Wonder Woman Today!

[Gail Simone]

Toilets!

Gail

[K-DoG7p7]

Does WW beat someone up with a toilet seat?

[Bo Bo]

2000 Flushes!!!!


What're we talking about? :confused:

[Linkara]

I think Gail's just being Gail, since I don't recall a toilet in it.

Kind of disappointed with how QOF got defeated, but otherwise a heartwarming end to the issue. ^^

[Spiffy]

Wonder Woman Today! would be a nice name for a fan club newsletter.

If we were TOTAL NERDS! :eek:

[Flamebird]

Toilets!

Gail

She is moving to Flushing? :eek:

[Stressfactor]

If we were TOTAL NERDS! :eek:

Wait... we're not?! Why doesn't anyone TELL me these things?!?!!!!!

[DarkCrisis]

The worst thing about men...

[AaronJ]

This was a fun finale to good, interesting, funny-as-all-get-out little interlude story.

I was laughing so hard at Diana's commentary. It was excellent. The way she interacted with everything surrounding her, the way she looked totally hipster while leaving with her shades, all of it. Damn funny.

The final scene was beautiful. Very heart-warming. :)

Though ... I'm not at all sure what to think about that final line! :o I'm just going to try and not think about it.

[Ian Boothby]

Paradise Island finally gets some toilets. About time. You do NOT want to walk through the woods over there.

[Bo Bo]

Where we will promptly consume them

:biggrin: :biggrin:

[Tobias March]

Wonder Woman Today! would be a nice name for a fan club newsletter.

If we were TOTAL NERDS! :eek:

I am Tobias March and I support this post.

[Michael P]

Gee, Gail, it's almost like you have a low opinion of Hollywood.

[JTPencils]

The worst thing about men...

Oh c'mon.... there's MUCH worse things about us.

[4PointOh]

Oh, I can't WAIT to write the review for this!

[Bo Bo]

Am I the only one thatwants a spinoff off about the Gorillas?

[Tobias March]

Am I the only one thatwants a spinoff off about the Gorillas?

As Morrison once said, I want Gorillas fighting on the Moon!

[tangentman]

"Oh Goddess. This thing will be the biggest flop in film history." :biggrin:

[Gail Simone]

Gee, Gail, it's almost like you have a low opinion of Hollywood.

I don't, though!

Seriously, the people I've dealt with in hollywood have been RIDICULOUSLY nice and fun to work with.

[Linkara]

I don't, though!

Seriously, the people I've dealt with in hollywood have been RIDICULOUSLY nice and fun to work with.

From what I've seen, just don't try to get involved with a big budget movie. ^_~

[LtMarvel]

Still, that Wonder Woman movie looked better than that Fantastic Four movie of about 20 years ago....

[Black Atom]

This issue was a little weird for me.

The gorillas are awesome and hilarious, as was most of the issue, which kinda makes Diana's behavior as she deals with the Queen of Fables that much more off-putting. In the story, QoF comes off as little more than an annoyance, really--sort of like WW's own Mr. Mxy. She doesn't really do much besides make a really terrible WW movie, for which WW punishes her by kinda cheerfully taunting her while beating her unmercifully (including goring her in the eyes with axes). Even after QoF is defeated, it's implied that WW just continues to beat the shit out of her off-panel because, as Diana laments, she can't be killed. I guess it was all supposed to be in the same humorous context of the rest of the story overall, but it kinda just weirded me out.

[Gail Simone]

Oh, I can't WAIT to write the review for this!

Uh, oh!

Gail

[Kyuubi]

I want Gorilla Lawyers!



Not like those terrible Guerrilla Lawyers I hired that blew up the courthouse. You only make that mistake three times.

[4PointOh]

Uh, oh!

Gail

No uh oh at all. I GET it.

[scout1279]

I want Gorilla Lawyers!
I wish I worked for Gorilla Lawyers. The ones I work for now aren't nearly as fun.

[Gail Simone]

It's funny about the Gorilla Knights. We get a ridiculous ton of mail about them, and it's maybe six or seven positives for each negative, but man, the people that dislike them hate them with a PASSION.

