Wonder Woman Vol. 3 # 18 - Expatriate
is a comic book published by DC Comics & released on 5 / / 2008Plot Summary
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Comics superstar Bernard Chang joins Gail Simone for a 2-part story that will take Wonder Woman to the furthest reaches of the galaxy, but not before the vicious alien race the Khund begin an assault on Earth! But before the invasion can begin, the relationship of Wonder Woman and Nemesis takes a defining turn.
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Wonder Woman visits Tom Tressor/Nemesis in the hospital after the whole incident involving the poison. She gives him a nectarine pit and a ribbon with thorns on it. She then is bombarded by many fans when one of the ladies that run the front desk pulls out her out and Diana makes her way outside. And spots an invasion. The Khunds invade and he calls out a scroll which declares their invasion. She asks if this is an invasion against her country or her planet, and the Khund reading out the scroll says it's just against her. Wonder Woman then fights them, and defeats them by grabbing one of their guns off the tank, and shooting down the invasion ship. The Khund then tells his army to stop, and Diana then asks why they wanted to kill her. The Khund explains that it is a tribute, to honor her.
The last warrior she was holding up admits to Wonder Woman that she is her biggest fan. The Khund introduces her as his daughter, called Kho. The Khund, who has the daughter named Kho introduces himself as Karhi. They take her to their home planet and Karhi explains that the Ichor is killing their civilisation and they cannot stop it. Wonder Woman asks why they have chosen her, then Etta comes out.
Diana and Etta then go to investigate the Ichor and find themselves standing in green goo. Diana tells Etta that "Ichor" is the name of a god, and it worries her that this name has anything to do with the attacking of the Khunds. The both of them find a ship, when Diana goes to investigate herself. She gets punched by a Green Lantern, who tells them that he is protecting the Khunds! The issue finishes with Etta going, "Woo-@&#%ing-woo."
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I loved it!
Reviewed by DangerousCurves on March 18, 2008. DangerousCurves has written 7 reviews. His/her last review was for One World, Under Gog Part II: Wish Fulfillment. 1 out of 1 users recommend his reviews. |
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I loved this issue. Writer Gail Simone has brought more personality, humor, action, and character growth to Wonder Woman in her first five issues than some pervious creators have struggled, unsuccessfully, to do their entire runs. I would hazard to say that besides the legendary issues by George Perez, as well as the underrated excellence by Phil Jimenez, most past runs on this comic have rarely grasped just who Princess Diana really is. Thankfully, Simone is capable of nailing the voice of Wonder Woman, a character I have long admired and loved, but rarely felt I knew apart from her star-spangled ideal. It's the simple, small moments - like Diana confessing to her potential new beau that she didn't know how to bowl, but that she could learn "if it's important" - that adds so much spice and warmth to who truly is our woman of wonder.
The art by Bernard Chang is utterly fantastic! Exciting, energetic and able to capture and enliven the private, quiet scenes of this issue, I couldn’t be more pleased with his work. It sure is nice having one artist handling the entire story. For me the art really took hold in Chang's stunning ability to capture so much beauty and true humanity in Diana’s eyes. Her eyes look soft, real and feminine in the scenes with Nemesis, while also portraying strength and power in the action sequences with the Khunds. I don't think it's possible for me to enjoy the art in the book anymore; Changs's take on Wonder Woman is a marvel.
Speaking of Khunds, this issue finds Wonder Woman battling the dangerous aliens (who humorously call her "Destroyer") with the help of former forgotten gal pal Etta Candy and spoiler alert runs afoul of a Green Lantern. The best parts of Diana’s encounter with the Khunds? "Neko", the MTV-loving daughter of the Khund captain, who delivers the hilarious throw-away line about her “ispace” page (very droll!) and the hideous Wonder Woman-as-a-Khund stature that the alien sculptors had to "pretty up a bit" to make her more appealing (haha)!
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WTF
Reviewed by Amber on March 14, 2008. Amber has written 123 reviews. His/her last review was for . 5 out of 6 users recommend his reviews. |
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First - I was shocked to see artists change. The Dodsons have defined Wonder Woman for me and Chang's rendition, though not bad, just isn't as good.
Now for the worst parts - the writing! I was so shocked that this was the same Gail Simone who wrote the excellent story arc previously about Hippolyta and her guards. I literally checked the cover three times to see if I was wrong. Suddenly, this writer who has done several issues is completely changing Diana's dialect and mannerisms and basically everything about her. Wonder Woman now speaks in "Thou" and "Thus" like Thor! And she's forcing herself on Nemesis/Tom Tresser by just showing up at his sick bed with a bunch of Themyscarian "courtship rituals" when their relationship was never established! It just jumps into it. I kept hoping with each page that this was somehow a delusion of Agent Tresser's reaction to the hornet stings but it isn't.
It's just weird and inconsistent. For another example, Lt. Candy. Last I recall seeing her, she was spying on Wonder Woman and pretty much hated her guts. If this is the same continuity, when did Candy change her tune? Perhaps I need to dig out my back issues.
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