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agree. Showed promise and I loved the art but each issue feels like a chore.. a job I have to do, something of a chore. Disappointing.
As the war against Sovereign rages, new mother, Wonder Woman, relies on her allies to chip away at this seemingly unshakable villain. His greatest weapon is his anonymity, but now is the time to expose the truth with the talents of the greatest detective in the DC Universe. Detective Chimp swings into action for this bananas adventure!
This book is tapping into something really unique about the nature of life and death, and it might just go down as King's crowning achievement. Read Full Review
Sovereign continues to narrate his own downfall, explaining his original plan regarding Wonder Woman and how everything in his world is slowly crumbling due to his underestimation of herand her network of allies. We also get a nice cameo from Clark Kent, which wraps up this chapter of the story beautifully. Read Full Review
Once again, King manages what was largely only attempted by Perez and company in the post-Crisis Wonder Woman series. The extended supporting ensemble of the series is meant to be carefully inspired into action around the edges of the presence of Wonder Woman as inspiration for all that takes place. The extended ensemble in the post-Crisis series wasnt quite focussed as much on the influence of Diana. King does a brilliant job of keeping Wonder Woman firmly planted in the center of an issue in which she only makes a couple of minor appearances. Its strikingly witty stuff. Read Full Review
A very fun guest star heightens the overall creative and fascinating direction this storyline is taking, compared to the bigger picture. A delightful issue of a villain getting his comeuppance. Read Full Review
Wonder Woman #16 is a lot of fun, especially for those who love Tom Kings takes on more obscure DC characters. Read Full Review
Wonder Woman #16 is a fun and engaging issue that offers lighthearted moments through Detective Chimp's spotlight and reveals new layers to The Sovereign. While it excels in humor, art, and character moments, the rush to defeat The Sovereign weakens his narrative impact. This issue feels like a stepping stone rather than a fully satisfying chapter, but it's still an enjoyable read for fans of Wonder Woman and DC's quirky supporting characters. Read Full Review
Wonder Woman #16sends Detective Chimp to tear down the Sovereign's reputation, one lie at a time. Tom King's oddball script has a certain charm, thanks to Detective Chimp's weird impersonation of TV detective Columbo. That said, another Wonder Woman comic without Wonder Woman is just bad form, and the guest artist's output is solid but not as good as regular artist Daniel Sampere.6.5/10 Read Full Review
It’s just odd. Why build up a villain like the sovereign and have the take down be like this? Also, to think that the sovereign wouldn’t have the chimp lobotomized is silly. And I’m fine with silly in comics, if it fits your narrative. When I was reading the issue with Diana being starved and having a glass of wine poured over her head, my take was that this wasn’t a silly book.
Also, Diana using all allies in the arsenal is enjoyable. But The sovereign would do the same and it would make it more interesting if he did. Showing Diana playing chess and the sovereign playing incompetent is lazy.
art was good. But again for my Absolute Wonder Woman issue, the reason why I am not a fan of Tom King's writing for Wonder Woman is that when he writes out Wonder Woman's thoughts it is SO boring and dry. It's not complicated like Simon Spurrier's Flash, but the wordings feel so stiff, stale, and lifeless. Wonder Woman thoughts are Odious and banally and veracity, and she quotes people in her own thoughts. The exposition takes up half the page, and Tom King making Detective Chimp quirky during the conversation with Soverign just falls flat because the flow isn't smooth which makes it seem Tom King is trying extra hard.
The plot and pacing of the run jumps around and there's no flow so I tend to forget what's going on in the previ more
King doing a riff on Columbo with Detective Chimp could be considered clever, I guess. Except I don’t like Detective Chimp. He is a character from a bygone era, and the child-like humor doesn’t mesh with the more serious WW story.
Speaking of WW, King bringing in the chimp really messes with the whole Diana mourning the death of Steve arc, and the bonding with baby arc. King’s writing is so distant. Never in the moment. BuT not liking Detective Chimp is a me thing. Your mileage may vary, and fair enough. But it really is a clash of tones that doesn’t work. Also king of U.S. really strikes me as a riff on Court of Owls. In fairness, exposing the secret king is a Move Batman could do with the court, so fair play to King. more
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