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Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus Vol. 3
More than four decades after making her debut in All Star Comics #8, the World's Greatest Heroine was comprehensively reimagined in 1986 by legendary comics creator George P�rez--and this new incarnation of DC Comics' fabled Amazon Princess quickly rose to unprecedented levels of popular and critical acclaim.
Working with such talented collaborators as Jill Thompson, Romeo Tanghal, Mindy Newell and Cynthia Martin, P�rez went on to craft Wonder Woman's adventures for years, spinning masterful stories that ranged from heart-stopping battles with the Titans of myth to heartwarming interludes with Diana's trusted network of friends.
Now, for the first time, these treasured tales from the 1980s are available in a comprehensive omnibus edition, featuring some of the most exciting moments of DC's Modern Age!
This third volume of the omnibus series collects Wonder Woman #46-62 and the climactic crossover miniseries War of the Gods that marked the end of P�rez's historic run, as well as bonus stories by P�rez from Wonder Woman #168-169 and #600, special pinup galleries and a bonus section of archival art and information.
Working with such talented collaborators as Jill Thompson, Romeo Tanghal, Mindy Newell and Cynthia Martin, P�rez went on to craft Wonder Woman's adventures for years, spinning masterful stories that ranged from heart-stopping battles with the Titans of myth to heartwarming interludes with Diana's trusted network of friends.
Now, for the first time, these treasured tales from the 1980s are available in a comprehensive omnibus edition, featuring some of the most exciting moments of DC's Modern Age!
This third volume of the omnibus series collects Wonder Woman #46-62 and the climactic crossover miniseries War of the Gods that marked the end of P�rez's historic run, as well as bonus stories by P�rez from Wonder Woman #168-169 and #600, special pinup galleries and a bonus section of archival art and information.
672 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1992
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George Pérez
1,500 books210 followersGeorge Pérez (June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic books artist and writer, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.
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October 28, 2018
This may be sacrilege to some but I found this volume to be extremely boring, despite it being the pinnacle of the run. It contains a massive story of about 30 parts, primarily found in the pages of Wonder Woman and a mini-series called War of the Gods. One problem though is that many of the parts were apparently in other books and those are not reprinted here. Nor is there any type of written synopsis to catch you up which makes for a very confusing read.
There are many plot threads and many themes but it jumps back and forth between subplots and characters without so much as a caption to tell you where you are. It should be applauded for its span, wrapping up plot-threads and advancing the plight of the Themyscirans though. Art-wise, it's the same as it has been on the book, with maybe a little more of Perez doing the breakdowns. It's serviceable but nothing outstanding.
While I can see how the series was ground breaking and helped define the character, at this point I'm "done" with this version of Wonder Woman and ready to move on.
There are many plot threads and many themes but it jumps back and forth between subplots and characters without so much as a caption to tell you where you are. It should be applauded for its span, wrapping up plot-threads and advancing the plight of the Themyscirans though. Art-wise, it's the same as it has been on the book, with maybe a little more of Perez doing the breakdowns. It's serviceable but nothing outstanding.
While I can see how the series was ground breaking and helped define the character, at this point I'm "done" with this version of Wonder Woman and ready to move on.
July 25, 2025
The end of the legendary run of Perez. I enjoyed the crossover with Circe in War of the Gods, and although there is an omnibus for that this omnibus has the best parts of the crossover.
February 8, 2020
Solid end to the run by Perez. Great writing by an author who is passionate about the character. What let's this book down is the war of the Gods. Being a massive crossover and missing so many tie in issue it feels disjointed and the story really jumps around.
October 9, 2020
This beautiful looking book completes George Perez's run on Wonder Woman, both as an artist and writer. Issues after he stopped doing pencils don't have the best reputation, but they really stand the re read thirty years later, and show subtleties and depth that high-impact readers at the time didn't fully appreciate. Some of these stories are quiet, full of characterization and long-running motivation.
When the action takes front seat, results are more mixed, as well as when the then-relevant continuity patching comes to the foreground.