They're just albino talking gorilla warriors, is all!

[Bo Bo]

They're just albino talking gorilla warriors, is all!

Sounds like the tagline for a sitcom. I'd watch it!

(I feel a strange kinship with them. Aside from the y'know albino intelligent warrior part, I'm exactly like them!)

[scout1279]

It's funny about the Gorilla Knights. We get a ridiculous ton of mail about them, and it's maybe six or seven positives for each negative, but man, the people that dislike them hate them with a PASSION.

They're just albino talking gorilla warriors, is all!
This is why comics should have letter columns.

[LewisH]

as shown would be successful. Amazons are villains in the DCU as a result of the invasion of Washington so anything that portrayed them in a bad light would
work. Speaking of that, why isn't Hypolyta being pursued as a war criminal?
They arrested and tried Wonder Woman for a lot less.

[NickThompson]

Was that a CSI Miami reference? :)

[K-DoG7p7]

work. Speaking of that, why isn't Hypolyta being pursued as a war criminal?
They arrested and tried Wonder Woman for a lot less.

maybe because shes in a foreign nation with GIGANTIC sea monsters around it..

[MPagar]

I really enjoyed this one. It's taken me a while to warm up to the book, but I think this fun two parter did it for me. Yes, I even like the albino super soldier monkeys now. The gag on Hollywood screwing with source material continued, but now the several pages we get of Diana witnessing it was quite entertaining.

Chang's art was solid. Kudos to the inking and digital artists, too. There were small details that stood out for me, but nothing that really distracted from the story.

[TCJohnson]

the people that dislike them hate them with a PASSION.


Why? What is there not to like?

[suedenim]

Why? What is there not to like?

I'd guess it's probably because they're "too silly," because comics is Serious Business!, or something along those lines.

Scipio of The Absorbascon had a brilliant post that covers a bunch of interesting topics, including what things in current comics irk people and why:


The goal in the Platinum Age (at least, I hope) seems to be to merge the best elements of the previous ages, such as

* the deadly seriousness of the Golden Age ("Oh, look, Robin; another pile of dead bodies."),
* the personalization and whimsy of the Silver Age (*Chuckle* "Brainy suggests we have Protty disguise himself as a young Krypto so that Superboy will never realize that Jimmy Olsen was once his baby-sitter on Krypton, which might upset the time-stream!"),
* and the cosmos-spanning, satellite-filling crossover context of the Bronze Age ("I couldn't make the League's adventure against Star-Breaker because I was visiting my mother on Earth-2!" *Editor's note: See "The Canary Cries At Midnight!", in Supergirl 123).


The ratio and nature of that mix you prefer pretty much defines who you are in the universe of DC fans. In the Platinum Age, some readers are shocked to see decapitations and rapes, because they thought we were returning to the innocent Silver Age. Others are displeased by the new existence of dogs in capes. Some resent "being forced to buy other comics" to fully understand the broader context of the comics they regularly read; others rejoice in projects like 52, Brave & Bold, and Justice League Unlimited, books where the entire DC Universe itself is the star. The most I can say to people who are utterly astonished that an entire universe wasn't reconfigured exactly to their liking is "relax, find the parts you like and enjoy them, and don't stress about the rest."

http://absorbascon.blogspot.com/2007/02/keeping-company.html


My take: People who don't like the gorillas are basically the same ones who don't like seeing dogs in capes.

[Michael P]

I'd guess it's probably because they're "too silly," because comics is Serious Business!, or something along those lines.

Scipio of The Absorbascon had a brilliant post that covers a bunch of interesting topics, including what things in current comics irk people and why:



My take: People who don't like the gorillas are basically the same ones who don't like seeing dogs in capes.
And those people are wrong.

[scout1279]

And those people are wrong.
Of course they are. Dogs in capes are awesome. As a matter of fact, I think it's time to bring back Ace the Bathound.

[West Mantooth]

Stands up."I'm West, and I don't really like the Gorillas."

