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A review by jstilts
Wonder Woman: Odyssey, Vol. 1 by Phil Hester, J. Michael Straczynski
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Sigh. Another comic book "volume 1" that is missing the start of the story. Touted as a.new beginning for the character, Diana begins by stating she doesn't know who she is, where she came from - only that people are trying to kill her. Intriguing, but a third of the way through this book she returns to her home full of friends, comrades and mentors who she clearly knows well and hangs out with on the regular, and they have a clear mission - so what was all that about?
Turns out her story began elsewhere, but who can say as there's no "volume zero" and the scattershot storylines in this that rise from nowhere and end just as quickly with no clear through-line don't entice me to seek out further volumes, let alone trying to work out what the previous one was.
Turns out her story began elsewhere, but who can say as there's no "volume zero" and the scattershot storylines in this that rise from nowhere and end just as quickly with no clear through-line don't entice me to seek out further volumes, let alone trying to work out what the previous one was.