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Wonder Woman Box Set

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Collects Wonder Woman Gods and Mortals v. 1 by George Perez, Down to Earth vol. 1 by Greg Rucka, The Circle vol. 1 by Gail Simone and Blood vol. 1 by Brian Azzarello. This 4 volume boxed set should not be confused with Wonder Woman: A Celebration of 75 Years, a 400 page single volume work.

300 pages, Paperback

Published November 15, 2016

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George Pérez

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George Pérez (June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic books artist and writer, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.

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Profile Image for Leanne Schneider.
148 reviews8 followers
January 22, 2017
This is an excellent boxed set. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to read 4 volumes of Wonder Woman by 4 different writers. I also enjoyed the extras, such as sketchbooks and introductions.
My favourite book, I think, is Blood by Brian Azzarello. I love this one so much that I am continuing to read the entire series. I love his fierce portrayal of WW.
Second place is tied between Greg Rucka and George Perez. Although Perez is rather wordy, I still enjoy his story arc. And Rucka's story arc is awesome.
My least favourite is Gail Simone. I tried...but I just didn't get her. I didn't like the backstory at all. And I didn't like Etta Candy's character or Wonder Woman's boyfriend, Tom ...or the courtship. It all just didn't work for me. But that's just me. I know most people, including all the comic book critics and women, LOVE Gail Simone, and that's great. But it's the one series I won't continue reading.
But I highly recommend this boxed set to all lovers of Wonder Woman!!! You won't be disappointed!!
Profile Image for Kellie.
901 reviews
January 3, 2017
This was the perfect book to end one year and begin the next! I remember watching the Wonder Woman series as a very young girl in the 70's. Since there will be a Wonder Woman movie coming out this year, I thought that it would be the perfect time to brush up on her backstory. This 75th anniversary collection gives some variations to the Princess Diana story as well as to her look. Diana is my kind of woman; intelligent, compassionate, physically strong and beautiful!
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334 reviews12 followers
August 9, 2021
Wonder. Woman. Kicks. A$$. She is to Superheroes what Kamala Harris is to American Vice Presidents.

For a complete and concise summary of the origins of, and evolution of, Wonder Woman (with Marston, the creator, at the inception) to the present day, this 4 volume boxed set PLUS "The Wonder Woman Chronicles, Vol 1" are all you need to get a quick refresher course. And, to REALLY celebrate 75 years of Wonder Woman, please, also feel free to throw in the Harvard Historian Jill Lepore's biography of Marston and the REAL "wonder women" in Marston's life . . . Wow what a book THAT is! Fantastic! Read it first.

And -- the benefit of reading these 3 works (Jill Lepore's biography; Chronicles Vol 1; and the boxed set) is that the reader gets to skip some disastrous incarnations of Wonder Woman in her middle years in print -- like the surreal "Mod and Groovy" Diana Prince series! What in the world? It was like someone at DC Comics took mind altering drugs and replaced the actress Mary Tyler Moore with Wonder Woman to walk in the shoes of the single Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Bleeech 😫 No thanks.

The boxed set gets us back to basics. Bravo.
Profile Image for Serena.
50 reviews2 followers
August 22, 2017
This box set collects 4 volumes of Wonder Woman comics from different points in her 75 year run. Each volume shows a different style and interpretation of the character and were chosen very well: they made me want to keep reading each of the stories introduced. (Luckily it looks like DC is going to be reprinting at least some of them).

I actually only read 3 of the volumes, because I haven’t heard much good about the way the last volume portrays WW and the Amazons, and I wanted to end on a high note. These volumes feature good art, characters and stories. I especially recommend the Gail Simone volume which features the (unfortunately) ever timely theme of punching Nazis.
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413 reviews13 followers
September 9, 2021
Es complicado asignar un puntaje a un compendio de comics tan diferentes entre sí. La única cosa que tienen en común es su relación con el personaje central de Wonder Woman. Corresponden a épocas distintas, entenderes diversos, orígenes diferenciados y objetivos disímiles. Intentaré profundizar un poco en cada uno de ellos:

Gods and Mortals - George Perez

La versión de finales de los 80 de Perez se alza como un referente y una pauta definitoria. En casi todas las viñetas aparece apretujada al menos una oración. Es tal vez el más denso y retador para el lector porque la historia se arremolina en extensos cuadros de diálogo.

La historia de origen de Wonder Woman es tal vez donde más dioses y épocas intervienen. Desde la treta de Hércules, el perdón condicionado de las diosas y la responsabilidad de ser carceleras de un mal ancestral, Diana nace como un alba de un grupo de mujeres que se han reconstruido a sí mismas más de una vez. Esas mujeres cuyas almas fueron seleccionadas cuidadosamente para representar a las mujeres que en su tiempo tuvieron sus vidas acortadas.

En estos primeros fascículos, Wonder Woman se enfrenta a Ares pero también a Phobos, Deimos y Decadencia. Su entrada al mundo terrenal produce un shock y oleadas de confusión y carga con ella la responsabilidad de acabar con una guerra que se repite una y otra vez.

