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lberestecki's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
missmary98's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but that wasn't quite it. A good introduction to comic books, although I'm definitely confused about some things. Will I read more? Probably.
bengriffin's review against another edition
3.0
Not the most memorable Wonder Woman Story I've read. I read it a week or so ago and already I only really remember an interesting idea about Wonder Woman the icon being different from the person in the role, some unsettling Hercules moments, and a whole hasty rogues' gallery mess of an ending. The art has great colouring but is pretty generic superhero stuff. A few panels made me uncomfortable due to gratuitous and contorted ass shots, plus the back story changes artists and is ugly through and through. I enjoyed that there was a strong female cast and it's far from a bad read, I think I just expected more, especially with high praise from Brian K Vaughan, but if it wasn't next to me as I type, I'd have struggled to give you even this much info.
themyskira's review against another edition
1.0
The good: Donna kicking butt as Wonder Woman. Wonderfam moments. Terry Dodson's art is nice, even if his women are a little too samefacey for my liking.
The bad: Everything else.
This is a 'soft' relaunch of Wonder Woman evidently based on the view that Wonder Woman is inherently unrelatable, that she's so majestic and powerful that she can't relate to ordinary human beings, and that something needs to be done to 'fix' these problems.
In this case, the solution is for Diana to quit superheroing and get an ordinary, human secret identity and an ordinary, human job as... er, a secret agent using futuristic weaponry to tackle metahuman threats. Yeah. And that's about how quickly the logic of this story falls apart.
I could write an essay on how fundamentally out-of-character the premise is for Diana -- she has literally spent years at this stage living among ordinary humans, she's never seen any value in hiding her identity and there have been epic story arcs devoted to her dedication to the principle of truth.
But aside from that, it's just not a very good story.
Heinberg's writing is all tell, no show. We know that the overriding theme is supposed to be Diana's search for identity mostly because he insists on having her remind us over and over again that she doesn't know who she is.
His treatment of Circe is frankly awful. And I mean, I recognise that Circe is a character who's been written without a lot of consistency over the years and she has often ended up in the role of moustache-twirling-villain, but-- "I was a princess once. Like you, Diana. But when my husband and my subjects betrayed me, I traded my soul for the power of the goddess Hecate and used her magicks to become the immortal avenger of all wronged women."
...yeah. Apparently Circe wants to steal Wonder Woman's power so she can systematically murder all the rapists in the world. (Because apparently having 'the power of the goddess Hecate' isn't enough...?!) (This is even more hilaristupid if you're aware of Circe's long history of fucking over 'wronged' Amazons.)
So anyway, Circe is trying to steal all of Wonder Woman's power, which means Diana needs to fight her despite not being sure if she even wants the power or the title and I think you can see where this plot-anvil is going.
My recommendation: Don't even bother. If you're just starting out with Wonder Woman, try A League of One, The Hiketeia, Golden Perfect or Greg Rucka's run instead.
The bad: Everything else.
This is a 'soft' relaunch of Wonder Woman evidently based on the view that Wonder Woman is inherently unrelatable, that she's so majestic and powerful that she can't relate to ordinary human beings, and that something needs to be done to 'fix' these problems.
In this case, the solution is for Diana to quit superheroing and get an ordinary, human secret identity and an ordinary, human job as... er, a secret agent using futuristic weaponry to tackle metahuman threats. Yeah. And that's about how quickly the logic of this story falls apart.
I could write an essay on how fundamentally out-of-character the premise is for Diana -- she has literally spent years at this stage living among ordinary humans, she's never seen any value in hiding her identity and there have been epic story arcs devoted to her dedication to the principle of truth.
But aside from that, it's just not a very good story.
Heinberg's writing is all tell, no show. We know that the overriding theme is supposed to be Diana's search for identity mostly because he insists on having her remind us over and over again that she doesn't know who she is.
His treatment of Circe is frankly awful. And I mean, I recognise that Circe is a character who's been written without a lot of consistency over the years and she has often ended up in the role of moustache-twirling-villain, but-- "I was a princess once. Like you, Diana. But when my husband and my subjects betrayed me, I traded my soul for the power of the goddess Hecate and used her magicks to become the immortal avenger of all wronged women."
...yeah. Apparently Circe wants to steal Wonder Woman's power so she can systematically murder all the rapists in the world. (Because apparently having 'the power of the goddess Hecate' isn't enough...?!) (This is even more hilaristupid if you're aware of Circe's long history of fucking over 'wronged' Amazons.)
So anyway, Circe is trying to steal all of Wonder Woman's power, which means Diana needs to fight her despite not being sure if she even wants the power or the title and I think you can see where this plot-anvil is going.
