Wonder Woman by Colleen Doran

For the better part of 40 years, Colleen Doran has had a diverse career in comics, encompassing her own epic saga A Distant Soil, assignments from publishers both large and small, and collaborating on graphic novel projects with writers at the top of the field.

She’s also notable for sharing her thoughts on the business and her experiences in it through her site and Patreon.

Recently, she shared a couple of Wonder Woman commissions via social media and I thought it would be interesting to use them to show some of the different examples of trade dress the comic has gone through.


Drawing One

Wonder Woman by Colleen Doran

Art by Colleen Doran.

Comic Book Colouring by Scott Dutton

Colour version.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1940s.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1966.

Comic Book Design and; Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1974.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1985.


Drawing Two

Wonder Woman by Colleen Doran

Art by Colleen Doran.

Comic Book Colouring by Scott Dutton

First colour version.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1972.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1984.

Comic Book Colouring by Scott Dutton

Second colour version.

Comic Book Design and Packaging by Scott Dutton

Trade dress circa 1976.


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