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Wonder Girl: Adventures of a Teen Titan
The adventures of Wonder Girl, teenage counterpart to Wonder Woman, are collected for the first time. These stories include appearances by Wonder Woman, the Teen Titans and more, as well as stories by comics superstars including Neal Adams, Phil Jimenez and John Byrne.
Collects WONDER WOMAN #105 (1959), THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60, TEEN TITANS #22, ADVENTURE COMICS #461, WONDER WOMAN #105 and 113 (1996 and 1998), WONDER WOMAN: DONNA TROY #1 and WONDER GIRL #1.
Collects WONDER WOMAN #105 (1959), THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #60, TEEN TITANS #22, ADVENTURE COMICS #461, WONDER WOMAN #105 and 113 (1996 and 1998), WONDER WOMAN: DONNA TROY #1 and WONDER GIRL #1.
168 pages, Paperback
Published September 5, 2017
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John Byrne
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John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name
John Lindley Byrne is a British-born Canadian-American author and artist of comic books. Since the mid-1970s, Byrne has worked on nearly every major American superhero.
Byrne's better-known work has been on Marvel Comics' X-Men and Fantastic Four and the 1986 relaunch of DC Comics’ Superman franchise. Coming into the comics profession exclusively as a penciler, Byrne began co-plotting the X-Men comics during his tenure on them, and launched his writing career in earnest with Fantastic Four (where he also started inking his own pencils). During the 1990s he produced a number of creator-owned works, including Next Men and Danger Unlimited. He also wrote the first issues of Mike Mignola's Hellboy series and produced a number of Star Trek comics for IDW Publishing.
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September 2, 2023
This is a nice collection of self-contained stories featuring Wonder Woman's teenaged sidekick, Wonder Girl. They're split between Donna Troy and Cassie Sandsmark in the title role, with one early one featuring Diana herself at a young age. The authors and artists include a number of comics legends, including Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, Bob Haney, Bruno Premiani, Marv Wolfman, Gil Kane, Phil Jimenez, and John Byrne. The stories range from 1959-2005 and can serve as an illustrative microcosm of how funny books evolved into sequential art. In a 1965 Teen Titans adventure from The Brave and the Bold title, teenybopper Donna says; "I believe Tommy! No one with such sincere blue eyes could lie!" and in 1998 she enters a church to have it out with God about all the death and destruction and loss and misery she's endured. It's a fun volume that gives some deserved attention to an overlooked character. My favorite work of the artists included was Gil Kane's version, Phil Jimenez for the writing, and for overall switch-hitting and style no one could touch John Byrne.
June 1, 2022
OK, i love the Teen Titans, love Donna and Cassie, but i'm not a fan of anthologies. Usually, they're a bunch of stories that you will read and will forget about it, like, one week later. But, i got this on a good sale, so i gave it a try.
We got to old stories from the Golden Age of the Titans, that really didn't age well. That arc of The Separeted Man is just really funny and really silly to read. Then, we got two stories of the John Byrne's run on WW, with, i believe, with Cassie's origin, and it was really cool. Art was amazing. John Byrne really was a monster. And then, we got to kind of specials, i believe. One from Phil Jimenez, that was really touching. We see Donna dealing with some sad things that happened to her, and man, that was a lot. I believe Marv Wolfman's legacy for our kids is really about this human and deep feelings. And we got a nice as well, from Cassie. Drawing was good and was fun to follow.
Anyway, again, i'm not a fan of anthologies, but, if you're a Titans fan or even a Wonder Girl fan, give it try, it will be worth it.
We got to old stories from the Golden Age of the Titans, that really didn't age well. That arc of The Separeted Man is just really funny and really silly to read. Then, we got two stories of the John Byrne's run on WW, with, i believe, with Cassie's origin, and it was really cool. Art was amazing. John Byrne really was a monster. And then, we got to kind of specials, i believe. One from Phil Jimenez, that was really touching. We see Donna dealing with some sad things that happened to her, and man, that was a lot. I believe Marv Wolfman's legacy for our kids is really about this human and deep feelings. And we got a nice as well, from Cassie. Drawing was good and was fun to follow.
Anyway, again, i'm not a fan of anthologies, but, if you're a Titans fan or even a Wonder Girl fan, give it try, it will be worth it.
June 17, 2018
I really enjoyed this snapshot of Wonder Girl, but for some reason it felt a bit lackluster. I thought that there should have been another Cassandra issue in there or something more. I did love the Donna Troy issues that were highlighted, especially the last one. And that red bodysuit from her updated Teen Titans look! Honey is giving me life! And I loved the return of Decay!
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November 20, 2017
This was actually a fun compendium of some of the best Wonder Girl stories ever published; so if you either like the character, or want to learn more about Wonder Girl in her various incarnations, then this is the graphic novel for you.
January 10, 2019
Not bad but not great either.
Wonder Girl. Basically, that title is one attributed to several ladies in the DC Comics. Originally tying into Wonder Woman as a young girl but latter being attributed to two young women who have been apprentices to the great female heroine to become great heroines themselves.
Donna, originally an orphaned girl similar to Robin a fellow sidekick to a great superhero also. But her origins have been clouded in mystery as well as with controversy. From being the only girl in a team of sidekicks to the Teen Titans and then to the grown-up Titans as Donna Troy, the Dark Star as well as her relationships. Some refer to her as an example of a DC character that while popular has been consistently disrespected.
Cassandra Sandsmark, a daughter of one of Wonder Woman's friends who idolizes the super-heroine becomes attracted to the trappings of adventure and excitement. Though it ends up a bit shaky, she ends up proving herself to her idol and to her family.
Some of the stories covered here do them justice. Unfortunately so many could fill up thousands of pages instead of the 160 presented here. Their times with the Teen Titans or in other grand epic adventures.
D+
Wonder Girl. Basically, that title is one attributed to several ladies in the DC Comics. Originally tying into Wonder Woman as a young girl but latter being attributed to two young women who have been apprentices to the great female heroine to become great heroines themselves.
Donna, originally an orphaned girl similar to Robin a fellow sidekick to a great superhero also. But her origins have been clouded in mystery as well as with controversy. From being the only girl in a team of sidekicks to the Teen Titans and then to the grown-up Titans as Donna Troy, the Dark Star as well as her relationships. Some refer to her as an example of a DC character that while popular has been consistently disrespected.
Cassandra Sandsmark, a daughter of one of Wonder Woman's friends who idolizes the super-heroine becomes attracted to the trappings of adventure and excitement. Though it ends up a bit shaky, she ends up proving herself to her idol and to her family.
Some of the stories covered here do them justice. Unfortunately so many could fill up thousands of pages instead of the 160 presented here. Their times with the Teen Titans or in other grand epic adventures.
D+
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