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Wonder Woman (2011)
Wonder Woman. Tom 5. Ciało
Wojna w rodzinie.
Wonder Woman pokonała Pierworodnego - dziecko Zeusa, a swego przyrodniego brata - by ratować potomstwo ojca bogów. Uratowała też miliony istnień ludzkich. Wypełniła starożytną przepowiednię i rozpoczęła nową epokę. Poświęciła przy tym życie boga wojny, który był jej przyjacielem i nauczycielem. Teraz to Wonder Woman musi zostać boginią wojny i zajęć miejsce Aresa na Olimpie.
Jednak wielu bogom i boginiom, których Diana nazywa rodziną, nie podoba się taki rozwój wydarzeń. Niezgoda, siostra Wonder Woman, pragnie zemsty za śmierć Wojny. Kasandra widzi w Wonder Woman i jej przyjaciołach klucz do Olimpu. A uwięziony Pierworodny nie spocznie, dopóki każdy mieszkaniec Olimpu nie padnie martwy poczynając od Apolla, ostatniego, który zasiadł na boskim tronie.
Wojna to piekło, a wzgardzona Wonder Woman jest gorsza od samego diabła!
Album Wonder Woman: Ciało zawiera materiał z zeszytów Wonder Woman #23.2 oraz #24-29.
(opis z tyłu okładki)
Wonder Woman pokonała Pierworodnego - dziecko Zeusa, a swego przyrodniego brata - by ratować potomstwo ojca bogów. Uratowała też miliony istnień ludzkich. Wypełniła starożytną przepowiednię i rozpoczęła nową epokę. Poświęciła przy tym życie boga wojny, który był jej przyjacielem i nauczycielem. Teraz to Wonder Woman musi zostać boginią wojny i zajęć miejsce Aresa na Olimpie.
Jednak wielu bogom i boginiom, których Diana nazywa rodziną, nie podoba się taki rozwój wydarzeń. Niezgoda, siostra Wonder Woman, pragnie zemsty za śmierć Wojny. Kasandra widzi w Wonder Woman i jej przyjaciołach klucz do Olimpu. A uwięziony Pierworodny nie spocznie, dopóki każdy mieszkaniec Olimpu nie padnie martwy poczynając od Apolla, ostatniego, który zasiadł na boskim tronie.
Wojna to piekło, a wzgardzona Wonder Woman jest gorsza od samego diabła!
Album Wonder Woman: Ciało zawiera materiał z zeszytów Wonder Woman #23.2 oraz #24-29.
(opis z tyłu okładki)
176 pages, Hardcover
First published October 7, 2014
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About the author
Brian Azzarello
1,294 books1,109 followersBrian Azzarello (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer. He came to prominence with 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. He and Argentine artist Eduardo Risso, with whom Azzarello first worked on Jonny Double, won the 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story for 100 Bullets #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low".
Azzarello has written for Batman ("Broken City", art by Risso; "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire", art by Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, & Mick Gray) and Superman ("For Tomorrow", art by Jim Lee).
In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western Loveless, with artist Marcelo Frusin.
As of 2007, Azzarello is married to fellow comic-book writer and illustrator Jill Thompson.
information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Az...
Azzarello has written for Batman ("Broken City", art by Risso; "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire", art by Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, & Mick Gray) and Superman ("For Tomorrow", art by Jim Lee).
In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western Loveless, with artist Marcelo Frusin.
As of 2007, Azzarello is married to fellow comic-book writer and illustrator Jill Thompson.
information taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Az...
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October 11, 2020
(B+) 79% | Good
Notes: A book of burdens, against which characters crumble, rage, withdraw, resign, cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.
Notes: A book of burdens, against which characters crumble, rage, withdraw, resign, cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war.
March 14, 2015
Wonder Woman is still continues to a solid title, and if you've been enjoying Azzarello's run on her, you won't be disappointed with this latest installment.
If, however, you weren't that enamoured to start with, this is just more of the same, so keep on moving.
I fall somewhere in-between the love-it vs hate-it groups. I think it's getting more interesting as it goes along, but I'm still not willing to fall down at the feet of this particular version of Wonder Woman.While I enjoy the mythological side of WW's persona, it's never been my favorite thing about her. I love her super-heroine side more, and I can't help wishing that there was a bit of the Justice League Diana in these volumes.
Not that I'm crazy about her portrayal in the JL comics right now, either.
It starts with an insider's peek at the events that shaped First Born, through the eyes of three hookers turned into Oracles via Apollo.
And, yes, you read that sentence correctly.
Apollo really wants to understand what makes First Born tick. By learning this, he hopes to stop First Born's prophesied ascendance to the throne (which is currently being held by Apollo). Once he feels he's got a bead on his big brother's personality, he embarks on a crazy torture 'n dominate scheme.
Shockingly, it backfires.
Meanwhile, Wonder Woman still hasn't fully accepted her place as God of War, so there's something of a power vacuum that a few of the players from Olympus are trying to exploit.
Diana's main goal, is (as always) to keep her ragtag 'family' safe from all the threats that are lurking in the shadows.