The book also includes all four issues of the Perez-led War of the Gods crossover, a failed affair then and now, but in a good looking printing that rivals the dedicated trade paperback of the same (which also includes the WW issues indispensable to fully understand the convoluted story). Other extras: Perez later pencils for the character in the Jimenez and Simone runs as well as the relevant Who's who pages (from the loose leaf edition). In all, a solid book that completes this essential 6-year run of the character.
When the action takes front seat, results are more mixed, as well as when the then-relevant continuity patching comes to the foreground.
The book also includes all four issues of the Perez-led War of the Gods crossover, a failed affair then and now, but in a good looking printing that rivals the dedicated trade paperback of the same (which also includes the WW issues indispensable to fully understand the convoluted story). Other extras: Perez later pencils for the character in the Jimenez and Simone runs as well as the relevant Who's who pages (from the loose leaf edition). In all, a solid book that completes this essential 6-year run of the character.
December 8, 2023
As a new reader I loved “War of the Gods”. It really didn’t seem too different from other EVENTS I’ve read , lots of “why are you here?” and “why would they do that?” But I don’t think we read comics because they make sense. All around great cap stone to George Perez run you can really tell he put his heart into it. Wish we would have gotten to see the Roger’s Candy wedding
June 11, 2024
This is a review for the entire Perez run, not just this volume.
Well, I have mixed feelings. Certainly this run deserves all the credit in the world for bringing WW into the modern world after decades of creative bankruptcy. And indeed, pretty much all of the new aspects introduced are successful, and remain staples of modern WW comics today. But it's far from a perfect run. It's a bit overlong, very inconsistent, and ends with a frankly terrible, incoherent crossover event. Even the first few arcs, which are actually excellent, have since been outclassed by other more recent retellings of Diana's origins.
So where does that leave this run? Is it just a relic of history? A necessary step towards other, better stories? Honestly...kinda, yeah. It's hard to say, because I love Perez, and I love what he did for this character. But I can't in good conscience recommend this as one of the best Wonder Woman runs, because as a whole, it just isn't. It shares the exact same fate as John Byrne's Superman in that regard. There are things to enjoy if you're curious about WW's history, but there's not really anything here that you can't find done better elsewhere. And there's a lot of pretty bad stuff that everyone seems to overlook due to the run's importance. The War of the Gods crossover is frankly unforgivable in how utterly incoherent, incomprehensible, generic, unfocused, and overstuffed it is (and no, reading all the tie-ins doesn't make it any better). I wish it was the only time that a good comic run ended with an insufferable crossover event, but it sure seems to be common.
So what's the actual good? Well, the art is pretty sumptuous, at least for the first third and the final third of the run, by Perez and Jill Thompson respectively. The middle section has a long stretch with pretty simplistic Chris Marinan art that serious dragged things down. Also, I really did love the character of Vanessa. She was annoying, but annoying in a realistic teen girl kind of way. I enjoyed watching her grow up, including some truly dark moments along the way that were handled excellently.
That's about it though. The villains are generally pretty lame (especially the Bana-Mighdall, ugh) with very few exceptions. The other supporting cast like Julia, Hermes, Indelicato, and the other Amazons are totally forgettable. Also probably the worst version of Steve Trevor that I'm aware of.
Anyway yeah, this is really only for people who are interested in the early post-Crisis era or Wonder Woman history more broadly. There's good stuff here and there, but it's quite lacking as a cohesive whole.
Well, I have mixed feelings. Certainly this run deserves all the credit in the world for bringing WW into the modern world after decades of creative bankruptcy. And indeed, pretty much all of the new aspects introduced are successful, and remain staples of modern WW comics today. But it's far from a perfect run. It's a bit overlong, very inconsistent, and ends with a frankly terrible, incoherent crossover event. Even the first few arcs, which are actually excellent, have since been outclassed by other more recent retellings of Diana's origins.
