On this episode of Peace Bound and Down: A Wonder Woman Podcast, Sean is joined by Delvin Williams from the Longbox Crusade family of podcasts to discuss Wonder Woman Vol. 2, issue 22! The gods have left this universe and the Amazons must make the biggest decision of their lives: Do they stay secluded or do they live their mission and open up Paradise Island to man’s world?
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Enjoyed the brief detour on Brooklyn Nine-Nine! I loved the multi part story where Jake and Holt went undercover in Florida. As a Florida resident, I can tell you all the Florida jokes were totally fair.
Since this show is about Wonder Woman, I feel like I should at least mention her–I love the cover, it’s, er, wonderfully drawn…but strangely generic. I, er, again, wonder if Perez couldn’t get it done in time (unlike him, for sure), so they used some piece of merch art?
Sounds like a great comic you do a wonder full
Job in bringing interest to character that in my brother is the expert on .
Here’s my secret question: if you showed Diana and her sisters on of tranformers movies besides the famous classic movie which of Micheal bay movies would you show her and which transformer would you want to be alies with this Wonder Woman .
I’ll go with the bumble bee movie and razor the female hawk maxamal from beast wars
Between last issue and this one, the series is taking a noticeable break from superheroics. Sure, Diana shows off her powers a little, but we’re firmly in Greek mythology and human interest drama. I’m not complaining because I enjoyed the issues, but it also feels like marking time to get to some action. Since you know, Wonder Woman is a superhero, right? I kinda need her saving the day and/or punching bad guys.
Your “life changing moments” were great. Being me, I honestly have 3. First, in the summer before 8th grade, my parents had gotten us an Atari 400, since they were *not* going to buy a console that only played games. The 400 was only a tiny step above that, and we played games a lot. But that summer, I brought out the BASIC programming cartridge and a book they’d bought on an intro to programming, and instead of playing baseball with the neighborhood kids, I went thru that entire book. 45 years later, I’m still programming and have been employed doing that for 36 years. So kind of a big deal.
Second, I attended a group fitness class at the local YMCA called Body Combat that was “kickboxing to music”, which was fun an lower pressure compared to Tae Kwon Do classes, which I’d done for almost 10 years. In less than a month of taking that class, an instructor asked me if I’d consider going thru certification to teach it myself. 16 years later, I’m still teaching that class PLUS Body Pump which is “free weights to music.”
Third, my twins were low on options to do acting in our area, but the VMI community theater needed kids for a Christmas play. I went ahead and auditioned with them, since I’d have to drive them, and it might be fun to have a small part. 4 years later, I was still in that theater for the occasional part, when the 80-year-old director asks if I’d ever thought of directing. Of course I said “heck no,” because I had fulltime programming work, running group fitness classes, and twins entering college. Well, during that summer production, the director had a health scare on one of the show nights, and we got through it ourselves, honestly with me taking the reins. When she came back, I said “I’ll trying directing, and maybe we can co-direct,” so I could learn and keep the theater going for the VMI cadets who wouldn’t have it otherwise. THEN, weeks later, she had a stroke and she was unable to direct at all. (She’s in stable health, but her memory is shot.) 3 years later, I’ve directed 9 shows with a 10th on the way. And as I say, “I’m still trying to direct.”
But you know, I love hearing people’s podcasting origin stories, or how they found this community, because it’s been one of the most rewarding things I’ve discovered in recent years. In a life that’s ridiculously full, this is an oasis of joy that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
Oh by the way, I *do* remember what all 3 of those “mystery subplots” are about. Heh-heh-heh!
I do enjoy a day in the life issue, and this one wasn’t bad, though given the large page count Perez could’ve found room for a little fight with a villain at the start, something throwaway to assuage the taste for action. A quick post-Crisis take on a pre-Crisis he didn’t have a big story for would have been ideal. Blue Snowman, Osira, Dr Domino…because when you’re reading page after page of pretty static soap, with the accompanying reams of dialogue, it can get a tad boring. I suppose we should be grateful George didn’t do a Lincoln movie and show every single Amazon voting…
I can’t remember those subplots at all! I do remember Lucy, making her the most interesting plot point of the issue – the opening up of Themiscyra to the world didn’t lead to much excitement. I do think Perez was too interested in the workings of Amazon society – had Len Wein stuck around as co-plotter or scripter we’d likely have had more balanced and, dare I say it, more exciting stories.
This was the kind of issue that I loved in the 1980s. Some villainous foreshadowing, some high school (or is it junior high school?) drama, and characters preparing for their trip to a magical realm. As Martin Gray mentions, perhaps they could have squeezed in a bit of super heroic action, but I still enjoyed this tremendously. And I have long since forgotten where the subplots end up.
In terms of a character going on a quest to redeem themselves, I couldn’t help but think of Superboy Prime and the remarkable job that Joshua Williamson has done with him in Superman. Williamson did what I would have thought impossible by taking a character who was not only a villain, but a widely despised one who had the comic book equivalent of “turn the channel heat” for many people, having him face up to what he did, and making him so darn likable in his journey for redemption.
My wife, who listens with me, is/was a big fan of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and I watched many an episode “over her shoulder”. I have to admit that I usually ended up laughing especially when Scully and Hitchcock had some scenes.
Great show as always!
I have really been enjoying this push through the Perez run as we have hit a spot where they are new to me! So cool to see what I have been missing!
As for secret questions I have a couple –
1) Life changing moments- I also thought of several but two stand out. FIrst I had come to a fork in the road in my career where I had to decide if I should become an inpatient hospitalist or continue training and go into emergency medicine. The Emergency decision was absolutely the best decision I made. I have never regretted doing what I do. The other, which some might think is sad, was moving away from a bad relationship. I could give lots of details but no one needs to suffer.
2) Overcoming sin – The famous Superman Exile story after he kills the pocket universe Phantom Zone villains remains tremendous. Doesn’t hurt that it re-introduced a version of Supergirl to the DCU. But so much of that storyline remains vital to current Superman mythology!
3) Undercover story – If you have never read Sleeper by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips you need to seek it out. 24 brilliant issues of a super-powered government agent in deep deep cover in a super-powered terrorist group. The only person who knows our hero is in deep cover is in a coma … so he has no out. And, of course, he ends up doing questionably things to maintain his cover. This might be the first Brubaker/Phillips combo and those two have done so much awesomeness since. I was there for Sleeper and followed them everywhere since.
4) Go-to band – I was a 80s kid who wondered if he’d ever find love so I am steeped in 80s alternative. My go to is The Smiths. Even now, I listen to them often.
Thanks for great episode!