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Wonder Woman (1987) (Collected Editions) #3
Wonder Woman by George Perez Vol. 3
More than 40 years after debuting in All Star Comics #8, Wonder Woman was reshaped by legendary comics creator George Pérez and returned to the public eye in 1986. This updated Amazonian Princess met with such acclaim that Pérez’s original six-month commitment to the title was extended—and extended—until nearly five years had passed. Working with artist Chris Marrinan, Pérez brought Wonder Woman to a new generation of readers—and to unprecedented levels of success.
Now these treasured stories are available in an all-new trade paperback edition. Collecting Wonder Woman #25-35, this third volume in the series features some of the most exciting moments of DC’s modern age!
Now these treasured stories are available in an all-new trade paperback edition. Collecting Wonder Woman #25-35, this third volume in the series features some of the most exciting moments of DC’s modern age!
262 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 1989
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George Pérez
1,505 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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February 1, 2019
The first few issues are an Invasion crossover. Then Cheetah steals Wonder Woman's lasso and Diana meets another group of Amazons while getting it back. Cheetah is very one-dimensional and uninteresting in this iteration. I much preferred Greg Rucka's take on Cheetah and Dr. Minerva on his latest run. It makes her a much more tragic character to have her and Diana become friends before she is transformed into the Cheetah. The Bana-Mighdall are far more interesting. They are designed almost as the antithesis to the Amazons from Thermyscira. Unfortunately, George Perez is only drawing covers at this point. Chris Marriman's art is fine, it's more the house DC style at the time.
December 17, 2023
I really love the cover of this volume and the first story in it, which features Wonder Woman working with Justice League International. The banter with the team members, especially with Guy Gardner and Rocket Red, is a lot of fun to read. The second story, features a Cheetah origin that hasn't aged well. Besides the outdated views of the world, it is told mostly in narrative flashback, which means that some of the panels are just heads telling a story. The final story in this volume features the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall, a group of Amazons in North Africa. This is an interesting story that has stakes.
One point to note is that George Pérez is only doing the covers at this point, so the covers are amazing, but the interior art is a big step down from the George Pérez art in previous volumes.
One point to note is that George Pérez is only doing the covers at this point, so the covers are amazing, but the interior art is a big step down from the George Pérez art in previous volumes.
November 28, 2018
The Cheetah steals the magic lasso, leading Wonder Woman on a journey to a secret city of Amazons in the Middle East. The Cheetah yarn is a bit of a yawn, and I wish she had more of a voice. Her characterization as jealous archaeologist turned primal beast is one dimensional. But I found the Middle Eastern Amazons really interesting. Especially how they evolved in their own ways, living with their own unique culture and laws very different from Paradise Island.
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April 3, 2021Except it's not quite so thoroughly 'by George Perez' anymore; Chris Marrinan takes over the pencilling, and stylistically it certaininly isn't a jarring change. His opening shot of Themyscira isn't quite as beautiful as Perez', but its architectural splendour isn't far off, and that generally holds true throughout; he's a less good Perez, not by so much it ruins the experience, but certainly by enough to dent it a little. The first couple of issues are an Invasion tie-in, complete with a JLI team-up where I'd love to say the portrayal of Blue Beetle as a cheesy lech was unfair; alas, Giffen & deMatteis are credited with a script assist, so I don't think I have a leg to stand on. It is interesting, though, to see the treatment of Guy Gardner; his gung-ho approach was normally used as the butt of jokes or a teachable moment, and in a book as sceptical of violence as this, you'd expect that to go double. Instead, here he's pretty much vindicated, because the invading Khund are just like that and only understand a proper thrashing - which supports precisely the dehumanising perception of the enemy in wartime which Diana and J'onn later, and rather emptily, lament.
Still, that done the book becomes more itself again. It helps that it's much more interested in the aftermath of the big brouhaha than most superhero comics, even by modern standards, but certainly back then. Not just in terms of the alien invasion, or the devastation the previous volume wreaked on Boston, but things like a plane crash outside town, which many heroes would treat as a straightforward win because it saved the city, but which here becomes "Emerald sentinels decapitated by monstrous blades...wildlife screaming, their sanctuary violated..." Set against which, you get Hermes magically rebuilding the city - but even that gets problematised by the intervention of an unimpressed Creeper, and Hermes' tone, which remains familiar from so many celebrity apologies: "For a god to seek pardon from mortals is unprecedented, but is is an honor I bestow upon you freely and joyously." And as ever, it should go without saying that the portrayal of Hermes here differs considerably from my conception of him. But unlike many theists, I consider it entirely possible for such disagreements to be manifest in polite asides, rather than outraged protest. Nor is that the only scene which I wish weren't so topical; there's an interesting section where other Amazons ask hard questions about Diana's willingness to forgive Steve Trevor, and invite him to their sanctuary, given he previously came there with violent intentions. Can he ever be forgiven, and even if so, is it worth placing that above the upset to them? The question, very sensibly, is left hanging.
