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Wonder Woman (2011)
Wonder Woman, Volume 8: A Twist of Fate
Wonder Woman may have gotten a handle on juggling her responsibilities as both Queen of the Amazons and God of War, but that hasn’t stopped her enemies from trying to claim her titles.
Although Donna Troy was imprisoned on Mount Olympus after trying to kill Diana and take her crown, Wonder Woman still believes the Amazon deserves a second chance. But when Donna escapes her cell, it’s up to Wonder Woman to stop her before she’s let loose on Man’s World.
And meanwhile, a new villain has set his sights on the superheroine, one who is obsessed with claiming Diana’s godhood for himself—whatever the cost!
Wonder Woman must decide her Fate in this epic story from acclaimed creative team Meredith Finch (Tales From Oz) and David Finch (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT)!
WONDER WOMAN VOL. 8: A TWIST OF FATE collects issues #41-47.
Although Donna Troy was imprisoned on Mount Olympus after trying to kill Diana and take her crown, Wonder Woman still believes the Amazon deserves a second chance. But when Donna escapes her cell, it’s up to Wonder Woman to stop her before she’s let loose on Man’s World.
And meanwhile, a new villain has set his sights on the superheroine, one who is obsessed with claiming Diana’s godhood for himself—whatever the cost!
Wonder Woman must decide her Fate in this epic story from acclaimed creative team Meredith Finch (Tales From Oz) and David Finch (BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT)!
WONDER WOMAN VOL. 8: A TWIST OF FATE collects issues #41-47.
184 pages, Paperback
First published May 24, 2016
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About the author
Meredith Finch
101 books60 followersMarried to international, best-selling comic artist David Finch and mother to three boys, Meredith has been steeped in the world of comics since meeting Finch in November 2005.
Having written for both Zenescope and DC Comics, Meredith begins her first foray into creator-owned comics in 2017. Titled ROSE, this fantasy series combines her love of mythology with modern issues, and is sure to be a hit with her many fans.
Having written for both Zenescope and DC Comics, Meredith begins her first foray into creator-owned comics in 2017. Titled ROSE, this fantasy series combines her love of mythology with modern issues, and is sure to be a hit with her many fans.
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October 13, 2020
(C+) 66% | Almost Satisfactory
Notes: Tedious and maddening, it blunders along tangled in the dregs and chaff of feckless fickleness: all fatuity and hot air.
Notes: Tedious and maddening, it blunders along tangled in the dregs and chaff of feckless fickleness: all fatuity and hot air.
September 14, 2016
2.5 stars
I really didn't hate this, but it took me several days to get through it due to being semi-bored with the storyline. Not horrible, just...MEH.
The big news with this volume is (of course) the costume change.
So, what did I think of it?
Again...mostly MEH. It looked kind of clunky, but at least she doesn't have a boob window, right? Overall, I didn't care one way or another.
Except.
Is that a giant V hanging between her legs?!
OhMyGod! IT IS! IT IS!
5 stars! 5 fucking stars for that costume!
Ok, ok. I'm done.
gigglesnort
cough
*wipes tear*
Anyhoo. I had highish hopes for this volume, so it was a bit of a letdown to have to slog through something I was hoping to enjoy. I realize that not all of the problems were a direct result of Finch's writing. DC needed this New 52 storyline wrapped up in order to move into Rebirth, and there were still quite a few loose threads hanging from Azzarello 's run.
But some of it seemed a bit too pandery ( <--totally a word!) to me.
I mean, there's even the obligatory Wonder Woman beats up chauvinist who gropes her scene.
*rolls eyes*
So, yeah.
Oh well, it wasn't awful or anything.
I really didn't hate this, but it took me several days to get through it due to being semi-bored with the storyline. Not horrible, just...MEH.
The big news with this volume is (of course) the costume change.
So, what did I think of it?
Again...mostly MEH. It looked kind of clunky, but at least she doesn't have a boob window, right? Overall, I didn't care one way or another.
Except.
Is that a giant V hanging between her legs?!
OhMyGod! IT IS! IT IS!
