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Wonder Woman (2006) #4
Wonder Woman, Vol. 4: Ends of the Earth
At the ends of the universe, Wonder Woman falls victim to the Black Horizon, risking the safety of her soul. To salvage her very existence, she must ally herself with the legendary Beowulf and another fearsome warrior from DC's past while trapped on a world where her powers have betrayed her and brutal combat rules the day. But will victory cost Wonder Woman her soul?
Featuring the long-awaited return of some of the most savage characters in DCU history, not to mention all-out war between Diana's Gorilla Knights and the Department of Metahuman Affairs!
Collects Wonder Woman #20-25
Featuring the long-awaited return of some of the most savage characters in DCU history, not to mention all-out war between Diana's Gorilla Knights and the Department of Metahuman Affairs!
Collects Wonder Woman #20-25
144 pages, Hardcover
First published March 17, 2009
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Gail Simone
1,078 books1,237 followersGail Simone is a comic book writer well-known for her work on Birds of Prey (DC), Wonder Woman (DC), and Deadpool (Marvel), among others, and has also written humorous and critical commentary on comics and the comics industry such as the original "Women in Refrigerators" website and a regular column called "You'll All Be Sorry".
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August 31, 2014
Bullet Review:
Gail Simone is just simply awesome; I had heard she did a run on Wonder Woman, my goddess, so I definitely thought that would be a killer combination. One of my favorite comic book authors + my favorite superheroine?!
While I LOVE how Simone deftly writes Wonder Woman - her dialogue, her voice, her character - I was less than impressed with the storyline. Wonder Woman meets the man with no soul, who somehow transports her away from her world (with Etta Candy in the room no less!), then teams up with Beowulf (?!), Claw (who?) to defeat the Devil (really?) all the while struggling to keep the compassion and soul that she is best known for. Meanwhile a dude named Tom investigates Agent Prince and Agent Candy and encounters some giant gorillas (?!?!).
The second story is a bit better, and I think that's because it embraces its campiness. Hollywood is going to make a Wonder Woman movie, so they ask for her to consult. Instead, WW faces off with the Wicked Queen who thinks WW is Snow White.
The best part is that Simone seems to know how to write WW the best of the authors I've read (and man, she totally is a chameleon! There is absolutely NO confusing WW with Batgirl here!). I also love that Etta Candy makes an appearance, I believe that we even see the 70's mod Diana Prince, and there are some AWESOME pro-women quotes. The bad parts are that I didn't really care for the main story (End of the World), it was weird and confusing (especially since I hadn't read ANY of the comics before this one), and I wish WW didn't have to have a love interest and be wanting babehs.
I will, however, be eagerly awaiting getting my hands on more of Simone's run with WW.
Gail Simone is just simply awesome; I had heard she did a run on Wonder Woman, my goddess, so I definitely thought that would be a killer combination. One of my favorite comic book authors + my favorite superheroine?!
While I LOVE how Simone deftly writes Wonder Woman - her dialogue, her voice, her character - I was less than impressed with the storyline. Wonder Woman meets the man with no soul, who somehow transports her away from her world (with Etta Candy in the room no less!), then teams up with Beowulf (?!), Claw (who?) to defeat the Devil (really?) all the while struggling to keep the compassion and soul that she is best known for. Meanwhile a dude named Tom investigates Agent Prince and Agent Candy and encounters some giant gorillas (?!?!).
The second story is a bit better, and I think that's because it embraces its campiness. Hollywood is going to make a Wonder Woman movie, so they ask for her to consult. Instead, WW faces off with the Wicked Queen who thinks WW is Snow White.
The best part is that Simone seems to know how to write WW the best of the authors I've read (and man, she totally is a chameleon! There is absolutely NO confusing WW with Batgirl here!). I also love that Etta Candy makes an appearance, I believe that we even see the 70's mod Diana Prince, and there are some AWESOME pro-women quotes. The bad parts are that I didn't really care for the main story (End of the World), it was weird and confusing (especially since I hadn't read ANY of the comics before this one), and I wish WW didn't have to have a love interest and be wanting babehs.
