Wonder Girl: Homecoming

Wonder Girl (2021) #1-7, Annual 2022

by Joëlle Jones

This is where the legend of Yara Flor begins! Meet the new Wonder Girl—and the future of Wonder Woman!

The story of Yara Flor starts here!
 
Raised in the faroff land of Boise, Idaho, Yara Flor has always felt something was missing from her life—and now she is headed to Brazil to find it. Little does she know her arrival will set off a series of events that will change the world of Wonder Woman forever. Her return has been prophesied, and with that prophecy comes the undivided attention of benevolent gods from pantheons beyond. Danger lurks around every corner-but is this young hero ready for her journey? Find out in a debut issue you absolutely cannot miss!
 
This collection, featuring the stunning work of writer/artist Joëlle Jones, includes Yara Flor’s initial appearances as the Wonder Woman of tomorrow in the world of Future State, plus her initial appearances that trace the earliest steps of her heroic destiny!  
 
This volume collects Wonder Girl #1-7, Future Wonder Woman #1-2, and a selection from Infinite Frontier #0.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Wonder Woman, Superheroes, Fantasy, Mythology

272 pages, Paperback

First published November 8, 2022

About the author

Joëlle Jones is an American comic book artist based in Los Angeles.
Jones attended the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland and has worked with a number of comics publishers, including DC, Marvel, Boom, Oni Press. She wrote and drew her own series Lady Killer, published by Dark Horse comics.
Jones has also provided illustration work for a number of clients, including Prada and the New York Times.

Reviews

[Diz · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like Joëlle Jones' art, and Yara Flor is a very interesting character. However, this is one of those comic volumes that have chunks of the story missing because they appear in other books. In other words, the curse of the crossover makes this a little less fun to read than it should be.

[Stewart Tame · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow! Amazonian lore has gotten complicated since back when I was reading George Perez' run on Wonder Woman. That's the nature of comics, I guess.

So we've got a new version of Wonder Girl. And the volume kicks off with her origin story, which is, frankly, not as standard as it should be in Graphic Novel Land. Yara Flor is a fine character, and her origin has a lot going on. The story feels a wee bit cramped, and might have worked better for me at greater length. Some of those story beats need time to hit properly, or perhaps I'm just getting slower in my old age.

According to the back cover, this book reprints Wonder Girl 1-7, the 2022 Annual, and Future State: Wonder Woman 1-2, plus pages from Infinite Frontier 0. Yes, comic book numbering and title conventions can be weird. Just roll with it. Anyway, the origin tale, I gather, is from WG 1-7. But then we get the Annual, which, jarringly, jumps forward in continuity. We've suddenly got an established supporting cast with little idea how they got there or what their relationship to Yara is. Couldn't we just have continued with the next few issues of the title? Why play continuity games like that?

My favorite story is the two issues of Future State. It's a fairly contained tale that delights in playing with classical mythology. If only the rest of the book were of this quality.

Overall, it's an interesting book. I do wish it were a little more coherent, but that seems to be more the fault of the editors rather than the creators.

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fueled by factions fractured by Godly intervention, it's a story of self-discovery and acceptance that amicably does its job. However, as a collection, it doesn't quite work as the first two-thirds are significantly more interesting than the closing segment.

[Yasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the art in these comics. Wonder Girl is absolutely beautiful and the story was fun to read, however confusing at times. There's a lot of characters and a lot of stuff going on but nonetheless, I was very excited to read this storyline and can't wait to see more of Yara Flor!

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like Yara Flor as a character, and the art is pretty darn good throughout, but the storytelling in this collection, while aspiring to be zany and energetic, just comes off as a sloppy, slapped-together train wreck. I still like the Future State: Wonder Woman chapters I had read in a previous collection, but the rest was a chore to read as characters jumped all over or disappeared or did things just 'cuz.