I didn't grow up with the Silver Age so it isn't something I necessarily look at with fondness, but I've been reading more DC than Marvel since its been phased back in.

I can handle the whimsy of the characters as long as they adhere to the internal logic of the story. Diana is supposed to be hiding in a secret i.d? Yet Tom has seen the gorillas at her apt. and Wonder Woman walks around with them in plain sight. I mean you're asking for people to put two and two together.

[IvCNuB4]

Oh c'mon.... there's MUCH worse things about us.

Ha ! I've never understood women and their entirely self-centered obsession with the toilet seat having to be positioned for their convenience. It's just as inconvenient for us when it's down.

You were liberated in the 70s ladies. Get over yourselves .....

[Gail Simone]

Ha ! I've never understood women and their entirely self-centered obsession with the toilet seat having to be positioned for their convenience. It's just as inconvenient for us when it's down.

You were liberated in the 70s ladies. Get over yourselves .....

Yeah, my point there was that that was a goddamned idiotic thing to be pissed at men about. :)

[Gail Simone]

Stands up."I'm West, and I don't really like the Gorillas."

I didn't grow up with the Silver Age so it isn't something I necessarily look at with fondness, but I've been reading more DC than Marvel since its been phased back in.

I can handle the whimsy of the characters as long as they adhere to the internal logic of the story. Diana is supposed to be hiding in a secret i.d? Yet Tom has seen the gorillas at her apt. and Wonder Woman walks around with them in plain sight. I mean you're asking for people to put two and two together.

You know, I totally understand (and don't worry about Tom, there's more story there), but I have to say, there's really no effort to bring back the silver age in my stuff. I just don't think that way. I have versions of characters that I prefer, but not that attempt to bring back a different age.

The truth is, I just like whimsy and charm as their own qualities with their own benefits. And as long as MOST writers are still hung up on grim and gritty to some degree, I feel it's only natural to go against whatever's most popular just for the sheer hell of it.

[LewisH]

they used to handle issues like that with robots. Any time someone got too suspcious, Kent or Wayne would just make sure that one of their robot substitutes would make an appearance at the same time they were present. I don't guess WW would use robots but I bet she could get one of her patron gods to craft an illusion for her if needed.

[Spiffy]

Was that a CSI Miami reference? :)
I don't think you can have a CSI:Miami reference without the word "sucks" in it. :biggrin:

[West Mantooth]

You know, I totally understand (and don't worry about Tom, there's more story there), but I have to say, there's really no effort to bring back the silver age in my stuff. I just don't think that way. I have versions of characters that I prefer, but not that attempt to bring back a different age.

The truth is, I just like whimsy and charm as their own qualities with their own benefits. And as long as MOST writers are still hung up on grim and gritty to some degree, I feel it's only natural to go against whatever's most popular just for the sheer hell of it.


As long as you're writing comfortably! The gorillas don't annoy me anyway even though I feel they should but they're fun.

I knew there had to be more with the Tom storyline. I mean your one-year anniversary of Wondy is next month I think, so I know things are just starting to amp up.

[Black Atom]

Ha ! I've never understood women and their entirely self-centered obsession with the toilet seat having to be positioned for their convenience. It's just as inconvenient for us when it's down.

You were liberated in the 70s ladies. Get over yourselves .....

I've reached a compromise. I just leave the seat down and piss all over it.

[NickThompson]

I'd guess it's probably because they're "too silly," because comics is Serious Business!, or something along those lines.

Scipio of The Absorbascon had a brilliant post that covers a bunch of interesting topics, including what things in current comics irk people and why:



My take: People who don't like the gorillas are basically the same ones who don't like seeing dogs in capes.
Depends on the book for me. Brubaker's Daredevil shouldn't have stuff like that, nothing wrong with it in WW.


I want more daft stuff. Scott Pilgrim, Middleman, Nextwave, Doctor 13. I want more stuff like this!

[Gail Simone]

I've never seen CSI:Miami. What is this reference people keep seeing?

[suedenim]

Depends on the book for me. Brubaker's Daredevil shouldn't have stuff like that, nothing wrong with it in WW.


