Morrison explores Wonder Woman bondage

Grant Morrison is in the early stages of working on a story that explores Wonder Woman's feminism and bondage roots, it has been revealed.

In conversation with horror author Clive Barker at Los Angeles comic shop Meltdown, the Batman & Robin writer explained the Wonder Woman story he had briefly touched on in the pages of Final Crisis.

"The basics of Wonder Woman come from William Moulton Marston, a psychologist who created the lie detector, of all things," said Morrison. "His idea was that a utopia would be achieved if men were placed in subjugation to women.

"So Wonder Woman is a character where you imagine this very strange mélange of girl power, bondage, and a slightly disturbed sexuality. There is this bondage element; these extremely weird dark elements of Wonder Woman haven't been adequately dealt with."

He added: "Wonder Woman remains a really bizarre, untouchable character. She should represent women in the same way Superman represents men."

Wonder Woman's eponymous heroine is the princess of an island that has been ruled by an all-female group of amazons for thousands of years. She is armed with a magical golden lasso that forces anyone bound with it to speak the truth.

DC Comics is yet to confirm whether the project will go ahead.