Unfortunately, nothing will keep that idiot Zola safe for very long. Once again, she's goaded into making stupid decisions that put everyone at risk.
I hate her more with each passing issue.
One of the great things about this title is that you can read it as a stand-alone, and not have to bother with any other DC title to figure out what's going on. So far, this one is only about what's happening on Olympus, and Wonder Woman's role in all of that.
Honestly, I don't care who ends up with the throne, I just want to see Diana kick some ass.
I've mentioned it before, but I still have such a disconnect when it comes to the art that I feel like maybe I don't enjoy this as much as I could.
It's a personal preference, but I'd personally prefer a style that didn't look like it belonged on the side of a Greek urn.
The final issue leaves you with quite the cliffhanger, so (of course) I'm anxious to read the next volume, and find out what happens.
I mean, it's Wonder Woman, so I'm pretty locked into it no matter what.
I still read Catwoman, for God's sake!
You can't possibly think I'd abandon WW over an issue with the art, if I keep reading the crap they're passing off as a story in the Catwoman title, do you?!
I've heard there's a new writer and artist coming to take this one over, so I'm excited to see what the new creative team is going to come up with in the future.
Hopefully, a storyline that doesn't focus solely on the gods?
Anyway, this was a good addition to this story arc, so I'm not disappointed with what I read.
Recommended for fans of Azzarello's Wonder Woman!
Also reviewed for Addicted2Heroines
and
If, however, you weren't that enamoured to start with, this is just more of the same, so keep on moving.
I fall somewhere in-between the love-it vs hate-it groups. I think it's getting more interesting as it goes along, but I'm still not willing to fall down at the feet of this particular version of Wonder Woman.While I enjoy the mythological side of WW's persona, it's never been my favorite thing about her. I love her super-heroine side more, and I can't help wishing that there was a bit of the Justice League Diana in these volumes.
Not that I'm crazy about her portrayal in the JL comics right now, either.
It starts with an insider's peek at the events that shaped First Born, through the eyes of three hookers turned into Oracles via Apollo.
And, yes, you read that sentence correctly.
Apollo really wants to understand what makes First Born tick. By learning this, he hopes to stop First Born's prophesied ascendance to the throne (which is currently being held by Apollo). Once he feels he's got a bead on his big brother's personality, he embarks on a crazy torture 'n dominate scheme.
Shockingly, it backfires.
Meanwhile, Wonder Woman still hasn't fully accepted her place as God of War, so there's something of a power vacuum that a few of the players from Olympus are trying to exploit.
Diana's main goal, is (as always) to keep her ragtag 'family' safe from all the threats that are lurking in the shadows.
Unfortunately, nothing will keep that idiot Zola safe for very long. Once again, she's goaded into making stupid decisions that put everyone at risk.
I hate her more with each passing issue.
One of the great things about this title is that you can read it as a stand-alone, and not have to bother with any other DC title to figure out what's going on. So far, this one is only about what's happening on Olympus, and Wonder Woman's role in all of that.
Honestly, I don't care who ends up with the throne, I just want to see Diana kick some ass.
I've mentioned it before, but I still have such a disconnect when it comes to the art that I feel like maybe I don't enjoy this as much as I could.
It's a personal preference, but I'd personally prefer a style that didn't look like it belonged on the side of a Greek urn.
The final issue leaves you with quite the cliffhanger, so (of course) I'm anxious to read the next volume, and find out what happens.
I mean, it's Wonder Woman, so I'm pretty locked into it no matter what.
I still read Catwoman, for God's sake!
You can't possibly think I'd abandon WW over an issue with the art, if I keep reading the crap they're passing off as a story in the Catwoman title, do you?!
I've heard there's a new writer and artist coming to take this one over, so I'm excited to see what the new creative team is going to come up with in the future.
Hopefully, a storyline that doesn't focus solely on the gods?
Anyway, this was a good addition to this story arc, so I'm not disappointed with what I read.
Recommended for fans of Azzarello's Wonder Woman!
Also reviewed for Addicted2Heroines
and
January 17, 2018
I find Wonder Woman fascinating as a character—including her complicated feminist invention by the psychologist and fraud William Marston--one of the first and great women comic book superheroes. I also like the work of Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets), but I was sort of lukewarm about this run and stopped reading it. A couple GR friends suggested I jump back in, as this is a sort of pivotal volume, and I did like it better than the early volumes. I also hadn’t initially liked Cliff Chiang’s art (and now with Goran Sudzuka), but I am now a fan—this gets us into the whole mythological framework.
The key here about liking this or not is its grounding WW's origins in Greek mythology, WW as an Amazonian, the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. I am not saying this is the only way to see her now, but it is an interesting angle. And in this volume WW is struggling to accept her role in Olympus, but she does accept being the God of War, and resurrects the Amazons, yay! This is not your sweet little girl WW comic; it tends to darkness and struggle (there’s a bit of a torture scene, too, with the First Born tortured by Apollo), but this volume has a bit of action that sets up the grand finale. I know I’m a couple years behind, but I will finish now. I'd say 3.5, easing up to 4 stars.
If you are wondering where to start with a Wonder Woman comic, this is a pretty interesting place, but it’s not traditional.