5 stars! 5 fucking stars for that costume!
Ok, ok. I'm done.
gigglesnort
cough
*wipes tear*
Anyhoo. I had highish hopes for this volume, so it was a bit of a letdown to have to slog through something I was hoping to enjoy. I realize that not all of the problems were a direct result of Finch's writing. DC needed this New 52 storyline wrapped up in order to move into Rebirth, and there were still quite a few loose threads hanging from Azzarello 's run.
But some of it seemed a bit too pandery ( <--totally a word!) to me.
I mean, there's even the obligatory Wonder Woman beats up chauvinist who gropes her scene.
*rolls eyes*
So, yeah.
Oh well, it wasn't awful or anything.
June 2, 2022
This story was ... fine. David Finch's art is always fantastic. But that new costume design is terrible. I don't care that he covered WW up, but it looks like she just put long sleeves and leggings under her existing costume because she's not comfortable in her own skin. At least make it armor or something.
The story is OK for the first 75% with a new demigod coming after Diana to defeat her and become the God of War. The ending though was just ridiculous. That ending just made me mad, but I guess DC wanted to reset everything in preparation for rebirth.
The story is OK for the first 75% with a new demigod coming after Diana to defeat her and become the God of War. The ending though was just ridiculous. That ending just made me mad, but I guess DC wanted to reset everything in preparation for rebirth.
October 22, 2017
Well, at least, the art was more realistic this time; the first story arc by this team had WW looking more like a manga character than the God of War. As for the story itself, I guess it could have been worse, but it certainly wasn't very interesting nor did the characters act at all like their Azzarello counterparts.
April 12, 2020
So this was awful.
December 13, 2021
This one was quite good!
We have Diana struggling over her role as God of war and then we have this new enemy called Aegeus who comes in and demands to be GOW and we follow his origins and whose behind t plus whatever is going on with Donna as she struggles between guilt and forgiveness and well she has her own adventures but when these two stories intersect and we find out who it is and how Diana is compromising their role so it will be a big battle between the two opposing forces and I like how the writer takes their time to flesh out the meaning of war and what it means to be GOW and the return of some big gods and the power of Zeke is revealed! Plus a short story vs Cheetah for the eye of Antiope and what that brings further!
Its a great and heavy volume and does well to flesh out so many conflicts and introduces a great villain and also shows whats war vs peace and the price of being a god of war when peace is all you want to enforce backed with great art and philosophical arguments. Its one of those volumes that just makes the overall series better!
We have Diana struggling over her role as God of war and then we have this new enemy called Aegeus who comes in and demands to be GOW and we follow his origins and whose behind t plus whatever is going on with Donna as she struggles between guilt and forgiveness and well she has her own adventures but when these two stories intersect and we find out who it is and how Diana is compromising their role so it will be a big battle between the two opposing forces and I like how the writer takes their time to flesh out the meaning of war and what it means to be GOW and the return of some big gods and the power of Zeke is revealed! Plus a short story vs Cheetah for the eye of Antiope and what that brings further!
Its a great and heavy volume and does well to flesh out so many conflicts and introduces a great villain and also shows whats war vs peace and the price of being a god of war when peace is all you want to enforce backed with great art and philosophical arguments. Its one of those volumes that just makes the overall series better!
July 28, 2016
I'm done! So I think this my last review of the new 52 Wonder Woman! I really just cannot get into Meredith Finch's run. So there a lot going on in this volume; Wonder Woman has a new costume, some random son of Poseidon, green arrow wannabe, is trying to kill Diana, for some convoluted reason. and there's a whole story in the background with Donna Troy the main villain of the previous volume! So first off positives: I really like Wonder Womans new costume, more then her main stream costume; the side story with Donna Troy, was actually quite interesting, on the one hand shes like a reverse flash to Wonder Woman, but on the other hand, she's confused and needs guidance, it really made for a good side story! And finally Strife is in this volume... I don't think I need to say more! So what is wrong with this volume? Well its simple, the main story sucks! I did not care for the Poseidon demigod guy I mentioned earlier, he's bascailly just another boring ass First Born; and the overall direction this is going is not my cup of tea! None the less, I'm honoured to have a read an amazing Wonder Woman series!