I will, however, be eagerly awaiting getting my hands on more of Simone's run with WW.
August 14, 2022
This one was so good!
We see a man named Stalker approaching Diana and well he sends her to Hyborian age as she has to team up with Beowulf and a conan rip off man named "Claw" and together they must stop this villain demon called D'grth and maybe also save this "Stalker" who seems to have his own ulterior motives and also Diana maybe changing and what will she do now? Its a very fun story set in Conan's word lets say and its sword and sorcery story at its peak and I love the Choice that Diana is forced to make here but how she persists and shows why she is the hero and also her banter with these two heroes of old was so good and fun! Plus in the real world, Tom Tresser finds about her Gorillas and Donna Troy <3
It was quite fun the way the writer continues to explore the world of Diana and show it from multiple angles and then a fun two part story vs "Queen of Fables" and its twisted and commenting on the way they tried to make WW movies then and its fun and you see the serious flaws that could happen at those times but its fun seeing Fables vs Fantasy made real. A fun story for sure with great art and I love the pacing here and how it leads into the next story!
We see a man named Stalker approaching Diana and well he sends her to Hyborian age as she has to team up with Beowulf and a conan rip off man named "Claw" and together they must stop this villain demon called D'grth and maybe also save this "Stalker" who seems to have his own ulterior motives and also Diana maybe changing and what will she do now? Its a very fun story set in Conan's word lets say and its sword and sorcery story at its peak and I love the Choice that Diana is forced to make here but how she persists and shows why she is the hero and also her banter with these two heroes of old was so good and fun! Plus in the real world, Tom Tresser finds about her Gorillas and Donna Troy <3
It was quite fun the way the writer continues to explore the world of Diana and show it from multiple angles and then a fun two part story vs "Queen of Fables" and its twisted and commenting on the way they tried to make WW movies then and its fun and you see the serious flaws that could happen at those times but its fun seeing Fables vs Fantasy made real. A fun story for sure with great art and I love the pacing here and how it leads into the next story!
July 5, 2017
Wonder Woman goes into a Gothic fantasy setting to save the world and chase the Devil. A few side stories are thrown in to make it into a book but overall it's a flat tale with pretty artwork.
OVERALL GRADE: C plus.
OVERALL GRADE: C plus.
March 16, 2020
"And thus we see the danger of mistaking a lust for base titillation for true knowledge. One brings wisdom, and the other? Only degradation."
This is the second volume of Gail Simone's tenure on Wonder woman. As I talked about in my review of her first story arc The Circle, she was called in to basically write the franchise out of the hole it had been written in since the infamous Wonder Woman: Amazons Attack! story had derailed the whole mythos of the Wonder Woman and her world. Succesive writers struggled to put the character back on track so they turned to the most famous woman to write comics as a last-resorts. This volume is tricky for me to judge because it is a transition volume so it is basically mopping-up a previous story, while setting-up for the next story. The next two stories are the largest story arcs of Simone's tenure on the character so this book is more of just her cementing what kind of "voice" she is taking the book. It is interesting that while George Pérez explored the social philosophy and culture of the character, and Greg Rucka's first-run looked at the political philosophy and ramifications of Wonder Woman--Gail Simone just wants to see her kick-ass. Now of course we do get out feminism and philosophizing in, it's not heavy-handed. For all the action in the book, it is the smart-witty dialogue at the end of the book that I liked the most. I want to say more, but I will read the next volume before I go into more detail on my thoughts on the world that Simone's building here. Oh, and Beowulf is here too.