My review of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Jill Lepore:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jill Thompson’s book on the origin story:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
William Moulton Marston archives:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
The key here about liking this or not is its grounding WW's origins in Greek mythology, WW as an Amazonian, the daughter of Zeus and Hippolyta. I am not saying this is the only way to see her now, but it is an interesting angle. And in this volume WW is struggling to accept her role in Olympus, but she does accept being the God of War, and resurrects the Amazons, yay! This is not your sweet little girl WW comic; it tends to darkness and struggle (there’s a bit of a torture scene, too, with the First Born tortured by Apollo), but this volume has a bit of action that sets up the grand finale. I know I’m a couple years behind, but I will finish now. I'd say 3.5, easing up to 4 stars.
If you are wondering where to start with a Wonder Woman comic, this is a pretty interesting place, but it’s not traditional.
My review of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, Jill Lepore:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Jill Thompson’s book on the origin story:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
William Moulton Marston archives:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
September 14, 2015
I prefaced my last Wonder Woman review with one for the guys. Well ladies, it's your turn. It took me a half a roll of duct tape to pull off the tuck under necessary to sport this outfit. Enjoy.
Azzarello’s finally starting to bring all the pieces together with this volume. In addition to the Wonder Woman issues featured, this one also reprints Wonder Woman 23.2 First Born. It’s an even more detailed origin for the guy that’s been kicking everybody’s ass over the past 2 volumes. Not sure it was really necessary, but I appreciated that it’s been included here. Certainly explains in more detail why he’s so fucked up. I think this guy had sex with a hyena.
As if bestiality wasn’t enough, Azzarello also adds cannibalism to the menu. Apollo relaxes while Dio filets his half-brother like a London Broil. Talk about poking the angry bear. Apollo then continues to try to convince himself and the other gods that he’s here to stay. F.B. might have something to say about that.
Strife hovers about trying to live up to her namesake. I’m still struggling to figure out what this bitch’s angle is or if she just enjoys screwing with everybody.
Wonder Woman goes toe to toe with Artemis yet again. I like that Diana is starting to be a bit more cunning with this volume. The god of War should be a warrior and a tactician after all.
Dio has some alone time with Zola and Baby Zeke. They end up going hunting for “truffles”. Turns out it’s not exactly what Zola, or I for that matter, was expecting. Something seriously wrong with most of these gods. She has a baby for shits-sake. Weirdo.
And what the hell is up the gimp in the Minotaur cosplay? He better not have a ball gag on under there.
Finally, it all comes down to this. Its winner take all in the biggest scrap yet. Apollo is going to get a chance to put his money where his mouth is as the First Born steps up to take him on. Good luck dude, he had sex with a hyena.
Same group of artists as in previous volumes and the same consistent quality of work. Azzarello’s Wonder Woman continues to please. It’s getting a bit strung out at this point and, while I know I’ll be sad when this run is over, it’s probably about time to wrap it up.
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Azzarello’s finally starting to bring all the pieces together with this volume. In addition to the Wonder Woman issues featured, this one also reprints Wonder Woman 23.2 First Born. It’s an even more detailed origin for the guy that’s been kicking everybody’s ass over the past 2 volumes. Not sure it was really necessary, but I appreciated that it’s been included here. Certainly explains in more detail why he’s so fucked up. I think this guy had sex with a hyena.
As if bestiality wasn’t enough, Azzarello also adds cannibalism to the menu. Apollo relaxes while Dio filets his half-brother like a London Broil. Talk about poking the angry bear. Apollo then continues to try to convince himself and the other gods that he’s here to stay. F.B. might have something to say about that.
Strife hovers about trying to live up to her namesake. I’m still struggling to figure out what this bitch’s angle is or if she just enjoys screwing with everybody.
Wonder Woman goes toe to toe with Artemis yet again. I like that Diana is starting to be a bit more cunning with this volume. The god of War should be a warrior and a tactician after all.
Dio has some alone time with Zola and Baby Zeke. They end up going hunting for “truffles”. Turns out it’s not exactly what Zola, or I for that matter, was expecting. Something seriously wrong with most of these gods. She has a baby for shits-sake. Weirdo.
And what the hell is up the gimp in the Minotaur cosplay? He better not have a ball gag on under there.
Finally, it all comes down to this. Its winner take all in the biggest scrap yet. Apollo is going to get a chance to put his money where his mouth is as the First Born steps up to take him on. Good luck dude, he had sex with a hyena.
Same group of artists as in previous volumes and the same consistent quality of work. Azzarello’s Wonder Woman continues to please. It’s getting a bit strung out at this point and, while I know I’ll be sad when this run is over, it’s probably about time to wrap it up.
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January 31, 2015
First Pink Taco Buddy Read...! (Kudos to Katzoo on the graphics!)
Underwhelmed.
It's more of the same shit, different day. I guess I mistakenly thought that the end of Vol. 4 had somehow resolved one of these issues...but not so much, also everyone acts the same, and BirdfacemanBlueGuy makes a great point, that WW is totally willing to accept Hera now that she's mortal, even though she's done some VERY BAD SHIT, but that apparently his one betrayal which turned out to be for the greater good is totally unforgivable? BINGO.