October 1, 2016
Once again I find myself scratching my head, because I thought Meredith Finch's run on Wonder Woman was meant to be bad. Like, really, really bad. But this, not so much.
Building once more on the foundations that Azzarello and Chiang laid down in their run, the majority of this volume deals once more with Wonder Woman trying to juggle her God of War status, and her responsibilities as Queen of the Amazons. These come into conflict as a new player appears, trying to usurp her Godly powers, backed by one of the Olympians (in a very clever twist, I might add). Plus, Donna Troy grapples with redemption, and there's a one-shot with the Cheetah too.
It's all kind of decent. There's nothing outstanding, except maybe the twist of who's behind Aegeus' attempt on Diana's life, but I don't feel like this is detrimental to Diana's character or anything like that. Maybe people were just so in awe of the previous run that this paled in comparison, rather than it being outright bad.
I'm also impressed with David Finch's art, which I'm usually not 100% sold on. He manages to draw 5 of the 7 issues here, which is good for a monthly artist these days, and there are very few janky faces or dodgy body proportions; everything else, I've never had to complain about with Finch.
Maybe volume 9 is where everything falls apart? I dunno. This isn't perfect, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Building once more on the foundations that Azzarello and Chiang laid down in their run, the majority of this volume deals once more with Wonder Woman trying to juggle her God of War status, and her responsibilities as Queen of the Amazons. These come into conflict as a new player appears, trying to usurp her Godly powers, backed by one of the Olympians (in a very clever twist, I might add). Plus, Donna Troy grapples with redemption, and there's a one-shot with the Cheetah too.
It's all kind of decent. There's nothing outstanding, except maybe the twist of who's behind Aegeus' attempt on Diana's life, but I don't feel like this is detrimental to Diana's character or anything like that. Maybe people were just so in awe of the previous run that this paled in comparison, rather than it being outright bad.
I'm also impressed with David Finch's art, which I'm usually not 100% sold on. He manages to draw 5 of the 7 issues here, which is good for a monthly artist these days, and there are very few janky faces or dodgy body proportions; everything else, I've never had to complain about with Finch.
Maybe volume 9 is where everything falls apart? I dunno. This isn't perfect, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
July 3, 2017
It is gotta be 1'5*, tbh.
All I loved about this series seems to be gone. Now we have sometimes the presence of the gods and goddesses, but it has lost some of its impact and punch... TBH, what I enjoyed most about this whole volume was the story of Donna Price.
All I loved about this series seems to be gone. Now we have sometimes the presence of the gods and goddesses, but it has lost some of its impact and punch... TBH, what I enjoyed most about this whole volume was the story of Donna Price.
May 31, 2016
Back to the mythology part of the story. Ugh. I don't care about the costume change it was fine, if unnecessary. Disappointing after the last volume.
July 11, 2017
It's just not the same since the author switched for me.... still interesting, but definitely not the page turner the first half of this series was under Brian Azzarello.
June 2, 2022
متحیر شدم واقعا.
یه ویلن فوقِ چرت،با یه منطق فوق چرت،و قدرت و نقشههایی که حتی چرتتر هم بودن.
این یه جور انقلاب تو صنعت چرتسازیه.
و اصلا منطق داستان چرته.
خدای جنگ بودن بیشتر از یه جور عنوانه؟اصلا چجوری به دست میآد؟اگه بشینی روی صندلی آرس و بقیه بهت بگن "God of War"،یه جور نیروی غیبی درونت ایجاد میشه که باید جنگ راه بندازی؟و اگه این کارو نکنی از چشات اینقدر خون میآد که بترکی؟ودف؟
اصلا یعنی چی؟یعنی اگه خدای جنگ از جنگ خوشش نیاد،انسان خودش با بقیه نمیجنگه؟مثلا اگه هرا تصمیم بگیره که ازدواج نکنه،کل زنای رو زمین تصمیم به ازدواج نکردن میگیرن؟نمیفهمم.
