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Al Rio 19th May,1962 - 31st January,2012 It is with terrible sadness that I must pass on the news today that Al Rio, the incredible talent and the man responsible for the widely admired artwork you find on this site, tragically passed away today leaving behind a wife and three children. Al Rio was a man who was born to draw and this passion shone through in every piece he created. Although I never got the chance to meet him in person I will always treasure the relationship I had through his dear friend and agent, Terry Maltos, and know that every piece I own has a part of Al's soul invested in it. He will always live on through his work - but his incredible talent is gone forever... ...and the comic world is that much poorer for it. Thank you Al. Peace. Further information can be found here and condolences may be sent to his family through terry@alrioart.com and David@glasshousegraphics.com.

Here you can find details of the latest updates to the site. Feel free to click on the contacts link above and drop me a line with your comments and suggestions. Please ensure you include the words "Wonder Woman" in your subject line or else my SPAM filter may just eat it!!!

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UPDATED: Well, what a merry dance DC has been leading Wonder Woman fans of late! Misleading press statements...doctored covers...but finally, we pretty much now know what this new Wonder Woman will look like. Thankfully, some sort of sanity seems to have prevailed at DC HQ and they have, in the end, kept relatively faithful to her iconic costume, retaining the core elements that make that costume unique and so instantly recognisable the world over - regardless of whether a person has ever read a Wonder Woman comic or not. While I'm still not a fan of the new costume design, she at least now looks like Wonder Woman again and not like some "wannabe" Super-Woman - although it appears Jim Lee and Cully Hamner have insisted on keeping the silly choker idea from Odyssey and for some inexplicable and ill-judged reason, have decided to give Diana...dark blue boots. Why??????? Blue boots certainly didn't work for the initially publicised TV Pilot costume - and were quickly changed back to the classic red after much public outcry and media vilification - so what on earth makes DC think blue boots look any better in the comic book medium? It's almost like Lee and Hamner felt they had to tinker with something just to justify calling it a re-launch!

As well as the above shenanigans over the past couple of months, I have continued to receive a number or requests from people asking me to continue updating the site. I have been flattered and - in all honesty- a little humbled that some people out there value this site so much and clearly love this character as much as I do.

With everything that has been happening of late, I have been giving much thought as to the future of Amazon Archives during many a restless night (yes, this character means THAT MUCH to me). As I had promised, I have continued to update the site with information relating to the classic version of Wonder Woman for the remaining few appearances she makes in the current DC Universe as we know it - and even past the September 1st launch date of the new DC Universe, there will still be the odd appearance to document of the classic Diana in "DC Universe Online Legends", which will continue to play out it's 26 issue arc - even though it depicts the "old guard" of DC heroes! (How confusing is that going to be for new readership of the DC Universe?)

I have also cautiously taken the decision to re-instate the content I had previously removed and have brought the site completely up to date as far as documenting the end of Volume Three is concerned, including relevant appearances in the Flashpoint crossover event.

I have done this partly on faith, as I am heartened that DC Comics have not totally abandoned their senses...although at least not yet. Because even if we may now have a Wonder Woman wearing a new costume that has not strayed too far away from her iconic look (blue boots aside)- the far bigger question remains as to what sort of character she will be in this brave new world of DC's? Have they learned from their (many) editorial mistakes of the past that brought us such travesties as "Trinity" and "Amazons Attack!"?

Do they finally get what this character is supposed to be - or will new writer Brian Azarello try and emulate the misguided approach taken by David E. Kelley for his ill-fated TV show pilot, who tried to bring us a darker, brooding, vengeful and even murderous Amazon Princess in the name of so called "modernisation and relevance" and in the process showed just how little he knew, cared or understood about this character and her unique appeal? And far more worryingly...did DC endorse this totally out of character and ill-judged version of Wonder Woman because it somehow actually fitted in with their own vision for this character?

In recent interviews the new creative team seem to be taking Diana in a very new and somewhat different direction - which may be a good thing - or it may be a bad thing. They do at least acknowledge her status as an iconic character, but believe the character is more recognised than she is known by people and that this re-launch will be an opportunity to try and address this situation.

I agree to some extent with this assessment and that every fan has his or her own particular view on what the perfect interpretation of this character is meant to be. Personally, I think a lot of the blame for this situation lies squarely with DC and their own poor editorial record, whereby they have allowed too many previous creative teams to stray from canon and established historical characterisation. This has meant that multiple interpretations of this character have attracted different types of fans over the years, so that in the end there is no longer a clear collective view of what makes this character actually tick - simply because the original "template" has become so diluted over time.

So - will this new incarnation of Diana remain true to the original Marston legacy and be the peaceful, loving, virtuous, caring and forgiving spirit that her creator always envisioned? Will she feature in stories that bring us adventure, fun, drama, action and suspense but without the misogyny and ultra violence of the past? And will this be a version of the character that is worthy of being recorded and documented as part of this web site, alongside her established 70 years of history and canon?

We shall see over the next few months...so continue to watch this space...