Conversely, when the focus switches to a reinvention of Wonder Woman's old antagonist Cheetah, her African priestess acolyte has not aged at all well. Even aside from the look, and the accent, as he recounts her origin over two interminable issues while Diane listens inert, one wonders why exactly a cheetah goddess would ever have had a temple in the jungle, or a hunting style much more like that of a leopard. Though if it's any consolation, the scene on the moors outside Nottingham, England, where a cabbie in a yellow New York taxi gives a distance in kilometres, at least demonstrates that the lazy assumptions regarding other cultures aren't limited to the developing world. Similar questions could be raised about the subsequent encounter with a mysterious, gun-toting Middle-Eastern Amazon offshoot, though here it's interesting how many of the ideas applied to a splinter civilisation in this story would subsequently be transplanted to Themyscira proper when Azzarello and Chiang wanted to scuff up Wonder Woman's backstory decades later.
Still, that done the book becomes more itself again. It helps that it's much more interested in the aftermath of the big brouhaha than most superhero comics, even by modern standards, but certainly back then. Not just in terms of the alien invasion, or the devastation the previous volume wreaked on Boston, but things like a plane crash outside town, which many heroes would treat as a straightforward win because it saved the city, but which here becomes "Emerald sentinels decapitated by monstrous blades...wildlife screaming, their sanctuary violated..." Set against which, you get Hermes magically rebuilding the city - but even that gets problematised by the intervention of an unimpressed Creeper, and Hermes' tone, which remains familiar from so many celebrity apologies: "For a god to seek pardon from mortals is unprecedented, but is is an honor I bestow upon you freely and joyously." And as ever, it should go without saying that the portrayal of Hermes here differs considerably from my conception of him. But unlike many theists, I consider it entirely possible for such disagreements to be manifest in polite asides, rather than outraged protest. Nor is that the only scene which I wish weren't so topical; there's an interesting section where other Amazons ask hard questions about Diana's willingness to forgive Steve Trevor, and invite him to their sanctuary, given he previously came there with violent intentions. Can he ever be forgiven, and even if so, is it worth placing that above the upset to them? The question, very sensibly, is left hanging.
Conversely, when the focus switches to a reinvention of Wonder Woman's old antagonist Cheetah, her African priestess acolyte has not aged at all well. Even aside from the look, and the accent, as he recounts her origin over two interminable issues while Diane listens inert, one wonders why exactly a cheetah goddess would ever have had a temple in the jungle, or a hunting style much more like that of a leopard. Though if it's any consolation, the scene on the moors outside Nottingham, England, where a cabbie in a yellow New York taxi gives a distance in kilometres, at least demonstrates that the lazy assumptions regarding other cultures aren't limited to the developing world. Similar questions could be raised about the subsequent encounter with a mysterious, gun-toting Middle-Eastern Amazon offshoot, though here it's interesting how many of the ideas applied to a splinter civilisation in this story would subsequently be transplanted to Themyscira proper when Azzarello and Chiang wanted to scuff up Wonder Woman's backstory decades later.
December 29, 2020
Tercer tomo de la etapa de George Perez y el nivel no baja de la excelencia. La diferencia está en que Perez deja su lugar de dibujante y, si bien el estilo es distinto, se mantiene una línea clara que transmite ese heroicismo clásico de toda la serie.
Respecto a las historias, acá lo interesante está en la aparición de un grupo de amazonas que vive en Egipto y la actitud que muestra: soberbia, odio y corrupción; es la contracara de las que viven en Themyscira, que no saben respetar la tradición sagrada y el perdón. Esto nos trae el tema que rodea al tomo, y es lo que genera vivir en el mundo humano para los seres sobrehumanos, pues a Hermes le ocurre lo mismo cuando llega a Estados Unidos. Esa confrontación entre lo sagrado y lo profano es muy interesante como propuesta de análisis de la conducta humana para un comic de superhéroes.
