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hilmi_isa2023's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Overall, a very good guide book for Wonder Woman, especially for beginners. Not only provide a concise and informative about the Themiscyra princess and associated characters, timelines, main storylines and other important informations, but, the artworks present in this book are superb and stunning! A book I recommended people to read before starting to delve deeper on the character by reading dedicated comics which feature her as main protagonist or character.
haljonesy's review against another edition
4.0
This book provides a great summary of Wonder Woman's major moments since her first appearance in the 1940s. It covers enemies (the originals and the remakes), the complex timelines, and the evolution of the Amazon herself. It includes a lot of great art, so you can also see how Diana has evolved over 70 years. There's just enough detail to help you understand the most important storylines, but art takes up more page space than text, so you still get the "comic" vibe.
eviecheesepuff's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
First things first, the ✨art✨ in this collection is absolutely stunning. Landry Q. Walker curated the most amazing 🤌 illustrations from the comics. Tbh, I don’t think you can find a better Wonder Woman guide out there. Extremely in depth, this one incorporates the timeline of the character since it was created until the most recent comic releases.
The guide also explores her relationships with other superheroes, allies and nemesis. The Superman/Wonder Woman deep dive was delightful and I fell in love with a couple of villains that definitely give that I'm evil but you deserve it energy.
I never read much of the early DC stuff, so I was kind of horrified at the main plots on the comics from the 40’s to the mid 60’s 👀 featuring very superhero like plot lines like… "being kissed without consent" or "the horror of not knowing how to be a proper wife who knows how to cook for her husband" or "the fear of alien men not worshiping her instantly". I felt the urge to run towards my shelves and hug my favorite feminist books. I can not thank the universe enough for being born when and where I was. 🙌
Thankfully the 80’s where a much kinder time for our girl Diana and they served some of the best character development plotlines, since then, making her more relatable to women and slowly abandoning the need to cater to mostly a man audience…. Also the outfits get much more intricate and cool …oh my gosh 🥰
Lessons learned:
- To be honest, apart from appreciating the art and the fact that I do not live in the 40’s this was more of a research/ informative based book with a lot of nerdy info about my fav superhero. So I was just fangirling all the time! Not really reflected too much on it 🤪
notes
Gal Gadot did to Wonder Woman what Florence Pugh did to Amy March and I’m here for it! 🙌
POC Wonder Woman art = ❤️
The guide also explores her relationships with other superheroes, allies and nemesis. The Superman/Wonder Woman deep dive was delightful and I fell in love with a couple of villains that definitely give that I'm evil but you deserve it energy.
I never read much of the early DC stuff, so I was kind of horrified at the main plots on the comics from the 40’s to the mid 60’s 👀 featuring very superhero like plot lines like… "being kissed without consent" or "the horror of not knowing how to be a proper wife who knows how to cook for her husband" or "the fear of alien men not worshiping her instantly". I felt the urge to run towards my shelves and hug my favorite feminist books. I can not thank the universe enough for being born when and where I was. 🙌
Thankfully the 80’s where a much kinder time for our girl Diana and they served some of the best character development plotlines, since then, making her more relatable to women and slowly abandoning the need to cater to mostly a man audience…. Also the outfits get much more intricate and cool …oh my gosh 🥰
Lessons learned:
- To be honest, apart from appreciating the art and the fact that I do not live in the 40’s this was more of a research/ informative based book with a lot of nerdy info about my fav superhero. So I was just fangirling all the time! Not really reflected too much on it 🤪
notes
Gal Gadot did to Wonder Woman what Florence Pugh did to Amy March and I’m here for it! 🙌
POC Wonder Woman art = ❤️
dlheagle's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
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