{"product_id":"wonder-woman-bondage-and-feminism-in-the-marston-peter-comics-1941-1948-9780813564197","title":"Wonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston\/Peter Comics, 1941-1948","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Noah Berlatsky\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comics \u0026amp; Graphic Novels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Marston was an unusual man--a psychologist, a soft-porn pulp novelist, more than a bit of a carny, and the (self-declared) inventor of the lie detector. He was also the creator of \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, the comic that he used to express two of his greatest passions: feminism and women in bondage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eComics expert Noah Berlatsky takes us on a wild ride through the \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003e comics of the 1940s, vividly illustrating how Marston's many quirks and contradictions, along with the odd disproportionate composition created by illustrator Harry Peter, produced a comic that was radically ahead of its time in terms of its bold presentation of female power and sexuality. Himself a committed polyamorist, Marston created a universe that was friendly to queer sexualities and lifestyles, from kink to lesbianism to cross-dressing. Written with a deep affection for the fantastically pulpy elements of the early \u003ci\u003eWonder Woman\u003c\/i\u003ecomics, from invisible jets to giant multi-lunged space kangaroos, the book also reveals how the comic addressed serious, even taboo issues like rape and incest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWonder Woman: Bondage and Feminism in the Marston\/Peter Comics\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1941-1948 \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how illustrator and writer came together to create a unique, visionary work of art, filled with bizarre ambition, revolutionary fervor, and love, far different from the action hero symbol of the feminist movement many of us recall from television.","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46496977125527,"sku":"9780813564197","price":9216.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780813564197.webp?v=1769188657","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/wonder-woman-bondage-and-feminism-in-the-marston-peter-comics-1941-1948-9780813564197","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}