A review by iamrainbou
Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Lies by Greg Rucka

3.0

This volume is the example of why I still don't feel 100% comfortable reading comics. Mental illness is always, ALWAYS, a plot device to make villains and/or 'complex' characters. There is a purposely denied to do better, there always has to be a character hospitalized, caricatured and ridiculized. Sure, I'm not expecting a history about mental health in superheroes comics, but if you can't write without contributing to the stigma, just don't write about it.

I don't know, the image of Wonder Woman being locked away because Steve doesn't have the patience to deal with her breakdown is just heartbreaking. It feels like a slap in the face.