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tclinrow's review
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. It was beautifully illustrated, promoted strong female friendship which are sorely lacking in a lot of comics I've read, and all out some serious toxic masculinity. Loved it
captwinghead's review
3.0
This was just okay. I really wanted to like this more.
Rucka is jumping through hoops to fix the fucked up history Diana was given in New 52 Wonder Woman. When Azzarello decided to get rid of the "made of clay" origin and shove more of the gods in, a lot of people were pissed. He took an inherently feminist origin and made it about Hippolyta getting in on with Olympus' most famous man whore (and rapist depending on your mythos). I enjoyed some of that run but I get why Rucka would want to return Diana to what she was originally. She is a symbol of female empowerment from a society made up entirely of strong women. I appreciate his dedication to her history.
However, I don't always love the way he tells Wonder Woman stories. He tends to give us more of other people reacting to Diana and less Diana.
This begins with a very lackluster issue where Diana realizes that she's been lied to. The whole issue is her making her way through a jungle (?) and going over all the lies she's believed over the years. She has to search for the truth and she thinks that truth is in Themyscira. This portion is okay. Nothing super special, but it's okay.
She ends up searching for Cheetah to get there, or at least I think that's why she went looking for Barbara Ann. Unfortunately, the entirety of this arc with the misogynistic god did fuck all for me. I wasn't interested in Barbara Ann or the rambling magic words to bring the god back at all.
I enjoyed the stuff with Etta Candy and Steve Trevor (holy shit is he attractive in this book) more than a lot of the Wonder Woman stuff. Steve Trevor was funny and gorgeous and he believes in Diana so much. It was wonderful to see.
I enjoyed the mall scene and the nods to the writers and artists that have come before this series.
That was really it. There wasn't a ton for me to like about this series and that's a shame. Rucka's a legendary writer but this series, so far, didn't really do anything for me.
I'll definitely keep reading the series but I'll probably just borrow it instead of buying it.
Rucka is jumping through hoops to fix the fucked up history Diana was given in New 52 Wonder Woman. When Azzarello decided to get rid of the "made of clay" origin and shove more of the gods in, a lot of people were pissed. He took an inherently feminist origin and made it about Hippolyta getting in on with Olympus' most famous man whore (and rapist depending on your mythos). I enjoyed some of that run but I get why Rucka would want to return Diana to what she was originally. She is a symbol of female empowerment from a society made up entirely of strong women. I appreciate his dedication to her history.
However, I don't always love the way he tells Wonder Woman stories. He tends to give us more of other people reacting to Diana and less Diana.
This begins with a very lackluster issue where Diana realizes that she's been lied to. The whole issue is her making her way through a jungle (?) and going over all the lies she's believed over the years. She has to search for the truth and she thinks that truth is in Themyscira. This portion is okay. Nothing super special, but it's okay.
She ends up searching for Cheetah to get there, or at least I think that's why she went looking for Barbara Ann. Unfortunately, the entirety of this arc with the misogynistic god did fuck all for me. I wasn't interested in Barbara Ann or the rambling magic words to bring the god back at all.
I enjoyed the stuff with Etta Candy and Steve Trevor (holy shit is he attractive in this book) more than a lot of the Wonder Woman stuff. Steve Trevor was funny and gorgeous and he believes in Diana so much. It was wonderful to see.
I enjoyed the mall scene and the nods to the writers and artists that have come before this series.
That was really it. There wasn't a ton for me to like about this series and that's a shame. Rucka's a legendary writer but this series, so far, didn't really do anything for me.
I'll definitely keep reading the series but I'll probably just borrow it instead of buying it.
claresbookshelf's review
4.0
4.5 out of 5 stars
I needed some more female superheroes in my life and realised I'd never read anything about the queen of female superheroes!
This book was fun, intriguing and downright stunning in its visuals.
It tells a story that almost breaks the fourth wall in terms of comic retellings of Wonder Woman's origin story, and shows a dynamic between the characters that I adored.
Wonder Woman herself was everything that I love. She kicked ass and made time for everything she deemed important.
Also, Steve. Just, more people need to be like Steve. He was so supportive and brave and just on par with Wonder Woman. The book may be about her but this is how you show balance.
It's such a good book. I can't wait to read Volume 2.
I needed some more female superheroes in my life and realised I'd never read anything about the queen of female superheroes!
This book was fun, intriguing and downright stunning in its visuals.
It tells a story that almost breaks the fourth wall in terms of comic retellings of Wonder Woman's origin story, and shows a dynamic between the characters that I adored.
Wonder Woman herself was everything that I love. She kicked ass and made time for everything she deemed important.
Also, Steve. Just, more people need to be like Steve. He was so supportive and brave and just on par with Wonder Woman. The book may be about her but this is how you show balance.
It's such a good book. I can't wait to read Volume 2.
clockworkp's review
4.0
En preparación para la nueva peli de WonderWoman. Me gustó más de lo que esperaba, además esta bastante bien hecho y seguí el hilo de la historia a pesar de ser la primera historia exclusiva del personaje que leo.
rpukoszek's review
4.0
Not typically a fan of Wonder Woman but I'll probably pick up the next volume.
carls's review
4.0
Like most DC comics I feel like I missed about a solid 60% of what was going on here. I finished the entirely of the New 52 Wonder Woman hoping that I wouldn’t need to have read anything else but apparently I should have also read Superman/Wonder Woman (yuck) as well.
Steve Trevor is in it and a whole bunch of people I have no idea about because they just seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and the reader was expected to know who they were. It’s probably explained in other issues or volumes or whatever but I didn’t expect that since this is volume one and not like the third volume.
I’m gonna have to write up an ordered list of superhero comics because this is getting ridiculous!
Steve Trevor is in it and a whole bunch of people I have no idea about because they just seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and the reader was expected to know who they were. It’s probably explained in other issues or volumes or whatever but I didn’t expect that since this is volume one and not like the third volume.
I’m gonna have to write up an ordered list of superhero comics because this is getting ridiculous!
mamanda_ru's review
2.0
I don't think the D.C. Rebirth series is for me. Oversexualized characters, art that changes style from frame to frame. Can we please just have a woman superhero that is not defined by her ample bosoms and shorty shorts?!?
kendramaidment's review
4.0
I am having so much fun getting into Wonder Woman's story. I hope to continue on soon.
bandherbooks's review
3.0
I don't think this was the right place to start reading Wonder Woman comics. Whoops. I still enjoyed seeing Diana in action, but wasn't quite sure about the Leopard lady. The art wasn't my favorite, except for the panels showing Steve and Diana on a beautiful beach.
I read this in part to satisfy my 2017 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge - "Read a superhero comic with a female lead."
I read this in part to satisfy my 2017 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge - "Read a superhero comic with a female lead."
miamollekin's review
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25