Wonder Woman turns 75, Spider-Man strikes down Captain America? The Serenity crew “aims to misbehave!” It’s all in this week’s new comic book picks of the week.
Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special
An all-star roster of creators celebrates the iconic Amazon with new stories and artistic homages to Diana! Jim Lee, Gail Simone, Cliff Chiang, Rafael Albuquerque, Adam Hughes and more superstars rally in a massive one-shot honoring 75 years of the DC icons. Also this week in Wonder Woman #9: The Lies, Diana gets closer to discovering the truth and Steve Trevor. Continue reading New Comic Book Picks for October 26, 2016
The celebration of Wonder Woman’s 75th Anniversary continues. Fans will be able to add Diana stamps to their comics collection honoring the Amazon Princess. The four “Forever” stamps celebrating the styles and moments in Diana’s wondrous history in pop culture.
The U.S. Postal Service will partners with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment to create Forever stamps commemorating the 75th anniversary of the iconic super hero. The stamp pane will be among other Wonder Woman Saturday at Comic-Con International: San Diego.
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Wonder Woman first appeared in October 1941 in a back-up story for All Star Comics #8, in a time when female superheroes were rare. Diana became a breakout hit and headlined her own title by the next year. New generations of fans came to know the super hero via her hit 1975-79 television series starring Lynda Carter and roles in animated shows like Super Friends and Justice League. Diana made a historic appearance on the cover Ms. Magazine #1 in 1972. Gal Gadot played Wonder Woman on the big screen in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice earlier this year. It was Wonder Woman’s first appearance in a live action motion picture. Gadot reprises the role to tell Diana’s origin in the standalone Wonder Woman movie next summer then in the big screen Justice League movie.
The U.S. Postal Service will celebrate Diana’s diamond anniversary by sharing her evolution on Forever stamps from her World War II origins to today. This new issuance showcases four different stamp designs on a sheet of 20 stamps depicting Wonder Woman during four eras of comic book history: Golden Age (1941–55), Silver Age (1956–72), Bronze Age (1973–86) and Modern Age (1987–present). The selvage, or text outside of the stamp images, features the current block-letter Wonder Woman logo in white against a comic book style power burst rendered in shades of blue. Continue reading WONDER WOMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY Celebrated with Stamps
Wonder Woman is stronger than ever as she turns 75 and is only getting better.
The most famous female super hero is going back to her origins in a brand new comic book and is getting ready to hit the big screen in a solo action movie.
The beloved hero is getting classic and trendy tributes from her own Barbie doll to a Spotify playlist.
To mark Wonder Woman’s 75th anniversary, Warner Bros. Entertainment and DC Entertainment unveiled plans for a year-long celebration of the Amazon Princess. The character transcends the pages of comics and stands as a a global symbol of justice, equality and peace.
DC will debut a new commemorative logo honoring the Princess Diana’s legacy. The relaunch of the Wonder Woman comic book series is coming soon along with new graphic novel and a new line of Wondrous fashions, toys and other exclusive merchandise. The anniversary events will culminate in the release of the very first “Wonder Woman” movie on June 2, 2017. Continue reading WONDER WOMAN 75TH ANNIVERSARY