Down to Earth - Greg Rucka

Situada en el Estados Unidos de 2004, en estas viñetas la narración corre fluida y el foco no es tanto las secuencias de acción y heroísmo épico sino la posición de embajadora que precisa sostener Diana Prince. Mucho del relato consiste en balancear sus funciones de miembro de la Liga de la Justicia, con sus principios personales y rodearse de aliados y compañeros que funjan como apoyo.

Wonder Woman puede ser un símbolo de libertad, justicia y paz pero está expuesta a la difamación, los ataques mediáticos y necesita abrirse paso en algo que es una mezcla entre la diplomacia y la cooperación. El conflicto no es una figura como el dios de la guerra o una amenaza cósmica sino un grupo de personas que la intentan retratar como una hipócrita y un fraude. Además de ello se enfrenta a un vínculo del pasado que ha sido convertido en una suerte de cyborg saturado de odio.

Es un giro interesante porque logra plantear una versión de Wonder Woman que no se ve con facilidad. Los malabares entre sus grandes obligaciones y el convivir con lo cotidiano y ser una figura pública son una apuesta interesante. Tiene el plus de que las amazonas son una especie de refugio hasta que... bueno, hasta que el Olimpo y sus cadencias rompen esa certeza.

3. The Circle - Gail Simone

La propuesta de Simone es sublime. La idea de poner lado a lado lo que ocurre en Themyscira y el origen de Wonder Woman es en sí misma una confrontación que arrastra al lector. El trabajo que hacen los ilustradores para separar los paneles del pasado y el presente para crear congruencia es sutil y efectivo.

Simone logra lo que no había posibilidad de realizarse antes: que el estatus de semidiosa sea inapelable y conviva con la condición humana que emite vulnerabilidad. El destierro que sufre por ser quien es y el atentado de las amazonas está tejido de forma insoldable en la trama. Las alianzas que entabla, el perdón que otorga, la manera de sedimentar su destino en un giro ontológico es digno de admiración.

Los símbolos son poderosos. Del lazo, al águila, a Candy como una de sus anclas humanas, The Circle es una historia sobre lo que Wonder Woman representa: la redención de otros y la reinvindicación de la verdad para sostener la paz. Si bien los últimos dos fascículos se concentran más en una pequeña narración sobre un planeta en guerra, la Wonder Woman de Simone vuelve a relucir porque pone los escenarios incómodos en donde se adivina el compromiso personal y político.

4. Blood - Brian Azzarello

Una de las más recientes interpretaciones de Wonder Woman está atravesada por la crudeza. Es ahí donde se inserta la conciencia mítica que vuelve a los dioses interventores de un trono sin cuerpo. Ante la ausencia de Zeus, la disputa sobre quién presidirá el Olimpo mantiene una interrogación constante.

La reina Hipólita esconde el turbio origen de su hija para protegerla. Sin embargo, la verdad la encuentra y colérica cierne sobre ella las transmutaciones propias de verla a los ojos. Incapaz de renunciar a sus principios, Wonder Woman se vuelca sobre el indefenso con quien comparte la sangre y el rencor que otros les procuran.

Antropomorfizar los dioses y darles esas nuevas figuras fue un golpe audaz. Y que eso no baste para trabar una premisa que intrigue es lamentable. Recurrir a la estrategia de peones fatídicos en una contienda atravesada por los celos y la amargura es una visceralidad saturada. Si acaso consigue arañar la curiosidad es casi por pura convergencia fortuita de que los seres aborrecibles están delineados.

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En conclusión: es un excelente mosaico o tríptico al cual asomarse para entender cuatro momentos de la historia de Wonder Woman. Rebosa de ingenio y de cambios que sorprenden. El punto culminante de Diana Prince es sin duda alguna Gail Simone que la eleva sin miramientos ni movimientos orquestales. Perez es nuestro antecedente, como una casa a la que le tendremos cariño. Mientras Rucka apela a su parte más humana, Azzarello recicla el tema clásico y le echa si acaso unos cuántos tintes tétricos.

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2,595 reviews67 followers
February 26, 2020
4 volúmenes inciales de 4 historias/épocas distintas de Wonder Woman.

