Wonder Woman #3 elevates every element of the series so far Read Full Review

Wonder Woman #3 continues to show this series is one of the best superhero comics on the shelf. It does everything a modern superhero fan wants, from incredible art, to ties to modern-day threats, to an ongoing story that brings something new to the character. Wonder Woman is can't-miss superhero comics. Read Full Review

Another confident, entertaining issue of this new Wonder Woman series. I'm loving the tone of this comic, the way it's being told, and the artwork. The whole package. Read Full Review

Sampere delivers some beautiful art in the issue. The visuals are beautifully detailed and perfectly capture the tone of the story. Read Full Review

Tom Kings work has been a very slow burn, but his premise for this story is pretty interesting thus far. Is it an original idea? No, not really. DC kinda did the same thing with the Legends event back in the mid 80s, but with this the attention is solely on Diana. Theres so much room to explore here. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman #3 continues the fascinating storyline, as Diana desperately continues to find a way to mend relations between the USA and Amazons. The villains are too one note but the overall story arc is just interesting and thrilling enough to make up for that. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman #3 was a massive step-up from the disappointing second issue of the series. Tom King and Daniel Sampere did a great job presenting Wonder Woman as a badass who gets the job done to progress the story forward. The Sovereign side of things is more of a mixed bag due to the narrative choice King decides on going. Still, when you add in an incredibly fun back-up with Damian Wayne, Jon Kent, and Trinity this was a good recovery by King and company. Read Full Review

After one of the best Wonder Woman comics I've ever read, the series comes down to Earth for something closer to a middle issue of an ongoing arc. Wonder Woman #3 isn't bad by any means, it just doesn't measure up to last month's terrific issue. Read Full Review

This issue doesn't change much in terms of the direction and hope for this title. King is trying too hard with a series that would be better off it he just leaned harder into his title character's superhero nature and less this awkward Bourne Identity style conspiracy. Read Full Review

Wonder Woman #3 has the honored distinction of being both boring and gross. Wonder Woman's characterization makes no sense for a character who has lived in Man's World for years, and her efforts to find Emelie are bizarrely lazy. Further, King uses the topic of PTSD and suicide among soldiers as a cheap thrill for its own sake without treating the topic with any sensitivity or value. Read Full Review

Tom King continues to tear down the heroes of the DC Universe one character at a time. He's clearly more interested in showing the terrible aspects of human nature and the world instead of the optimism and hope that heroes are designed to elicit. I don't think King actually likes heroes or believes in heroes. Or, at the very least believes that anyone's heroism can ever be separated from the totality of their nature. Read Full Review

Everything about this series to date has been uncomfortable but this issue goes beyond that to disrespectful for no real narrative value. Read Full Review

Not great yet, but getting there.

The writing was good, and even better on the backup story. The art on both is fantastic! I like King’s work on THE PENGUIN much better though.

Tom King’s take on Wonder Woman continues its strong start, though this issue took the smallest step back from the absolutely perfect first two issues. I still love the uneasy dichotomy King creates with the exposition-rich, third-person narration occurring during the tension-heavy scenes featuring Wonder Woman hunting for info on Emilie’s case and the evil man-behind-the-curtain showcasing the Lasso of Lies full power. Where my slight dislike of the issue came in some of Daniel Sampere’s Wonder Woman designs and reactions. A few of the early panels made the character appear too aloof and sassy for what we’d expect, but Sampere more than made up for it with some of the best non-action, action sequences around. His panel transitions throughout Wonder Woman’s confrontation with the armed forces unit was spectacular. This is a Tom King book through and through and will definitely have its detractors because of it, not too mention how much the toxic comic male culture will have fits with the overtly feminist tone. But for this reader, it’s everything I could ask for!

I also loved, loved, loved the backup story with Jon, Damian, and young Lizzie. It was so much fun and did a lot of work setting the stage for how the trio’s relationship will transform over the course of their lives. I can’t wait to see more of these three together! Also, two words: WONDER ROBIN! Adorbs! more

This issue actually did give Wonder Woman more of a voice and it's... basically what you'd expect from Tom King. Supergirl again. I know that comic was well-liked and successful, and DC specifically gave Tom King this book to recreate that success for Wonder Woman, but I'm a little shocked by how much of the story structure and characters feel like a transplant job rather than something specific to the creation of this run. It's good, solid comics, so I guess I can't complain about it, but it's very distracting in this issue.

I have a nitpick with how the villain corrupts men, with the lasso of lies. I don't think many people would agree with me on this because it sounds a bit off, I recognize.

