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A review by randyham
Wonder Woman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition, Book 2 by Greg Rucka
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Spending the holiday weekend re-reading the Greg Rucka Rebirth run.
I had been a faithful (read: completist) reader of Wonder Woman throughout my life, until issue #601. The various artistic, writing, and editorial changes that followed made the character unrecognizable to me, to the extent that I not only stopped reading the title, I gave up on comics altogether.
When Rebirth was announced with Greg Rucka back on the title, I dared to hope I might enjoy the comic again (I grew to love his first run on WW).
Reading it again this weekend, I am astounded by how well it was written (& rendered by Liam Sharp, Bilquis Evely, and of course Nicola Scott). Rucka did something I didn’t think possible: he reassembled parts of canon since his last run, reinventing characters & situations (some of his own too), and crafting a new narrative for Diana. She was again a beacon of light, hope & truth. Even the darkest parts of the story were a joy to read.
Not since Phil Jimenez had a writer took the convoluted history of Diana and made it into something understandable & enjoyable.
I had been a faithful (read: completist) reader of Wonder Woman throughout my life, until issue #601. The various artistic, writing, and editorial changes that followed made the character unrecognizable to me, to the extent that I not only stopped reading the title, I gave up on comics altogether.
When Rebirth was announced with Greg Rucka back on the title, I dared to hope I might enjoy the comic again (I grew to love his first run on WW).
Reading it again this weekend, I am astounded by how well it was written (& rendered by Liam Sharp, Bilquis Evely, and of course Nicola Scott). Rucka did something I didn’t think possible: he reassembled parts of canon since his last run, reinventing characters & situations (some of his own too), and crafting a new narrative for Diana. She was again a beacon of light, hope & truth. Even the darkest parts of the story were a joy to read.
Not since Phil Jimenez had a writer took the convoluted history of Diana and made it into something understandable & enjoyable.