Aside from the artist gleefully servicing the male fan base with the Gorgans, another perfect run of Rucker WWE issues.

In this Wonder Woman graphic novel, there's a lot going on but it continues the story started in the previous book, Wonder Woman: Down to Earth. So it starts out with the story of Perseus and Danae, and ultimately Medusa. Then it goes into Wonder Woman trying to keep the Silver Swan (Vanessa Kapatelis) in her care and trying to figure out what happened to her and how to help here. Next, there's Dr. Cale and Dr. Psycho, and it cuts back to Themiscyra and back to the assassination of Keyes. It's j...

It is, to be quite frank, shocking how little happens in the opening ten issues of Greg Rucka's Wonder Woman run. This volume is basically just a prelude to a story that doesn't kick into gear until the next volume, and the volume before this (Down to Earth) had even less to show for itself.However, this book has occult rituals and a genuine goofy/horrific 40's WW villain ('Doctor Psycho,' for God's sake), as well as continuing with insanely gorgeous art. So, like, we're getting there.

Bitter Rivals continues the overarching storyline introduced in the last collection, with no payoff in sight. I'm still trusting that when it comes, it'll be good. And for the most part, the writing is still satisfying. My favorite is, of course, the story that starts the collection: Wonder Girl (Cassie, that is) telling a kid-friendly version of the Medusa myth as a bedtime story, with input from Ferdinand. It's a great little story. The drawbacks are, for me, mostly minor. The tidal wave is od...

Bitter Rivals takes up right where Down to Earth left off. Wonder Woman begins the story seeking help for the Silver Swan, whose cybernetics are killing her. She transports the two of them to Paradise Island, only to find it in chaos after an..unnatural disaster. Political tensions increase as warships appear ouside Themyscira and the US State Department want answers regarding the assassination of Diana's political opponent and the ensuing riot, and with the Amazons apparently harboring the Silv...

This is an okay story, but mainly serves as the setup for future pay-offs which are not present int he graphic novel. The interplay between Diana and Bruce Wayne are great.The beginning part of the story sourced me to the rest of the novel. In a major action piece, Diana and an ally have to stop a giant tsunami from ravaging the Eastern United States seaboard. The art and action sequence that follows, apparently just a few miles off of Charleston, is unconvincing and seems to only affect the har...

The second volume of Rucka's run, and the antagonists begin to get fleshed out and their schemes get more development.

Set after the events in which Themiscyra is blown out of the sky by the fury of the goddess Hera. Its interesting to see how Diana is dealing with it and also the circumstances surrounding Vanessa Kapatelis.Do love the background that goes on with the Gorgon sisters in regards to bringing back their sister Medusa. I don't exactly like how Batman is on the front cover when its advertised as Bitter Rivals when the bitter rival is the undeclared rivalry between Wonder Woman and Veronica Cale. Still...

Greg Rucka and a host of illustrators continue the politically-charged run of Wonder Woman in this collection. Determined to underscore the popularity of the Amazon warrior, Veronica Cale has launched a counter-campaign to eliminate the influence of Wonder Woman. Unfortunately, her machinations and plots have released the mind-warping Dr. Psycho - and he fully intends to exploit the smear tactics to their fullest. Meanwhile, Diana teams with Batman to help solve a murder on her embassy steps and...

I don't know. Veronica Cale can be crafty and enterprising, and I should see her duality with Wonder Woman in the same way I view Lex Luthor as the brains to Superman's brain. But I can't do it for some reason. I don't know if I need more time with the character, or if I need her to have a giant death ray, but her rage against Diana doesn't feel operatic, or at least justified/stakes-worthy, to me. That said, the gods in this series are terrible creatures, and what happens to Paradise Island tha...

The different plotlines are coming together and its leading up to an epic confrontation between Diana and her enemies! Rucka really knows how to build up a story! Veronica Cale's motivations for hating Diana seems petty though. I liked her backstory in his Rebirth run better.

I have a number of disjointed thoughts on Wonder Woman:* I'm not one to really be bothered or even notice issues of objectification, especially in the arts. My reasons for that are many and for a different day, but yeesh can this get squicky at times. There's a fine line between strong, worthwhile feminist and, well, how I feel Wonder Woman is put out there. It takes a lot for me to get thrown off by this, so take it for what it is.* I get why Wonder Woman appears to be such a difficult characte...

I really don't like Veronica Cale.I do like Cassie's story of Medousa -- poor Medousa! cute art! -- and Batman working with Diana (and showing up at the embassy to be bothered by her staff's kids).

Good story. Art is meh. I don't like how Wonder Woman is drawn. But the oil painting covers for this series are amazing.

So, I've always been dubious about Wonder Woman, so I had to give her a chance.This book is just a random one and I didn't entirely know what was going on, (Um? Man? With a bull's head? I think?), but it was great. I like Wonder Woman. And I felt like there was a good reason I dropped Classical Studies, because I feel like I totally should have known more about the mythology stuff in the background. That sentence probably doesn't make sense. Grammar is hard.And yes, there was a lot of skin showi...

Really solid piece of table setting. Genuinely interesting in a way contemporary comics aren't always these days...

I'm really enjoying these books but i really dislike veronica cale. her motives are eye roll inducing. i like what the end sets up for though. i will say the design for eros is hilariously dated.

My Brief Bookshelf Overview: gave-up-before-finishingAdditional Notes: This collection contains Wonder Woman issues #201-205.Just like I feared, the first issue of this volume introduces even more characters. Also, the change in artstyle isn't as appealing as it was for the previous six issues. On top of all that, according to Sesana's trusted reviews, things only "[start] to happen" in the next volume.

Not sure why it took me so long to get to Greg Rucka's 'Wonder Woman' comics, but damn, this is a great story. I love the characterization of Diana, and the balance between her place in the real world vs. her place as a mythological figure. Plus, Rucka really obviously wants her and Batman to hook up and editorial won't let him do it, so that's fun to watch. Seriously, I find I really enjoy Batman as a supporting character here.The art in this book doesn't really live up to the writing. It's not...

When I was little girl I used to love Wonder Woman. I would twirl around real fast in my Wonder Woman Underoos to become her and then fly (jump off the sofa), and lasso evil villains (my siblings) with my golden lariat (My jumprope). A friend lent me some wonder woman graphic novels to read. I hadn't thought much about wonder woman since I was about 7 or 8, I'd say. I was skeptical that I would like them. I'm not a huge fan of DC style superheroes, but truly I loved her all over again.