Wonder Woman #37

Writer: Meredith Finch Artist: Richard Friend, David Finch Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: December 17, 2014

Superman arrives on Paradise Island to support Wonder Woman in her darkest hour, but their bond may be breaking apart! No time for Diana to think, though, as a mythological force seemingly tied to Wonder Womans role as War attacks the Amazons!

  • 3.5
    WhiteLantern Dec 18, 2014

    The most frustrating thing about this book is that Meredith Finch actually does have some interesting ideas. The idea of Wonder Woman struggling to balance her Justice League responsibilities, being the Queen of the Amazons, and the God of War is interesting, and if it was in the hands of a better writer, it would actually be a great story to tell. But, while this idea is interesting, the execution is awful. Wonder Woman doesn't seem to have agency in her actions. She doesn't seem like the subject of this story, but an object within the story. (That would be a problem in any book, but is a much larger problem when the book is called WONDER WOMAN.) And then there's the introduction of Donna Troy. If there was a reason for her to be naked, it wouldn't be a problem. But again, she lacks the agency to choose her nudity (or non-nudity). She is merely an object, to be fan service. Again, the idea of a potentially villainous Donna Troy is interesting, but the execution is horrible. And then there's the art. The continuity flaws between night and day is one problem, but the horrible pacing in this story, the hard cuts to different scenes without even connecting the two, these are just not allowable. This is bush league stuff. And, can we talk about the depiction of Wonder Woman? She's an Amazon! She's supposed to be larger than adult humans. But she's drawn as diminutive, small, weak looking. This is stupid. Look at Azzarello's run - Diana towered over almost everyone she met. This issue does not work, it honestly sucks. This book is on the chopping block. I may drop this title in a month or two. I highly recommend buying anything else.

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