| Welcome to the world of Tangent Comics — where you only know the names. Parallel Lines: A DC Comics Tangent Universe Podcast is a bi-weekly, issue-by-issue exploration of DC Comics’ Tangent Universe events, hosted by Shawn Engel and Michael Bradley.
“To be … or not to be. That is … the question …”
Ever wonder about wonders? Wonder no more as we take a look at the Tangent Universe version of Wonder Woman — an genetically created lifeform … part warrior, part philosophy major, all alien. No, really. Get ready for a wonderment of an issue, brought to you by comic book wonders, Peter David and Angel Unzueta!
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A good episode based on a very strange story. I don’t have anything to add to your commentary, but I do want to comment on the “Birth of Venus” view of Wanda. First, the famous painting is by Botticelli. Second, I thought of the same painting when I saw this, but I interpreted it as a kind of “call-back” to Wonder Woman (Princess Diana) and her origin of a statue made by Hyppolyta, Queen of the Amazons, which was brought to life by Aphrodite (the Greek version of Venus), and gifted with her many abilities by the gods of Olympus. Maybe I read too much into just that picture, but that’s what I thought of.
Ahh, Wonder Woman. The character that philosophized so much that she retconned herself out of existence in the Tangent universe when Tangent Superman’s Reign came along! (This, despite visible images of her within the backup features in said comic and other places like Ion. COMICS.)
To be honest, I’m not sure if this would be the ‘Sea Devils of the second wave’. In my opinion, between this and Batman, I’d say Batman was weaker than this–at least the concept behind this one seemed more appealing, even with its execution. This struck me as the ‘deeper social gender aspect’ of this universe, something that mainstream comics don’t touch upon within their universe, other than pre-52 DC Wonder Woman naturally. Or maybe that’s just me (I’d loved to also see the role that religion played within Tangent, but oh well.)…At the same time, this was more of a hassle to read than Batman, SO. It’s a ‘different strokes for different folks’ title, methinks.
Also Dan Jurgens interview…please let that not be a dream, pleeeeeeeaseeee. For so long I’ve wanted to know his own thoughts and creative processes on the Tangent line–just as I did for Rian Hughes, which I still can’t believe you managed to interview him. Seriously, you guys still are my heroes for doing that ;_;