Otra parte destacable es el origen de Cheetah, en el que si bien vemos el lugar común de la científica ambiciosa y sin preocupación por la vida humana, es interesante cómo se conjugan los elementos mitológicos para darle más profundidad al personaje y lo que lo rodea.
Se puede concluir entonces que lo más destacado de lo que llevo leído de esta etapa es la construcción de los personajes y un entorno consistente para ellos; todos tienen algo para decir, incluso aquellos que aparecen poco como el policía Indelicato, el sirviente de Cheetah o el novio de la vete Kapatelis.
Respecto a las historias, acá lo interesante está en la aparición de un grupo de amazonas que vive en Egipto y la actitud que muestra: soberbia, odio y corrupción; es la contracara de las que viven en Themyscira, que no saben respetar la tradición sagrada y el perdón. Esto nos trae el tema que rodea al tomo, y es lo que genera vivir en el mundo humano para los seres sobrehumanos, pues a Hermes le ocurre lo mismo cuando llega a Estados Unidos. Esa confrontación entre lo sagrado y lo profano es muy interesante como propuesta de análisis de la conducta humana para un comic de superhéroes.
Otra parte destacable es el origen de Cheetah, en el que si bien vemos el lugar común de la científica ambiciosa y sin preocupación por la vida humana, es interesante cómo se conjugan los elementos mitológicos para darle más profundidad al personaje y lo que lo rodea.
Se puede concluir entonces que lo más destacado de lo que llevo leído de esta etapa es la construcción de los personajes y un entorno consistente para ellos; todos tienen algo para decir, incluso aquellos que aparecen poco como el policía Indelicato, el sirviente de Cheetah o el novio de la vete Kapatelis.
January 21, 2023
"Wonder Woman by George Perez, Vol. 3" collects 11 issues, Wonder Woman #25 (Winter 1988) to Wonder Woman #35 (October 1988).
Of those, the first two issues were part of the massive 1988 crossover event "Invasion," which was DC's biggest crossover since "Crisis On Infinite Earths." While it was fun to see Diana interacting/fighting with the members of Justice League International, this really felt like a detour from the main plot of Diana's story. Not to mention, how incomplete this arc is without all the other issues of the crossover. I would identify this as the biggest problem with these volumes of collected issues.
The remaining issues (#27-#35) encompass the main plot of this volume. The Cheetah is back, as she attempts to collect two important artifacts; the Golden Lasso of Hestia and the Golden Girdle of Gaea. This story also helps tie up the history of the Amazons, specifically what happened to Antiope after she separated from Hippolyte, and the founding of Bana-Mighdall.
For me, the highlight of this volume was issues #28 "Jungle Sacrament" and #29 "Bloodvine," which are a full re-telling of the origin story of Dr. Barbara Minerva and her transformation into the Cheetah. Like George Perez's origin for Diana, this is in my opinion the definitive origin of this classic Wonder Woman villain.
4-Stars, I really liked this one.
Of those, the first two issues were part of the massive 1988 crossover event "Invasion," which was DC's biggest crossover since "Crisis On Infinite Earths." While it was fun to see Diana interacting/fighting with the members of Justice League International, this really felt like a detour from the main plot of Diana's story. Not to mention, how incomplete this arc is without all the other issues of the crossover. I would identify this as the biggest problem with these volumes of collected issues.
The remaining issues (#27-#35) encompass the main plot of this volume. The Cheetah is back, as she attempts to collect two important artifacts; the Golden Lasso of Hestia and the Golden Girdle of Gaea. This story also helps tie up the history of the Amazons, specifically what happened to Antiope after she separated from Hippolyte, and the founding of Bana-Mighdall.
For me, the highlight of this volume was issues #28 "Jungle Sacrament" and #29 "Bloodvine," which are a full re-telling of the origin story of Dr. Barbara Minerva and her transformation into the Cheetah. Like George Perez's origin for Diana, this is in my opinion the definitive origin of this classic Wonder Woman villain.
4-Stars, I really liked this one.
August 18, 2022
loved the first few stories but that last storyline felt extremely white saviour-esque. Cheetah's whole storyline seems to critique colonialism, but then Diana goes and does something similar to the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall just a couple of issues later? And it goes completely unexamined/questioned? Definitely could have used a lot more thought and care to tell a story like that.