This is the second volume of Gail Simone's tenure on Wonder woman. As I talked about in my review of her first story arc The Circle, she was called in to basically write the franchise out of the hole it had been written in since the infamous Wonder Woman: Amazons Attack! story had derailed the whole mythos of the Wonder Woman and her world. Succesive writers struggled to put the character back on track so they turned to the most famous woman to write comics as a last-resorts. This volume is tricky for me to judge because it is a transition volume so it is basically mopping-up a previous story, while setting-up for the next story. The next two stories are the largest story arcs of Simone's tenure on the character so this book is more of just her cementing what kind of "voice" she is taking the book. It is interesting that while George Pérez explored the social philosophy and culture of the character, and Greg Rucka's first-run looked at the political philosophy and ramifications of Wonder Woman--Gail Simone just wants to see her kick-ass. Now of course we do get out feminism and philosophizing in, it's not heavy-handed. For all the action in the book, it is the smart-witty dialogue at the end of the book that I liked the most. I want to say more, but I will read the next volume before I go into more detail on my thoughts on the world that Simone's building here. Oh, and Beowulf is here too.
September 21, 2010
Kinda campy. Beowulf is one of the main characters, if that tells you anything. Yes. Beowulf. Considering the cast of characters, though, the story could have been a whole lot worse.
December 2, 2010
Gail Simone produced a real guilty pleasure for me. While the main story doesn't tie into the overall plot she has been weaving in the monthly this is good old fashioned action movie fun. Gail resurrects characters from DC days of publishing sword and sorcery comics. So we get Claw the Unconquered, Stalker the Man without a Soul and Beowulf (yes there was a comic featuring the hero of the epic poem). There is betrayal, sword fighting, and ruminations about what it feels like to lose your soul. A subplot involves Tom Tresser and talking apes. Not literature, but fun.
August 3, 2012
I just did not feel this storyline. At all. It was a little too campy for my tastes, especially the secondary movie storyline. That said, I still really like how Simone writers Wonder Woman.
August 8, 2016
Meh. Barely 3 stars. Gail Simone does a good job with Wonder Woman's character and I liked the Beowulf storyline, but all the other parts felt underdeveloped and out of place. The Hollywood storyline was annoying on several different levels: plot and agenda wise. Also: Why did Wonder Woman's outfit change to a mid-riff baring top at one point? I haven't read a ton with her in it, but I don't recall that ever being her style.
July 21, 2012
Wow! What a fantastic story! This book definitely shows the darker side of Wonder Woman. In this epic, Wonder Woman must help Stalker by going to his homeland to kill the fiery mega-demon D'Grth. She meets up with Beowulf and some warrior named Claw, and the three of them plus Stalker are the only ones that can stop D'Grth and save the world from apocalypse. What's pretty neat is Wonder Woman and Beowulf even meet Grendel on the way.
The latter part of the book shows that they're going to make a Wonder Woman movie, but mayhem ensues, and luckily Wonder Woman is there to stop it.
All in all, it's a really fun book. I loved that Wonder Woman and Thomas Andrew Tresser (aka Nemesis) travel to Themyscira on a giant flying clam. I suppose I missed that part of the Wonder Woman canon, so that took me by surprise. But I am slightly confused because I thought Themyscira was destroyed, so I must have missed one of the comics because it looks like its back!
Anywho, I strongly recommend reading this one if you get a chance and you're a Wonder Woman fan. It's full of laughs, action, and lore, so you shouldn't be disappointed.
The latter part of the book shows that they're going to make a Wonder Woman movie, but mayhem ensues, and luckily Wonder Woman is there to stop it.
All in all, it's a really fun book. I loved that Wonder Woman and Thomas Andrew Tresser (aka Nemesis) travel to Themyscira on a giant flying clam. I suppose I missed that part of the Wonder Woman canon, so that took me by surprise. But I am slightly confused because I thought Themyscira was destroyed, so I must have missed one of the comics because it looks like its back!
Anywho, I strongly recommend reading this one if you get a chance and you're a Wonder Woman fan. It's full of laughs, action, and lore, so you shouldn't be disappointed.
January 12, 2016
Camp, ludicrous, with terribly flat dialogue- this was a big miss from Gail Simone, whose work I usually enjoy. The art deserved a far better story, except for the stupid Wonder Woman film parody two-parter, in which case the art and the story deserved each other.
