Sensational Wonder Woman, Vol. 1

Sensational Wonder Woman #1-14

by Stephanie Phillips (Writer), Andrea Shea (Writer), Colleen Doran (Writer/Illustrator)

A SENSATIONAL CELEBRATION OF WONDER WOMAN!
Celebrating Wonder Woman’s 80th anniversary, Sensational Wonder Woman explores everything that makes Wonder Woman the sensational hero that she is.

Featuring stories by Stephanie Phillips, Andrea Shea, Colleen Doran, Alyssa Wong, Corinna Bechko, Amy Chu, Sina Grace and Sanya Anwar.

Art by Meghan Hetrick, Bruno Redondo, Colleen Doran, Eleonora Carlini, Dani Strips, Maria Laura Sanapo, Paul Pelletier and Sanya Anwar.

Collects: Sensational Wonder Woman #1-14.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Wonder Woman, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Superheroes, Fantasy

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 5, 2021

Reviews

[Jayson · Rating 3 out of 5]

(B) 72% | More than Satisfactory
Notes: Read in Digital First singles. Individual reviews for included stories can be found here:
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #1
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #2
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #3
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #4
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #5
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #6
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #7
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #8
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #9
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #10
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #11
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #12
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #13
- Sensational Wonder Woman (2021) #14

[Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

"Wonder Woman was bold. She was fearless. She was an inspiration." -- the memories of retired photojournalist Katie Hollingsworth, in 'Ultimate Fangirl'

Celebrating the premiere super-heroine's 80th anniversary in print, the eight robust and fleet-footed short stories collected in Sensational Wonder Woman are also notable in that they all authored by different women, with two of them - Colleen Doran and Sanya Anwar - additionally handling a duel workload by being responsible for the illustrations as well. (Regrettably, writer Gail Simone - who I think is great at scripting the various resilient costumed ladies from DC - is absent from this line-up.) While I did not think this volume was quite as good as the similar in nature Wonder Woman: Black & Gold - another story collection published around the same time and for the same celebratory reasons - it was still worth the read, with its mix of lightheartedness ('The Museum Gala,' in which Wonder Woman teams with a cape- and cowl-bereft Bruce Wayne to take on Mister Freeze), bruising action ('Better Nature' and 'The Queen's Hive'), or just straight-ahead heartwarming nostalgia ('Ultimate Fangirl,' which - despite its off-putting title - depicts WW at her altruistic best in both love and war.)

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

A timeless anthology of Wonder Woman stories all written by women and for the most part drawn by them too. The stories and art were quite good for this type of book. It reminded me of when I was a kid and each issue was a one and done stand alone issue for the most part.

[Khurram · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good set of Wonder Woman stories. These are written by different authors all and artists all with different takes on Wonder Woman.

My favorite are the stories with the other Amazons as they are the most action packed and show her warrior side. There are also stories about her compassionate and celebrity side. These are ok as well.

Thus us the first volume container issues 1 to and a thumbnail cover gallery, also containing variants.

[Jen · Rating 2 out of 5]

Re-starred as 2 instead of three 4/9/24. Realized I was giving more credit to books I really didn’t enjoy so am going to correct that now.

Original review below this point.

Meh. This was ok. Some of the stories and artwork were better than others. The stories were also so short, by the time I finally got into it, the story was over. I do love me some Wonder Woman, but I want more than just a collection of one-shots. I feel she was done a disservice in this collection. The stories needed to be longer. Though at least the artwork wasn’t as bad as some I’ve seen, so there is that.

I also don’t like that there isn’t a table of contents that gives title, author/artist and page count for each story. That would help so I could rate each story, rather than having to flip through the book again, who no am honestly too lazy to do, so I’m not going to bother.

3, Wonder Woman deserves better than this, stars.

[Molly™☺ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fairly solid collection of stories, each unique in premise and presentation. The first few seem to be slightly better than the latter half, but none are awful. It's a nice tribute to Wonder Woman, it's just a little inconsistent in quality.

[Ian Raffaele · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of Wonder Woman stories all written by women. Most of the artwork was written by women as well. Though the stories are all unrelated they share the common themes of Wonder Woman: Seeking justice through understanding and diplomacy. Most superheroes pound on the bad guys until they submit. Wonder Woman will work to reason with her foes and resort to violence only as necessary or a last resort. I was a little surprised that Cheetah didn't make an appearance here.

