Wonder Woman #3: Creator Secrets!

By John Freeman on July 27, 2016 • ( 1 )

Wonder Woman #3 is out today in comic shops from DC Comics, written by Greg Rucka, drawn by Liam Sharp and coloured by Laura Martin.

Liam posted the first five unlettered pages from the issue online, showcasing Laura Martin’s glorious colour work, and included some “behind the scenes” snippets on their creation he’s very kindly given downthetubes permission to feature…

In “The Lies” Chapter Two, Wonder Woman must team up with one of her greatest enemies to solve a growing mystery about Themyscira….

“Getting to draw Cheetah in full motion in panel two here was something I really enjoyed,” says Liam “… bringing the animal aspect really to the fore. All power and speed!”

For this page, says Liam, “I was able to return to ‘Rage Cam’, which we established in Issue One, for when Cheetah is loosing it. This is something I love about her, as it enriches her character – how she can turn on a dime, One second calm, the next a ferocious and remorseless killer…”

“Only Diana can calm the fire in Cheetah,” Liam notes. “This page Greg Rucka described as ‘Poetry’, which was hugely flattering. It’s certainly a tender and touching moment. I don’t believe we’ve ever seen a scene between these two quite like this before…”

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.