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Wonder Woman: La Mujer Maravilla by Greg Potter, George Pérez, Len Wein

morafresa's review against another edition

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4.0

Amé que haya tanta mitología griega y cómo interactúa Diana con las demás personas cuando llega al "Mundo del Hombre".
Si lo hubiese leído cuando chica, seguramente habría rallado la papa xD
TKM Diana

jwilliams051197's review against another edition

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5.0

The gold standard to which all Wonder Woman stories are judged.

unrealpunk's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Wonder Woman by George Pérez Vol. 1 TPB
One of the all time great comic book achievements.  About as close to perfection as you could expect from a 1980s mainstream superhero comic book.  Admittedly that isn't very perfect, and it's written in the uninviting long-winded style that was de rigueur at DC at the time (following Marv Wolfman's Crisis on Infinite Earths), but the many many high points overshadow the flaws and elevate this run to the rarest level of superhero comics achievement.

katecassi's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was my introduction to Diana as a comic book character, which is apparently not the way to go according to other reviews, but whatever. I barely know how to navigate the DC universe. She’s a great character, and these comics for sure have some beautiful art and visuals. I enjoyed the first Ares arc, and it gave us some lovable side characters. 

The second arc was…less enjoyable. I don’t understand why Cheetah was there. I mean, it’s comics, I’m assuming she plays a bigger role in a subsequent arc, but her appearance was so disjointed from the larger story of the arc that I’m struggling to understand why she had to be introduced here at all. The incredibly antiblack caricature of Chuma also jarred me out of the story pretty hard, so I guess it’s a good thing they both disappeared halfway through. I also have to say that the resolution of the Amazons’ suffering at the hands of Heracles was disgusting. Personally I would’ve had the Amazons shoot him out of a cannon or flay him alive instead of happily hailing their rapist and enslaver as a friend, but I guess that goes against the book’s theme of forgiveness or whatever. 

Ultimately, it was fine before it got to all the antiblackness with Cheetah and Chuma and the…everything with Heracles. I suppose I can see why Pérez’s version of Diana was so beloved, but I’m sure there are much better Wonder Woman stories out there. 

mdvlspencer's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

I get it, it was early, but god I hated Heracles’s final arc at the end and that really ruined the majority of what was a pretty decent comic. 

bstratton's review against another edition

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4.0

Some of the 80's-ness doesn't age super well, but it holds up much better than most other superhero comics of the era. It's the definitive version of the character. The movie would not have been nearly as successful had not Perez and company blazed the trail three decades earlier.

carochacord's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

It would be an incredible story if only
rapists were not revered for apologizing

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rhaenyratargaryen's review

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4.0

De cómo se crearon las Amazonas, cómo luego fueron expulsadas a la Isla Paraíso, donde nació Diana, y cómo luchó contra Ares en su primera misión en el Mundo de los Hombres y sus primeros pasos como super heroína.
Genial.

mcholodewitsch's review against another edition

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5.0

George Perez lays the foundation for the modern understanding of Wonder Woman. She may dress like a warrior, but that is not who she is. Violence only ever comes after her main objective of peace. It's a beautiful depiction of a superhero. Some of the Trevor and Amazon storylines aren't as great but every page with Diana is amazing.

kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review

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4.0

I love the use, in many cases, of mythology in this, in particular how it is used to show the flaws of the god. It makes up for a bit too young Wonder Woman. The relationship between mother and daughter was particularly nice as well.