Julia and Vanessa Kapatelis
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Julia Kapatelis | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | DC Comics |
First appearance | Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #3 (April 1987) |
Created by | George Pérez |
In-story information | |
Full name | Julia Deneiros Kapatelis Vanessa Kapatelis |
Supporting character of | Wonder Woman |
Julia Kapatelis and her daughter Vanessa "Nessie" Kapatelis are fictional characters created by writer/artist George Pérez for the Wonder Woman ongoing series published by DC Comics. Debuting in 1987, the Kapatelises would serve as recurring supporting characters for Wonder Woman until the 2000s.[1]
Fictional character biography
Childhood
Julia was born in
Family
As with countless other female babies blessed by the Amazons before her, Julia thrived in her newfound spiritual blessing, excelling at every task she undertook. Despite her accomplishments Julia lost her brother, Peter Deneiros, during the war in 1944 as part of the
Later, Julia met David Kapatelis while attending
Julia became pregnant while she and David were exploring Scotland. As a joke David wanted to name their unborn child "Nessie" after the local Scottish creature the
While at Harvard Julia worked alongside a promising student named
Diana
During her time at Harvard Julia also met Wonder Woman. Julia was the first non-Amazon woman Diana aka Wonder Woman ever met. At that time Diana was unfamiliar with the English language and only spoke her native Themyscirian. As it was a close derivative of Greek, Julia was able to understand Diana to an extent. Julia took Diana into her home and family and taught her not only English but modern history as well.
After Vanessa was attacked by Decay, Julia made Diana's fight her own and helped her battle the war god Ares.
Still unaware of her own Amazonian ties, Julia eventually touched
When Diana became
Julia's and Diana's friendship endured over many trials, mostly due to Diana's enemies attacking Julia's daughter.[11] It was not until Vanessa was brainwashed and transformed into the villainous Silver Swan though that Julia's and Diana's friendship was temporarily put on hold. Julia resented Diana for not protecting Vanessa from Diana's enemies. After some time Julia came to a resolution with Diana. She agreed to have Diana help in her daughter's rehabilitation. They have since fully reconciled and Julia was last seen at Vanessa's college graduation along with Diana.[12]
Julia of Daxam
A blind female warrior from the planet Daxam befriended Wonder Woman during a six-issue story arc set in space.[13] Both women were prisoners of the Sangtee Empire. Sangtee enforcers ripped out her eyes when she proved to be too difficult to control. Wonder Woman provided her with one cybernetic eye (the other covered with an eye patch) and named the Daxamite Julia in honor of her close friend Julia Kapatelis. Julia later makes a cameo appearance during the company-wide "Our Worlds at War" crossover.[14]
Alternative versions
An alternate reality version of Julia is seen in
In other media
Film
- Julia and Vanessa Kapatelis appear in the animated film Wonder Woman: Bloodlines, voiced by Nia Vardalos and Marie Avgeropoulos, respectively.[16] In this version, Diana Prince / Wonder Woman stays with the Kapatelis family following her departure from Themyscira. As Vanessa ages, she becomes jealous of Diana, feeling that her mother Julia favors Diana over her. Vanessa adopts the Silver Swan persona and becomes an adversary to Wonder Woman.
Television
- Julia Kapatelis appears in DC Super Hero Girls, voiced by Kari Wahlgren, in the episode "#HousePest". Depicted as an archaeology professor who has had a long-standing fascination with Amazon culture, she runs into Diana by chance during the latter's search for a proper home. Feeling lonely due to Vanessa being away at college, Julia lets Diana move in and gives her a spare bedroom, which she fills with artifacts that remind her of Themiscyra.
Footnotes
- ISBN 978-0345501073.
- ^ a b Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #18
- ^ a b Wonder Woman (vol. 2) Annual #1 (1988)
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #17
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #106
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #3
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #59
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #17–19
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #36 and 41
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #46
- ^ Decay in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #4; Dr. Psycho in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #65, 114; The White Magician in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #85–87; Circe/Sebastian Ballesteros in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #171; Veronica Cale in Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #200–201.
- ^ Wonder Woman #600
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #68 (February 1993)
- ^ Wonder Woman (vol. 2) #172 (September 2001)
- ^ Trinity #19
- ^ "Wonder Woman Bloodlines Gets Synopsis, Art, Voice Cast". comicbookresources. July 29, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.