Here they are! The final batch of
Superhero of the Month &
Girls Read Comics's Wonder Woman contest redesigns!
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| Yifan Jiang |
"The idea I'm trying to catch can sum up in 3 words: Modern Amazonian Superheroine. To me she's such a recognizable, strong female figure, that I wanted to show her powerful confidence and independence foremost, while not too, uhh...motherly. The W chest plate is removed for this cross-shoulder outfit, instead I hid many W/Vs and eagle/star shapes all over her. Abstract, yes, but I thought letting the ideology (that the eagle and stars represent) to hit you somewhat subconsciously would be more interesting."
Editor's Note: Michelle didn't leave any thoughts on her piece.
"I wanted to mostly keep the famed Wonder Woman outfit, but update it to reflect modern fashion. The no-pants look is cool, but what's up with the 1980's high-cut panties artists are always giving her? Also, an active woman would require straps on her top, for practical reasons."
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| Chad Raymond |
"Wonder Woman is the preeminent female superhero who, regardless of history and contemporary interpretation, has to look great next the simplified supersuits of Superman and Batman. That meant taking the color gold and pushing it to prominence. While it's great to explore costuming that hearkens her mythological, magical, and amazonian warrior roots, she's a hero that's been in 'Man's World' for years, canonically. The only thing that really matters is that she's an super-Olympic athlete, and she pushes herself — and us! — to be bigger, better, faster, and more than what we believe ourselves to be. Her gold armor is her gold medal. So with that in mind: simplify simplify simply. No jewelry except for the bracelets and tiara. Un-complicate the boots. Preserve the neckline, but provide support. Cut the shorts square, and eliminate the spangled stars. Suggest that Wonder Woman's gold armor can contain ornamentation and detail to whatever degree the sitting artist feels is appropriate —just maintain the lines. And the lasso."
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| Dimitrios Kasdaglis |
"This is Diana at her earliest: a warrior princess, an ambassador of Paradise Island, a stranger to the ways of this world -- alienated, but eager to accomplish. The reds and golds indicate her royalty, the browns her association to the earth. The form of the main armor is bee-like;a reminder of the society she is coming from. The star-shaped cape is a status symbol both protecting and engulfing, one she is eager to remove once the battle commences."
"I wanted to depict a more modern, every-day Wonder Woman."
[Update: August 25]
Editor's Note: Through either email errors or prior contact with me, we have a couple of final entries for the contest.
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| Rofe |
"I always saw Wonder Woman as a warrior, I never liked the boots and the rest of the suit (much less the pants!), which is why I made this design a bit more wild."
"Diana, Princess of the Amazons; a fierce, skillful warrior and a knowledgeable scholar."
What do you think! Let us know in the comments below! Be sure to
check out all of the Wonder Woman submissions received, and check back for a bunch of interesting items in the coming days as we lead up to the announcement of our contest's winner!
I honestly feel very sorry for the judges on this one. There are so many great costume designs to choose from, you all have your work cut out for you.
ReplyDeleteLee Chen Fang, that one takes my breath away for so many reasons.
These are all so good... I want to see more of them in action!
Lee Chen´s is, in my opinion, the best, closely followed by Yifan´s. Both WW say "dont mess with amazons, dude"
ReplyDeleteI must say I really like Dimitrios and Raymond's design. In shape they look a lot like Wonder Woman, but there's some elements that I would change, like the cape. I would love to see both designs drawn in a Saint Seiya kind of style, for the detail in armors ❤
ReplyDeleteYifang Yiang's is gorgeous! I like the armor and the style of the clothing. She looks sportive, fashionable and kick ass all in one. But I would like for the shorts to be pants instead, because the don't really show behind that top, and I would want to cut the top neither because is beautiful that way. Long pants I think would pop-out better.
Lee Chen's is beautiful too, she looks SO bad-ass! Is obviously that here she is not a superheroine, she is a full fleshed amazon warrior ❤ My only complain is that the robe just doesn't match, because is a weird mixture between a greek robe and a japanese kimono. And both just doesn't look good with the armor. Maybe is too much? And maybe I will like more closed shooes. But everything else is just beautifuly design! I'm so in love of her hair.
Hope you don't mind my critiques.
@CJ Furious - Thank you for your condolences. This one's going to be hard. I'm honestly glad we have a lot of help on board for this one. And I personally want to thank Lee Chen Fang for his submission...I had my choices all worked out, then he sent in a freaking game-changer! :P
ReplyDelete@Hector - Good point; they are very "don't mess with the Amazons" vibe!
@Xerina - The comments are for critiques! Feel free to drop them in any time!
As for Lee Chen Fang's half-toga, I personally love it. I think it gives the feel of a cape, without actually giving her one. We've seen a couple of caped Wonder Women, but this was an interesting way to, in my opinion, pull off the same effect.
So many of these are made out of solid WIN...I've got to go back to what CJ Furious Williams said: this is going to be tough.
Great entries!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite from this batch is actually from Dimitrios and Jessica.
ReplyDeleteLove the overall look and feel of Dimitrios' armour.
Jessica's style just feels very fashion design like. A rather fresh take on a modern strong looking Diana when she is not in her costume.
There are mixed feedbacks that I got with regards to the robe. I was hoping for a greek style fashion but I've gotten comment that it made Diana look oriental... Failure on my part... haha
@Hector, William: Thank you. Glad you like my take on WW. :)
@Alex: Oppss... Sorry for screwing up your choices...:P
@Xerina: Critiques are always welcome! That how we improve. :)
By the way, just for info, "Lee" is my family name. My name is "Chen Fang". Asians have our family name in front of our name. :D
Wow I can finally speak!
ReplyDeleteI'd just like to say there are so many great entries, it's an honor to just be with you guys.
Chenfang's is amazing, it just grows on you.
Tho my fav is Chad's. It's so simple yet it captured everything I wanted to in mine in a so affective way.