[Derick Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a pretty cool anthology series with a bunch of just random things happening. I won’t lie I was disappointed when finding it isn’t a whole complete story that I’d hoped it to be, but i did enjoy this book and i think it accomplished what it was going for.

[Alex E · Rating 3 out of 5]

During the Wonder Woman anniversary, a bunch of anthology books were released. This is one of those books but the difference in this one is - that the writer's are all women. And like any anthology series, there's definitely something here for everyone.

I liked most of the stories in this one. Some of the highlights that come to mind are The Museum Gala, where Wonder Woman attends a gala with Bruce Wayne and has to jump into action, Forget Me Not, where Diana has to escape a fantasy world that is holding her trapped, and Better Nature, which was about Wonder Woman going to Warworld and facing down Mongul - this one had amazing art by Bruno Redondo. I think the highlight, artwise at least, was this story in my opinion.

I can certainly say that there's something for every fan of Wonder Woman in this collection. I would recommended it for any fan of the character.

[Ma'Belle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't finish it. About halfway through I couldn't handle how bad the stories and writing were. Too bad, as I like the concept of having a bunch of different women writing one-shots of WW.

[Saffron Moon · Rating 5 out of 5]

To celebrate WW’s 80th Anniversary, a collection of tales written and drawn primarily by women:
1. “Forget Me Not” by Stephanie Phillips, Art by Meghan Hetrick. Features: Doctor Psycho, Hawkgirl.
2. “Better Nature” by Andrea Shea, Art by Bruno Redondo. Features: Mongul, Artemis.
3. “Man’s World Momager” by Colleen Doran, Art by Colleen Doran. Features:
4. “The Museum Gala” by Alyssa Wong, Art by Eleonora Carlini. Features: Mr. Freeze, Bruce Wayne.
5. “Ice Blue” by Corinna Bechko, Art by Dani. Features: Veronica Cale.
6. “Ultimate Fangirl” by Amy Chu, Art by Maria Laura Sanapo.
7. “The Queen’s Hive” by Sina Grace, Art by Paul Pelletier. Features: Queen Bee, Artemis, Queen Hippolyta, Silver Swan, Dr. Poison, Giganta, The Blue Snowman.
8. “The Empty People” by Sanya Anwar, Art by Eva De La Cruz. Features: Etta Candy, The Mask?

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
AS part of her 80th anniversary, this collection of short stories was put together by many authors and artists. It's a good overview of what it means to be Wonder Woman. A quick read, and merely whets the appetite to get back to the regular Wonder Woman title.
Recommend.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, modern, feminist but not peachy .

[Gbolahan · Rating 3 out of 5]

eh.

saw this in the library and grabbed it. It is not ground-breaking (and that's ok) and the changes in art from story to story was welcome. The change itself though, not the art in ALL the different stories. Some of the art in a few of the stories were not easy on the eye.

Story 1: typical strong mind overcomes psychic challenge. Meh. (2-parter)
Story 2: liked this one for the twist. Can hardly believe they had me. 😅 Good one. (2-parter)
Story 3: what the heck was all that. There was this lady with a social media camera...
Story 4: Wayne sans Bat. Huff. I know the focus is WW, but why involve Wayne even ever?
Story 5: I liked meeting the Blue SnowMAN for the first time, and that was all. (2-parter)
Story 6: The worst one, I think. I mean that comparatively. When did WW become rich mogul Wayne?? (2-parter)
Story 7: Queen shenanigans. Yawn. More Blue SnowMAN, so, ok. (2-parter)
Story 8: the best one, in my opinion. Sure, some things were not explained (how the villain got her powers. Wait. Did she even have any powers??), but I liked the infusion of heart and talk of mental health. (2-parter)

(it says the volume was a total of 14 issues, however there were only 8 stories. Some of the stories were split into 2 issues each, which was absolutely unnecessary, as they were all short anyways)

And the cover is very nice. That thigh is massive/muscular. That greave looks like it means business. Her arms are a bit twisted unnaturally, her head looks a bit flat but the whole thing just works. A Wonder Woman loaded for bear. What's not to like?

[ketall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edited to add a review.
1st story: the art is really good and the story is pretty good too. I love the"trapped in your own mind and have to escape" trope.

2nd story: the art is beautiful and the story is very fun. I love seeing heroes leave earth and the attention to details in the art makes everything that much better.

3rd story: cute art and interesting concept about social media and the affect on superheroes and the citizens.

4th story: cute, fun story, with an art style that really fits. The minor character named Gail was cute. Fighting with friends is always fun in superhero stories.