FOR REFERENCE

Contents:
• [Three-page selection], Infinite Frontier #0 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Homecoming Part One, Wonder Girl #1 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Homecoming Part Two, Wonder Girl #2 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Three, Wonder Girl #3 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Four, Wonder Girl #4 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Joëlle Jones and Adriana Melo, artists
• Homecoming Part Five, Wonder Girl #5 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Adriana Melo, artist
• Homecoming Part Six, Wonder Girl #6 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Leila del Duca, artist
• Homecoming Part Seven, Wonder Girl #7 / Joëlle Jones, writer; Leila del Duca, artist
• Yara Flor and the Esquecida in Legends and Aggressions, Wonder Girl 2022 Annual #1 / Joëlle Jones and Douglas Marques, writers; Emi Lenox, Adriana Melo, Sweeney Boo, Ben Dewey, artists
• Hell to Pay Part One, Future State: Wonder Woman #1 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Hell to Pay Part Two, Future State: Wonder Woman #2 / Joëlle Jones, writer and artist
• Covers, Variant Covers / Joëlle Jones, Bilquis Evely, J. Scott Campbell, Will Murai, Matteo Scalera, Jamal Campbell, Dan Mora, Jenny Frison, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau, Julian Totina Tedesco, Jen Bartel, Kendrick Lim, Carla Cohen, Rafael Grampa, Kevin Wada, Scott Forbes, Christian Wildgoose, illustrators
• Esquecida Designs / Joëlle Jones, writer and illustrator
• Yara Flor Designs / Joëlle Jones, illustrator

[Tony Laplume · Rating 5 out of 5]

The whole concept of 5G is still newsworthy despite the fact that, well, it never happened. Bleeding Cool just did a whole series of articles detailing everything it knew about the timeline. It would have been a bold attempt to revamp the DC landscape in the fashion of the classic Silver Age revival. The only real problem was, the Silver Age happened because most readers of superhero comics had disappeared after the Golden Age. Oh, and 5G was also going to replace the Big Three!

That was probably the most upsetting thing, in hindsight. I mean, in modern comics, replacing the icons seems to happen every other month, so it wasn’t really the idea, but the idea that it might be permanent. Or as permanent as things are in these matters. (Even the most famous dead character, good ol’ Bucky Barnes, after all, has been back for years now!) Fans were of course still smarting from the massive reboot of the New 52, still complaining that other than Snyder’s Batman it was a huge waste of time, especially the seemingly forever adrift Superman (they tried running a Superman of the present with no apparent direction concurrently with a Grant Morrison flashback to new origins, and that was apparently beyond confusing).

So fans were not feeling generous. Today, fans in general are very, very prone to not feeling generous. They’re very hard to see as fans at all. Fans of anything, really.

Anyway, so DC repackaged 5G and did it anyway, presenting it for a few months as Future State. I love these events at the company, where there’s a line wide chance to explore the company from a different perspective. Flashpoint was for me a flashpoint itself as a fan. And by far, my favorite Future State was Joëlle Jones’ Wonder Woman, Yara Flor.

Like a lot of Future State, an attempt was subsequently made to revisit Yara in regular continuity, with her own series. But DC as ever once again decided there was little reason to spend too much energy on Wonder Woman projects (she’s back to a single title a month here in early 2023), and so here are the seven issues, one annual (intended to wrap up a few dangling intrigues), and the Future State story. Clearly Jones envisioned a much broader playing ground originally and then just had to keep parring down. The result becomes the essential components, and I’m sure for some readers it might be a little jarring at times.

