The cover teases Yara in her Wonder Woman attire, but this is an origin story. Despite the lack of action it doesn't feel like a wasted moment in this book and there's a palatable excitement of the unknown with this new character and her bright future. Read Full Review

In the first few pages, the use of the vibrant pop of the golden sky against the dark monochrome figures creates an interesting way to show a flashback, as opposed to the typical black and white or blurry images. The explosions of color carry throughout the issue, with a focus on nature being the most saturated. For example, on the plane, Yara pulls out an intense pink and yellow bag decorated with flowers, against the muted colors of the plane.  Read Full Review

I'm all-in. Hard to imagine anyone wouldn't be all-in after reading the first issue. Read Full Review

Wonder Girl #1 is a fresh and engaging take on the Wonder Girl using the best character to come out of Future State. The art is gorgeous and it works seamlessly with the dialog to tell an epic story that begs you to continue into the next issue. Read Full Review

Jones and Bellaire have a promising start for this up and coming Amazon. The art is beautiful, and Jones went all out for Yara. Time will tell if they have there wherewithal to capitalize on the potential. I have high hopes they can. Read Full Review

Wonder Girl #1 is an issue with a lot on its shoulders. The character is clearly one that DC has a lot of plans and hopes for and needed a debut issue that delivered on that. Thankfully, it does, and then some. Wonder Girl #1 is a hell of a start with a fantastic focus and beautiful art. This is the rare comic that is able to shine under a lot of pressure and even then, exceeded expectations. Read Full Review

This book has a sure spot on my holds list, and I highly encourage any and all to add it as well. The art is beyond magnificent and you can always trust Jones to deliver on an incredible story. Read Full Review

Great introduction to both the character and concept of this new Wonder Girl. And the artwork by Joelle Jones has got to be the most gorgeous artwork in comics right now. This issue is fire. Read Full Review

A hit over a couple of issues, Yara Flor now has the added weight of an ongoing monthly book on her young shoulders. Marvel seems to be head and shoulders ahead of DC when it comes to delivering good female led books. Maybe Jolle Jones and Yara Flor can start to eat into that lead. Read Full Review

Jones has a wonderful eye for both character and mood and brings that to the brilliant visuals in this issue. The art is beautiful and catches the eye. A fantastic looking issue from start to finish. Read Full Review

This first issue has Joelle Jones' signature tone all over it, more than her Catwoman run. Read Full Review

It's an exciting first issue that seems to promise a huge impact on the DC world at large. It's tough to deny that Jones and Bellaire brought their A-game. Read Full Review

Wonder Girl #1 is a great start to a new series. There's so much potential in the character of Yara Flor and the Brazilian Amazons. This issue is just the start, but Jones and Bellaire indicate that the are capable of exploring Yara's story. There's so much in this issue in both content and execution, and it all goes back to character and world building. Go ahead and prepare to plot down your fiver for this book. It doesn't matter if you have any interest in Wonder Woman or not, Yara Flor is her own woman and there's an interesting and exciting journey to be found here. Read Full Review

Ignoring the interludes with the Amazons, this issue does a fantastic job of showing just who Yara is and why she's destined for greatness, even if her destiny is not yet obvious to anyone. Jolle Jones' art is as fine as ever and draws the reader into the story effectively. Paired with the colors of Jordie Bellaire, the final effect is breathtaking. This is one gorgeous book and one that is well worth reading, if somewhat slow to start. Read Full Review

Wonder Girl #1 kicks off Yara Flor's hero journey with a strong statement. Joelle Jones does a lot of great work to create a foundation for what makes Yara Flor a breakout character for DC Comics. Mixing in different mythologies, from Greek to Brazilian, adds to the excitement around how this series will expand the Wonder Woman franchise into brand new frontiers. Read Full Review

Wonder Girl #1 has grand ideas, and magnificent art, it suffers from the rushed pacing and a plot too involved for a single issue. Despite these issues, Wonder Girl has great potential. Yara is an interesting character and the art team is talented. Hopefully, as the series continues, the pacing and plot problems will be worked out. Read Full Review

Sadly, this one hasn't worked for me. The Art alone could have told the story, with a big of giggery pokery with the structure. However, sadly the text didn't work for me. Read Full Review

A strong introduction to a legacy character who isnt a Mary Sue and great art.

What an amazing start to a series! Very well-written and started showing Yara's history with an amazing cliffhanger.

I fell in love with Yara Flor's debut in Future State and the wait to see her in full was something big. I just didn't know how big, because people are prepping themselves to stop her from becoming Wonder Woman. But before all that goes down, fans like me get a chance to fall for Yara all over again by seeing her rush into action like a tried and true hero. Not to mention she's not trying to be the center of attention, Yara's just trying to find the rest of herself. And if that means she has to fight a chunk of the DC universe to do it, she certainly has my support.

Great start to a new series. The mix of mythology and urban adventures is exactly what I wanted to see and Joelle Jones's character design remains stunning.

As in her Future State debut, Yara's more unconventional character - as far as hero characters go and especially Wonder characters - is refreshing and amusing to read.

Amazing art and solid writing. Really looking forward to get more Yara Flor.

This was a good first issue. I think what really gets you excited is the contrast of normalcy that is Yara against all the forces moving around her, best embodied by the splash page with characters in the DC universe and Yara at the center. We didn't get anything huge for Yara herself here. She was still interesting, I especially liked seeing her actions as a child, but she didn't shine quite like she did in the Wonder Woman Future State stories.

