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Drags a bit in the middle section (which may have something to do with this being short digital comics to begin with), but is otherwise a very good look at Wonder Woman's origin, placing her in World War II. This is probably the first take on Etta Candy that I really liked, partly because she keeps some of the spirit of her original incarnation. I absolutely loved the art, enough that I rounded up my star rating.
Short on time. So I might expand my review later. Loved the art in here, easily my favorite part. The story was solid, if a little safe. The dialog could be overbearing at times with a little too much exposition. However Diana is well written and such a fun character to grow with. Well worth a read if you're a Wonder Woman fan!
This is not really a review of the hardcover edition of The Legend of Wonder Woman since it releases on December. However, I have bought and read every single digital issue on Comixology and thought it best to review the series as a whole rather than each issue individually. Should the hardcover edition include additional material I will be sure to update this review to reflect that.On to The Legend of Wonder Woman then. It was amazing, it was everything I could have ever hoped to read in an ori...
Am I the only one who thought that the story was a little lame? And the characters... well... naive and very black and white-ish? (Not talking about Diana here!)Because of this, the story just gets dull and plain - even if it is quite promising at the beginning. I felt like the story gave me plenty of intrigues to follow and be interested in, but none of the satisfaction and resolution I expected by the end of it. The art was quite amazing, the only bits I sort of didn't like was the Titanus and...
This was so good, I didn't want it to end
This was so much fun!
Massive pacing issues.World: The art is fantastic, this is the best part of the book and De Liz's art is full of color and life, it's fantastic. The world building is also detailed and fun. Wonder Woman origins are so common that her true canon lore is lost so going into this I just kept an open mind and wanted to see what De Liz did with Diana. The world is good, it's fleshed out and familiar, there is little straying from the known lore of the characters, it's solid.Story: Overall it is a enjo...
In this mini-series, Wonder Woman returns to her roots. After betraying her people in a desire for love in her encounter with Theseus and Hercules, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, returns to her people and is given immortality in return for remaining watchful over the island which protects both the new home of the Greek Gods and her own people. Unfortunately, immortality is as much a curse as it is a blessing. Hippolyta must watch the mortals around her be blessed with children provided by the
It seemed like a great read at the beginning, but around page 160 it dulls and I just couldn't keep on reading. So Diana gets separated from Steve and thinks him dead because of her inadequancies, and falls in league with a girl named Etta who allows a complete stranger to sleep an live at her home for free... and then they move to the front where Diana is a nurse and Etta keeps on beiing frivolous... and I had to stop.
Love this ongoing series so much!!
3.5 starsThe artwork here is just beautiful. Really. I think I probably enjoyed looking at the pictures far more than I did reading the story.Not that the story is bad. It isn't. Worst case scenario, the story is a bit draggy. But on the upside, it's something that is suitable for all ages and would make a great introduction to the character for young readers. It opens with her origins on Themyscira, where she's back to her clay-baby start, but I don't believe this is a word for word recreation
If I had ever known the origin story for Wonder Woman as a child, I had completely forgotten it in adulthood. It is a marvelous story and one that is well told in this beautiful rendering by Renae DeLiz and Ray Dillon. I love that Diana (Wonder Woman) is the daughter of the immortal god, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, given life out of clay by Gaea. She is born on Themyscira, a planet for the immortals, where her mother hopes she can live an immortal peaceful life. However, Diana senses she ha...
This was a quick, satisfying read! I loved getting to know young Diana, and following her as she became Wonder Woman. The writing is smart. The illustrations are gorgeous. I highly recommend!
Yes, the origin story of Wonder Woman has been done may times over the years.And yes, they're even rebooting the origin story before this mini-series is even completed!That said, this 9-issue minseries is nonetheless a stirring addition to the Wonder Woman mythos (canon or not). It's a straightforward, action-packed series that traces WOnders WOmans origins up thru WWII.Story and artwork work hand-in-hand together to create an effort that's greater than the sum of it's parts.
I've seen a lot of negative remarks as to how "wordy this is for a comic" and I need to point out that it's not a comic, it's a graphic novel. Graphic novels will be more "wordy". There are distinct differences between the two and that needs to be understood in order to judge this correctly. I feel some of the reviews (mostly outside of Goodreads) come from younger band wagon jumpers who think they understand the comic world because Hollywood has made it seem "cooler" to be a DC and/or Marvel lo...
This was the first graphic novel that I've ever read. It definitely kept me hooked from beginning to end. It was fascinating!
I'm a big fan of the idea of Wonder Woman, but I've never read her comics. This year I've been getting into comics and graphic novels, along with the Wonder Woman movie coming out, I thought it was time. This seems to have been an excellent place to start with Wonder Woman comics. I loved the art and story.
This made me feel so young and fresh, like I'd just stepped from bathing in the blood of virgins, or something. Maybe. I don't actually bathe in the blood of anybody and I'm not sure that anyone would feel any younger after bathing in the blood of people who were not sexually active, but I think you know what I mean.Maybe you don't.Let me put this another way, let me say what I probably should have said to begin with: This gave me the sentimentality. It reminded me of my long-ago youth. It made
I started reading this in anticipation of WW84 - what a trainwreck that turned out to be. The 2017 origins movie tempted me into reading the comic version, I wanted to get an immersive experience of the lore, the universe, life on Themyscira and the Amazon society. Safe to say I was disappointed in these regards. What I instead got was just a collection of events directly contributing to the advance of the plot line of Diana's entry into the real world and her introduction as a superhero. Perhap...