Please Introduce Yourself! (if you haven't already)

[tangentman]

Hey all! I'm Andrew, and I've been around CBR since '96. In fact, I remember the first Wonder Woman board of yester-year! I was sorry to see the first one go--and I'm nothing less than THRILLED to see the Wonder Woman Forum reborn!

About me: I'm a life-long Wonder Woman fan. As a very young child of four, I often spent hours absorbed by the old comics in the local "Book Exchange" owned by my mom's best friend. They visited, while I read the comics. That same lady gave me the Gloria Steinem collection of Marston's Wonder Woman stories as a Christmas gift in '77! Colorful heroes and their even more colorful exploits always mesmerized me. I read The Avengers, Justice League of America, The Defenders, Super Friends, Werewolf By Night, Red Sonja, Tigra's adventures in Marvel Chillers....but the hero I sought first & foremost was Wonder Woman.

Why Wonder Woman? This was the part of the 70's when you could see live-action Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Hulk, Steve Austin, the Christopher Reeve movie was right around the corner. Boys found plenty of male heroes to identify with and idolize. Not to mention, I grew up in South Georgia; although the Women's Movement undoubtedly impacted America, boys were still expected to be Boys (eventually, Men) in the South. Needless to say, my adoration of Wonder Woman made me an oddity in a small town like Statesboro, GA. So, again, why Wonder Woman?

Perhaps what drew me to Wonder Woman was her beauty and spectacle. Whenever Wonder Woman performed a bold feat of heroism, she did so with inimitable style & always looked good doing it. She was strong, but, as Gail so effectively pointed out in a recent issue, Wonder Woman rarely approached a problem by merely hitting it. Diana often knew where to hit and how to solve a problem effectively.

Then again, maybe what set Wonder Woman apart for me was her portrayal of "Loving Strength". Not only would Wonder Woman uphold the good, save innocents, and prove herself a dedicated foe of evil, but she almost always imparted compassion in the act. Few superheroes demonstrated the grace, compassion, and understanding of Wonder Woman. Diana would not only stop criminals, but allow them the opportunity of redemption if they sincerely wanted it. Lynda Carter beautifully captured this important quality in the TV series.

Speaking of Carter, I faithfully watched Wonder Woman every Saturday night on ABC, then, Fridays on CBS when the series moved. Few elementary school kids could perform a "Wonder Whirl" with my verve! lol Whenever neighborhood (or school or church) kids wanted to play "Superheroes", I always got Wonder Woman! (Even if girls were playing!) I also caught episodes of Super Friends through their different incarnations, although I always felt like Wonder Woman suffered a "short-changing" in the cartoons. Whenever new comics day rolled around, I'd always pick up a JLA and Wonder Woman. I particularly loved the Roy Thomas/Gene Colan/Huntress back-up era!

Now, I eventually caught Hell for my love of Wonder Woman. When 7th grade rolled around, I experienced the dubious "pleasure" of an 8th grade bully who remembered me from church hollering "Hey Wonder Woman" every time I was up for a physical test or up to bat in Phys. Ed. A few other 8th graders caught on...and, let's just say, I nearly failed P.E. trying to avoid the harassment.

Still, not even bullying was powerful enough to curb my love of Wonder Woman. I collected the Super Powers line, lamented Wonder Woman's death in Crisis, smiled at the loving homage by Kurt Busiek & Trina Robbins, and marveled at Diana's profound reimagining in the Post-Crisis era. Even Claremont's classic X-Men stories were hard-pressed to move me as much as "Who Killed Myndi Mayer" and the death of Lucy Spears.

By college, I came back around to Wonder Woman as a full-time fan. The Lynda Carter series played daily on the Sci-Fi channel. Comics legend John Byrne was coming onto the title--not only was I back as a "Full Time Fan", but I found that, in early adulthood, I didn't give a dead rat's ass who approved or not! I owned my love of Wonder Woman AND my love of men, and defiantly challenged anyone who got in my face about either.

Since then, I've mellowed in middle adulthood, but the love for Wonder Woman remains. I collected the DC Archives series, and can't praise Gail's run enough! For some time now, friends who know of my love of "The Amazing Amazon" have given me Wonder Woman-themed gifts for birthdays & Christmas/Yule (Hey Schorn!). I have several action figures, a collector's doll & books, not to mention the most kickass coffee mug EVER! I've also found that Wonder Woman isn't a character I want to keep to myself. I have a two and a half year old niece who reminds me why parents would even say "the apple of my eye" in the first place.

I'm plotting ways to introduce HER to Wonder Woman when she's old enough to enjoy her...

[aegisbearer]

Tangent, we've met before a looooong time ago. I sent you a PM about it.