Instead, the best part was definitely the promise of the future: The Amazons reaction to Yara's presence; the clear forgotten history Yara has; the characters of folklore in the splash page (I'm dying to meet Saçi). Plus, Hera is one of my favorite Wonder Woman villains, so whenever she's involved, I am down for the story.

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Great to read a Yara Flor story once again, especially when it's by Joelle Jones. While this was more of a setup issue (plus a rather quick one), I'm very excited about the things to come.

" I don't know if it's just me or the jet lag, but it feels like the whole world is looking over my shoulder right now."
- YARA

Gorgeously drawn & well-written. Jones is able to tell a backstory & drum up excitement for the future without dragging in any point of her pilot.
Nubia makes a token appearance, as well as a queen who appears to have usurped Artemis' thrown. That's all great, but I still want to see more of Nubia in the DCU than these little cameos. Since she took over as Queen of the Amazons, I still ask DC : Where is that woman's solo series?
I take having a book called "Wonder Girl" & ghost Diana as a goddamn insult to the the twin sister of the legend Diana Prince, but that oversight does not take away from Jones' work here on Yara.
Yara is annoying, but offsets that with her cuteness. Yara is headstrong and impulsive , but Jones is able to translate those faults into both bravery and heroicness.
Yara vs. Hera? Sounds Herculean to me, and I am excite to see her overcome her trials just like in Future State. But that still doesn't change my position on viewing Future State as a boon that did not need to be.
But that is to say Yara looked great coming out of that & she looks even better here. But still, judge this book with a heaviness in my heart for Nubia. Jones featuring her in this story , I have no doubt she'll do her justice but she's still secondary to Yara when Nubia has both senority in publication history & title - DC needs to make sense of this and fix this issue, because Yara would make a great Wonder Woman, this title is priming her for that role; but I'll be goddamned if she gets the Wonder Woman title before Nubia is officially accepted & recognized as a member of the Trinity by both the readers & DCU characters alike.
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This was a weird start. Its good and funny to see the reactions of the gods of the DC Universe to the presence of Yara, but... i mean, we still don't know anything about her. Probably they'll show more about her and his past in the next issues. Perhaps, Joelle's art is simple beautiful.

A noticeable improvement on the Future State Wonder Woman story. Yara Flor starts to show more of a personality, and although the pacing was a bit off, there actually seemed to be a story for this one worthy of a single issue (whereas Future State didn't even warrant a full issue, let alone two). Of course, the art looks great.

This is pretty good. I am hesitant to get excited because I remember Catwoman, but we'll see how it goes.

I liked this but wish I’d gotten more of a sense of Yara as a person.

Joelle Jones does the art on this, so you know it looks amazing. The downside is that all of her writing ticks are here as well, featuring strained narrative across long stretches of pages and one-liners that feel forced. This series will need an extra dose of urgency in its plotting in order to live up to the potential of its promising lead character.

Much in so little.

I just don't like Yara Flor as a character, she sounds way too much like a twitter-obsessed teenager, whenever she speaks I hate myself for reading it. BUT the art is great (Joelle Jones is indeed a great artist, not so much a good writer) and I'm interested in the world built around her. For a first issue it's good and way better than her FS book. Let's hope it gets better.

Ok. This wasn't a bad take on Brazil, it's not like that, but it's not a bad. Joelle's art is amazing, as always. But this issue felt short

I like Yara's personality, however, this number was quite loose, in a superhero cliche, she rescues motorists from an accident and then the siren, what the hell. I hope the next stories are better because this character is the only one who has 5G potential.

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Great art on an okay story.

The art is excellent, and the main reason I picked up the book in the first place, as I've liked Joelle Jones' art since she was on Helheim. That said, the story/plot of this issue felt like it was trying to do way too much in as short a time as possible.

I don't read DC comics, so I don't know if there is something going on here I would have picked up on if I knew about some other events, but I found this comic confusing in general and it spent too little time actually focusing on Wonder Girl doing things in her #1 issue as opposed to trying to show me other things going on that I assume will tie into the story later.

As is, excellent art that would have been even better if the story/writing wasn't just trying to set up future events. more

One of the most common mistakes writer’s make when dealing with female lead characters is in trying to make them tough and independent, trying to show the readers that they don’t need anyone else in their lives, tend to write rather unlikable characters. Yara Flor is no exception.

When we first meet Yara, she is traveling to Brazil for a “Brazilian Heritage” Tour. Attempting to connect to the land that she was born in, yet has no memory of. She is driven, and strong-willed, and at every opportunity she shows us that she is not a particularly nice person to be around. Sure she is heroic, and jumps at the chance to save a hapless man trapped in a burning car, but is is the smaller, personal interactions with almost every other character in the book that defines Yara as someone who is self-obsessed and uninterested in anyone else’s lives, to the point of being rude for no other reason than it keeps a wall between her and the world she obviously has contempt for.

To launch a new character with such a legacy name, I would hope the writer would be willing to give their audience a reason to cheer for the hero, and to come back for more. While Joelle Jones art is dynamic and page after page of magnificent, if not baroque designs, do a terrific job of setting the stage whether that be Mt. Olympus, Themyscira, or Brazil, there is an opaque rigidness to both the pages and the characters that inhabit them.

Launching a legacy book with a new character can be a tricky thing, especially if you are unwilling or unable to give the reader any reason to connect with the protagonist. While beautiful to look at, the ambiguous emotional connections left me wondering if I want to bother picking up issue two.
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I don't know why they took this woman out of Brazil. I did not like this number, I know everyone is crazy about Yara but she is a bit repetitive in her characterizing .