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October 30, 2023 There are so many good ideas here, and they are absolutely overshadowed by the racism. Everything involving Chuma is terrible, which is a bummer since The Cheetah is such a fun and iconic foe for WW. This cheetah story in particular is pretty much unreadable as her origin chapter seems to be pulled directly from 1940s “jungle” tales.
April 2, 2024
First, it’s important to note despite the “volume three” of the title, George Perez continues his scripting work, but the interior art is no longer under his skilled pen. It’s a shame because Perez’s work is just excellent. Thankfully the new artist(s) are serviceable and the visuals oscillate from “fine” to outright “good”, even if they don’t reach Perez’s output.
The story first pics up with Diana joining Justice League International for a mission. I recently read the Justice League Int. arc where this occurred and didn’t realize the crossover extended over into Wonder Woman. It was fun to see the other side of this little meeting, though I do think it doesn’t hold up as strongly on its own without the context from JLI.
Moving from that story takes us into the main arc of the book focused on Barbara Ann Minerva’s return as the Cheetah, and the appearance of Bana-Mighdall, a middle eastern tribe of mortal Amazons who tie deeply in the Themysciran Amazons history. As expected from Perez, his Diana is definitive— perfectly characterized, a wonderful balance of compassionate and intelligent, but also a warrior who, when faced with the worst of what humanity has to offer, must contend with the darker impulses within us all. Perez’s focus on Amazon history and his clear love of myth continue to give Diana’s corner of the DCU an iron clad identity.
Dr. Minerva’s definitive backstory is finally shown, and we see the ruthless, intelligent, ambitious person she is. She’s entertaining to watch, though modern readers will more likely find her newer backstories as Diana’s friend pre-Cheetah to be more compelling (and to be fair, so do I) but for the time this is an interesting take, and the Cheetah shows off just how deadly she is. She’s one of Diana’s more interesting foes, and I’m a sucker for this design.
Meanwhile, Steve Trevor and Etta Candy continue their romantic B-plot. I really like these two, both alone and together, and their friendship with Diana is heartwarming. These stories have made me a solid Steve and Etta shipper.
There are a few problems that hold the story back from absolute greatness. First let’s play our usual game when it comes to comics from the 80s and early 90s: Spot The Racism! Typical of the time (I’m thinking to some Justice League International issues and A Death in the Family, specifically) too many of the Middle Eastern characters are colored with a bluish tint to their skin. It looks super unnatural. There’s also Chuma, a short, dark-skinned man who acts as Barbara’s manservant. He’s very much a character of his time and everything about him is just… unfortunate.
There's also a bit of a dissonance between Barbara and Diana's tales. Barbara's story seems to condemn colonialism and the very English notion of "civilizing" native peoples to white European standards. Barbara's an asshole to everyone, but her derisive treatment of the native people-- and Chuma in her present day-- has strong rich white bitch energy. And that's who she is. Barbara doesn't really care about the native people who's lives come crashing down around her. She brings destruction with her arrival, inadvertendly at first, before choosing to revel in the bloodshed as the Cheetah.
Diana is set to be the opposite: an outsider who seeks peace at every opportunuity, who tries to reason with a native people with whom she can barely communicate. This leads to some uncomfortable white savior aspects of her story which didn't fit super well with me. I can see the dichotomy they're going for, but I think it was a story element which didn't age very well with the times.
Stepping aside from Spot The Racism! for a sec, while I mostly enjoy everything related to Bana-Midghdall, I do have some issues with the final big bad Shim’tar. Aside from her ridiculously 90s design I have no idea who/what she was. A cyborg Wonder Woman? A random Amazon who looks out of place in Bana-Midghdall, but conveniently looks like Diana, making for striking cover pages? She has no true name, explored history, or even apparent desires of her own. She appears to exist just to give Diana a worthy boss character to fight, as the true antagonist of the arc, Faruka, is the one who drags the story along and creates most of the conflict at the end. Faruka is a solid antagonist for what’s going on and is more than enough to keep Diana busy when there’s so many other external factors at play (like the Middle Eastern government prepping to drop bombs and totally wipe out the Amazon’s city. Shim’tar is more an extension of Faruka herself, and I think it would’ve been more interesting if Faruka had donned the armor herself.
Even with some of the issues, I was invested in the story and Diana’s discoveries throughout. There’s a lot of history—both for Bana-Midghdall and the Cheetah— here, and the throughline theme for both stories: that blood-soaked history can only find a resolution with a purposeful choice for peace unites the book and makes it a coherent read with a strong ending.
