Wonder Woman's sculpture has noticeable similarities to Rosie the Riveter's famed iconic image. The sculptures were able to pay homage to acclaimed images in America's 1940s cultural landscape. Ant Lucia details his process on detaching the characters from their current history and the construction of their new placement in World War II era: 'In our initial conversations, we brainstorm on who this character is and if they were set in this period, what elements would make up their costume'. The Bombshells variant covers were able to cultivate a coherent narrative by placing contemporary characters in the past.

The sculptures created a convergence between modern ideologies regarding feminine agency and nostalgia for the golden age of comics. He juxtaposed past pin up girl designs with current rockabilly culture. In 2013, the first sculpture of the franchise, Wonder Woman, was sold in stores.Īnt Lucia, the creator of the sculptures and variant covers design, drew a heavy influence from World War II aesthetics and pin-up models. Tim Miller was requested to handcraft the sculptures.

DC later asked Ant Lucia to redesign their initial conception of a retro Wonder Woman. In fall 2011, four character designs of Wonder Woman, Stargirl, Poison Ivy, and Harley Quinn were used to pitch the idea of a nine-inch statue line. DC Comics worked with Udon Entertainment to produce illustrations. World War II history, fashion, and air planes were studied to conceive the franchise. The DC Comics Bombshells franchise began 'in spring 2011 at a convention in Chicago where DC Collectibles found Ant Lucia’s prints re-imaging DC superheroines as pin-up girls'. The line has further expanded to encompass variant covers of DC Comics and licensed memorabilia such as art prints, T-shirts, mugs and their own ongoing comic book.

Line of figurines released by DC CollectiblesĭC Comics Bombshells refers to a line of figurines released by DC Collectibles depicting DC Comics superheroines in a retro 1940s look based on designs by Ant Lucia.

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