Then there's stupid shit about people asking Diana if she's going to keep being so trusting of people and she says something like yes, of course, it's in my nature to expect the best from people...umm...have you met yourself in the Justice League? Cause you AIN'T the same broad.
The art is very colourful, but goes between OK and un-tolerable at points. The Olympian Greek Mythology Garbage is getting old. VERY OLD.
On a positive note, I was happy to see Orion turn up again, which gives us one of the few interesting dudes, yet he's woefully underused, and meant to act the douche.
Why do we have to see the same fights, and exactly what we wanted to see (Diana become the God of War, which technically she did at the end of Vol. 4) never even happens slightly until the last pages/panels.
Also, how did Apollo take over Olympus if he's so GDMF DUMB? And why does Dionysus still look like a Lesbian version of Gambit?
I'm sorry, there's TOO MANY SIBLINGS of Wonder Woman.
Without the last few pages of the last book, and a bit of Orion, this is a 1-star book for me. I just don't like it and I have no idea why I keep banging my head into the wall with it? Only for the Shallows.
Underwhelmed.
It's more of the same shit, different day. I guess I mistakenly thought that the end of Vol. 4 had somehow resolved one of these issues...but not so much, also everyone acts the same, and BirdfacemanBlueGuy makes a great point, that WW is totally willing to accept Hera now that she's mortal, even though she's done some VERY BAD SHIT, but that apparently his one betrayal which turned out to be for the greater good is totally unforgivable? BINGO.
Then there's stupid shit about people asking Diana if she's going to keep being so trusting of people and she says something like yes, of course, it's in my nature to expect the best from people...umm...have you met yourself in the Justice League? Cause you AIN'T the same broad.
The art is very colourful, but goes between OK and un-tolerable at points. The Olympian Greek Mythology Garbage is getting old. VERY OLD.
On a positive note, I was happy to see Orion turn up again, which gives us one of the few interesting dudes, yet he's woefully underused, and meant to act the douche.
Why do we have to see the same fights, and exactly what we wanted to see (Diana become the God of War, which technically she did at the end of Vol. 4) never even happens slightly until the last pages/panels.
Also, how did Apollo take over Olympus if he's so GDMF DUMB? And why does Dionysus still look like a Lesbian version of Gambit?
I'm sorry, there's TOO MANY SIBLINGS of Wonder Woman.
Without the last few pages of the last book, and a bit of Orion, this is a 1-star book for me. I just don't like it and I have no idea why I keep banging my head into the wall with it? Only for the Shallows.
December 12, 2021
This was another good one as we have Diana going against some old-new foes and whatever is going on with Apollo and the first born and the fury of the latter was astounding to see as it shakes even Olympus itself and the going of Zola and Zeke as something was done by Strife and then finally a team up of Hera and Diana and others to take on the first-born threat but then a retreat before the final war..
This was a great volume and has such great characterization and just shows the olympian gods and their duplicity and with the threat of Armageddon its epic unlike anything and I love the build-up to this big fight to happen between the prophesized King of Olympus and the God of War. Its well build up and the evolution of Hera was great to see and I love the way Cliff draws women and they are just so gorgeous here and especially those fight scenes! <3
This was a great volume and has such great characterization and just shows the olympian gods and their duplicity and with the threat of Armageddon its epic unlike anything and I love the build-up to this big fight to happen between the prophesized King of Olympus and the God of War. Its well build up and the evolution of Hera was great to see and I love the way Cliff draws women and they are just so gorgeous here and especially those fight scenes! <3
September 10, 2014
Thank you NetGalley for a digital copy of this book!
Well it’s no surprise that I absolutely loved this volume as I was pretty vocal that I loved the previous volumes too. Azzarello and Chiang really carved out their own little pocket in the DCU and their not letting any of the usually DC heavies in. There must be a giant sign on the door saying “NO FUCKING CAPES ALLOWED”
I’m really surprised the DC bigwigs allowed this to happen but it’s a better book because of it.
This volume slows down a bit and really shines some light on some of the main players motivations and schemes. The second half of the volumes starts to ramp up the action and again were left with another giant cliffhanger as another all out battle for Olympus is looming. Also there is a First Born origin story from the Villains Month issue which was done well but I’m not sure it needed to be told in the first place, kind of liking keeping him more mysterious.
I’ve heard the rumors that a new creative team is coming in and I’ve read some interviews on what they’ve got planned and it doesn’t interested me in the slightest. That said looks like Azzarello and Chiang will get to finish this arc and I have full confidence in them to delivery an epic finale to their run on this title.
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Well it’s no surprise that I absolutely loved this volume as I was pretty vocal that I loved the previous volumes too. Azzarello and Chiang really carved out their own little pocket in the DCU and their not letting any of the usually DC heavies in. There must be a giant sign on the door saying “NO FUCKING CAPES ALLOWED”
I’m really surprised the DC bigwigs allowed this to happen but it’s a better book because of it.