امیدوارم که از درک من خارج باشه،چون اگه واقعا همین باشه،خیلی...چرته.
خدایان سرنوشتو خلق کردن.مردم به خدایان دعا نکردن.خدایان ضعیف شدن.خدایان که ضعیف شدن،سرنوشت ضعیف شد.سرنوشت که ضعیف شد،خدایان میرا شدن.
آه خدا.
همه چیز زیادی چرته.
دو ستاره،بابت آرت دیوید فینچ...
یه ویلن فوقِ چرت،با یه منطق فوق چرت،و قدرت و نقشههایی که حتی چرتتر هم بودن.
این یه جور انقلاب تو صنعت چرتسازیه.
و اصلا منطق داستان چرته.
خدای جنگ بودن بیشتر از یه جور عنوانه؟اصلا چجوری به دست میآد؟اگه بشینی روی صندلی آرس و بقیه بهت بگن "God of War"،یه جور نیروی غیبی درونت ایجاد میشه که باید جنگ راه بندازی؟و اگه این کارو نکنی از چشات اینقدر خون میآد که بترکی؟ودف؟
اصلا یعنی چی؟یعنی اگه خدای جنگ از جنگ خوشش نیاد،انسان خودش با بقیه نمیجنگه؟مثلا اگه هرا تصمیم بگیره که ازدواج نکنه،کل زنای رو زمین تصمیم به ازدواج نکردن میگیرن؟نمیفهمم.
امیدوارم که از درک من خارج باشه،چون اگه واقعا همین باشه،خیلی...چرته.
خدایان سرنوشتو خلق کردن.مردم به خدایان دعا نکردن.خدایان ضعیف شدن.خدایان که ضعیف شدن،سرنوشت ضعیف شد.سرنوشت که ضعیف شد،خدایان میرا شدن.
آه خدا.
همه چیز زیادی چرته.
دو ستاره،بابت آرت دیوید فینچ...
March 11, 2023
The conflict of having several responsibilities isn't explored, just casually brushed under the carpet as Diana continues to put her duties as the God of War to the side. Not only are Wonder Woman's themes dropped or found inconsequential, but they also fail to drive an interesting or coherent narrative that works in tandem to Azzarello's run. . Overall, it's an unfortunate case of a supporting character managing to shine brighter than the main, and should really be a 2 star if it wasn't for my Donna Troy bias.
February 20, 2016
Wow I am very pleasantly surprised, but man the new costume is FUGLY!!!!
The first arc by the Finches had some nice little pieces but with the poor writing and the burden of having to deal with all the pieces that DC and Azarello/Chiang put in place the story collapsed under it's own weight. So, with a fairly bad first arc they can't go anywhere but up right?
World: I am still not a fan of Finch's art and this does not change with the new costume. It's ugly. It's not about showing boob or cleavage of the old costume but the essence of the character that was lost. I don't mind resigns, the Batgirl redesign is one of my favorites but this new WW costume is yuckers. The world building this time around is much more fluid and cohesive. The story which I'll talk about below is structurally designed the same way as the last arc, but this time the world building does not feel separate from it but feel part of the tale. It's also great to see the pieces that Azarello/Chiang put in place come up again and used so that the universe is more complete. Additionally, this time the world did not need to deal with the Justice League and the New 52, it was much more isolated like the previous runs and this made the world so much more interesting. Good job turning it around! World building wise this is a 4 star book!
Story: Greatly improved in terms of pacing, writing and structure. Much of this arc is designed the same way as the last arc but this time it's much better because of 2 reasons; 1 we did not need to deal with the rest of the DCnU and that made for a much better self contained and imitate story and 2 the parallel stories this time around felt connected and were paced and structured better so the readers did not feel lost like the last arc. The story of Diana dealing with her God of War status was actually quite clever, especially the penultimate issue with the face to face with Peace. The dialog was fast and also deceptively deep and gave readers something to think about and actually debate. The Donna Troy storyline was also competent thought her characterization, and actually characters in general are still a bit lacking in the series and is it's weakest point (more below). The resolution of the War & Peace story I like but I did feel that at the end it was a bit rushed and the impact of the end was a bit lost due to the rush. Much improved.
