"Behind the Trinity" is a three-episode podcast I have made for my final college class. It explores the histories and continuing cultural relevance of DC Comics' three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman!

This is the third and final of the three episodes in which I discuss Wonder Woman. I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you to all who were generous with their time and offered me incisive comments:

-Joseph Darowski – instructor of English at Bringham Young University and author of "The Ages of the Justice League: Essays on America’s Greatest Superheroes in Changing Times"
-Maryjane “MJ” Dunne – manager of clinical program management and health equity researcher at Portland State University
-Nikki Gloudeman – reporter who has worked for The Boston Globe, ABC News, and Mother Jones
-Anthony Hunter – artist
-Cal Renner – co-host of “The DCAU Review” podcast

Also, thanks to Dan Riba, director of "Batman: The Animated Series", "Justice League", "Batman Beyond", and more, for responding to my email!

Audio from:

-Wonder Woman (TV series)
-Justice League (TV series)

Sources:

-Dunne, M. (2006). The Representation of Women in Comic Books, Post WWII Through the Radical 60’s (thesis). PSU McNair Scholars Online Journal. Retrieved from https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1090&context=mcnair. 
-Martinez, D. (2017, June 7). The Fitful Evolution of Wonder Woman’s Look. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/the-fitful-evolution-of-wonder-womans-look/529308/
-Patterson, M. (2023, November 17). All 7 Wonder Woman actresses ranked from worst to best. Bam Smack Pow. https://bamsmackpow.com/2023/11/17/wonder-woman-actress-ranking/
-Riesman, A. J. (2017, June 1). The Untold Tale of the Comics Story That Redefined Wonder Woman. Vulture. https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/wonder-woman-revisiting-the-comics-story-that-redefined-her.html 
-Thomas, Q. D. (2018, May). Lycra, Legs, and Legitimacy: Performances of Feminine Power in Twentieth Century American Popular Culture (thesis). Retrieved from https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/theatre_diss/32/. 
-Williams, A. (2016, December 22). Lynda Carter Deflects Critics of Wonder Woman. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/fashion/lynda-carter-wonder-woman-united-nations.html

Wonder Woman, created by William Moulton Marston, is the property of DC Comics and Warner Bros.

Behind the Trinity - Episode 3: Wonder Woman

This is a retail sample of Princess Sojourn, a young adult coming of age greek mythology audiobook by A.L. Hawke, available after January 1, 2025. Narrated and performed by Alexa Elmy. Written by A.L. Hawke. Copyright 2024; Audio production copyright 2025.

Audiobook summary:
The Greek gods have confined us to the isle of Azure Blue. That’s why this Olympiad makes all my amazon nymph sisters so excited when foreigners cross the sea to compete in the games. I’m excited.

Until I’m told I can’t compete. That puts me in such an awful mood that I escape the palace with my friends atop my winged unicorn. We journey through the forests under Mount Olympus. This sojourn risks our lives, halting the games. Well, I don’t learn my lesson. I defy my mother, the queen, once more in tournament.

While eventual triumph shields me from punishment, it doesn’t protect me from a terrible secret. A secret so terrible that I promise, I promise you, I will rebel again. Even if it means disobeying the gods themselves.

Princess Sojourn Sample

A.L. Hawke is the author of the internationally bestselling Hawthorne University Witch series. The author lives in Southern California torching the midnight candle over lovers against a backdrop of machines, nymphs, magic, spice and mayhem. A.L. Hawke writes fantasy and romance spanning four thousand years, from pre-civilization to contemporary and beyond.

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