August 13, 2017
To be honest this rating is on me, and fully admit this rating is completely unfair. However, let me explain.
After seeing the Wonder Woman movie, and being reminded Gail Simone wrote the character, I was led astray by Amazon's bleh search engine, Goodreads hot garbage of a search engine when it comes to collected issues of comic books (trade paperbacks), the Comixology website, and improbably, a local library system search engine even more screwed than Goodreads, which led me to believe this was the first volume of Simone's run on the title. If you can't trust the world's largest bookseller, the largest social media site for readers, and the local library, to get the correct information, when you don't know what you're looking for, things will and inevitably did go wrong. Admittedly my mistake is not realizing three of the four of my references were owned by Amazon, but one of them had to know what the hell they were talking about it, right? Nope.
ETA: Hot Garbage search engine comment proof: If you look up Gail Simone on GR, and sort all her works alphabetically, this volume and previous or subsequent are not even listed in her works. If you sort by series her 2005 run on Birds of Prey isn't even listed. GR's basic issue here is that each series restart (a new #1 issue) in comic book parlance is a volume, plus each collection is a volume. I believe the answer to this is the rule that comic book titles be listed by Title and Year, and that rule be enforced uniformly like last name, first name is enforced. This rule is enforced on other titles X-Men, I believe.
So I was dumped into the middle of a story that was a mishmash of classic literature (Beowolf) and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, that wasn't very good, compelling or frankly made much sense. Upon reading the volume, and knowing what I was looking for, I did subsequent searches and found the proceeding volume was also by Ms Simone, I reserve the right to revise this review.
I am a big fan of Ms. Simone's Twitter, where she is routinely hilarious, and her last run on Batgirl. There is an additional couple of issues that don't take place in an alternate dimension, rather something resembling this dimension, where Ms Simone showed off a little more of her comedy skills, while fun and amusing wasn't amusing or funny enough to save the book for me.
Anyway I press on, and start over.
After seeing the Wonder Woman movie, and being reminded Gail Simone wrote the character, I was led astray by Amazon's bleh search engine, Goodreads hot garbage of a search engine when it comes to collected issues of comic books (trade paperbacks), the Comixology website, and improbably, a local library system search engine even more screwed than Goodreads, which led me to believe this was the first volume of Simone's run on the title. If you can't trust the world's largest bookseller, the largest social media site for readers, and the local library, to get the correct information, when you don't know what you're looking for, things will and inevitably did go wrong. Admittedly my mistake is not realizing three of the four of my references were owned by Amazon, but one of them had to know what the hell they were talking about it, right? Nope.
ETA: Hot Garbage search engine comment proof: If you look up Gail Simone on GR, and sort all her works alphabetically, this volume and previous or subsequent are not even listed in her works. If you sort by series her 2005 run on Birds of Prey isn't even listed. GR's basic issue here is that each series restart (a new #1 issue) in comic book parlance is a volume, plus each collection is a volume. I believe the answer to this is the rule that comic book titles be listed by Title and Year, and that rule be enforced uniformly like last name, first name is enforced. This rule is enforced on other titles X-Men, I believe.
So I was dumped into the middle of a story that was a mishmash of classic literature (Beowolf) and Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, that wasn't very good, compelling or frankly made much sense. Upon reading the volume, and knowing what I was looking for, I did subsequent searches and found the proceeding volume was also by Ms Simone, I reserve the right to revise this review.
I am a big fan of Ms. Simone's Twitter, where she is routinely hilarious, and her last run on Batgirl. There is an additional couple of issues that don't take place in an alternate dimension, rather something resembling this dimension, where Ms Simone showed off a little more of her comedy skills, while fun and amusing wasn't amusing or funny enough to save the book for me.
Anyway I press on, and start over.
March 15, 2011
A really good action adventure collection of stories which crosses the human world and the worlds Wonder Woman inhabits in a combination of much enjoyment. Gail Simone is great at doing this and a core skill in telling a good superhero story in my opinion is this skill.