This volume slows down a bit and really shines some light on some of the main players motivations and schemes. The second half of the volumes starts to ramp up the action and again were left with another giant cliffhanger as another all out battle for Olympus is looming. Also there is a First Born origin story from the Villains Month issue which was done well but I’m not sure it needed to be told in the first place, kind of liking keeping him more mysterious.
I’ve heard the rumors that a new creative team is coming in and I’ve read some interviews on what they’ve got planned and it doesn’t interested me in the slightest. That said looks like Azzarello and Chiang will get to finish this arc and I have full confidence in them to delivery an epic finale to their run on this title.
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April 21, 2019
The storylines begin to build once more in this volume as everyone gets set in place.
While Wonder Woman is trying to find her place and calling, you have The First Born getting tortured by Apollo, and everyone else moving their motives forward. This is one big fast paced race to whoever can get to power first. However, the crazed Kratos like god is not having it and the first born goes fucking berserk. Will Wonder Woman step up?
This is a great volume. It feels a little undivided in attention to certain characters since they're moving so many pieces. However, it remains highly entertaining and I can't wait to see the final chapter next. A 4 out of 5.
While Wonder Woman is trying to find her place and calling, you have The First Born getting tortured by Apollo, and everyone else moving their motives forward. This is one big fast paced race to whoever can get to power first. However, the crazed Kratos like god is not having it and the first born goes fucking berserk. Will Wonder Woman step up?
This is a great volume. It feels a little undivided in attention to certain characters since they're moving so many pieces. However, it remains highly entertaining and I can't wait to see the final chapter next. A 4 out of 5.
November 9, 2022
Whilst this acts as a set up for the grand finale, it also manages to be the best volume so far. There are interesting team ups, action that's been greatly improved upon, and a build up that feels epic in scale. Surprisingly, Hera is one of the best characters in this volume, with her development throughout resulting in one of the visually coolest (and rather extra ™️ ) entrances. Incredibly enjoyable, if the payoff is as good as the set up, it's going to be one heck of a finish.
August 23, 2016
4 Stars
I think this is my second favorite volume in the whole series. This run by Azzarello and Chiang found its footing and this was a solid delivery. Although in previous installments I was bothered by Diana being only one of many characters in this series, never really being the main lead and having a more focused spotlight, I must say now I'm all on board with the idea. What adds to the greatness of this run is the fact that no other superhero is part of this story. This is Wonder Woman's own story. Only Amazons, Greek Gods and Goddesses are allowed here and I love it. It is so rare having a self-contained kind of story like this in DC or Marvel nowadays. It's so refreshing to read.
This volume starts with a short issue telling the story of the First Born. I think it was done great, especially because this character was really a one-note villain, and to me, he was one of the weakest points in previous issues. Having more of his past, however, it helps to paint more of a picture and now I really know that, well...the guys is fucked up. Not saying it made me like or appreciate him more, but it was nice having more information about him.
First half of this volume is focused on building up the story and what is going to be the last arc in Azzarello's run. Wonder Woman is struggling to accept and take her new mantle and Olympus is... well, a bit of a creepy mess. An amazingly creepy mess, having Apollo on the throne and the first born on chains. I was quite surprised with some of the scenes between the two of them. It was all quite dark, but I absolutely loved it. Second half of the volume is more action-packed and leads to a great cliff-hanger.
Chiang's artwork shines in the last couple of issues and I loved what he brings to this story.
If you haven't read Wonder Woman, please give it a chance. First volume is a bit of a mess, but volume two is still my favorite and is a great example of the overall story arc.
I think this is my second favorite volume in the whole series. This run by Azzarello and Chiang found its footing and this was a solid delivery. Although in previous installments I was bothered by Diana being only one of many characters in this series, never really being the main lead and having a more focused spotlight, I must say now I'm all on board with the idea. What adds to the greatness of this run is the fact that no other superhero is part of this story. This is Wonder Woman's own story. Only Amazons, Greek Gods and Goddesses are allowed here and I love it. It is so rare having a self-contained kind of story like this in DC or Marvel nowadays. It's so refreshing to read.
This volume starts with a short issue telling the story of the First Born. I think it was done great, especially because this character was really a one-note villain, and to me, he was one of the weakest points in previous issues. Having more of his past, however, it helps to paint more of a picture and now I really know that, well...the guys is fucked up. Not saying it made me like or appreciate him more, but it was nice having more information about him.
First half of this volume is focused on building up the story and what is going to be the last arc in Azzarello's run. Wonder Woman is struggling to accept and take her new mantle and Olympus is... well, a bit of a creepy mess. An amazingly creepy mess, having Apollo on the throne and the first born on chains. I was quite surprised with some of the scenes between the two of them. It was all quite dark, but I absolutely loved it. Second half of the volume is more action-packed and leads to a great cliff-hanger.
Chiang's artwork shines in the last couple of issues and I loved what he brings to this story.
If you haven't read Wonder Woman, please give it a chance. First volume is a bit of a mess, but volume two is still my favorite and is a great example of the overall story arc.
July 19, 2016
Shit is finally going down, and I like it
June 30, 2017
Okay, this one came packed with apunch! Altough I have to say that I cringed when I saw the First Born again... o man, when is he going to be beat to death or sth?