But anyone who loves Yara Flor? Anyone who loves what Jones did with her? This is a treasure trove. Jones brought a wealth of character to her storytelling (and art; it’s disappointing that she doesn’t do all the art, here, but it’s okay, since it would hardly be worth quibbling when the writing itself remains intact), a liveliness and spirit and sheer inventiveness that propelled Yara forward into the highest levels of classical superhero adventures, past the typical material, both costumed and legend building, beyond the young woman finding her way. Too often creators either plunge into grim or whimsy, they have no idea they can do both or even neither, that they can have a character express themselves without bending everything to a one-note performance around them. Jerry the Pegasus would have word bubbles in nearly any other hands. Jones allows us to imagine for ourselves what he really thinks of Yara! Maybe I’m biased, since I loved Patrick Gleason show Damian and Goliath in the same light (another artist writer in an unappreciated run!), and that was just one of the elements Jones wove into her work.

So often these days it feels impossible to find a new character with an entire organic world around them. That’s what you find here. That’s what you hope Yara Flor one day gets to enjoy again in further solo adventures. At least we have this one glowing example of her boundless potential!

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up knowing it was a dead project and reading a seven issue origin story for a character at one point billed as the new Wonder Woman but now ... going nowhere ... is a little strange as well as bittersweet. Bittersweet because I adore Joelle Jones artwork and the colouring done here, and at times this is one darn beautiful book. Strange because it's clear nobody knew just what was going on with Wonder Girl and the main storyline starts well and is then put on steroids to a point where I don't particularly understand the story and its flow at all. Some one shots are included at the end, though and they are just great and let's be honest for a minute ... let's be honest.

Who doesn't want a Brazillian Wonder Woman?

Nobody, that's who. And for that and that alone I'm bumping it up to 4*

[Phoenix · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ll be honest, I mostly got this for Joelle Jones awesome artwork. But the stories here aren’t bad, just a mixed bag. Sometimes I was surprised at how YA the tone of this was. Was kinda hoping for something darker. I won’t be continuing on with this character, but happy there’s a Brazilian Wonder Girl and that they allow her to be flawed and nuanced.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the new finds in the Wonder Girl series. But Future State and the annual brought it down.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yara Flor makes her DC debut in the main timeline alongside her first appearances in Future State, for better or worse.

I love the idea of Yara Flor. I love the idea of another tribe of Amazons, and I love the idea of another Wonder character in a family that hasn't had a lot of good additions in a long time. (Although I did like Wonder Woman's brother Jason, but I expect I'm in the minority here).

Unfortunately, while the ideas are wonderful, pun intended, the execution isn't great at all. The Future State issues are deliberately obtuse because Joelle Jones doesn't actually have to define or follow-up on them at all, and then the main series seems to want to do too much at once and then doesn't do any of it particularly well. Yara herself doesn't even seem to know what's going on most of the time, and then the Greek gods get involved for some reason? It's all a bit of a mess.

The artwork's nice at least. Jones herself draws the Future State issues as well as the start of Yara's main series, before realising that she can't do both and Adrianna Melo has to step in to finish everything off. It got to the point that the series was so massively delayed when it was coming out in single issues that it almost didn't end before Trial Of The Amazons began, which would have been very bizarre.

Wonder Girl is definitely one of those ideas that looks great on paper, but when the time comes to actually put it onto comic book pages, it all kind of falls apart. I hope Yara can survive her dodgy false start here and go on to be a solid character, because she has the potential. I just hope that someone a little more capable gets to help her do it.

[Scratch · Rating 2 out of 5]

More of a 2.5, but I'm rounding down due to lack of enjoyment.

The artwork is all just a little off. Not quite as crisp or enjoyable as I would like. But the bigger problem is the writing. "Yara Flor" is the new Brazilian Wonder Girl. The fact she is Brazilian I have no problem with. I believe in the importance of BIPOC representation in comics. No, my issue is that even with this serving as her supposed origin story, it is not at all clear what exactly her powers are (normally the bare minimum for any superhero), and her parentage is confusing.

The writers finally made the effort to go back to explaining the difference between Themysciran Amazons and Bana-Mighdall Amazons. This graphic novel also introduced a third tribe of Amazons, the Esquicida. But, this third tribe makes the least amount of sense.

