While we're on the subject of Wonder Woman... not long ago, I received from Amazon my copy of the recently released
Wonder Woman: The Twelve Labors trade paperback. The "Twelve Labors" storyline took place in the mid-70s, after Diana regained her rightful place along with her superpowers and original costume, and left her white jumpsuit-ed kung fu secret agent days behind her. It's a very Silver Age -type story, written and illustrated by a cornucopia of Silver Age talent: the JLA is eager to welcome Wonder Woman back into their ranks, but Diana feels that after being gone so long she must be proved worthy and whole before accepting, so the League spends the whole book watching Wonder Woman do superheroic things and passing judgement. Like I said, very Silver Age stuff.
My only problem with the book is this: "Twelve Labors" had some great covers when it was first published; covers that were highly indicative of Silver Age storytelling methods. Each cover would feature Wonder Woman engaged in some dramatic peril, with the issue's voyeuristic hero du jour breaking the "fourth wall" to comment on the action within and entice readers to learn more. Wonderful covers like this...
...and this...
...and this...
You know, covers that made you want to actually read the book and find out the story behind that wacky cover. So, imagine my disappointment when I opened the package and, instead of seeing one of those great covers or even a modern interpretation of one, I see this:
Yes, that is a crudely rendered picture of Wonder Woman taken from a 2x3" panel in the second page of the first issue, blown up to proportions it was never meant to be seen at and recolored in the simplest way possible, obscuring a grid of those fantastic covers. In other words, the most unappealing and un-enticing thing a prospective buyer could hope to see.
Ugh. >:|
) but now I'm kind of running into a problem. I have no idea how to display them all. I have bookcase where I store my TPBs but where do you guys usually keep issues?