Characters: This is still by far the weakest area of the book. I can see the Finches making an effort to look deeper into the Diana character and letting readers into her psych and it does mostly work, but her internal dialog and also her actions sometimes are a bit all over the place. I think it can be attributed to the fact that her character is being torn left and right due to her duties, but the writign did not actually really put that into focus until near the end when the reader was suppose to feel the emotional impact, but because it was not handled well we did not. I'm really happy to see Hera, Zola, Zeka, Milan and other Azarello/Chiang character show up this arc. Their stories are important to me and I really liked that the Finches are not ignoring them because they are ready made wonderful characters. What I did not like the most this time around in terms of characters are the two new additons Peace and Aegeus. Especially Aegeus, a whiney one not teenager is not a fun character and I just found him annoying and boring. Peace is done a little better, but I would have like a couple of more pages of background about her and Aeres that would have made all the difference in the world. I love Strife she's awesome so there is are no problems there.
Much much much improved from the last arc due to it's focus and writing. The costume is horrible and makes MY EYES BLEED, seeing her out of it in the Minerva issue makes me hopeful that they are abandoning it after 6 issues, fingers crossed.
Onward to the next book!
The first arc by the Finches had some nice little pieces but with the poor writing and the burden of having to deal with all the pieces that DC and Azarello/Chiang put in place the story collapsed under it's own weight. So, with a fairly bad first arc they can't go anywhere but up right?
World: I am still not a fan of Finch's art and this does not change with the new costume. It's ugly. It's not about showing boob or cleavage of the old costume but the essence of the character that was lost. I don't mind resigns, the Batgirl redesign is one of my favorites but this new WW costume is yuckers. The world building this time around is much more fluid and cohesive. The story which I'll talk about below is structurally designed the same way as the last arc, but this time the world building does not feel separate from it but feel part of the tale. It's also great to see the pieces that Azarello/Chiang put in place come up again and used so that the universe is more complete. Additionally, this time the world did not need to deal with the Justice League and the New 52, it was much more isolated like the previous runs and this made the world so much more interesting. Good job turning it around! World building wise this is a 4 star book!
Story: Greatly improved in terms of pacing, writing and structure. Much of this arc is designed the same way as the last arc but this time it's much better because of 2 reasons; 1 we did not need to deal with the rest of the DCnU and that made for a much better self contained and imitate story and 2 the parallel stories this time around felt connected and were paced and structured better so the readers did not feel lost like the last arc. The story of Diana dealing with her God of War status was actually quite clever, especially the penultimate issue with the face to face with Peace. The dialog was fast and also deceptively deep and gave readers something to think about and actually debate. The Donna Troy storyline was also competent thought her characterization, and actually characters in general are still a bit lacking in the series and is it's weakest point (more below). The resolution of the War & Peace story I like but I did feel that at the end it was a bit rushed and the impact of the end was a bit lost due to the rush. Much improved.
Characters: This is still by far the weakest area of the book. I can see the Finches making an effort to look deeper into the Diana character and letting readers into her psych and it does mostly work, but her internal dialog and also her actions sometimes are a bit all over the place. I think it can be attributed to the fact that her character is being torn left and right due to her duties, but the writign did not actually really put that into focus until near the end when the reader was suppose to feel the emotional impact, but because it was not handled well we did not. I'm really happy to see Hera, Zola, Zeka, Milan and other Azarello/Chiang character show up this arc. Their stories are important to me and I really liked that the Finches are not ignoring them because they are ready made wonderful characters. What I did not like the most this time around in terms of characters are the two new additons Peace and Aegeus. Especially Aegeus, a whiney one not teenager is not a fun character and I just found him annoying and boring. Peace is done a little better, but I would have like a couple of more pages of background about her and Aeres that would have made all the difference in the world. I love Strife she's awesome so there is are no problems there.
