Not a Wonder Book, 09 Jan 2001
Whatever happened to John Byrne-the genious we used to admire and love from titles like Fantastic Four and X-Men, or even Superman? His work with Wonder Woman is his worst ever. The art is bad and the plot could have been used with any character, as there is not a hint of the "Wonder Woman" supporting cast of before. It's af is Diana (WW) had a completely new personality and life without any explanation. Iam deeply disappointed for Mr. Byrne and for poor Diana.

There can't be many people who haven't heard of Wonder Woman, arguably the first female superhero and one of the "big three" (the others being Batman and Superman). She was created by Dr William Moulton Marston--who also invented the lie detector--as an antidote to masculine comic book adventures that are drenched in violent testosterone-fuelled imagery and portray women as helpless weaklings who have to rely on the men to untie them from the train tracks in the nick of time. Wonder Woman was certainly no weakling; dressed in stars and stripes, armed with bullet-deflecting bracelets and a magical lasso and flying around in an invisible jet, she had no qualms about saving her boyfriend Steve Trevor from certain doom in each issue while dealing a swift blow to the odd Nazi soldier as well. However, most people who aren't die-hard comic fans will only have memories of the camp and kitschy 1970s TV show starring the leggy and beautiful Lynda Carter (who also contributes the book's Forward). As compelling and faithful as this small screen adaption was, there is so much more to the WW mythology as Les Daniels admirably proves in this gorgeous hardback volume. It features lots of covers and extracted scenes from the comic books from her earliest appearance to her latest 1990s image changes and plenty of photographs of the plethora of WW merchandise created over the years. And for those of you old enough to remember the TV show who want to refresh your memories of the infamous theme song, the lyrics are also here in all their star-spangled glory. This is a wonderful nostalgic journey through the life and times of the first lady of Superheroes and a real appreciation of WW's staying power and campy cult status. Beautifully packaged, absorbingly written and wonderfully illustrated, this is a must-have for comic fans. --Jonathan Weir

Not a Wonder Book, 09 Jan 2001
Whatever happened to John Byrne-the genious we used to admire and love from titles like Fantastic Four and X-Men, or even Superman? His work with Wonder Woman is his worst ever. The art is bad and the plot could have been used with any character, as there is not a hint of the "Wonder Woman" supporting cast of before. It's af is Diana (WW) had a completely new personality and life without any explanation. Iam deeply disappointed for Mr. Byrne and for poor Diana.

A Wonder-ful herstory, 23 Jul 2003
This highly pictorial history (or should I say “herstory”) of Wonder Woman has just about everything in it that you could want. Beginning with Wonder Woman’s origination in the mind of Harvard-trained psychologist Dr. William Moulton Marston, continuing through to her rebirth as the new Wonder Woman in 1968, through Gloria Steinem’s work to bring her back, through the television show, through today. Along the way there are many reproductions of comic book covers and comics, pictures of paraphernalia (e.g. toys, cards, macaroni, etc.), and sidebars discussing such things as lie detectors, other comic book heroines, and such.

This is a great book that taught me many things that I did not know, about her origins, who she was written for and why. I recommend this book to everyone who is interested in Wonder Woman or in comic books in general.

what a Wonder-ful book, 14 Dec 2000
Like the others in the series (Batman and Superman) the third of DC's big three is well served by this gorgeous tome, colorfully illustrated with a fascinating and thoroughly detailed biography of the amazing amazon. Les Daniels and Chip Kidd have done a cracking job - wonder woman never gets the sort of major recognition she deserves so its nice to see the publishers making such a big effort on a true star superhero!

One Man's Suprema is Another Man's Wonder Woman, 13 Dec 2000
Great Hera! Les Daniels' "WONDER WOMAN: A Complete History" should have been titled "WONDER WOMAN: A Complete HER-story" because it ever so methodically chronicles the evolution of this AMAZING comic book heroine from her early beginnings as female role model fending off Nazis and falling in love with a male mortal to a modern-day feminist and ambassador of peace. Rich in details both written and illustrated, this is a must-have for anyone who's ever fallen in love with Wonder Woman or has simply been intrigued by her mythology. May she forever be in our hearts, stars, stripes, and all.

History of the world's favourite Amazon (no offence!), 29 Oct 2000
What little girl didn't want to grow up to be Wonder Woman, fighting for their rights, in their satin tights? This excellent and beautifully illustrated book gives us the original Princess Diana in all her golden braceleted, big-panted glory. A great Christmas present (f any of my friends are reading...)