Wonder Woman (2016-2023) #784

Wonder Woman (2016) (Single Issues)

by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Vita Ayala

Wonder Woman versus the Shining Knight? As our hero seeks to stop the Image Maker, this warrior reveals his true intentions. But is he friend or foe? If Diana wants to save the world, she’s going to need all the allies she can get! Then, in our backup story, a plot to overthrow the Themyscirans simmers as Queen Faruka II plans to resume her rightful place among the Amazons.

Genres: Comics, Wonder Woman, Dc Comics

33 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 8, 2022

About the author

Becky Cloonan is an American comic book creator, known for work published by Tokyopop and Vertigo. In 2012 she became the first female artist to draw the main Batman title for DC Comics.

Reviews

[F. P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first story in this got better to me, so I’m giving it 3 stars. (I stopped reading the second comic storyline inside this subseries a while ago, as I’ve explained before.)

The problem I had with this comic earlier was that it got kind of cliché to me. I started getting this vibe that I feel from too many comics, which is: the-person-is-dead-but-really-isn’t-or-was-dead-but-isn’t-anymore-but wait!-maybe-it’s-true-but-then…. It’s very tiring reading to me personally, and I feel like it leads to a never-ending story when a story’s really supposed to have a beginning, a middle and an ending. Not nine endings, or ninety...oy.

Comics do this kind of stuff too much, in my experience at least. But maybe it’s mostly or only self-selection, like a bias I’ve developed based on the specific comics I’d chosen in the past. Maybe all the other comics outside of my reading so far--maybe they don’t use that endless-story development.

Whatever the case, that type of thing just isn’t my favorite reading--or viewing--experience.

[Gordon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Main story: 3 ⭐
Trial of the Amazon's backup: 1 ⭐

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good issue but the real star here is the backup story. If you're looking for a concise background of the conflict leading into the Trial of the Amazons, this is it - and what we get is intriguing. The main WW story with the fight with the Shining Knight (and the reveal of who he is) is cool but I'm wondering if reintroducing him so soon is called for.

[Kastie Pavlik · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main story feels disjointed, like the Cizko plan was a distraction to keep Diana occupied while they set up the Trial of the Amazons. Given my review of 783, the reveal was no surprise, and it seems like a waste to do it before this next big event. And why is it that everyone can see Boston now? How can he talk to the nurses? I appreciated the behind the scenes look in the backup but it doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know or could safely suspect.

[Jack · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would be a 1-2☆ issue if it wasn't for the Trial build up at the end. I don't know why Becky is insistent on writing Diana as a war hungry, attack first - talk after type of character because its the furthest thing to what she is.

Siggy being back is good but if he is back he needs to stick around now not vanish again it's tiring.

Trial looks phenomenal I am so excited for it the build up and links between books has been so good! Can't wait for the first issue to be delivered.

[Devin Wilson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love how this looks. All of the shattering throughout is just spectacular, and that carries me through it more than what is arguably a slightly flimsy story.

I feel like this backup offers less insight than some of the others did.

[Burton Olivier · Rating 3 out of 5]

I knew Siggy was gonna make his way back somehow

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Through A Glass Darkly finale

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda lost some interest.