5th story: the story was ok. I liked the art, with the muted colors and almost abstract detailing.

6th story: that was a fun story and I like seeing the wonder woman mythos has on the older population in DC. I liked the art too, especially in flashbacks

7th story: it was cute. I like seeing Themyscira and the art was nice.

8th story: this was good but kinda sad. Influencer culture can be toxic. Liked the art as well.

Overall, a very enjoyable read. Definitely give a go if you can.

[David Palazzolo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this but most of the stories despite their good intentions were just poorly written.. The best two stories were Diana and Artemis on WarWorld and the story reintroducing Myndi Mayer, giving her a 21st century update while remaining true to the character from the late 80s. The worst took place in a nursing home where Katie, a woman with dementia continually runs away until the director of the facility has finally decided the home is not the best place for Katie (ya think?) and decides to transfer her. But of course it’s really because the director is an evil money-grubbing tyrant who runs the place like her own little kingdom. Fortunately Wonder Woman shows up, buying the place outright (borrowing money from Bruce?), fires the mean old director and lets Katie stay on at no charge for the rest of her life (because they have always been super close friends giving each other life lessons for 70ish years despite no one ever hearing of her).

[María Eugenia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Era justo lo que me apetecía leer, una colección de historias autoconclusivas escritas e ilustradas por diferentes personas y sin tener que haberme leido siete series y tres eventos para entenderlas.
Me gustaron bastante todas las historias menos la última, que me pareció que tenía un final regulero (parece que me tiene que dar pena o algo el impresentable del billonario y, mira, no. Tampoco le voy a hacer la ola por cuidar de su hijo "hasta que vuelva su mujer").
Algunas de las ilustraciones son maravillosas, lo único malo es que lo leí en kindle unlimited y ahora NECESITO tenerlo en papel. 😆

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

A memorable, remarkable anthology series that delves into the mythos of Wonder Woman outside of the main continuity we all know and love. The incredible power and heroism Diana displayed during the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal cemented herself into the fabric of DC Comics far more than ever before. The action, emotional beats, charm, and strength of Diana as a hero, a friend, and a love interest shine brightly through each issue and all the contributing writers of this anthology collection. A must-have for all fans of Wonder Woman.

[Adam Rodgers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sensational Wonder Woman is a collection of unconnceted tales featuring everyones favourite Amazon, written by an eclectic mix of writers and artists.

Largely disconnected from any mainstream continuity these stories feature mainly female antagonists and supporting casts with feminist leaning narratives throughout. The artwork is generally of a high standard, but the writing is fairly mediocre. While not awful the stories are by their nature pretty transient but fail to really engage and lack any real momentum in their telling.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basic Premise: Wonder Woman shorts.

These were all single-issue stories, and all were very solid entries. The art was good and so was the writing. Each issue was written and illustrated by a different pair of people, mostly women, which was kind of awesome. It's no world-changer, but it was a fun read.

[Rowan · Rating 3 out of 5]

as is almost always the case with anthologies, the stories in here vary wildly in quality. some really cool art and paneling in here, some really flat and sad art too. overall, it's worth picking up if you just want some bite-sized wonder woman reads without committing to an arc.

[Theo · Rating 4 out of 5]

For single issue paper collectors, this is #1-7.

A fun collection of self-contained stories with many of them very much understanding the essence of Wonder Woman. Would be a great set of stories to give a new reader who doesn't know where to start.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

80 wonderful years.

Good color artwork. Well display method. A cornucopia of writers. Good pinups at the end. A lot of small villains rather than just Ares. Wonder woman is looking more humanistic?

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a delight :)

I adore this anthology!

Each short story was by a different person, but they all wrote/drew Diana as she aught to be written/drawn.

My personal favorite was “Ultimate Fangirl” by Amy Chu.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for sensation comics.

[Sesana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of Wonder Woman short stories by various writers. Nice variety. There's was only one story in this collection that I didn't like, the momager one.

[Daniel Butcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Anthology of varying stories. But most do something hard….telling a good shortish story and is satisfying.

[Zoyia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Positively sensational. The art and stories in this collection are wonderful. It's also fun to see some of Wonder Woman's more classic villains rendered in modern retellings.

[Shaoroun · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think there were a lot of good stories, but they needed a few extra pages or could have had deeper discussions to make them great stories

[Mohan Vemulapalli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely sensational! Highly recommended for all true believers.