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I thought it was interesting that Diana was in a flat in London, which is where she was set up during Flashpoint.
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WONDER WOMAN artist Cliff Chiang takes us through the process of designing Hermes with series writer Brian Azzarello.
We went through a few different looks for Hermes, starting with a Western look, complete with duster and floppy hat. Brian actually wanted him naked underneath, but I thought it’d make Hermes just look like a creepy guy on the subway.
In any case, it didn’t feel mythic enough, so Azz suggested bird feet. I liked the sound of that, and tried incorporating into a second design, with a Japanese motif. We were trying to find analogues for the classic Hermes metal cap, like the one worn by the FTD icon, or the Golden Age Flash. So I tried using a Japanese farmer’s hat. We thought it looked cool, but it didn’t feel new.
With versions 3 and 4, we looked more towards avant garde fashion, and I gave him a sort of golden bicycle helmet. With version 4, I liked how weird and tall he was looking, but Brian still had something else in mind. Like an updated doughboy, with some wispy facial hair and a weak chin. I had trouble visualizing it.
Brian sent me a few sketches, which I incorporated into Hermes’ final design. He’s changed even from this stage, getting taller and more alien-looking. It was important to give Hermes a really distinctive look, since he’s one of the first gods we get a good look at and he’s a crucial member of Wonder Woman’s crew.
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Wonder Woman’s all-new origin *REVEALED
(Cliff Chiang’s cover to WONDER WOMAN #5)
In DC COMICS-THE NEW 52, Wonder Woman will have a new origin, in which she is the daughter of Hippolyta … and Zeus! In recent interviews, writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang have teased that readers should expect the unexpected in this edgier, horror take on the superhero genre *and the king of the gods will ensure that nothing goes as planned for his defiant daughter.
Originally created by the goddess Aphrodite and raised to perfection on the Amazon island of Themiscyra, the newest incarnation of Wonder Woman has a new costume and now a new origin * but she remains Wonder Woman. Strong. Proud. Fearless. WONDER WOMAN is the 12th title in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 to sell more than a 100K copies.Comment
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Goddamnit.Originally posted by W.West View PostWonder Woman’s all-new origin *REVEALED
(Cliff Chiang’s cover to WONDER WOMAN #5)
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Why is it that no writer can step on to Wonder Woman without wanting to change the fundamentals?Comment
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At this point I kinda assume editorial WANTS the fundamentals to change and that's what they're looking for from the writers. This particular change doesn't bother me since I don't really have much of a connection to the character, but I get why people are gunna be upset.Originally posted by W.West View PostComment
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I'm not upset about it because I've never really liked the clay aspect but 70 years later you would think that people would get the fuck over it. I feel like he's just doing it to make himself feel better about writing her. "Wouldn't it be way cooler if she was a bastard child of Zeus?!" Not realizing the Percy Jackson writer said the same thing...Comment
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When I read the article I immediately thought of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. I wonder how long will this origin stick.Comment
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I think it partially comes from ego. She is easily one of the more difficult characters to get behind, and maybe they think "their spin" on her origin is a piece of that puzzle.Originally posted by W.West View Post
Why is it that no writer can step on to Wonder Woman without wanting to change the fundamentals?
Plus, this is a new universe, why not a new origin.Comment
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Hot chick + tenticles = hentai fans. Increase the fan base. Nice Job.Originally posted by W.West View PostWonder Woman’s all-new origin *REVEALED
(Cliff Chiang’s cover to WONDER WOMAN #5)
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