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dantastic's review
4.0
As Dr. Psycho's trial ends, Kate gets a new case: Defending Wonder Woman for the murder of Maxwell Lord!
First off, Dr. Psycho got what was coming to him in spades and I was glad Kate did the dealing.
In the previous three volumes, Kate's involvement with the DC Universe has been pretty minimal. Not anymore! She meets the entire Holy Trinity of the DCU, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman! Her interactions with Superman and Batman go about as expected but I love the interactions between Kate and Wonder Woman, both in her civilian identity and as Manhunter.
Andreyko should be writing Wonder Woman now. Out of all the comics in my vast holdings, maybe five are issues of Wonder Woman. If Andreyko wrote WW, I'd buy them all. The way he portrays the Amazon is masterful. One of my favorite moments is Kate thinking "She's enchanted my son. Hell, even I get a little 'Ellen' around her."
The supporting cast continues to shine. I'm hoping the plot threads with Mark Shaw and the budding romance between Cameron and Dylan get a chance to bear fruit before the plug gets pulled on the series.
Marc Andreyko's run on Manhunter continues to meet and exceed my expectations. I'll be sad when I finish reading the series.
First off, Dr. Psycho got what was coming to him in spades and I was glad Kate did the dealing.
In the previous three volumes, Kate's involvement with the DC Universe has been pretty minimal. Not anymore! She meets the entire Holy Trinity of the DCU, Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman! Her interactions with Superman and Batman go about as expected but I love the interactions between Kate and Wonder Woman, both in her civilian identity and as Manhunter.
Andreyko should be writing Wonder Woman now. Out of all the comics in my vast holdings, maybe five are issues of Wonder Woman. If Andreyko wrote WW, I'd buy them all. The way he portrays the Amazon is masterful. One of my favorite moments is Kate thinking "She's enchanted my son. Hell, even I get a little 'Ellen' around her."
The supporting cast continues to shine. I'm hoping the plot threads with Mark Shaw and the budding romance between Cameron and Dylan get a chance to bear fruit before the plug gets pulled on the series.
Marc Andreyko's run on Manhunter continues to meet and exceed my expectations. I'll be sad when I finish reading the series.
sherpawhale's review
4.0
You know what? I hate time jumps. Unless we slowly get flashbacks over time, so the whole story is there - that's okay. I know that it was the 00's, and comics companies were bleeding money, but I'm still mad DC's event was 1 year later. Ah, well.
Despite that, I think it really worked here. I would have liked to have seen Kate step down from being a federal prosecutor - hopefully that's coming up in a future story. But it's all so natural. Todd and Damon, her ex's new wife and baby, Cam and Dylan.
This is just a flat-out good series, especially if you like superheroes that realize killing *is* an acceptable last resort.
Plus, there was some fabulous Wonder Woman goodness. There's a moment when Diana reveals her knowledge of Kate's alter ego, and Kate starts to square off because that's "what superheroes are supposed to do when they meet up," even though she knows she'd only last 6 seconds at best.
Wonder Woman? Laughs. I can dream about a similar scene being in Batman v. Superman.
Despite that, I think it really worked here. I would have liked to have seen Kate step down from being a federal prosecutor - hopefully that's coming up in a future story. But it's all so natural. Todd and Damon, her ex's new wife and baby, Cam and Dylan.
This is just a flat-out good series, especially if you like superheroes that realize killing *is* an acceptable last resort.
Plus, there was some fabulous Wonder Woman goodness. There's a moment when Diana reveals her knowledge of Kate's alter ego, and Kate starts to square off because that's "what superheroes are supposed to do when they meet up," even though she knows she'd only last 6 seconds at best.
Wonder Woman? Laughs. I can dream about a similar scene being in Batman v. Superman.
noysh's review
4.0
I don't know if it's the Perry Mason fan in me or what, but the legal battles interspersed with superhero battles strikes a pleasant sort of balance. The Wonder Woman grand jury storyline was a good coda to the Maxwell Lord storyline.
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