The story first pics up with Diana joining Justice League International for a mission. I recently read the Justice League Int. arc where this occurred and didn’t realize the crossover extended over into Wonder Woman. It was fun to see the other side of this little meeting, though I do think it doesn’t hold up as strongly on its own without the context from JLI.
Moving from that story takes us into the main arc of the book focused on Barbara Ann Minerva’s return as the Cheetah, and the appearance of Bana-Mighdall, a middle eastern tribe of mortal Amazons who tie deeply in the Themysciran Amazons history. As expected from Perez, his Diana is definitive— perfectly characterized, a wonderful balance of compassionate and intelligent, but also a warrior who, when faced with the worst of what humanity has to offer, must contend with the darker impulses within us all. Perez’s focus on Amazon history and his clear love of myth continue to give Diana’s corner of the DCU an iron clad identity.
Dr. Minerva’s definitive backstory is finally shown, and we see the ruthless, intelligent, ambitious person she is. She’s entertaining to watch, though modern readers will more likely find her newer backstories as Diana’s friend pre-Cheetah to be more compelling (and to be fair, so do I) but for the time this is an interesting take, and the Cheetah shows off just how deadly she is. She’s one of Diana’s more interesting foes, and I’m a sucker for this design.
Meanwhile, Steve Trevor and Etta Candy continue their romantic B-plot. I really like these two, both alone and together, and their friendship with Diana is heartwarming. These stories have made me a solid Steve and Etta shipper.
There are a few problems that hold the story back from absolute greatness. First let’s play our usual game when it comes to comics from the 80s and early 90s: Spot The Racism! Typical of the time (I’m thinking to some Justice League International issues and A Death in the Family, specifically) too many of the Middle Eastern characters are colored with a bluish tint to their skin. It looks super unnatural. There’s also Chuma, a short, dark-skinned man who acts as Barbara’s manservant. He’s very much a character of his time and everything about him is just… unfortunate.
There's also a bit of a dissonance between Barbara and Diana's tales. Barbara's story seems to condemn colonialism and the very English notion of "civilizing" native peoples to white European standards. Barbara's an asshole to everyone, but her derisive treatment of the native people-- and Chuma in her present day-- has strong rich white bitch energy. And that's who she is. Barbara doesn't really care about the native people who's lives come crashing down around her. She brings destruction with her arrival, inadvertendly at first, before choosing to revel in the bloodshed as the Cheetah.
Diana is set to be the opposite: an outsider who seeks peace at every opportunuity, who tries to reason with a native people with whom she can barely communicate. This leads to some uncomfortable white savior aspects of her story which didn't fit super well with me. I can see the dichotomy they're going for, but I think it was a story element which didn't age very well with the times.
Stepping aside from Spot The Racism! for a sec, while I mostly enjoy everything related to Bana-Midghdall, I do have some issues with the final big bad Shim’tar. Aside from her ridiculously 90s design I have no idea who/what she was. A cyborg Wonder Woman? A random Amazon who looks out of place in Bana-Midghdall, but conveniently looks like Diana, making for striking cover pages? She has no true name, explored history, or even apparent desires of her own. She appears to exist just to give Diana a worthy boss character to fight, as the true antagonist of the arc, Faruka, is the one who drags the story along and creates most of the conflict at the end. Faruka is a solid antagonist for what’s going on and is more than enough to keep Diana busy when there’s so many other external factors at play (like the Middle Eastern government prepping to drop bombs and totally wipe out the Amazon’s city. Shim’tar is more an extension of Faruka herself, and I think it would’ve been more interesting if Faruka had donned the armor herself.
Even with some of the issues, I was invested in the story and Diana’s discoveries throughout. There’s a lot of history—both for Bana-Midghdall and the Cheetah— here, and the throughline theme for both stories: that blood-soaked history can only find a resolution with a purposeful choice for peace unites the book and makes it a coherent read with a strong ending.
July 9, 2023
Perez has a great approach to the mythology and feminism. Chris Marrinan does a wonderful job taking over for Perez as the artist (although the later issues feel a bit deadline-pressed). Fun stories featuring Cheetah and the last Amazon city Bana-Migdahl.
