Overall, the major parts of this issue hit all the right notes and I'm excited to see where Orlando takes the title. Read Full Review

Marion's art veers about as close to Michael Turner as you can. Some panels of Helen up close could be Kara from Turner's take on Supergirl. It is highly stylized. And I actually think it worked quite well for this story. But for me, the biggest thing was Diana sounding like the Diana I want to read. I'll be glad when Orlando takes over the Wonder Woman title again. Read Full Review

This is a fun and compelling issue until the ending. When it's just a story about Diana and this A.R.G.U.S. agent she saved as a kid trying to protect the citizens of Gorilla City, it's great. The writing is solid and it's a lot of fun. The ending and the nature of this being a tie in takes it down for me. It's still enjoyable for the most part but DC needs to relax on these big event stories. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman Annual #3 a fun book with a good mix of action and heartful storytelling. Read Full Review

Steve Orlando & Co. deliver a by the numbers but satisfying Wonder Woman issue that's brought down slightly by its event crossover ties. Read Full Review

Problematic and poor art, yet the epilogue teases exciting things to come. Read Full Review

I really wanted more from Steve Orlando's big Wonder Woman debut, but the story - unfocused and relatively by-the-numbers, but still a decent read nonetheless - is hampered by glaringly dated art that sticks out like a sore thumb in readers' eye. Read Full Review

Its emphasis on individual failings and unwillingness to look at the systemic issues underlying obvious facsimiles makes for some tortured narration and an ultimately shallow adventure. There's still a lot to look forward to in the coming months, but the future for this particular Wonder Woman villain appears far brighter than her origin story. Read Full Review

This isn't that bad. It's not great. I'd struggle to call it good. I think it's fine. But that ending fucking sucks. Not a great way to kick off the next run, for sure.

This is just so whatever, and then what, this woman gets turned to Leviathan in a hot second? Okay, man.

Prelude:
Somehow Wonder Woman got a tie-in issue to Event Leviathan. With Orlando at the helm, let's see how this annual pans out.

The Good:
Seeing Wonder Woman work with A.R.G.U.S is always pretty fun and showing how she helps out others is something I love from her.

The Bad:
Helen's twist was poorly done.

Also continuity feels really off here.

Man, this was boring to read and it's an annual so even skim reading wasn't as great of a help.

Conclusion:
While it introduces some interesting concepts, this annual is boring, has poor continuity and mismanages its characters, sometimes to offensive levels.

Orlando always gets the worst artists. There is a fun action story somewhere in here, but it is ruined by horrendous art and writing that leaves something to be desired.

Steve Orlando's first go at Wonder Woman ahead of his upcoming run on the monthly is at best a mixed bag. I love his conception of Diana as peacemaker first and foremost, shaking off the final sword-waving dregs of the new52 era, but the story he tells with that is a terribly generic story that only serves to introduce a character about which there's not much to say, and the final twist with her is abrupt and unearned. And V Ken Marion's unattractive art doesn't help. One can see where Orlando could yet be headed for a solid Wonder Woman run, but this isn't a great start.