Themysciran Amazons are the same immortal women today who were originally placed there by Hera, and/or a few other Greek goddesses. The Bana-Mighdall Amazons are mostly human, because they are the descendants of a splinter group of Themysciran Amazons who interbred with human men for centuries, settling in a region around Egypt and worshiping Egyptian gods instead.

These Esquicida are... unclear. It sounds like Yara Flor's mother was supposed to be a conventional Themysciran Amazon (maybe), and her father was a Brazilian water god. I think. The identity of her father, including his importance and powerset, are a little murky. Yara had a near-death experience with a female water god named "Iara" (that's pronounced the same as her name, right?), in which Yara was gifted some sort of golden bolo. When Yara woke up from her near-drowning, she not only was holding this golden bolo, but also the water on her hands was dripping upward.

The writer makes it sound like the Esquicida are a splinter group of Amazons. But, they also make it clear that Yara's mother was Themysciran, and Yara is --seemingly-- her only child. So, where did these Brazilian Amazons come from? Are they a splinter group of the Themyscirans, a splinter group of the Bana-Mighdall, both, or neither? Are they just an unrelated group of warrior women who happened to adopt ONE Themysciran Amazon, and now they're calling themselves a splinter group? Are these Esquicida immortal like the Themyscirans? Probably not. Do they abandon boy babies that they give birth to? Do they toss them into rivers or slit their throats or something?

WHY are the Esquicida all female? For the Themyscirans, it's because they were all originally female souls that Hera crafted clay bodies for and breathed life back into, granting them a degree of super strength and immortality. Those immortal women had no children other than Diana and her recent retcon brother. The Bana-Mighdall are all female by choice-- they murder and/or abandon any boy babies they give birth to.

What about these bitches? Finding out if they leave boy babies to die will really shape my perspective on whether I can admire them.

... So many questions. Does Yara have hydrokinesis? Because if so, she never properly uses that power, offensively or otherwise. What the fuck is the golden bolo? I know it's supposed to be equivalent to Wonder Woman's golden lasso of truth, but no one ever explains exactly what it is, what powers it has, why she was gifted it, etc. Yara spends the rest of the story displaying super strength as a power, but not much else. She rides a flying horse rather than flying under her own power, so it appears she is less powerful than Wonder Woman, and doesn't have the signature flight shared by Diana, Donna, or Cassie.

In addition to ambiguous powers, Yara's personality is also sort of... Unfinished? The other characters, and text boxes, acted as if Yara's personality were somehow humorous and obvious. But, I didn't get that at all. She displayed some aggression and stubbornness. She makes the occasional semi-humorous comment that seems a little out-of-place in the context of the serious conversation she should be having with a god. But, her semi-humorous statements weren't all that funny. It was like someone made a half-hearted attempt to give her the Deadpool treatment.

Don't get me wrong. I HATE the Deadpool treatment. Not just because I find Deadpool himself annoying, but because it has become a lazy writing device that different writers employ constantly for unrelated characters. They act as if there is only one style of comedy, and it is comedy gold to provide the same personality traits to unrelated characters, over and over and over. So, "funny" translates to a character displaying inappropriate levity and casualness in the face of a serious foe. Making a pop-culture reference in the face of danger.

But, Yara isn't a full-time clown. She's a young woman who doesn't talk about any particular education or career plans, but somehow saved up all her money to go on a trip to Brazil after spending most of her life in the U.S. In context, it would appear that she's around 20, so I guess she isn't going to college. She displays some anger issues, but I don't find those particularly noteworthy in a sword-wielding warrior.

My bigger problem is that, because of the dense collection of crises and reboots that DC had for a while there, we watch Cassie Sandsmark and Artemis "meet" in this story.

... 20 years ago, I remember reading about Artemis forcing Cassie to run through a desert as part of a strict training regimen. When they finally collapsed at the end, Artemis explained that the point was so that afterward, they would know. Know that Cassie was capable of hiking through something like 40 miles of desert and survive.