No matter if she's writing Wonder Woman, The Secret Six, or Birds Of Prey its so refreshing to have a writer who can blend all the facets of a comic book universe together with humor and raw energy. She can handle humor, horror, romance, and fuck it to the wall action. God when she decides to turn up any level within one of her stories it sure gets your attention.
Even with the great action my stand out favorite moments in this book are with the Gorilla Knights in the Wonder Woman The Movie story. Loved the main story because it got me thinking about George Perez's run on Wonder Woman. I think I shall pull Gods And Mortals off my DC bookcase. And that leads me to how much I love Gail Simone's run on this character. It sits right there nicely with the Perez run.
3 OUT OF 5 STARS
(C)REVIEW BY BRIAN C. WILLIAMS
SYSTEM*PRODUCTIONS
No matter if she's writing Wonder Woman, The Secret Six, or Birds Of Prey its so refreshing to have a writer who can blend all the facets of a comic book universe together with humor and raw energy. She can handle humor, horror, romance, and fuck it to the wall action. God when she decides to turn up any level within one of her stories it sure gets your attention.
Even with the great action my stand out favorite moments in this book are with the Gorilla Knights in the Wonder Woman The Movie story. Loved the main story because it got me thinking about George Perez's run on Wonder Woman. I think I shall pull Gods And Mortals off my DC bookcase. And that leads me to how much I love Gail Simone's run on this character. It sits right there nicely with the Perez run.
3 OUT OF 5 STARS
(C)REVIEW BY BRIAN C. WILLIAMS
SYSTEM*PRODUCTIONS
September 2, 2020
I've never really been a Wonder Woman fan (Batman's my no.1), but I like Gail Simone's writing. I like what Simone did in the 1st 2 issues with Beowulf and the different warrior version of WW, but when Stalker has more of a role,.. and then Claw joins the group too I started losing interest. I also still don't know whether the scene at the start of issue 3 was supposed to be a nightmare or an Alt-reality.
The second story was a very good way of Simone highlighting everything that can go wrong with WE if not written properly, and as a strong female empowerment message. Yes it's back to the normal WE that I'm not personally a fan of, but it's a decent story and one he'll of a message in a straightforward two-parter.
The second story was a very good way of Simone highlighting everything that can go wrong with WE if not written properly, and as a strong female empowerment message. Yes it's back to the normal WE that I'm not personally a fan of, but it's a decent story and one he'll of a message in a straightforward two-parter.
October 23, 2014
"The Circle" blew me away, and though "Ends of the Earth" is still very good, it doesn't quite reach the same heights. It's darker and more serious than "The Circle", but towards the end has quite a few funny moments, some of which Gail Simone claims are her favourites from her run. The art is wonderful and goes perfectly with the writing.
April 21, 2013
Simone's writing continues to be very sharp, and there are some nice moments, but the stories are both kind of bizarre and outside of the comfort zone for the comic, especially the first, which feels like it's missing an issue in there somewhere.
June 4, 2016
now this is how a wonder woman book should be like. a great range of emotions. great dialogue. And the second part of this book is perfect in regard of the upcoming wonder woman movie.
March 18, 2016
Such a fun and clever romp, yet still holds a serious and dramatic tone. Another great read from Simone.
April 2, 2016
Pretty good overall. Ending of the second storyline was stupid as hell.
May 4, 2017
This is yet another one of Gail Simone's series that I continue to read out of order. I know I've read a previous volume before because I recognize the characters but I was pretty lost on the portion taking place in the government. Besides that, I really enjoyed this. I know Rucka is everyone's go to Wondy writer but I actually like Simone's style better. Rather than go full tilt into the mythology and feature a lot of side characters talking about what a wonder Diana is, Simone shows more than tells. Bless her for that!
This features someone I either forgot or never paid attention to before: Tom Tesser. I think that's his name? He's enthralled with Diana and that affection leads him to a few interesting confrontations. One of which is one of Diana's greatest admirers and I loved that introduction!!
