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victoriashaz's review
4.0
This, in stark contrast with the other one I read today, was pretty great! It wasn't perfect, but overall I enjoyed the story far more. I'll be reviewing this one in the same video (sort of a compare and contrast)
4/5 stars
4/5 stars
jess_reads_books's review against another edition
3.0
In light of the recent release of the Wonder Woman movie, I knew I wanted to take a step into the graphic novel side of her story. I grew up watching Wonder Woman in cartoons and easily developed a love for her, but had never ventured into any her comic book world. With the recommendation of my local comic book store, I decided to start with Greg Rucka’s most recent New 52 run and picked up Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Lies.
Greg Rucka presents a story arc where Princess Diana of Themyscira, aka Wonder Woman, realizes she’s not entirely sure of who she is and where she came from. Diana’s ties to her homeland have been cut and she can no longer find a way to return to the Amazons. In order to find a solution, Diana is forced to reach out to her nemesis, Cheetah. Deep in the jungle, Diana finds Cheetah in the midst of a struggle between the God who has claimed her as his wife and the threat he is imposing on the surrounding villages.
Steve Trevor and his team are simultaneously trying to stop the same threat and rescue the villages in danger. Wonder Woman is there to save the day and convince Cheetah to help her with her mission, but will this be enough to squash the feelings of uncertainty Diana is currently feeling?
I love the premise behind this volume of Wonder Woman. Diana’s backstory is fascinating and as a fan of mythology it is something that greatly appeals to me. I was disappointed that the story wasn’t more fast-paced and addictive, as I had hoped. I believe the problem lies in the fact that this volume compiles issues #1, #3, #5, #7, # 9 and #11. With only the odd issues to weave a story, the volume was left feeling incomplete. I intend to pick up Volume 2, as I have read several reviews indicating that this will help fill in the voids and complete the story a bit more. Overall, I thought this first volume was average, but I won’t be deterred from continuing on with the story.
Greg Rucka presents a story arc where Princess Diana of Themyscira, aka Wonder Woman, realizes she’s not entirely sure of who she is and where she came from. Diana’s ties to her homeland have been cut and she can no longer find a way to return to the Amazons. In order to find a solution, Diana is forced to reach out to her nemesis, Cheetah. Deep in the jungle, Diana finds Cheetah in the midst of a struggle between the God who has claimed her as his wife and the threat he is imposing on the surrounding villages.
Steve Trevor and his team are simultaneously trying to stop the same threat and rescue the villages in danger. Wonder Woman is there to save the day and convince Cheetah to help her with her mission, but will this be enough to squash the feelings of uncertainty Diana is currently feeling?
I love the premise behind this volume of Wonder Woman. Diana’s backstory is fascinating and as a fan of mythology it is something that greatly appeals to me. I was disappointed that the story wasn’t more fast-paced and addictive, as I had hoped. I believe the problem lies in the fact that this volume compiles issues #1, #3, #5, #7, # 9 and #11. With only the odd issues to weave a story, the volume was left feeling incomplete. I intend to pick up Volume 2, as I have read several reviews indicating that this will help fill in the voids and complete the story a bit more. Overall, I thought this first volume was average, but I won’t be deterred from continuing on with the story.
hopearianna's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. It was a little jarring since my mind kept thinking of the movie and I had to keep separating them, but it was fantastic as it's own story.
noucki's review against another edition
3.0
I thought I would like this more... I haven't read any other Wonder Woman comics before but I really liked the movie and so I guess I just expected to also really like this. I thought the story was fine, a bit confusing at first but really interesting towards the end, apart from that nothing really special though. The art was kind of underwhelming. Some of the backgrounds and the scenery were quite nice but the people often looked a bit awkward and the art was also quite inconsistent. I'll probably still continue with the story because I think the ending was intriguing...
lollalong's review against another edition
5.0
My first Wonder Woman comic and I really enjoyed it. Going to have to find the following volumes though as I have been left with a huge cliff hanger!
wyrmbergsabrina's review against another edition
3.0
Not sure how I feel about this one. I liked the opening, but then it went into the over reaching story arch that's taken a while to get going, while having Doctor Psycho come in for a reason that's not obviously clear, and then the whole trying to discredit Diana, which yeah I could see why a certain group wouldn't like what she says, and then Ares is up to no good interfering indirectly with Themyscira - there's almost too much going on and it feels messy.
Yes this is only volume one, but I enjoyed the standalone stories more than the main one. I'll see if I can get my hands on volume two and decide.
Yes this is only volume one, but I enjoyed the standalone stories more than the main one. I'll see if I can get my hands on volume two and decide.
bee94's review against another edition
5.0
I might have cried. These new DC books are destroying me.
mooson's review against another edition
1.0
I'm sorry but...this is probably the ugliest comic/manga I've read for at least the last 10 years. It's so bad it is distracting from the story. Instead I start keeping note on spinebreaking poses/motions and fluctuating hairlength/boobsize/curls. There's no consistency whatsoever when it comes to character design, one frame Wonder Woman will have tight medium-length curls and a round face, the next frame she has long straight hair and an angular face with sharp cheekbones.
Then there's the ridiculous focus on bodies. In general, but yes mostly female bodies with spaghetti-spines and I can't phantom why Steve is manspreading in each frame. Chill dude, you don't have to flex your pelvis quite so hard, we know you're a manly man. Or is your penis so big you can't have your thighs further than a meter apart? (In any other case I would say "HARHARHAR" but seeing how the artstyle is in this comic that scenario might actually be plausible).
Then there's the ridiculous focus on bodies. In general, but yes mostly female bodies with spaghetti-spines and I can't phantom why Steve is manspreading in each frame. Chill dude, you don't have to flex your pelvis quite so hard, we know you're a manly man. Or is your penis so big you can't have your thighs further than a meter apart? (In any other case I would say "HARHARHAR" but seeing how the artstyle is in this comic that scenario might actually be plausible).