ms__invisible's Wonder Woman #5 - Gimme Shelter review

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    Violence Against Women - Wonder Woman Says No

    In this issue, Wonder Woman discovers that she has inspired women to rise up against violence. The story was pretty sloppy and looked like a fill-in job was done. Even when addressing a serious issue of violence and women, it's actually more disturbing than inspirational. Later issues have already told us that she is wonderful... that's why she is called Wonder Woman. No? Which takes me to a scene in which a retired supervillian is beating his wife and that scene makes Wonder Woman look like a bully rather than an inspirational woman who teaches people to deal with their problems. And when the bad guy can't hurt her, this makes her look even worse. Also, Wonder Woman's charges against Maxwell Lord were dropped, I believe, and now they're combining these two plots together, which I don't really understand. The art is just powerful, to show that Wonder Woman was here to protect with great strength and nobility, and always will be in a beautiful way - just like the cover.

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