February 12, 2017
This is how you set up the grand finale. Wonder Woman volume 5 is energetic and heartfelt at the same time.
This volume, though not as great as the previous one delivers all the cute and heartfelt details Brian Azzarello gives since the very start of his New 52 WW run. He perfectly knows how to craft a Wonder Woman personality that genuinely gives that wonder to Diana. She is strong, caring, loving, a god, a princess and most important of all, a badass.
This part where Dio casually slices flesh from First Born is hugely satisfying.
The other important character in this volume is the First Born. Although unidimensional and an absolute villain full of hatred and vengeance, he is built to be the worthy foe of our amazonian princess. I really don't care much about his backstory, but it is there anyway. By the way, his is hugely satisfying for me!
Character dynamics shine once again in Volume 5. There is a certain cuteness with how Hera and Zola interact with one another. Oh I did mention Hera, she rocked at the end!
This volume, though not as great as the previous one delivers all the cute and heartfelt details Brian Azzarello gives since the very start of his New 52 WW run. He perfectly knows how to craft a Wonder Woman personality that genuinely gives that wonder to Diana. She is strong, caring, loving, a god, a princess and most important of all, a badass.
This part where Dio casually slices flesh from First Born is hugely satisfying.
The other important character in this volume is the First Born. Although unidimensional and an absolute villain full of hatred and vengeance, he is built to be the worthy foe of our amazonian princess. I really don't care much about his backstory, but it is there anyway. By the way, his is hugely satisfying for me!
Character dynamics shine once again in Volume 5. There is a certain cuteness with how Hera and Zola interact with one another. Oh I did mention Hera, she rocked at the end!
June 22, 2017
Another great installment, and a few surprising twists!
August 10, 2015
And I'm finally a fan...
This volume was the first time that I read a Wonder Woman story by Azzarello and liked more than than I was annoyed by. In volume 5, the First Born is in chains on Olympus and Wonder Woman has been made the new god of war. Because she's a little too girl scout for her own good, Wonder Woman of course is refusing to take up the mantle and therefore a sort of imbalance exists among the gods. The majority of the story goes back and forth between Apollo torturing the First Born in an attempt to get him to submit to Apollo's authority and the somehow-not-terminally stupid human woman Zola and her god baby. For reasons that aren't clear to me, Apollo doesn't quite understand that torturing someone who is filled with hate for you and everything you stand for isn't going to get him to be on your side. But at least his stupidity/arrogance was fairly entertaining. Anyway, in a shocking twist of events, things don't exactly work out as Apollo had planned.
Then Wonder Woman has to spend half of the book rescuing Zola and Zeke. AGAIN. Getting to see Wonder Woman be badass and step into her role as the new god of War started to finally feel epic and every bit as kickass as I'd want a Wonder Woman story to be. Unfortunately, Zola continues to be the most annoying character on the face of the earth. I'm honestly not sure how it's possible to be that stupid but at this point I would love it if Diana would just slap the shit out of her. She sure as hell deserves it for putting everyone in this position over and OVER again.
But aside from the annoyance of the white trash moron...I am starting to feel very excited for the next volume since it means finally getting to see war between Wonder Woman and the First Born!
This volume was the first time that I read a Wonder Woman story by Azzarello and liked more than than I was annoyed by. In volume 5, the First Born is in chains on Olympus and Wonder Woman has been made the new god of war. Because she's a little too girl scout for her own good, Wonder Woman of course is refusing to take up the mantle and therefore a sort of imbalance exists among the gods. The majority of the story goes back and forth between Apollo torturing the First Born in an attempt to get him to submit to Apollo's authority and the somehow-not-terminally stupid human woman Zola and her god baby. For reasons that aren't clear to me, Apollo doesn't quite understand that torturing someone who is filled with hate for you and everything you stand for isn't going to get him to be on your side. But at least his stupidity/arrogance was fairly entertaining. Anyway, in a shocking twist of events, things don't exactly work out as Apollo had planned.
Then Wonder Woman has to spend half of the book rescuing Zola and Zeke. AGAIN. Getting to see Wonder Woman be badass and step into her role as the new god of War started to finally feel epic and every bit as kickass as I'd want a Wonder Woman story to be. Unfortunately, Zola continues to be the most annoying character on the face of the earth. I'm honestly not sure how it's possible to be that stupid but at this point I would love it if Diana would just slap the shit out of her. She sure as hell deserves it for putting everyone in this position over and OVER again.
But aside from the annoyance of the white trash moron...I am starting to feel very excited for the next volume since it means finally getting to see war between Wonder Woman and the First Born!
September 16, 2020
Cliffhanger! Nooooooooooooo!
June 10, 2016
SPOILERS!!!