The main plot in this book is Diana taking on Grendel and while I hated Beowulf in school, this was interesting. I enjoyed it a little more than the evil queen storyline later on.
What made this such a great book to me was Diana. She is so amazing and fair in this book. I know, I know, she always is but it's still great to see. She doesn't take anyone shit and she's protective over her fellow sisters. This is the kind of Wonder Woman story I can get behind.
So, while I don't recommend you read this if you haven't read the other volumes, it's still a very enjoyable book. It's a tentative recommend, provide you've picked up the rest of Simone's run.
This features someone I either forgot or never paid attention to before: Tom Tesser. I think that's his name? He's enthralled with Diana and that affection leads him to a few interesting confrontations. One of which is one of Diana's greatest admirers and I loved that introduction!!
The main plot in this book is Diana taking on Grendel and while I hated Beowulf in school, this was interesting. I enjoyed it a little more than the evil queen storyline later on.
What made this such a great book to me was Diana. She is so amazing and fair in this book. I know, I know, she always is but it's still great to see. She doesn't take anyone shit and she's protective over her fellow sisters. This is the kind of Wonder Woman story I can get behind.
So, while I don't recommend you read this if you haven't read the other volumes, it's still a very enjoyable book. It's a tentative recommend, provide you've picked up the rest of Simone's run.
May 21, 2020
Wonder Woman always has at least one foot in mythology, but in Ends of the Earth, Gail Simone takes it to the next level. Recruited by the Stalker (from The Justice Society Returns), Diana is joined by Beowulf and Claw the Unconquered to destroy a demon and hopefully regain Stalker's soul, although very possibly at the cost of her own. The quartet travel through various fantastical dimensions as Diana slowly loses her grip on humanity, but not before showing the kinds of great kindness and empathy she is known for--first to a pack of wolves, which would later be here saving grace, and then to the Stalker himself.
Meanwhile, in the "real world," something is amiss as Sarge Steel becomes increasingly erratic and paranoid at the possibility that Agent Diana Prince might actually be an Amazon sleeper agent (weird, I know), and sends Nemesis to investigate, leading to hijinks with Diana's super-gorilla roommates.
Later, Diana takes Tresser to meet her mother on Paradise Island, and the story ends with a clash with the Queen of Fables on the set of a Hollywood biopic of Wonder Woman.
The stories all had a great blend of action, humor, and pathos, and Simone is bringing a fun factor that Rucka's run lacked. His run had a lot of hope and joy and inspiration to it, but Simone's Wonder Woman is more comfortable in her world and does not feel as bogged down in her responsibilities. Both Rucka and Simone can bring the Wonder to Wonder Woman, but they each do it in their own way.
Meanwhile, in the "real world," something is amiss as Sarge Steel becomes increasingly erratic and paranoid at the possibility that Agent Diana Prince might actually be an Amazon sleeper agent (weird, I know), and sends Nemesis to investigate, leading to hijinks with Diana's super-gorilla roommates.
Later, Diana takes Tresser to meet her mother on Paradise Island, and the story ends with a clash with the Queen of Fables on the set of a Hollywood biopic of Wonder Woman.
The stories all had a great blend of action, humor, and pathos, and Simone is bringing a fun factor that Rucka's run lacked. His run had a lot of hope and joy and inspiration to it, but Simone's Wonder Woman is more comfortable in her world and does not feel as bogged down in her responsibilities. Both Rucka and Simone can bring the Wonder to Wonder Woman, but they each do it in their own way.
April 9, 2021
I read the Vol 1, 2, 3 and 5 then stopped for a number of years. Recently, I have been getting interested in graphic novels again and decided to fill in the missing pieces. I don't remember much about the Gail Simone's run other than Diana getting a love interest (Nemesis, her co worker) and Donna Troy is around.
