Friday, July 31, 2009
Wonder Woman #34
There's so much I can say about this book and - no pun intended - how wonderful it is.
I could talk at length about how Gail Simone has come up with the most original and exciting plot thread for a Wonder Woman story in years, i.e. Wonder Woman abandons her mother, her gods AND her people in the face of a betrayal of her ideals by all three.
I could talk about the wonderful character moments that make up every single page of this book, like the one page which not only shows us the big difference between how Wonder Woman treats the villains she fights compared to the rest of the Holy Trinity of DC Comics but also gives T. O. Morrow more character than I think has ever been given to him in anything ever.
I could talk about the art, the clever use of expression and how yes... yes... the women in this comic are actually wearing sensible boots with their costumes!
I could talk about how amazing it is that I see more potential for stories I would like to read in a single issue of this comic (i.e. Betsy Ross drawing inspiration from the Amazons and the possibility of Amazon intervention in the American Revolution) than I read in a half-dozen books any other week. And I could really talk about how well Black Canary is written in this and how nice it is to see that again!
But no. I can say all that and more with just one scan. Just a single page.
You have the gorgeous artwork. You have the nice character moment where you learn little details about the characters you never knew before. And you get to learn a little something more about Amazon culture that seems so obvious in retrospect in what basically amounts to a throw-away gag.
It's a good comic, plain and simple.
The Final Verdict: Awesome. There is no other word for it. Gorgeous artwork, a sled-load of wonderful character scene and honest drama with the Amazons, the likes of which has not been seen in years. If you like comics, you should be reading this book!
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Dammit, I knew I'd forgotten to buy something this week. looks good.
ReplyDelete*CURSES* I do not want to go into a comic store. But.. Dinah's so awesome... and I wanna see the outfit... and... I'm dying at the flinging of the old costumes... and and and.... *WEEP*
ReplyDeleteAlso it makes me think of scenes with Mia and Dinah... cept in this one.. Dinah's Mia.
ReplyDeleteThe artwork is gorgeous. I'm stunned by that face panel of Dinah, its really gorgeous. This is on my list for buying in trade form for sure. I hope Gail's first run is out soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised you like the way Dinah sounds. She almost sounds more like Courtney the Star Spangled Kid than the grizzled veteren that she is; then again, I like the light heartedness of it myself. I guess I'm just surprised that you would like that style. Then again, I guess that is how Dinah was written in BoP wasn't it?
I did like the bit about the second most famous bosom ... that was sharp.
It IS good.
ReplyDeleteI think I missed that scene...
ReplyDeleteTake from The New Scans Daily
ReplyDeleteI think Dinah was probably wearing that costume sometime during the 90s or for Ollie's birthday. (He has this pirate wench fantasy... something to do with Errol Flynn and Captain Blood...)
This is on my list for buying in trade form for sure. I hope Gail's first run is out soon.
ReplyDeleteHC Edition of Wonder Woman: The Circle and Wonder Woman: Ends of the Earth are already out. Paperback of The Circle is due out on Sep 29, 2009.
I'm surprised you like the way Dinah sounds. She almost sounds more like Courtney the Star Spangled Kid than the grizzled veteren that she is; then again, I like the light heartedness of it myself. I guess I'm just surprised that you would like that style. Then again, I guess that is how Dinah was written in BoP wasn't it?
Very much so. Dinah could be hard when she had to be, but she was very light and funny when she was with her friends. A typical example would be the issue (don't remember number off the top of my head) where Babs, Dinah and Helena all going shopping together and Dinah mercilessly teases Babs about all the attention she gets in the computer store, up to and including a parody, singing in the middle of the food court, "Why do NERDS... suddenly appear... every time... you are near?"
I did like the bit about the second most famous bosom ... that was sharp.
Maybe that's why Dinah keeps "forgetting" to zip her costume up on Green Arrow/Black Canary? She's #3, so she tries harder? :)
Right on! I can't wait to grab that TPB in Sept.
ReplyDeleteI'm replacing a lot of my comics buying and a number of other types of purchases (heroclix notably) with TPB's to read. I need to grab the BoP stuff as I really have only read a paltry few issues.