Much much much improved from the last arc due to it's focus and writing. The costume is horrible and makes MY EYES BLEED, seeing her out of it in the Minerva issue makes me hopeful that they are abandoning it after 6 issues, fingers crossed.
Onward to the next book!
March 9, 2022
I found the plot for this collection to be a little more scattershot and rushed. And the conclusion felt a little forced.
March 8, 2019
Not as bad as the previous volume, and the art was better this time. But suffers from another weak antagonist.
October 14, 2020
3.5 stars rounded down
I'm fairly new to reading comics, but I absolutely love Wonder Woman as a character. I love what she stands and fights for and the way it makes her different than the typical superhero. I found this volume in the library and thought I'd give it a go. ...then I saw the bad ratings and reviews this has.
Well, it wasn't terrible, but there were some things that bothered me. I can't compare it to any other WW comics though.
1. Why did she need a new costume? And why was the costume so weird? Honestly, even though her typical look is quite sexualized it's what everyone is used to and I like it, so they just should've kept it. (On the other hand, Hera's outfit was way too sexualized. What a beautiful woman, you could've at least given her a real skirt.)
2. Diana felt out of character. In some issues more so than in others, but I don't buy the whole her being the goddess of war storyline.
The art varied. Some was amazing, some terrible. Luckily the terrible art was only in one issue and the rest was good in my opinion. The plot was okay I guess, I read this in one sitting and it was entertaining but probably won't stick with me. I liked the storyline with Donna Troy and this street girl Violet. I'm still willing to give some other WW series a try and I will look at the ratings first next time.
I'm fairly new to reading comics, but I absolutely love Wonder Woman as a character. I love what she stands and fights for and the way it makes her different than the typical superhero. I found this volume in the library and thought I'd give it a go. ...then I saw the bad ratings and reviews this has.
Well, it wasn't terrible, but there were some things that bothered me. I can't compare it to any other WW comics though.
1. Why did she need a new costume? And why was the costume so weird? Honestly, even though her typical look is quite sexualized it's what everyone is used to and I like it, so they just should've kept it. (On the other hand, Hera's outfit was way too sexualized. What a beautiful woman, you could've at least given her a real skirt.)
2. Diana felt out of character. In some issues more so than in others, but I don't buy the whole her being the goddess of war storyline.
The art varied. Some was amazing, some terrible. Luckily the terrible art was only in one issue and the rest was good in my opinion. The plot was okay I guess, I read this in one sitting and it was entertaining but probably won't stick with me. I liked the storyline with Donna Troy and this street girl Violet. I'm still willing to give some other WW series a try and I will look at the ratings first next time.
June 22, 2021
Okay, it was rough. Didn’t like the new outfit, Aegus and Donna Troy. The concept of God of War was interesting, though poorly presented. Also didn’t like Cheeta’s chapter nor the twist in the end regarding Ares and Apollo.
November 7, 2018
I like it but it feels that I should have read some other issues of Wonder Woman before this in order to understand everything. Like, who are Zola and Zeke? *scratches head*
Otherwise, I like the story and the art and I'm curious which adventures Diana will have to face in the next part. :)
Otherwise, I like the story and the art and I'm curious which adventures Diana will have to face in the next part. :)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2020
There's something about the Finch's style that just doesn't resonate with me when it comes to Wonder Woman. She never seems to be in control here. She never has power, or grace. She's always reacting, musing, or pontificating, but almost never ACTING. It's nice to see some day-to-day life, but the balance is missing, even with throwing in an insane Goddess and further damaging the legacy of Donna Troy. Diana talks a decent game throughout, but she just doesn't feel powerful in this series at all. She feels like a pawn in other people's games, and it's almost insulting to her intelligence how much she gets pushed around. Also, some of the philosophies about war and violence that are pushed (admittedly by the villain) are really uncomfortable reading, and not because I think they're uncovering deep truths. It would be okay if Diana were able to refute them by word or deed, but she just sort of ignores them and goes on, and everything resolves itself. In point of fact, there's an issue in this collection where literally the whole moral of the story is that if Diana doesn't act, things will take care of themselves. That seems a long way in the wrong direction for the character.