February 11, 2026
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the invasion cross over was a bit of a snooze since i didn't really care to read anything else about it other than diana's involvement. and while i was looking forward to read about what would be my first experience with cheetah's origin, i dont really think this version did her a lot of justice.
the bana-mighdall arc and conflict started out strong and interesting, but i was kinda bummed that they all just died in the end. i wanted to at least see some form of interaction between them and this themysciran amazons bc there's honestly a lot of potential for some interesting stories there, but hey, i don't wanna speak too soon. i still have two volumes left to read after all.
i do think this run gave decent introductions to minerva & the bana mighdall amazons, but im definitely more excited to see better written versions of these characters and their lore in other WW stories that i plan to read. so im leaving this one with a hopeful 3.5 stars.
the invasion cross over was a bit of a snooze since i didn't really care to read anything else about it other than diana's involvement. and while i was looking forward to read about what would be my first experience with cheetah's origin, i dont really think this version did her a lot of justice.
the bana-mighdall arc and conflict started out strong and interesting, but i was kinda bummed that they all just died in the end. i wanted to at least see some form of interaction between them and this themysciran amazons bc there's honestly a lot of potential for some interesting stories there, but hey, i don't wanna speak too soon. i still have two volumes left to read after all.
i do think this run gave decent introductions to minerva & the bana mighdall amazons, but im definitely more excited to see better written versions of these characters and their lore in other WW stories that i plan to read. so im leaving this one with a hopeful 3.5 stars.
February 28, 2022
Continuando con la etapa de George Perez con un nuevo enfrentamiento contra Cheetah (finalmente conocemos el origen de esta super-villana) más el cinturón de Gea, junto con las amazonas guerreras Egipto. Con los extensos textos descriptivos fruto de la narrativa de finales de los 90 que hoy envejecieron un poco mal. Además de 2 capítulos que se tocan la saga Invasión de 1989.
Lo único que no entiendo es porque de todos los artistas existentes en ese momento en la industria tuvo que legarle los lápices a Chris Marrinan probablemente unos de los peores dibujantes para reemplazar a alguien tan detallista como George Perez. Tal vez siguiendo la tendencia de los ochenta donde destacaban la historia y no tanto al dibujante.
Lo único que no entiendo es porque de todos los artistas existentes en ese momento en la industria tuvo que legarle los lápices a Chris Marrinan probablemente unos de los peores dibujantes para reemplazar a alguien tan detallista como George Perez. Tal vez siguiendo la tendencia de los ochenta donde destacaban la historia y no tanto al dibujante.
October 9, 2025
Overall I really liked this volume, and story wise Perez finally paid off many things he had set up back in volume 1. Sadly while narratively this had some of the most interesting stuff, the art was definitely a step down compared to the first two volumes. Perez has stepped away from doing the art and is now solely focused on the writing, which is understandable, however it does often take away from this book. A lot of the art is trying to mimic his style, but just doing a worse job at it. Onto volume 4.
May 29, 2019
Plotting was OK, but I can only take that overwrought Perez style for an issue or two at a time nowadays. Also, attitudes towards race and religion are getting dated, and this volume loses the lovely Perez artwork except for some covers.
June 18, 2018
Well done series. Very different approach to conflict resolution than other heroes.
January 4, 2021
The style of comic book writing has changed a lot since 1988. This volume would influence Wonder Woman lore for decades to come. An excellent read with bonus character profiles at the back.
January 2, 2023
Okay, so, George Perez should have never stopped doing the pencilling for Wonder Woman
December 11, 2023
Oof. This volume of the story has aged particularly poorly. From cannibalistic African tribes to bloodthirsty Middle Eastern Amazons, Perez really showed his (racist) ass throughout this story arc. His work has always had some truly questionable opinions of sexual assault and "the modern woman," but it's usually played enough of a second fiddle to some truly good character work and beautiful art that I've been more easily able to set those things aside as a product of the 80s. The issues depicting the Bana-Mighdall in this volume were difficult to get through though, especially on the heels of this updated Cheetah origin story.
July 14, 2025
I really liked the Cheetah arc. i hope thats not the end of the Cheetah
March 14, 2026
Losing Perez as artist as well as an uptick on racist stereotypes and exoticism tropes really weigh this down.
August 12, 2025
sigue el buen paso
February 20, 2026
This volume gave me more evidence (like I needed it) to show why the George Perez run of Wonder Woman is held in such high esteem. Even the issues tying into the annual crossover event (Invasion, in this case) don’t feel as completely removed from the ongoing story as later events do. I think the supporting characters and Diana being such a pure symbol of hope help a lot.
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