So where does that leave this run? Is it just a relic of history? A necessary step towards other, better stories? Honestly...kinda, yeah. It's hard to say, because I love Perez, and I love what he did for this character. But I can't in good conscience recommend this as one of the best Wonder Woman runs, because as a whole, it just isn't. It shares the exact same fate as John Byrne's Superman in that regard. There are things to enjoy if you're curious about WW's history, but there's not really anything here that you can't find done better elsewhere. And there's a lot of pretty bad stuff that everyone seems to overlook due to the run's importance. The War of the Gods crossover is frankly unforgivable in how utterly incoherent, incomprehensible, generic, unfocused, and overstuffed it is (and no, reading all the tie-ins doesn't make it any better). I wish it was the only time that a good comic run ended with an insufferable crossover event, but it sure seems to be common.
So what's the actual good? Well, the art is pretty sumptuous, at least for the first third and the final third of the run, by Perez and Jill Thompson respectively. The middle section has a long stretch with pretty simplistic Chris Marinan art that serious dragged things down. Also, I really did love the character of Vanessa. She was annoying, but annoying in a realistic teen girl kind of way. I enjoyed watching her grow up, including some truly dark moments along the way that were handled excellently.
That's about it though. The villains are generally pretty lame (especially the Bana-Mighdall, ugh) with very few exceptions. The other supporting cast like Julia, Hermes, Indelicato, and the other Amazons are totally forgettable. Also probably the worst version of Steve Trevor that I'm aware of.
Anyway yeah, this is really only for people who are interested in the early post-Crisis era or Wonder Woman history more broadly. There's good stuff here and there, but it's quite lacking as a cohesive whole.
February 2, 2023
A review of the whole series
It took me 2 years to read Perez’s entire Wonder Woman run, but I finally did it. It’s a series that’s hard for me to put a star rating on as I genuinely loved it and think that many of its shortcomings can be waved away for what it’s trying to do. That being said it still has its problems.
Perez tends to overwrite, leading to way more complicated plots than the actual story itself is as well as pages that are daunting to read as they are filled from top to bottom with text. I don’t think there’s ever a bad plot but there’s a handful of forgettable ones and while most of the artist are very good on the series, there’s one or two that brought the quality down for a bit.
All that being said, I think that when the storyline is good, they’re beyond good (examples being the gods and monsters story, *every* appearance of cheetah, the Middle East sector of amazons, and the doctor psycho story)! Also the passion and love that Perez has for the character and her core beliefs is so pure and genuine. There’s something to be said about a 3 omnibus run where the main theme never wavers from showing love and compassion towards everyone, even if they do you wrong numerous times. It’s a superhero series that I think holds a lot of weight and, even if dated at times, is a high bar for all that come after it.
And by golly I just love Wonder Woman
It took me 2 years to read Perez’s entire Wonder Woman run, but I finally did it. It’s a series that’s hard for me to put a star rating on as I genuinely loved it and think that many of its shortcomings can be waved away for what it’s trying to do. That being said it still has its problems.
Perez tends to overwrite, leading to way more complicated plots than the actual story itself is as well as pages that are daunting to read as they are filled from top to bottom with text. I don’t think there’s ever a bad plot but there’s a handful of forgettable ones and while most of the artist are very good on the series, there’s one or two that brought the quality down for a bit.
All that being said, I think that when the storyline is good, they’re beyond good (examples being the gods and monsters story, *every* appearance of cheetah, the Middle East sector of amazons, and the doctor psycho story)! Also the passion and love that Perez has for the character and her core beliefs is so pure and genuine. There’s something to be said about a 3 omnibus run where the main theme never wavers from showing love and compassion towards everyone, even if they do you wrong numerous times. It’s a superhero series that I think holds a lot of weight and, even if dated at times, is a high bar for all that come after it.
And by golly I just love Wonder Woman
March 13, 2021
i would never say this series was slow, but these issues pick the pace up so fast i could barely catch my breath
August 27, 2025
Que locura
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