Now, it's 20 years later and the two are saying they don't know each other anymore.

... Fuck that.

[Ross · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a fan of the Wonder Girl miniseries, itself. Future State has some interesting ideas, but getting there seems to have gotten them lost along the way.

The concept of a third tribe of Amazons is...interesting. The idea that they may be the tipping point in a battle between the three Amazon nations has potential. Reading this, unless I was missing something, doesn't get you any explanation until about 2/3 of the way through the book. Even then, it feels kind of vague and foreshadowy.

This whole thing seems forced and contrived. Even the dialogue seems...off.

Bonus: Jerry rules!
Bonus Bonus: Artemis vs Cassie is...something.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yara Flor is an interesting character. I really like her attitude. I wish the series had delved more into her history, maybe that will come in Trial of the Amazons. Joelle Jones makes the book look terrific too, especially her costume design. I look forward to Yara getting another series, she's the best thing to come out of Future State.

[Tyler Zamora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was so happy to pick up this graphic novel featuring Yara Flor’s Wonder Girl. When it was first announced we would have a Brazilian addition to the Wonder Woman canon, I was beyond excited. I also love how the writers weave Latin culture into the story and characters. I would’ve given this book five stars, but I felt that although the story was rich, it sometimes got out of control or felt a bit all over the place. I can forgive this though because we get amazing characters like Nubia, Donna Troy, Artemis, Cassie, among others. It was great to see these powerful women come together from the Wonder Woman universe. This is without a doubt one of my favorite Wonder Woman graphic novels and the ironic thing is Diana isn’t even in it.

A few side things I also loved was the fact that Yara had a Pegasus as a side kick and his name is Jerry. That’s pretty cool. The villain and backstory that came in the form of Cuca was very intriguing and apparently based off of real Brazilian culture (I asked my husband who is from Brazil, so I double checked.) I wish we got to see more of her. I also loved the artwork throughout this entire series. They do a great job. My only other qualm, other than the frantic storyline, is that I wish we got to go even more in depth with these characters. It’s such a shame they canceled this series and Future State Wonder Woman. I really think Yara makes a great addition to the Wonder Woman family and hopefully we see more of her.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm trying to branch out into graphical novels and potentially comics. I watched a documentary about DC and caught her art style. It was just so amazing, I knew I wanted it. Going through the book, the style is so detailed and lovely I was in awe.
But that's it. I had two main points of contention:
1. It felt disjointed. This may me not being used to the style of comics. But it's disjointed in some places that feels incoherent. The choices of comics for the compilation add to this. The first part of the book is one plot, but after that they've added random comics that Wonder Girl is a part of without any though to the flow of the book.
2. The plot. This is mainly about the first part of the book that's her actual story. I liked it being in Brazil as she connects to her heritage. But most of the story is her being with Eros while both under a love spell, just no. Then you find out he's the guy behind the mask/helmet, and I don't know why the romance was necessary. The humour also felt forced- she gets a pegasus companion. You're shown a story of his life that involves a pegasus foal dying- all for it to be her making the story up.
I'm still willing to try other comic compilations and graphic novels, but this certainly isn't a keeper. If the thought didn't physically hurt me, I'd be tempted to cut out the beautiful drawings to keep. But I'm not that person.

[Jamie Revell · Rating 3 out of 5]

For a story that's basically introducing a new hero to the DC universe, this doesn't do the best of jobs. It seems to start in media res, which leads me to believe that there's something that's not been included here that gives us more of a background. But, then again, it may just be all rather rushed, with the origin story leaping along from place to place without explaining very much along the way.

On the plus side, Yara is a fun character, and the idea of a third tribe of Amazons is interesting - which I presume is followed up in Trial of the Amazons where we may get a bit more background to put this into context. It's also good to see something set outside the usual comic book settings (and I gather DC has a lot of fans in Brazil, so there's sense in it). The artwork is lovely, which is a big plus, and there's good use of the WW supporting cast, with Cassie and Artemis sparring off against one another.

