This is a surprisingly solid collection of Wonder Woman stories, especially considering how low the title dropped right after Greg Rucka left. Steve Orlando's five issues received a lot of praise (the main reason why I decided to check this volume out — I keep trying to give the guy another chance because I keep hearing how good he is from other people), and actually his very first issue here is absolutely fantastic — it's a one-off story about Diana's growing relationship with a villain prisone...

Not the train wreck I was expecting.World: The art is solid, Aco being the highlight of the artists. His take on the Aztex pantheon and the detail in the art design is impressive and I enjoyed it more than I should have. The world building is solid. I can't speak for the South American imagery we see and whether Orlando is respectful of the culture and dealt with them the proper way, but from my naive and Asian eyes I saw some wonderfully creative and pretty cool mythology that I wish was better...

Basic plot: WW rescues Atalanta from an Aztec villain, then helps Atalanta save an offshoot group of Amazons.This story felt fairly bland. The best part was the stand alone issue at the beginning that dealt with Diana visiting a former villain and helping to reform her through friendship. The character was consistent throughout, but the plots were a bit jumpy and again, bland.

The book series seems to be taking a bit of a break, and focusing on the Wonder Woman character and showing her compassion to those who are misguided and hurt by events in "man's world." Maybe if more comics did this, and got back to their roots, the industry would be booming with the marketing boost from the success of the movies.

She was sent as a gift to the world of men in order to show them what it means to live in harmony. So why does she often find herself in the midst of a battlefield?Wonder Woman is back. In between the usual fisticuffs and other shenanigans, we get a deeper look into how the Amazonian warrior thinks and feels. While her demigod nature is often touted, what we see here is a woman who desperately strives for peace above all things. Sometimes her determination falters. Sometimes she questions whethe...

I think Steve Orlando really nails who Wonder Woman is as a character but I felt like the actual plot of the story was super underwhelming. As most people are saying in the reviews, the one off issue at the start is by far one of the best issues in the whole rebirth series but the 4 part story afterwards was just eh. The art and colors on the other hand were absolutely fantastic. The 75th anniversary issue I reviewed in the deluxe volume 3 of WW rebirth but to quickly sum up, I think it's the be...

When I saw Steve Orlando was writing this arc, I cringed a bit. I've never really been a fan. The stand-alone issue that begins the book is probably the best thing he's ever wrote. Diana goes to visit one of her villains in prison each month until she's released showing her kindness for the first time. The art by Laura Braga is fantastic. Then in the next story Wonder Woman teams up with Aztek and Artemis to fight one of the Aztec gods. It felt like an unused story from Orlando's Justice League

While this may seem weak on plot to some because it's not a linear collection, I loved the assortment here or old and new, and the interview between Lois Lane and Diana was refreshing and endearing. For true Wonder Woman fans only!

Alright... so the main story ("The Enemy of Both Sides"), I didn't really care for. It just felt like action without much substance behind it. I mean, it was fine... but I honestly had to force myself to read it. I don't know if I just wasn't in the mood for that kind of story, but there was no point where I really felt connected to the plot. That said... I ADORED the special stories at the end: They all perfectly captured Wonder Woman. I particularly liked the one where she helped Superman and

The first story was okay.I promise you that I did not look at who wrote the rest before determining that it was garbage. My hatred for Orlando's ineptitude knows no bounds, and once I saw he penned the trite remainder of this book, I only had more proof that he needs to be given characters no one cares about, or maybe he should retake the career test in high school and leave poor comic readers alone.

That first issue with Wonder Woman visiting a Mayfly to give her a second chance was amazing, a standout story. It's great to see Diana's character back. The Aztek & Amazon stories were interesting and the I really like the art, it looks cool and the colors & details looked neat. It's great to see Wonder Woman books including mythology other than Greek from time to time. The only thing I wasn't sure about is how respectful the portrayal of Native American gods & lore was, it didn't seem bad but

Vol. 9, Part 1:The art is so pretty! Really enjoyed the art by Laura Braga on The Fifty-Second Visit and then Aco's art on the Enemy of Both Sides, Parts 1 & 2. I'm not a fan of Steve Orlando and found the writing here to be weak. I liked The Fifty-Second Visit as a stand alone, but found some of the dialogue to be stiff... Ignoring that, in concept it was a good WW story & it felt true to Diana's character. 4 star story!But then I found Enemy of Both Sides to be a total bore. It was kinda convo...

This was a solid collection of WW stories and its okayish I guess.The first 5 stories are awesome as we see Diana visit one of her old enemies Moonfly and well we see how she changes her and its one of the best stand alones issues easily and then we have a part where she teams with Aztek and then Artemis to fight the Aztek god, Tezcatlipoca and its a 2 issue thing and I love the way the whole fight is there and in some way homages Morrison's runs and I love the way the writer brings th econtinui...

It's that time again, as Wonder Woman enters a weird 'between creative teams' time. This time, we get Steve Orlando take over for five issues, doing what he does best.The first issue of the run is a one-off about Diana's attempts to rehabilitate one of her villains which is about as Wonder Woman as you can get. The compassion and the love that Diana has bleed off the page, and Orlando really gets what makes her special compared to her counterparts in a way that other writers often miss. Laura Br...

The gorgeous cover, drawn by Artgerm, would tend to lead you to believe that what follows is going to be absolutely gorgeous. This is not the case however... the story isn't bad (merely odd and semi-convoluted) and the artwork is fine, I went into it all feeling slightly mislead.Volume 9 primarily deals with the rescue of Atalanta from Tezcatlipoca, using the team of Diana, Artemis, and Aztek. They take on this ancient Aztek goddess with the help of the other nation of Amazons known as the Bana-...

What an absolute clusterf**k of a mess!!! This is like if Salvador Dali, Timothy Leary, and Joseph Campbell smoked a bunch of crack, tossed a bunch of ink on a paper and called it a story! Actually, I’ll be honest, that sounds about 10 times better than what this is! This is absolutely incoherent! The first story was solid, great, passionate, I loved it... and then, the rest of the book happened! 🤔😕I only give 2 stars because of the first story!

Actual Rating: 4.5/5 stars

The first story by Steve Orlando with the character Moon Robinson is a nice, tight character development arc and female relstionships. After that, most of the first half (?) of this volume is a story by Steve Orlando involving some neat alternate Amazonian groups and ancient civilization powers. I enjoyed the art and appreciated the ambition here to branch Diana out into these spaces. However, i found myself needing to reread so many pages. Lots of obscure name dropping and a saturation of fight...

This volume starts out being confusing. You would need to read Volume 5: Heart of the Amazon to get context into the relationship between Mayfly and Diana. But I don't understand what is the purpose of Diana meeting Moon over years. It does not seem like this is expanded upon in later runs or volumes.The next issue is as confusing because the fight with the Dark Shadow god seems to be glossed over. I liked the love hate relationship Diana has with Artemis. She reminded me of Artemis in the Mike

This is a mixed bag of stories with no connecting arc or theme. The first story is the best, showing Diana interacting with an imprisoned villain over the course of many years in a way that's difficult to imagine for many other superheroes. That's followed by a story that uses the interesting idea of having Wonder Woman face the Aztec gods for a change, but that does nothing much with that idea beyond a punch-up. Next up, she tries to stop a war between a group of renegade Amazons and a Middle E...