Basically, the man the villain corrupts in the issue has zero problems before the villain corrupts him. However, if we're going to make this villain and the lasso of lies a stand-in for the radicalization of men against women and The Other, as I assume is the goal, it would fit much better if the man in question had some problems. Like, he's lonely, he's unsure of what his role ought to be, etc. These are the things that men, particularly young men, feel that leads them down the path of radicalization. The lasso of lies should be the false solution to the problem, much like the misogynistic, conservative radicalization is, right?

If it creates the problems too, then this whole thing kinda fails to capture the metaphor, and that shows a misunderstanding of the issue, to me. Like, I'm sure King doesn't want to accidentally validate the misogyny/patriarchy in a Wonder Woman book, but if it's handled properly, he wouldn't be doing that. He would actually be showing how the patriarchy is super harmful for men as well.

Barbie did this well (check it out if you haven't). Ken is feeling feelings of not having a place in his Barbie world, and the film treats those as genuine. And then he goes to the real world and finds out about horses, and he's radicalized by the false patriarchal solution.

Anyway, the back up with young Trinity was cute and fun. I would enjoy seeing more of Damian training her. more

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KittyNone - Feb 1, 2024

I'm catching up on Wonder Woman, and I just wanted to say I've really been appreciating your reviews! Thoughtful analysis a cut above this site's usual standards

Amazing Psycamorean - Feb 2, 2024

Thanks! I just know that with a book like this, with this subject matter, especially written by King, it is important that my criticisms and analysis are thought through. If they aren't and if I don't explain them clearly, I could be misconstrued as being supportive of some vile ideas. I don't want that.

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This was a decent issue but some jarring moments that were way too much much like the demeaning talk of Steve Treavor and the over the top stripping of masculinity stuff. The narration is far better than typical King but this trop is starting to get old 3 issues in. That said I'm still into the story and the back up was fun with great art.

I'm starting to get annoyed with Lizzie, but I'll wait a little longer.

the only thing thats good about the issue is the side-story. This issue falls under Tom King's general rules of long "deep" mature dialogue that takes up majority of the pages, and a decompressed issue. Art is fantastic and Daniel Sampere's back must need a chiropractor from carrying this series on his back.

The only reason I'm rating this as high as I am is because of the art. I do like the art. The writing consistantly does not seem like Diana. She yawns during fights and has a plane with gatling guns. I'm not sure what that was about. The writing is extremely verbose and the villain is...well, he just is. "How do you feel about getting beat up by a girl?" Come on. And how does the lasso of lies control someone ot take their life? I don't get it. The back up story was okay. I'm really not into the Trinity character after her introduction on Free Comic Book Day. The only reason I'm continuing with it is because of the art.

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Time to drop it from the pull list.

Something is deeply deeply wrong with Tom King. There is no other way I can put it. The main story is disgusting and reads like someone with a first year university course in psychology and political science and thinks they understand the world wrote the part with the Sovereign and the solider. The analogies and implications he gave were pretty clear and pretty disrespectful to service men and women. Additionally that solider must be how he interprets front-line workers. Emotionally dead and quite dumb. Any solider in that situation from Issue 2 would likely be rather messed up seeing his fellow soliders killed/tossed around ect and there was nothing they could do vs a Superhero. Guy would have PTSD, but no, according to King, it was the Lasso that made him all messed up and wanted to kill himself. He didnt need a lasso for that!

I mean at least I can make the excuse King has no military or foreign experience, not like he was part of the CIA in a foreign country ever... oh wait. The man has lived experience yet cannot properly convey a basic understanding of military experience or a basic understanding of mental health.

WW herself is written like a toxic girl boss. This isnt progressive. This just paints a deeply negative stereotype of woman on one of the best best female superheroes. I love WW, I think she is awesome. What King is doing to her is gross.

For the main story King is a failure. He has no understanding and disgraces mental health, military personal and women. 0/10

As for the back up story, it is actually good. So good I cannot believe King wrote it. Its funny, lighthearted and cute. No real complaints there. 8.5/10. Good art across the board.

All in all, this is a disgraceful issue, and I come full circle with what I said, between the insults he heaps at the military front-line, individuals with mental health issues and women and the insane swing to a lighthearted adorable back up just furthers my view that something is deeply wrong with King. more

If you want to critique something in a fantasy setting, you have to be smart and walk the line between reality and metaphor. Military bad things happen because America secret King can mind control you is a stupid level of wonky.

Literal "I'm 14 and this is deep" stuff that doesnt really say anything interesting yet desperately wants to. The rest of the run has been pretty dull as well.

Page one and there's more narration, my god. This story is painful to read. DNF.

This was Trash with a Capital T. Of course King would find a way to blame real-world problems on some magic boogeyman.

ALso, he should learn Diana is not a robot.

I went online and just skimmed this so I won't leave a score but this is bad. Diana is written so out of character here just to make her a typical girl boss it's insane. She's not acting as crappy as Trinity but close....and what the hell was that thing with the tiara??? The art is wasted here.