On the plus side, the art is good to very good throughout, and Wonder Woman's new outfit is pretty good. But overall, I really didn't enjoy this volume.
On the plus side, the art is good to very good throughout, and Wonder Woman's new outfit is pretty good. But overall, I really didn't enjoy this volume.
June 6, 2016
Okay. I liked this volume of the Wonder Woman series but it still is not as great as the Brian Azzarello run. The things I love about the story were the focus more on the implications of Diana aka Wonder Woman being the God of War. I also loved the story that was told here with Diana having to face the decisions she has made not only as Queen of the Amazons, her duties as a member of the Justice League and her relationship with her dysfunctional family of Greek Gods. Next, David Finch's artwork is amazing. This is quite frankly some of the best comic book art I have seen. Now I want to point out some of the negatives. I am not a fan of Wonder Woman's new costume. I am not sure what idea was for this change of outfit. I am probably not the only one who doesn't love it. Also Wonder Woman doe do some contradictory things here. But I guess that is to be expected when you are a god of War and for some reason you still start fights while your not trying to fight. It is confusing. The book was an okay Wonder Woman tale that felt like it tied up this story arc nicely but I have to admit I was enjoying Diana as the god of War and do not want to see her lose the title yet. Pretty good but could be better.
May 30, 2019
Oh my. If Wonder Woman was more or less ok in this volume, having to deal with her role as the god of war, the antagonist cast was very chatty and very annoying (so many boring monologues...). There was a (very lengthy) talk about "war is necessary to improve oppressed people" (maybe we could all try to be decent, rather than oppressing?) and there were several moments showing a normal (not a super) woman being beaten. It seems it was also ok that a male character defines marital abuse as "Do you enjoy getting smacked around as much as her? She just kept coming back for more". It was lucky it was a digital copy, it saved the volume from a launch through the window. I'm afraid to finish the run now, maybe I should pass.
Regarding WW's new costume, I appreciated that for once she wasn't almost naked, but in another hand, I didn't like the result, so no true improvement there.
Regarding WW's new costume, I appreciated that for once she wasn't almost naked, but in another hand, I didn't like the result, so no true improvement there.
October 9, 2016
In which Wonder Woman is terrible at her job and can't even overcome a whiny teenager on her own, everybody monologues incessantly, Wonder Woman lectures at a trauma victim to just walk it off already, we say hello and then goodbye to a costume design so laughable it doesn't even survive an entire arc, the big bad is once again a woman turned murderous and hysterical by the love of a man, and we still don't get any clear answers as to what the hell Diana being god of war actually entails.
And somehow this is all exactly as Zeus planned it.
And somehow this is all exactly as Zeus planned it.
May 15, 2016
Well, take one step forward and two back, apparently. Meredith Finch greatly improved the story and the character in the previous book, only to cram Wonder Woman into a brand new costume which serves no purpose other than to soothe her own personally offended feminist ideals. Wonder Woman is a phenomenal character, which is why she has survived over 70 years! Leave her costume and backstory alone, and focus on writing good stories. I promise you the fans will be there.
August 6, 2019
This is the first volume in this run that I think I've actually kind of disliked. There was way too much going on for me, and I really didn't like the new characters that were introduced. I hated how much of this was about one whiny man, all for it to come to a twist ending.
I like Donna Troy, but I wish her story was less convoluted. I think this would have also been better had this been a longer arc - rather than the second volume of three (especially given that Azzarello had six volumes).
I like Donna Troy, but I wish her story was less convoluted. I think this would have also been better had this been a longer arc - rather than the second volume of three (especially given that Azzarello had six volumes).
March 24, 2025
Puntaje: 3.9 Estrellas
Lastimosamente, siento que esta serie ha ido en declive poco a poco. Cada volumen que leo me está pareciendo menos emocionante, y lo veo reflejado en los puntajes que le he dado a los últimos volúmenes.
