mariethelibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
This was a bit chaotic? I didnt really like the drawings? But its interesting to see where it will go.
dorinlazar's review against another edition
2.0
Povestea e naivă rău, dar e ok, e un produs pentru adolescenți; dincolo de asta, desenele sunt slab executate și de povestea foarte subțire și ilogică.
Dar e distractivă. Dialogurile au adâncimea lui „Hahaha, căpitane Planet, te-am prins în containerul cu deșeuri radioactive!”. Și e normal, e un produs cu zero adâncime. Măcar a fost o experiență amuzantă.
Dar e distractivă. Dialogurile au adâncimea lui „Hahaha, căpitane Planet, te-am prins în containerul cu deșeuri radioactive!”. Și e normal, e un produs cu zero adâncime. Măcar a fost o experiență amuzantă.
jonwesleyhuff's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was really fantastic. The artwork and design of the characters and the world are really gorgeous to look at. From a purely aesthetic standpoint, there a lot of beauty in this book. And I thought Grant Morrison's take on Wonder Woman (in some ways, taking her back to her roots) was pretty fascinating. I'm a little shocked by some of the reviews on here, which seem to be based on a very shallow, surface-level engagement with the book.
Just because a work of fiction presents problematic things to us, does not make that work of fiction in and of itself problematic, in my view. Especially when it's clearly creating comparisons and contrasts for a specific purpose.
Just because a work of fiction presents problematic things to us, does not make that work of fiction in and of itself problematic, in my view. Especially when it's clearly creating comparisons and contrasts for a specific purpose.
jkpiowa's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I've read a lot of WW, and I know a lot about WW, and this just ain't it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
its_melissa0's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
theamazingmrg's review against another edition
2.0
Why is it Grant Morrison is generally regarded as one of comics great writers, but whenever I read anything by him, I'm always disappointed.
This is, by far, the worst of the 'Earth One' Original Graphic Novels. Utter drivel. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang's New 52 showcased how great Wonder Woman and her mythos can be. This was just sexist trash.
This is, by far, the worst of the 'Earth One' Original Graphic Novels. Utter drivel. Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang's New 52 showcased how great Wonder Woman and her mythos can be. This was just sexist trash.
ricoocri's review against another edition
5.0
God, we are just so fucking lucky to be alive at the same time Grant Morrison is doing their thing.
tylertylertyler's review against another edition
2.0
I'll preface this to say I've never been that impressed by Grant Morrison as a writer, regardless of which hero he's writing. And I'll follow that by saying this volume of Wonder Woman definitely did not change this fact.
There are definitely some good ideas in this book. There are some general changes that I would love to see in the main Wonder Woman comics. Steve Trevor, for instance, was done well; the change to make him a black man and the speech about subjugation was a nice touch. Etta/Beth Candy was an interesting update. One thing I definitely approved of was the addition of more blatantly queer aspects to Wonder Woman and the Amazons (and Beth/Etta as well).
On the other hand... while it was all well-intentioned, the efforts at 'feminism' came off poorly if not like a parody of actual feminist thought. We're talking a staging of radical feminism and gender essentialism. There was body shaming, too, and strangely the use of 'girls' as a derogatory term (ie saying the soldiers were more girls than men--from an Amazon?).
The interesting ideas mean that this wasn't a total waste of time, but had it been much longer then I'm not sure it would have been worth the time. I probably won't pick up volume two, but it was interesting to see what Morrison's take on Diana was.
There are definitely some good ideas in this book. There are some general changes that I would love to see in the main Wonder Woman comics. Steve Trevor, for instance, was done well; the change to make him a black man and the speech about subjugation was a nice touch. Etta/Beth Candy was an interesting update. One thing I definitely approved of was the addition of more blatantly queer aspects to Wonder Woman and the Amazons (and Beth/Etta as well).
On the other hand... while it was all well-intentioned, the efforts at 'feminism' came off poorly if not like a parody of actual feminist thought. We're talking a staging of radical feminism and gender essentialism. There was body shaming, too, and strangely the use of 'girls' as a derogatory term (ie saying the soldiers were more girls than men--from an Amazon?).
The interesting ideas mean that this wasn't a total waste of time, but had it been much longer then I'm not sure it would have been worth the time. I probably won't pick up volume two, but it was interesting to see what Morrison's take on Diana was.
ajreadsbooks_'s review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I’m not into superhero’s but this comic book was soooo good. I finished it in literally 2 hours. The artwork was amazing and the plot was so good. I’m so glad I read this one.