My recommendation: Don't even bother. If you're just starting out with Wonder Woman, try A League of One, The Hiketeia, Golden Perfect or Greg Rucka's run instead.
melhara's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first time reading a Wonder Woman comic and (although I was mildly disappointed by the two typos I found), I quite enjoyed it.
Most of all though, I loved the artwork, including the inkwork and colours. Very well done. As with any comics, I love it when they include bonus conceptual and rough sketches.
The overall story was kind of interesting and very fast-paced without really exploring the question of "who is Wonder Woman", as the title suggests.
There were also a lot of characters and villains that make an appearance throughout the book which can usually result in very over-crowded panels and make the story harder to follow. In this case though, the
This book consists of the following:
1. Wonder Woman, Volume 1 (my understanding is that this book is the deluxe version of Volume 1)
2. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #1, in which Wonder Woman retires from her superhero role and becomes Diana Prince instead. Meanwhile, her sister, Donna Troy takes up the mantle as the new Wonder Woman but gets into trouble with several villains such as the Cheetah, Giganta, and Dr. Psycho.
3. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #2, in which we learn about how Wonder Woman became Diana Prince and an agent for the Department of Metahuman Affairs, where she's tasked with finding both the new Wonder Woman and old Wonder Woman.
4. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #3, we get introduced to more Greek mythology with the appearance of Wonder Girl (daughter of Zeus), Hercules, and Circe.
5. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #4, - Circe becomes the new Wonder Woman and goes on a power trip.
6. Wonder Woman Annual #1 - the finale to the series with an ultimate battle in which the Justice Society and Justice League all make an appearance to help their beloved and OG Wonder Woman (this is where I found an unfortunate typo...).
7. This book also included a bonus backstory about Diana Prince working alongside Nemesis.
8. And finally, the book finishes off with bonus art sketches from the series (where I found the second typo).
Most of all though, I loved the artwork, including the inkwork and colours. Very well done. As with any comics, I love it when they include bonus conceptual and rough sketches.
The overall story was kind of interesting and very fast-paced without really exploring the question of "who is Wonder Woman", as the title suggests.
There were also a lot of characters and villains that make an appearance throughout the book which can usually result in very over-crowded panels and make the story harder to follow. In this case though, the
This book consists of the following:
1. Wonder Woman, Volume 1 (my understanding is that this book is the deluxe version of Volume 1)
2. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #1, in which Wonder Woman retires from her superhero role and becomes Diana Prince instead. Meanwhile, her sister, Donna Troy takes up the mantle as the new Wonder Woman but gets into trouble with several villains such as the Cheetah, Giganta, and Dr. Psycho.
3. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #2, in which we learn about how Wonder Woman became Diana Prince and an agent for the Department of Metahuman Affairs, where she's tasked with finding both the new Wonder Woman and old Wonder Woman.
4. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #3, we get introduced to more Greek mythology with the appearance of Wonder Girl (daughter of Zeus), Hercules, and Circe.
5. Wonder Woman (2006), Issue #4, - Circe becomes the new Wonder Woman and goes on a power trip.
6. Wonder Woman Annual #1 - the finale to the series with an ultimate battle in which the Justice Society and Justice League all make an appearance to help their beloved and OG Wonder Woman (this is where I found an unfortunate typo...).
7. This book also included a bonus backstory about Diana Prince working alongside Nemesis.
8. And finally, the book finishes off with bonus art sketches from the series (where I found the second typo).
hilmi_isa2023's review
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Awesome! I think this is a good graphic novel for those who maybe want to start reading Wonder Woman for the first time. The storyline flows smoothly and is easy to follow. Not to mention the superb artworks by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
peter_xxx's review against another edition
3.0
I bought this book, because I had been curious about wonder woman. Prior to the start of this story wonder woman murdered maxwell lord and went on a sabbatical because of that. So at the start wonder woman's role is filled in by some relatives of her. Some villains have a plan to lure wonder woman out of retirement and attack her substitutes.
Although there were a lot of dc characters I've never even heard of inhere, this story always stay clear and understandable.
A nice read.
Although there were a lot of dc characters I've never even heard of inhere, this story always stay clear and understandable.
A nice read.
punkystarshine's review against another edition
4.0
Yes I'm still reading every Wonder Woman comic I get get my hands on, don't worry about it.
livani's review against another edition
5.0
A brilliant story that not only delves into the Wonder Woman characterization but makes clever use of iconic characters and villains from her 75 years as a hero. Also, Brian K. Vaugh's forward raised so many good points, that it deserves it's own 5 star rating
skyhazzard's review against another edition
4.0
The majority of this artwork I absolutely loved! I was a little confused with the storyline, I'm not up to date on Wonder Woman but it was fun to see other superheros I do know show up in this.