En esta entrega tenemos dos tramas: una de ellas sigue a Donna Troy, uno de los personajes favoritos de los fans y que regresó a los Nuevos 52 en el tomo pasado. No daré detalles sobre su historia porque sería spoiler de lo que sucede en el tomo anterior, pero si mencionaré que me gustó mucho la parte en la que se encuentra con las moiras, quienes son uno de mis personajes favoritos de la mitología griega.
Por otro lado seguiremos a Diana, obviamente, quien en esta ocasión es el objetivo de un personaje que busca ejecutar una venganza ajena en nuestra protagonista. Honestamente, esta parte del volumen es entretenida, pero no es impresionante.
En fin, este es un tomo que entretiene pero que no le añade valor al personaje. Definitivamente no hará parte de las historias más populares de Wonder Woman. Ahora sólo me queda un volúmen más para terminar la serie de los Nuevos 52. Aún no sé si leeré la serie del Rebirth, eso lo decidirá el futuro.
Lastimosamente, siento que esta serie ha ido en declive poco a poco. Cada volumen que leo me está pareciendo menos emocionante, y lo veo reflejado en los puntajes que le he dado a los últimos volúmenes.
En esta entrega tenemos dos tramas: una de ellas sigue a Donna Troy, uno de los personajes favoritos de los fans y que regresó a los Nuevos 52 en el tomo pasado. No daré detalles sobre su historia porque sería spoiler de lo que sucede en el tomo anterior, pero si mencionaré que me gustó mucho la parte en la que se encuentra con las moiras, quienes son uno de mis personajes favoritos de la mitología griega.
Por otro lado seguiremos a Diana, obviamente, quien en esta ocasión es el objetivo de un personaje que busca ejecutar una venganza ajena en nuestra protagonista. Honestamente, esta parte del volumen es entretenida, pero no es impresionante.
En fin, este es un tomo que entretiene pero que no le añade valor al personaje. Definitivamente no hará parte de las historias más populares de Wonder Woman. Ahora sólo me queda un volúmen más para terminar la serie de los Nuevos 52. Aún no sé si leeré la serie del Rebirth, eso lo decidirá el futuro.
September 22, 2024
Wonder Woman Vol. 8: A Twist of Fate
The Olympian crisis may have deescalated, but Diana is still struggling to balance her duties as Queen of Themyscira, the god of War and being Wonder Woman. When Donna Troy escaped from the island, Diana follows her to London, where she is Hunter by someone who craves the power of Ares for themselves.
Superb artwork and a much appreciated costume upgrade for Wonder Woman makes this story feel fresh and modern, while still firmly rooted in Greek myth.
The Olympian crisis may have deescalated, but Diana is still struggling to balance her duties as Queen of Themyscira, the god of War and being Wonder Woman. When Donna Troy escaped from the island, Diana follows her to London, where she is Hunter by someone who craves the power of Ares for themselves.
Superb artwork and a much appreciated costume upgrade for Wonder Woman makes this story feel fresh and modern, while still firmly rooted in Greek myth.
November 13, 2021
The story wasn’t too bad, but it was wrapped up horribly. The book takes on multiple storylines, of which not a single one is finished nicely, and its filled with bland characters.
I still miss Cliff Chiang’s art, but the new one is not too terrible. Maybe it would’ve looked nicer with a better colorist, I don’t know.
The new costume is nice, but it’s disappointing considering that is was meant to represent Diana as Goddess of War, Queen of Themyscira and Warrior for Justice.
I still miss Cliff Chiang’s art, but the new one is not too terrible. Maybe it would’ve looked nicer with a better colorist, I don’t know.
The new costume is nice, but it’s disappointing considering that is was meant to represent Diana as Goddess of War, Queen of Themyscira and Warrior for Justice.
May 23, 2017
I love her badass full body armor in this one! Looks great I wish she would have kept it on more often instead of switching back and forth between it and her (basically) swimsuit.
Good story on its own but I wouldn't recommend as a standalone.
Really need the background on Zeke, Donna, and goddess of peace to make this work.
Good story on its own but I wouldn't recommend as a standalone.
Really need the background on Zeke, Donna, and goddess of peace to make this work.
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