Guest Star in her own book... again
A god has a hidden agenda, a woman has a child that is not yet around, neither is the father of said god and in the middle of it all, there’s Wonder Woman.
The Good:
- Bizarre: This book is odd enough to keep me interested. It’s got a lot of weird characters in it who look weird and do weird things and then there’s a horse’s head cut off and all that. Solely based on the ideas in this book, I’ll give it another shot. The book is also surprisingly brutal.
- Supporting Cast: There are a lot of characters in this new book. They’re all very well-introduced or shrouded in mystery and even that is well done. Sure, the peacock-feathers are a dead giveaway for her being Hera, but it’s been well-established that she’s evil and usually behind all shenanigans that have to do with Wonder Woman.
- Diana: I love the fact that Wonder Woman apparently doesn’t want to go by the name of “Wonder Woman”. No idea why, but it gives her a bit of character that she previously didn’t have and it doesn’t feel out of place at all.
The Bad:
- Naked: Within three pages of her appearance, Wonder Woman gets naked. And this is DC’s shining example of a female hero. Well played, DC, well played. If you want true women who kick ass, go for Birds of Prey.
- Diana Who?: There are so many characters in this one that Diana is apparently demoted to being a side-character in her own book. How about not having a Wonder Woman book until you figure out where you actually want to go with her? She seems very out of place in this book. Almost as if the issue itself could have survived with any other hero in her place or even without her entirely.
The Verdict:
Skip it unless you a) have money to spare and are curious or b) are a hardcore Wonder Woman fan. But if you’re neither, you’ll end up with a rather brutal comic that offers absolutely no insight into the main character and does a shoddy job at introducing her as well. But at the same time, you need absolutely no prior knowledge in order to understand this book. So basically, Wonder Woman is what she always has been: Some pale character on the sidelines of the superhero-world.