Good! So I'm giving this a four, mainly because this volume started off very average, but got really good towards the end, I feel like I can't give a five unless its great from start to finish! So first off this volume has a lot of things going on, theirs Strife trying to kill Diana, Diana learning to except that she is the new God Of War, theirs a whole side plot going on with Woman who takes to much, I mean Cassandra (I remembered her name this time!), and theirs stuff going on with The First Born. All these stories are good, but I would have preferred if this volume picked one story and stuck with it! The First Born gets tortured a lot in this volume; Guys I know he's a boring character, but that's no reason to torture him! But overall it got good towards the end, and ends on a cliff hanger, my only problem is that The First Born is the villain for volume 6, I like how Brian Azzarello is just beating us over the head with his created villain(Actually no I don't)! But ya looking forward to the next volume!
Good! So I'm giving this a four, mainly because this volume started off very average, but got really good towards the end, I feel like I can't give a five unless its great from start to finish! So first off this volume has a lot of things going on, theirs Strife trying to kill Diana, Diana learning to except that she is the new God Of War, theirs a whole side plot going on with Woman who takes to much, I mean Cassandra (I remembered her name this time!), and theirs stuff going on with The First Born. All these stories are good, but I would have preferred if this volume picked one story and stuck with it! The First Born gets tortured a lot in this volume; Guys I know he's a boring character, but that's no reason to torture him! But overall it got good towards the end, and ends on a cliff hanger, my only problem is that The First Born is the villain for volume 6, I like how Brian Azzarello is just beating us over the head with his created villain(Actually no I don't)! But ya looking forward to the next volume!
April 6, 2015
If you've read v1-4, then v5 is just as good. The pieces are moving around, and the final confrontation is near, and this book is basically un-put-down-able. The Villains Month First Born issue is also excellent, delving into the story behind the murderous First Born, and even if we don't really agree with what he's doing, his justification is pretty solid. Amazing art from Aco, Cliff Chiang, and Goran Sudzuka round this out into another must-read Wonder Woman trade.
December 17, 2014
Brian Azzarello has come up with an exciting, imaginative and incredible storyline wherein Princess Diana of Paradise Island has been promoted to full fledged god status. After killing Ares, Wonder Woman inherits the helmet of the God of War. DC's The New 52 continues to breathe fresh air into it's most long lived characters.
October 31, 2014
OMFGs!!!! This is the best of the New 52 by far! I am pumped for the next volume! WW has taken the mantle, resurrected the Amazons, with the help of Hera, and is off to restore Olympus to its rightful glory. Action, adventure, great story and wonderful art. Who could ask for more!
March 4, 2019
When I'd heard that the new 52 rendition of Wonder Woman focuses more on Greek mythology, I was very excited and bought the whole series. However, now that I'm reading it, it's been a very underwhelming experience. The gods just sit around and fling jibes at one another, characters keep making stupid decisions, and the one-dimensional villain just makes things worse.
May 20, 2018
(on a enfin le nom complet de Dio je sais donc ENFIN qui c'est !) (non je n'avais pas deviné) (il ne me reste plus que Striffe à présent) (mais je crois que je n'aurais jamais plus d'infos sur elle)
Ben c'était épique, et ça promet encore plus d'épiquitude.
Ben c'était épique, et ça promet encore plus d'épiquitude.
January 7, 2019
It's a good volume that looks at the cost of power as well as what must be done to hold on to it and protect one's family.
July 5, 2015
And it gets better and better.
Wonder Woman did go through some early growing pains but now it is just amazing. Maybe in the beginning the cast of characters and the burden or world building made for a choppy read, not anymore:
World: Chiang is still not in every issue other than cover, but Sudzuka is almost just as good. Once again the world building is strong and hey this is more than 25 issues so if you are reading this review I don't really need to tell you how awesome the book looks. Just go and read it. There is not a lot of world building this time around as that is not the main focus of the story, a lot of the setting has been set and the characters are now on stage. This time the characters and the story are the main focus.
Story: This arc takes place just after the events of War and we see Diana and her family deal with the result of that. It was well paced and quite a good change of pace from the fight fight fight of the last arc. There are a lot more smaller character moments this time around and Diana and her choice and also the Pantheon on the status of War made for a fun read. Also, the first born story was fun and you knew Azzarello and Chiang were gonna deal with that this arc. Fun!
Characters: Full focus here. This arc is pretty much Diana and her choice. But there were also a lot of small character moments with the large cast which made me smile. From Hera, Zola, Hermes, Artemis and Appolo everyone had their wonderful moments. The cast is big big, but Azzarello is doing a wonderful job making sure that each character has their moments. Wonderful dialog and good character development are had this arc.
I am enjoying this series more and more and it is very sad that the next arc will be the last for this creative team, the have found their tone and stride and now knowing that they will be replaced by one of the comic book artists and writer team that I am VERY VERY not a big fan off...I'm worried...very worried.
Onward to the next book!
Wonder Woman did go through some early growing pains but now it is just amazing. Maybe in the beginning the cast of characters and the burden or world building made for a choppy read, not anymore:
World: Chiang is still not in every issue other than cover, but Sudzuka is almost just as good. Once again the world building is strong and hey this is more than 25 issues so if you are reading this review I don't really need to tell you how awesome the book looks. Just go and read it. There is not a lot of world building this time around as that is not the main focus of the story, a lot of the setting has been set and the characters are now on stage. This time the characters and the story are the main focus.
