The Woman He Thought Should Rule The World

  In the premiere episode of The Woman He Thought Should Rule the World, David Villaseñor goes over William Moulton Marston's involvement with creating the lie detector.  And how it led to the creation of Wonder Woman's iconic lasso of truth that she uses in the comics. But also, how it made the concept of lies and truth prominent in her stories. I'd be lying if I said this isn&apos...

  On episode two of The Woman He Thought Should Rule the World, David Villaseñor explains a more wild side of William Moulton Marston. That wild side being his fascination with bondage that also served as his sexual fetish. And how it was showcased very frequently in early Wonder Woman comics. Yet, that may be something that made Wonder Woman great. Sticks and stones may break your bones but this...

In the third (and possibly final) episode of The Woman He Thought Should Rule the World, David Villaseñor covers William Moulton Marston's very progressive feminist views (for his time). He'll explain how they influenced him onto making the most feminist superhero ever, Wonder Woman! And how she really did become the type of woman he thought should rule the world. (Get it, it's like...

 A look at how one man's eccentricity influenced an iconic hero.   Wonder Woman is one of the biggest names from DC comics, and the face of female superheroes. Yet, many people don't analyze her stories to the same extent they do for Batman or Superman. And many people don't acknowledge the influence from her creator, William Moulton Marston.   I am David Villaseñor and in this podc...