Blood de Azarello.
Básicamente es Hera, enojada por las escapadas sexuales de Zeus, al parecer quiere destruir a una chica Zola, que aparece frente a Wonder Woman, y se dedica a defenderla y enfrentarse a los ataques de Hera, sin saber que ella también es objetivo de ataque, pequeño flashback al nacimiento de Diana.
La historia es interesante y pinta a que el resto de la serie es entretenida, el dibujo es bueno.
4 stars

Down to Earth de Rucka Johnson
Aquí Diana es una embajadora de UN, empleado nuevo, escribe un libro, el enemigo es un grupo conservador que busca desacreditar a Diana por sus ideales modernos y anticristianos.
Fue el menos interesante.
2.5 stars

The Circle de Simone.
La pelea con los gorillas del inicio buen punch inicial con buenas escenas. Luego te deja un poco de "creo que me falto leer un pre" por que te presenta una Themyscira casi vacia(solo la reina y 4 amazonas prisineras), una Diana que no puede ir, un ataque de Nazis. Ya luego te dan el flashback para ver como pasaron ciertas cosas. Si acaso lo único que termina un tanto abruptamente. Luego hay una historia de WW, unos aliens, una pelea con un linterna verde, divertida.
4 stars

Gods and Mortals. de George Perez
Estilo antiguo de dibujo, Inicia con mitologia, dioses, Hércules, peleas Amazonas, el nacimiento de Diana, los planes de Ares. Salto a los 80's, aparece Steve Trevor, y bueno aquí la trama es como la clásica, Ares quiere iniciar la guerra para asi tener control de la tierra y Olympo, y toca a WonderWoman detenerlo y salvar todo. Bastante interesante y bien llevada, a pesar de sentirse lo antiguo del comic.
5 stars

Buena colección, para conocer 4 distintas formas de manjear y dibujar a wonder woman.
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380 reviews29 followers
July 16, 2017
Very mixed bag in terms of quality. It's a good introduction for newbies to the comics like me, but in my opinion the Gail Simone volume was the only real high point. I'd like to track down the rest of her run. George Perez and Greg Rucka were ok, but I didn't really like anything about the Brian Azzarello volume - not the story and certainly not the artwork.
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1,788 reviews31 followers
December 20, 2018
3.5 stars average among the four volumes in this Wonder Woman boxed set:
4 stars to Gods and Mortals by George Perez
3 stars to Down to Earth by Greg Rucka
5 stars to The Circle by Gail Simone
2 stars to Blood by Brian Azzarello
(more details & reviews on the entry for each book)
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102 reviews5 followers
November 13, 2021
Lo primero que he leído de Wonder Woman, es una recopilación de 4 de las historias que han existido. Ninguna tiene una conclusión en lo incluído, supongo que es más para que la gente conozca de cada historia con diferentes escritores y artistas. Mi favorita fue Blood.
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177 reviews2 followers
June 10, 2021
Just needed something easy and relaxing to bring in the summer and this hit the spot. 4 volume box set with lots of Greek God love
19 reviews2 followers
December 31, 2016
Note: I received a copy of this book set as a Goodreads giveaway.

As someone whose prior exposure to Wonder Woman was primarily through the television show featuring Lynda Carter and the first few arcs of DC's New 52 reboot (which has itself since been rebooted), I was interested in seeing where her past comic portrayal fell in the spectrum between amazon and an amazon sex object. Fortunately, the set firmly portrays her as the former (unless you prefer the latter, in which case there are likely many pictures of Ms. Carter on the interwebs for you to peruse at your leisure).

This depiction may be partially informed by the fact that the period covered in this four-book collection starts in the mid-80s, so less than half of her 75-year history is covered here. However, given how much the comics medium has changed since WW's introduction in the early 40s, this time period was likely selected in order to keep some modicum of tonal consistency.

The set does make a good case for Diana Prince as a feminist role model. She frequently attempts to reduce or eliminate conflict, but is equally adept at using force when required. She's caring, without falling into the "emotional" stereotype usually leveled at women. And she is frequently out of her signature outfit, treating it like the uniform it is meant to be (much like Superman doesn't walk around with his cape on at all hours).

Speaking of Superman, there is very little interaction between WW and the rest of the DC universe, even though the publication date of the last book was in 2011. Instead, Diana's most frequent interaction is with the gods of the Greek pantheon. So you won't see characters like Batman or The Flash show up--you'll need the Justice League for that. But this make the scale of the stories no less epic.

Anyone who already has WW's entire history memorized isn't going to find much of interest here, as all of the stories are reprinted. But for anyone who only has a cursory knowledge of the character and is looking for a good place to start (particularly in advance of the new movie coming in 2017), this set will not disappoint.
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45 reviews2 followers
June 9, 2025
A great deal of my youth was spent in Japan so I didn’t grow up with DC comics, so this commemorative collection of Wonder Woman comics is an influential part of my recently acquired collection. Even though this is a limited scope of Wonder Woman’s life in comics, this is a great starting point for someone wanting to learn about Wonder Woman and her transformation over time: God and Mortals by George Perez; Down to Earth by Rucka, Johnson, and Snyder; The Circle by Simone, Dodson, and Chang; Blood by Azzarello, Chiang, and Akins.

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Author 5 books16 followers
November 10, 2016
5 stars for content, but it goes down to 4 due to cheap paper and binding.
Profile Image for Daniel Taylor.
64 reviews3 followers
June 2, 2021
Clearly few creators since Marston (except Perez) have had a clear idea of who Diana should be. This set underlines the slow decline of Wonder Woman as a readable character.
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