Story: This arc takes place just after the events of War and we see Diana and her family deal with the result of that. It was well paced and quite a good change of pace from the fight fight fight of the last arc. There are a lot more smaller character moments this time around and Diana and her choice and also the Pantheon on the status of War made for a fun read. Also, the first born story was fun and you knew Azzarello and Chiang were gonna deal with that this arc. Fun!
Characters: Full focus here. This arc is pretty much Diana and her choice. But there were also a lot of small character moments with the large cast which made me smile. From Hera, Zola, Hermes, Artemis and Appolo everyone had their wonderful moments. The cast is big big, but Azzarello is doing a wonderful job making sure that each character has their moments. Wonderful dialog and good character development are had this arc.
I am enjoying this series more and more and it is very sad that the next arc will be the last for this creative team, the have found their tone and stride and now knowing that they will be replaced by one of the comic book artists and writer team that I am VERY VERY not a big fan off...I'm worried...very worried.
Onward to the next book!
October 8, 2014
Coming to this series fresh it's completely bizarre as to why this is one of the more highly-rated New 52 titles. Yes, the story is given more import in the fact that Wonder Woman is principally battling gods against gods, and not just being a jumped-up defender of one or two humans per week as in the past, but the mythology really doesn't gel for me. From the oracles who talk in chav-speak and have to pronounce half their sentences as if they were questions, to the really quite mediocre plot line here, the series feels like a major blunder. WW accepts something from the earlier volumes, another baddy comes along and gods and whatnots bicker, and boy do they bicker. In bickering in completely non-Greek, anti-classical literature ways, the series just boils down to different ways of presenting the same old, same old fights – meaning the New in New 52 is once more most heinously misused. While the character of the piece is definitely different to anything else, and the artwork is decent enough, there was very little for me here indeed.
September 12, 2015
Wonder Woman continues to be one of my favourite titles in the New 52. It's kinda funny because, as this run of WW matures, it becomes less and less focused on WW... Yet it still works just fine! The supporting cast is so enjoyable, especially Strife, who is just hilarious on the page (but in real life would scare me pantsless). It will be sad to see the great writing and artwork for this series come to an end soon... I've really enjoyed Azzarello's work here.
4/5
4/5
June 9, 2015
This continues to be a slightly underwhelming title. Not bad but has unfulfilled promise.
September 28, 2014
More ridiculous plot lines continue in this book, which has strayed so far from the essence of the Wonder Woman character, that I hardly even recognize her anymore.
March 19, 2021
Post the cataclysmic (and oddly satisfying) climax of the last book, Wonder Woman has now become the God of War…a mantle which she refuses to acknowledge fully. She continues to do what she has always done : protecting her motley crew even as the Gods of Olympus and the First-Born continue to be a threat to Zola’s prophesied baby, Zeke.
The events of the previous book also led to the First-Born falling into the clutches of Apollo, the self-anointed new king of the Gods who has learnt about the former's hidden past, courtesy his three Oracles. A fair bit of gruesome drama ensues and things take a turn for the disastrous…..unless Wonder Woman accepts her newly minted role.
War must be waged. And the God of War needs to rise to the occasion.
This series continues to have some spectacular panels of artwork and the story progresses beautifully. I am torn between understanding the First-Born’s raw and violent hate and also wanting him to stop being such a giant a** bully. The Olympians take dysfunctional family dynamics to new levels and keep you engaged throughout.
Yet another powerful climax ends this stellar read.
The events of the previous book also led to the First-Born falling into the clutches of Apollo, the self-anointed new king of the Gods who has learnt about the former's hidden past, courtesy his three Oracles. A fair bit of gruesome drama ensues and things take a turn for the disastrous…..unless Wonder Woman accepts her newly minted role.
War must be waged. And the God of War needs to rise to the occasion.
This series continues to have some spectacular panels of artwork and the story progresses beautifully. I am torn between understanding the First-Born’s raw and violent hate and also wanting him to stop being such a giant a** bully. The Olympians take dysfunctional family dynamics to new levels and keep you engaged throughout.
Yet another powerful climax ends this stellar read.
July 5, 2017
Depois de saber que ia estrear o filme da Mulher maravilha me interessei logo por ler a sua comic. Nunca foi muito fã de bandas de desenha. Em pequena adorava as do Asterix e as do Tio Patinhas. Mas a medida que foi crescendo foi perdendo o interesse neste género de leitura.
Todo mudou quando passei a ver filmes da Marvel. Pois graças a eles fiquei curiosa para conhecer as verdadeiras histórias das personagens.
Wonder Women é a personagem mais feminista e corajosa de todo esse universo. O que mais me fascinou foi o facto de ela ser uma Amazona. Adoro toda a mitologia greco-romana. E a sua história em paralelo com Steve também me agradou muito.
Todo mudou quando passei a ver filmes da Marvel. Pois graças a eles fiquei curiosa para conhecer as verdadeiras histórias das personagens.
Wonder Women é a personagem mais feminista e corajosa de todo esse universo. O que mais me fascinou foi o facto de ela ser uma Amazona. Adoro toda a mitologia greco-romana. E a sua história em paralelo com Steve também me agradou muito.
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