[md62]

My name is Michael. I have been married for 25 years & have two wonderful daughters. I love to read. I have been reading comics for 40 years. I have read WW since the Perez relaunch in the 80's. My youngest daughter shares my love of comic books.

I realize I am becoming an old fart. I prefer CD's over an ipod. I rarely use a cell phone. Still use a VCR over a DVR.

[jaysinleigh]

Hey everyone. My name's Jason, I work in accounting in Austin,Tx. Like a few others, I made my way here from the DC message boards.

Been collecting comics for about 15 years now, since about the age of 11. I got into comics with Batman and Spiderman, got into Wonder Woman thanks to Morrison's JLA series.

[BlackTornado]

Hey Guys my name it Tommy , I've been a fan of Wonder Woman for many many years, and I am happy to be a part of this board

[nerites]

Hola!

Well, before anything I'm glad to be on board. Erick aka Nerites here. I live and blog in the White City of Merida, Mexico. http://mujermaravilla.blogspirit.com
I'm an ESL principal. Been in the education area for some 8 years. I love good laughs and good people and the sea. My first love, I guess since I learned to walk on sand and you can pretty much say there's sea water in me.

I love Wonder Woman. I've loved her for almost a lifetime. I cannot wait to talk to everyone about her old and new adventures.
Big hug to all my WW family and glad to meet more WW fans,
E

[aegisbearer]

My name is Brian, and I'm a library technician from the Pittsburgh, PA area.

I fell in love with the Wonder Woman character when I was a child, through watching the TV series (as is the case with most fans in their 30s & 40s), and have been following her exploits ever since.

I have many interests and hobbies, though unlike aegisbearer, I'm anything but a fitness fanatic!

Hola!

Well, before anything I'm glad to be on board. Nerites here. I live and blog in the White City of Merida, Mexico.
I love Wonder Woman. I've loved her for almost a lifetime. I cannot wait to talk to everyone about her old and new adventures.
Big hug,
E

Welcome, Nerites! :)

[tangentman]

It's good to see all these faces, new and old!

Hopefully, we'll all pitch in to make this board a major presence on CBR!

[nerites]

Hola!

It feels great to be here.
:-)

[Kyle Sing]

Please take a moment to let us know a little bit about you. Only post what you feel comfortable with, but we'd love to know where you're from, what you do for a living, and maybe your brief thoughts about why you like Wonder Woman!

Thanks!

My name is Kyle and I have read comics since I was a wee lad. My first few images of comics characters came from watching reruns of Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman and seeing Christopher Reeve as Superman. Those images have been burned into my sould as as a result my love and respect for them has remained through the years and started me on the way to super-hero comics.

I work in the world of entertainment and more and more think about giving writing a try outside of acting and voice to see if I could develop great ideas like Gail, Greg, Geoff and Grant who I have the utmost love and respect for. We shall see.

Why do I love Wonder Woman? Well, ever since I saw Lynda Carter standing statuesque and regal as The Amazing Amazon as a boy I have come to feel that the world of comics and pop culture needs a female super-hero who is strong, smart, beautiful, caring, fierce, patient, principled and powerful. Diana is all of those things and more! She can take down the Cheetah and the Society, then jet to a relief effort to comfort orphans afflicted by war and disease, track evil metahumans for the DMA as Diana Prince, and still have time to give a great speech at the UN on the need for Peace through Strength.

So why do I love her? Dude! She's Wonder Woman!

Peace,

Kyle

[cockrumfan]

I'm Jonathan. I'm 19 and attending the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where I was born and raised. I was introduced to Wonder Woman through television by Super Friends and The ww tv show reruns, but in the comics, it was mainly through Morrison's (and Mr. Waid's) run on JLA.

[aegisbearer]

Kyle, welcome! Nice to have you here! :)

[Donna M.]

Hello, my name is Donna.

I've been a Wonder Woman fan for a good long time now and I'm glad this forum is here. Okay, that's all I've got for now I've got a ton of things to do and I can procrastinate here, but I'll be back soon!

[Superbeast]

Hi, I'm Declan, I'm 25 and live in London, England, I work as a website manager for my brother's clothing store's site, I enjoy writing and MMA, I'm generally awesome. I like Gail's work on Secret Six and have been tempted to pick up WW for a while now. Hopefully I can add some wit to the board in between the warnings for being too caustic.

[nightforce]

Hey everyone. My name's Jason, I work in accounting in Austin,Tx. Like a few others, I made my way here from the DC message boards.

Been collecting comics for about 15 years now, since about the age of 11. I got into comics with Batman and Spiderman, got into Wonder Woman thanks to Morrison's JLA series.

Hey I am glad you are here. You were one of the few cool posters on the Wonder Woman board DC Comics Board