But I felt that Ends of the Earth feels very separate from all the other volumes. It has two story lines: Ends of the Earth and A Star in the Heavens. These don't really gel well either. In the first story, Diana gets sucked into another world and must enlist the help of Beowulf and Claw to defeat the Devil and the second story is where Diana must contend with Hollywood wanting to make a movie out of her story but in true gossip fashion, in makes a mockery of her history. Then things get deadly when the Queen of Fables appears. The art was nice and okay. The stories did not make much sense. Though it feels strange to see Diana contemplating having children. She also has to face an angry mother. That felt like commentary on how single parents struggle and their kids cannot see that.
But I felt that Ends of the Earth feels very separate from all the other volumes. It has two story lines: Ends of the Earth and A Star in the Heavens. These don't really gel well either. In the first story, Diana gets sucked into another world and must enlist the help of Beowulf and Claw to defeat the Devil and the second story is where Diana must contend with Hollywood wanting to make a movie out of her story but in true gossip fashion, in makes a mockery of her history. Then things get deadly when the Queen of Fables appears. The art was nice and okay. The stories did not make much sense. Though it feels strange to see Diana contemplating having children. She also has to face an angry mother. That felt like commentary on how single parents struggle and their kids cannot see that.
December 28, 2018
I just expected... more. The whole fantasy plot seems like a good idea, but it's poorly develoved. The events take place randomly and nothing seems to be written in a way that I can connect with the plot or the characters. It's a shame, because it would have been a nice and original adventure for Wonder Woman, but it all feels pretty empty and meaningless. Also the two final comical issues about the "Wonder Woman Movie", are a great idea, but they make absolutely no sense. And that's frustrating, because if there's something that the Wonder Woman comics lack is of a comical relief from time to time. I take that Simone's intentions are good, as she's trying to change that, but it just doesn't make any sense.
I enjoyed Simone's first arc for Wonder Woman because I felt that she really knew and respected the characteristics of Diana's character. But this one is a disappointment
I enjoyed Simone's first arc for Wonder Woman because I felt that she really knew and respected the characteristics of Diana's character. But this one is a disappointment
September 29, 2023
I wish there was a 3.5 rating. I love Simone's take on Wonder Woman. Overall, this was a good story of the heroic struggles between good and evil. It was an fun idea for a team up story to have Diana fight alongside Beowulf. Perhaps I don't read enough DC comics, but I felt there were some things I should know but didn't. I also felt some of the storytelling techniques, again maybe more indicative of the DC style, were a bit confusing. The second story was a fun take on Diana dealing with Hollywood adaptations of her life (almost a decade before the Gal Gadot film). I would definitely recommend to other Wonder Woman fans.
April 28, 2019
First and foremost, Aaron Lopresti and Bernard Chang delivered spectacular artwork. Whether the fighting scenes or just two characters speaking, both artists excelled. The plot however was lacking. Simone tells a decent story that was hampered by not ramping up the gravitas of the situation. The reader needs to know who these epic warriors are and if not immersed in DC lore, they probably won't. Some exposition would have helped immensely. The scenes with Nemesis were my favorite. Overall, the book was fine but could have been amazing.
April 5, 2025
Wonder Woman gets jettisoned to another world where she has to team up with Beowulf and some other obscure Bronze Age characters to fight a demon. Then the Queen of Fables comes along to make a cheesy Hollywood movie about Wonder Woman. It's all not bad, but also not Simone's best work. The art is all really good though, from Aaron Lopresti and Bernard Chang.
July 8, 2018
This arc was a stand-alone story and while it didn't add anything new to the overall story arc, I still enjoyed it! It was fun seeing Diana team up with Beowolf. The two-parter about Diana going to Hollywood was hilarious.
September 4, 2017
This is probably the weakest Gail Simone Wonder Woman story arc. Unconvincing prophesy, companions and nemesis simply equate a lukewarm pie.
May 26, 2018
I loved this one. I thought the heroes of myth storyline was awesome. I also liked Nemesis visiting the amazons and the movie sub story was hilarious.
June 14, 2019
Love Wonder Woman and loved this series. Great story with updated touches. Great artwork to enhance the story as graphic novels/comic books should.
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