Episode 135 – Wonder Woman (2011) Vol. 1: Blood

In this episode, we kick off Myth Takes, a miniseries on the intersection of comics and mythology, with a book in which an A-list superhero gets a mythological upgrade: Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood, by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, published by DC Comics! This companion piece of sorts to our previous Wonder Woman episode explores the character's reboot as part of the 2011 New 52 relaunch of DC titles—a reboot that takes the Greek mythology that's always been a part of her world and moves it front and center by revealing her to be the daughter of Zeus, king of the Greek pantheon! Can Diana navigate her new family (and some less-than-ideal tropes) while protecting her human friend Zola from the wrath of Hera? And can she scale that Mount Olympus of comic-book epics known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: Are comics the new mythology, man? Anatomy Lesson Syndrome Split happens Can you get better from being a statue? Some striking character designs John Constanti—we mean, Lennox Our Dangerous Habits episode Wonder Woman: Dead Earth Wonder Woman/Conan Join us in two weeks, when we discuss Journey Into Mystery: Fear Itself! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!