I think there's a lot of potential here, but taken on its own, this is a little confusing... it all makes sense in the end, but it's not the easiest of paths to get there. I do want to see more, but this isn't the strongest of starts.

[Samuel Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this series more than I expected to. I'm not saying it's a literary masterpiece or anything, but it was genuinely entertaining.

I know it's popular to hate on new, non-white female heroes who replace long-established ones (and, even without hating them, I as a 30-something white guy might just not be the target demographic for those characters). But Yara, the new Wonder Girl, is a likeable character. She's genuinely human--feisty, with heart and a sense of humor. It's cool to see a Wonder Woman-adjacent character who's a mortal and grew up in the human world (we find out she's half-Amazon) and thus has a human personality, as opposed to the immortal and incorruptible Princess Diana (sometimes too stoic and one-dimensional in the wrong writer's hands).

And, let's face it--this endearing heroine coupled with Joelle Jones's colorful art is easy on the eyes. I didn't realize until now that Jones wrote, penciled, AND inked this series (along with some of her other notable series too). That's a lot of work, but she did it well!

[Giuseppe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story! Well worth my time. The art is stunning and vibrant! Yara Flor has a lot of character; she's young, she's funny, and loud. She was born of a runaway Amazon from Themyscira and a South American River God. So she's a demigod too, like Diana. Confession; I got mad when I thought this Wonder Girl was replacing The "Wonder Woman" I grew up with and adore. But she is an addition to the WW universe. As are the tribe of South American Amazons known as the "Esquicida". Just Like Wonder Woman taught me a little about Greek Mythology, "Wonder Girl" has had me googling creatures in South American Mythology which, for me is an added layer of enjoyment in my comic reading. (I stop to google reading novels too 🤷🏻) Anyways, Yara also faces off against some well known Greek Gods and creatures too. Did I mention the art is spectacular?! Characters from "WW" Lore of the past show up too. So if you don't follow the "WW" Lore, just keep digging and reading more comics and googling because the WW Universe is so crazy and expansive.

[Clint · Rating 1 out of 5]

1.5 stars
DNF. I expected to really like this, at least how it looked, but I ended up not even being able to finish it. Jones’s art looks as great as expected, but she relies on fill-in artists more each issue, and their work is mediocre at best and sometimes outright ugly. Yara’s design is striking and her character is initially appealing, but the writing is an unappealing mess that opts to be burdened down by (pre-existing?) incomprehensible lore I didn’t find interesting, and largely abandons character development for intermittent montages. When Jones does slow down for character exchanges, the dialogue is distractingly bad and made me wish for another montage. An actual quote: “You may be some psychic beefed up wizard, but I have no problem clobbering you into dust if you don’t get out of my face!”

[KinkyCurlyNerdy · Rating 1 out of 5]

For starters why is there a white woman writing about BIPOC communities? I really want to know the answer to this, because it is so prevalent in the publishing world, media and entertainment. I don't care that this is a DC comic, and the other characters are white, the main character is a WOC. This is probably why this comic was so bad. The plot was everywhere, nothing made sense, and it was just boring. Another problem that I had with these comics is that we rarely got to see the Esquecida tribe. What is the purpose of having Yara visit her homeland if we're just going to spend half of our time at Mount Olympus? But then again, the author is a white woman so what would she know about a tribe from the Amazon Rainforest? Stop shying away from stories that do not center white people and actually hire POC to write these stories. I am so sick of this diversity trash from companies just to say they are being inclusive. I'll stick to the Nubia comics which are authored by WOC (Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala), check it out if you're also fed up.

[Cody · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked up the hardcover edition of Homecoming based on a few panel I've seen in a few videos. That the character is attractive does not hurt. But the art generally is simply gorgeous. Joelle's style in particular I'm simply enamored with. But the other artists that came in and supported her mostly did an excellent job of keeping up the quality and in remaining cohesive to her style. There are a few off panels, a few times were characters are not presented the best, but over all the artwork is simply stunning. It's what drew me in, and it did not disappoint.

