Wonder Woman: Götter von Gotham

Wonder Woman

by Phil Jimenez (Illustrator), J.M. DeMatteis, Ralf Kruhm (Translator)

Sammelband. Vereint Wonder Woman Nr. 164-167

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Wonder Woman, Dc Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Mythology

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Philip Jiménez is an American comics artist and writer, known for his work as writer/artist on Wonder Woman from 2000 to 2003, as one of the five pencilers of the 2005–2006 miniseries Infinite Crisis, and his collaborations with writer Grant Morrison on New X-Men and The Invisibles.

Reviews

[Nicolas · Rating 2 out of 5]

You think, hey wouldn't it be cool if the gods merged with super villains? Then you read it and realize no. No, it wouldn’t.

[Mia · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I'm going to be generous because Wonderfam and Batfam team up.

[Maythavee · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fantastic start to Phil Jimenez's run! I loved that we got to see Diana, Artemis, Donna Troy and Cassie team up with the members of the Bat family: Batman, Huntress, Nightwing and Robin to defeat the children of Ares. It was interesting to see how each of the members of the Bat family dealt with the mythological aspect of the Gods.

[Brad · Rating 2 out of 5]

Art is outstanding

Story is mediocre. Too many fronts to try and follow, could’ve removed all bunch of characters and it would have improved it.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, the trades jump ahead 50 issues, so there's lots that's happened in the intervening time, but having read all the previous trades there are plenty of callbacks I did recognize. And I watched Batman: The Animated Series as a child, so the use of the the classic Batman villains felt really familiar -- plus I follow people on the Internet who read contemporary Bat-verse, so the rest of the Gotham crew felt mostly familiar -- and Artemis is back :) [I decided reading the six-part miniseries "Requiem: A Song for the Dead" wasn't worth more Messner-Loebs grossness, but I'm pleased to learn she got to develop. {And for my reference, because there are a bunch of characters with this name, here is her Wonder Woman wiki.}]

Also, I've been reading so much mediocre Wonder Woman recently, and this was so good. (Okay, I wasn't into the Hippolyta bashing at the beginning, but after that.) I love the smartness of reflecting on how one defeats gods who draw energy from the conflict itself (and a team! working together!). I loved that they got really thoughtful about fear (and Batman!). And conversations about faith and what that means to different people. And people are also quippy and glib (and there's a whole team!), while there's also really smart stuff, like Diana pointing out, "Ares took his offerings from the battlefield, Deimos. The sacrifice of a chained, helpless girl will mean nothing to him."

Why is this out of print? I don't love this with the same intensity I loved Greg Rucka's "The Lies," but it's really solid and enjoyable and thoughtful.

[Adrien · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's funny because although this is an amazing story and was one of the story arcs that I read when I wasn't reading comics from an... I don't know if informed is the right word, but I certainly was only reading for the characters and relationships that I was interested in when I first read this story. I think it's a great story and such a great mess to jump into if you need a launching point and want to just get right into it, but I also can now acknowledge that this is kind of A Lot. It's a lot to read, it's pretty dense text-wise for comics, and if you didn't know who any of the characters other than Wonder Woman and Batman were then you'd be in for quite the ride. But I love jumping into the deep end with characters so maybe that's why I loved this so much back then. It definitely holds up as again a great story, but now when I think of this arc I think of it as the wonder twins ever and the omg Artemis and Huntress I can't believe you did that that is so amazing story. Like, who the fuck is Batman?

[João Teixeira · Rating 1 out of 5]

Esta história é péssima. Digamos que detestei, especialmente a última história de todas, aquela em que supostamente acompanhamos um dia na vida da Mulher-Maravilha.
Na outra história, Deuses de Gotham, tomei conhecimento pela primeira vez de personagens "menores" do universo DC que achei simplesmente ridículas... Moça-Maravilha? Caçadora? Asa Nocturna? Artemisa? Tróia? Compreendo que com o sucesso de determinadas personagens, o dito universo se foi expandindo... Mas sinceramente, este tipo de BD de super-heróis não é para mim...

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

For me it’s always hit or miss with Wonder Woman, but this one was definitely a hit. I love a Greek god story and I have always felt like that was a huge part of Diana’s lore that could be incorporated more because if there is a Diana why not be a Zeus or Aphrodite? The Gotham setting was so ideal as who else but Batman, who embodies the essence of righteous humanity, could stand against such powerful deity.

[Jose · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este volume contém duas histórias, sendo que a primeira é muito interessante - vilões mortais do universo de Batman fundem-se com vilões divinos do universo da Wonder Woman - mas talvez tenha-se extendido demasiado...

[PMoslice · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was to this point my favorite Wonder Woman story. The sudden appearance of greek gods in Gotham brings the Wonder Woman Family and the Bat-Family on a collision course with Maxie-Zeus. Faith is tested and questioned but in the end faith and belief win out.

[Scott A. Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun crossover with some epic moments!

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

It took me a little while to get into because of the wide number of characters, but I like where Jimenez took the story.

[Kathleen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I just did not have the time to finish this. However, I liked the art and the story. I'm such a sucker for anything Batman/Wonder Woman. I'll have to pick this up sometime so I can finish it.