Grant Morrison Leaving Behind Current Wonder Woman Portrayals
Legendary writer Grant Morrison in a recent interview discussed the upcoming hardcover Wonder Woman: Earth One and it seems that he’s looking to move away from the more recent Wonder Woman depictions. Namely her primary depiction in comics as a warrior.
“I sat down and I thought, “I don’t want to do this warrior woman thing.” I can understand why they’re doing it, I get all that, but that’s not what [Wonder Woman creator] William Marston wanted, that’s not what he wanted at all! His original concept for Wonder Woman was an answer to comics that he thought were filled with images of blood-curdling masculinity, and you see the latest shots of Gal Gadot in the costume, and it’s all sword and shield and her snarling at the camera. Marston’s Diana was a doctor, a healer, a scientist. So I went back to those roots and just built it up again.”
While we think it’s far too early to give any kind of fair appraisal to Gal Gadot‘s Wonder Woman, it’s clear that whatever Morrison‘s vision, he doesn’t feel that the current concepts are doing her justice, or justice to Marston, her creator.
What do you think? Is Morrison right? Is it time to go back to her roots?
Are you looking forward to Wonder Woman: Earth One?
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