The writing, was mostly good. It never made me roll my eyes or annoyed me. The story seemed to have some pacing issues, sometimes it moved a little too fast, and others a little too slow, but mostly it was fine.

[Gracie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jones’ art has a punchy, pop art reminiscent style, and unfortunately remains the singular point of interest in this 7 issue run. ‘Wonder-Girl’ comes off as jumpy and convoluted, and most noticeably rushed. Wonder Woman/Wonder Girl stand as one of the most recognisable feminist iconographies, so why is this entire story about men! What! Two love interest? Both equally as shallow? Why does a young woman’s story of finding her power have to be directly related to which boy she likes the most? This whole run feels as though male writers are haphazardly attempting female characters , but it’s an all female team? How? Yara Flor remains an interesting character , and an important edition to the DC universe, but she holds more weight when Jones isn’t holding her down.

[David Palazzolo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent formal introduction to Yara Flor aka Wonder Girl. The story is fast paced—filled with action, humor and guest stars several DC regulars. Unfortunately it also came out feeling a bit rushed in both editing and art. In the second chapter two characters were in different places at the same time, an error that could have been corrected by the removal of an “elsewhere” narration box and switching the order of two scenes and for the art, much of it not produced by Joelle Jones herself was largely uneven.

[Will Cooper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gorgeous art! And a cool new Wonder Girl. But a LOT was happening.

On a separate note, at the end of this collection is the 2 part Future State: Wonder Woman story of Yara and I read it first and I didn't know who anyone was or the dead person she is trying to return back to life and it really confused me. So...bad job Future State things coming out before new titles happen? Or maybe I'm wrong about that and mixed up release dates? Who cares. Read this collection and don't read the Future State: Wonder Woman collection. ;)

[Genny20 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Honestly, i didn't like Yara as Wonder Woman. I think if they'd made her separate as a whole new character I would have liked her a lot more. It was just such a confusing collection of stories and while I liked the introduction do different folklore I felt they could have kept the Amazons and Olympus totally away and given rise to a new version of WW. BUt the mishmash felt weird. Yara also seemed to lack everything that makes Diana a good Wonder Woman. The art was good though!

[brianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the mythology and folklore elements in here. The art had great outlines, which seem to go really well with the color and details. For the most part, I liked Yara as a character. I think she was witty and strong. idk if i read fast, but the events of the story alsos seemed quick. She was fine with training in Olympus and that happened for two pages out of the whole book, she also went from 0 to 2 love interests really quickly as well sooo idk about the pacing

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve always admired Yara, her costume is stunning and she’s different than the other Wonder Girls. I’ve finally gotten around to reading her story and was disappointed by it. Her story seems choppy and mostly just focused on the portrait art. The art is stunning but there’s some panels where she’s modeling and just took me out of the story. There could have been more explanation about her history and the Amazon’s.

Luckily, I’ve see Tom King write her and I’ve enjoyed that more.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just loved every page, it's beautiful artwork by Joelle Jones. The story was interesting I didn't mind that I didn't understand some bits too much, I would have loved to just followed Yara's journey. When the new character was introduced Wonder Girl and the other Amazonians it lost its focus a little.

[Dean · Rating 3 out of 5]

The character is a fun one. I loved the third Amazonian tribe and the ties into Brazilian myth and folktales. Joelle Jones' artwork is spectacular.

As the series continued if felt unfocused and like it was missing parts. It didn't help that the artistic chores ended up being handled by several other artists throughout the series.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book - the writing is, admittedly, a silly fever dream of Harry Potter by way of Wonder Woman, but it works fine, and the art elevates the story to the top of the recent DC titles. I still don't know much about Yara Flor by the end of this collection, but she's charming and fun, and I want to read more!