kellylynnthomas's review
4.0
Perez's Wonder Woman is awesome. His story lines are complex and well thought out. Diana is more than just a super hero, she's a warrior with a cause. I also appreciate that her boobs are not super enormous or her waist super tiny. This volume actually does touch upon beauty and self-esteem issues, and while I think it could have gone deeper, the fact that it's even mentioned in a comic book that primarily men were reading in the 1980s is pretty incredible.
claire_elizabeth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
theartolater's review against another edition
3.0
Outside of the bizarre insertion of a Superman v. Darkseid issue in the middle of an otherwise unmemorable arc, it's stunning how tame and predictable this got so quickly. Knowing that things pick up relatively soon, it's easy to keep going, but this early work is a microcosm of how difficult Wonder Woman has been for so many writers.
birdmanseven's review
2.0
I enjoyed the section with Superman & Wonder Woman together, but overall I'm getting a little sick of these older Wonder Woman books. I always like the whole god angle in Wonder Woman's background, but it seems like that all you get in these. She's rarely a super hero, or even interesting. I'm not interested in the stuff with the mom and daughter that have adopted Wonder Woman and I really hate the romance with Etta and Steve. I'm hoping these will eventually turn into the kind of Wonder Woman stories I enjoy, but I'm not holding my breathe. I miss Lynda Carter.
We discussed this series more on an episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-258-imagine-your-story-myths-and-folklore
We discussed this series more on an episode of the All the Books Show: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/episode-258-imagine-your-story-myths-and-folklore
marciatch's review
3.0
apparently lesbians or bisexual women do not exist (even tho sapho is mentioned) and attraction only happens between people of different genders *eye roll* considering the time it was written tho, this is not so shocking. still, interesting read.
may63536's review
3.0
apparently lesbians or bisexual women do not exist (even tho sapho is mentioned) and attraction only happens between people of different genders *eye roll* considering the time it was written tho, this is not so shocking. still, interesting read.
angieinthemorning's review
3.0
Well, story-wise this was a bit of a mess. They had a story of their own that kind of got scrapped in favor of that Superman crossover (which was, uhm, not good)and then the following issue they picked up like nothing had happened. Okay? I don't mind TOO much, though, because it's clear that the strength of this book - what it's important to it - are the characterizations, which is really what matters the most at the end of the day.
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