring, and this book's noir stylings are particularly suited for it.

My edition is from 1992; I would guess it was collected (in this case by Warner Books, not by DC itself) in order to have a Catwoman-related product in bookstores when Batman Returns came out. Since then, DC seems to have let it go out of print... which is weird, given DC's love of having "Year One" collections. Thirty years later, why haven't they rereleased this as Catwoman: Year One with a more legible cover?

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Stevil2001 | Apr 22, 2023 |
Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus Vol. 3 collects Wonder Woman nos. 46-62, 168-169, 600, and War of the Gods nos. 1-4 featuring art primarily by Pérez and Jill Thompson. This volume begins on a more somber note than the other two, though it includes a celebration of sorts in Wonder Woman no. 50 before events begin building toward the War of the Gods. Pérez expertly builds toward this massive, DC-wide conflict while tying together various threads from his run, including the lost Amazon tribe of Bana-Mighdall, Circe, and Dr. Psycho to build to a massive conclusion in celebration of Wonder Woman’s 50th anniversary.

The War of the Gods ostensibly pits the Greek gods against their Roman counterparts, but soon the gods of various cultures as well as the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips are drawn in by Circe’s magic. Only the actions of Wonder Woman and the Earth’s magicians can prevent the destruction of reality. This omnibus only collects the four War of the Gods issues and the Wonder Woman tie-in issues, though the story extended to include Superman: The Man of Steel, Hawkworld, Flash, Batman, and others. Editors’ notes and dialogue help to fill in the gaps. To further celebrate Wonder Woman’s anniversary and show the character’s significance to the DC Universe, Pérez boldly killed her during the conflict with Circe. While she naturally returned from the dead to give the story resolution, this precedes The Death of Superman by more than a year and the aftermath was handled better. In a good connection with Crisis on Infinite Earths – which Pérez illustrated – Harbinger and Pariah play a role in these events.

In this volume, Pérez draws upon the full repertoire of characters he created for his post-Crisis Wonder Woman series in these final issues as well as Donna Troy (Troia) from his other seire,s New Teen Titans. The various Amazons and Dr. Julia Kapatelis and her daughter, Vanessa, play key roles in Wonder Woman’s life and in the coming of conflict. Meanwhile, Steve Trevor and Etta Candy offer insight into the growing paranoia surrounding the Amazons in Patriarch’s World. Inspector Ed Indelicato helps to give the everyman’s perspective, while villains Ares, Circe, Cheetah, and Silver Swan all get their due. Pérez handed off writing to William Messner-Loebs after Wonder Woman no. 62, but he gave a good send-off, seeing Steve Trevor and Etta Candy get engaged, all return to normal with Julia and Vanessa, and WW attend Vanessa’s junior high graduation. The message of turning the page and looking to the future pervades and strikes the right note on which to end.

This volume includes three additional stories with Pérez’s involvement. Phil Jimenez worked with Pérez to plot the stories in Wonder Woman nos. 168-169, which focus on the repercussions of reuniting the Amazons of Themyscira and Bana-Mighdall. This story also tacitly references the Mighdall Amazons’ part in the events of the War of the Gods. Gail Simone wrote the story for Wonder Woman no. 600 with inspiration and art by Pérez. It’s a small vignette with Wonder Woman and various women superheroes finishing a battle before WW heads off to see Vanessa’s high school graduation and echoes the note on which Pérez ended Wonder Woman no. 62. This third omnibus also includes character profiles and pin-up art from Brian Bolland, Cynthia Martin, Linda Medley, and others.

Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus Vol. 3 is a must-read for fans of both WW and of George Pérez. Jill Thompson’s art is stunning, evoking the best of the comic book medium and the perfect compliment to Pérez’s mythical prose.
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DarthDeverell | Aug 3, 2018 |
Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus Vol. 2 collects Wonder Woman issues 25 through 45 and the second annual from Winter 1988 - June 1990. Pérez's writing and Chris Marrinan's crisp pencils define the modern Wonder Woman and her surrounding cast, including Steve Trevor, Etta Candy, Hermes, the Amazons, and Julia and Vanessa Kapatelis. The manner in which Pérez handles all of these characters' stories while making them relevant to the plot resembles the plotting of a well-crafted television series and remains superior to some comics published in the last twenty years. The stories in this volume involve Wonder Woman antagonists Cheetah, the splinter Amazon group living in Egypt, and the Silver Swan. Most of the stories occupy several issues so that they can fully develop. In addition, Pérez continues to weave elements of Greek mythology into the mix as well as his own version of the Amazon mythology. This volume ends on something of a cliffhanger, with portents of a great struggle to come, so I look forward to a third George Pérez omnibus.… (más)
 
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DarthDeverell | May 29, 2017 |

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234
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½ 3.4
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