Yeah. Scipio's article is specifically in the context of DC, and wouldn't necessarily carry over to Daredevil or Marvel in general. It's a different tapestry you're working with there (to take this particular example, the prominence of gorillas is historically a DC-specific pecuiarity, so it'd be more out of left field.)

But even so... you can see a little of the same *kind* of thing on Brubaker's Captain America. Which is, by and large, a very "realistic" series... but one that integrates all sorts of elements that are pretty silly, strange, or goofy at their core: like Arnim Zola, Falcon's ability to somehow "talk" to Redwing, Doctor Faustus' magnificent beard....

[NickThompson]

I've never seen CSI:Miami. What is this reference people keep seeing?
Just before the title sequence, the main character, played by David Caruso, will give a oneliner. A lot of the time he will put sunglasses on midway through the oneliner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948

[West Mantooth]

I always love when Joel Mchale on the Soup makes fun of it.

It's comedic gold.

[Gail Simone]

You know what I think is weird?

Diana is unexpectedly hot in sunglasses!

[Michael P]

Of course they are. Dogs in capes are awesome. As a matter of fact, I think it's time to bring back Ace the Bathound.

Ace never wore a cape, though, just a little mask. Which, as has been pointed out, doesn't quite make sense.

[scout1279]

You know what I think is weird?

Diana is unexpectedly hot in sunglasses!
That is weird. Shouldn't one expect Diana to be hot in anything?

Ace never wore a cape, though, just a little mask. Which, as has been pointed out, doesn't quite make sense.
True, but my point is that Batman needs a puppy.

[JKCarrier]

Ace never wore a cape, though, just a little mask. Which, as has been pointed out, doesn't quite make sense.

Ace had unusual markings on his forehead; he needed a mask to keep people from identifying Bathound as the same dog that Bruce Wayne was looking after.

[Michael P]

True, but my point is that Batman needs a puppy.

On this we can agree.

[Tyr]

Toilets!

Gail

By odd coincidence, I just happened to be reading Wonder Woman while I was one the can just an hour ago, and yes, I just happened to read that line.

Gail, your not making it any easier for me to my business. Stop making me laugh dammit! One of these days I’m going to die from a brain aneurism while reading a comic on the throne, and it will be your fault! :mad:


Am I the only one thatwants a spinoff off about the Gorillas?

No, I too want this spinoff, nay, I demand this spinoff!

It's funny about the Gorilla Knights. We get a ridiculous ton of mail about them, and it's maybe six or seven positives for each negative, but man, the people that dislike them hate them with a PASSION.

They're just albino talking gorilla warriors, is all!

Their are people that hate the gk's that much? Cause when most people complain about Wonder Woman, they complain about Nemesis, but love the Gorilla Knights.

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

One complaint: What's with the 'poisoned apple?' It was this whole big thing last issue, and now she just shrugs it off.

Loved the parody of bad Wonder Woman writing, particularly trying to pass off a male masturbation fantasy as a female empowerment fantasy. And anyone else notice the Amazon costumes as well as the WW costume were even skimpier than the real thing?

And see, the Wonder Tot fans finally got their wish... Kinda...

Gotta ask, who was the guy with the beard supposed to resemble? Come on, I know it's some sort of in-joke...

Figured that last panel would have some people screaming...

Re: Gorillas. Well, now we've got another personality trait for Diana: She loooooves to fuck with people's heads.

Might as well ask, while I'm sure Gail's got plotlines in her head for the next three decades --That's why I'm not gonna suggest any-- how far ahead does she usually work? I know a big four-issue arc is next, and I think I remember hearing there'll be another four-issue arc right after that, but has Gail and Co. worked out what'll be coming then?

[Tyr]

Btw I forgot to mention it but....

Ambidextrous Dual Axe Techique?

Honestly, Gail, I think someone has been playing a wee bit to many RPG's :tongue:

[Gail Simone]

It's an EIGHT issue arc!

[Michael P]

Btw I forgot to mention it but....

Ambidextrous Dual Axe Techique?

Honestly, Gail, I think someone has been playing a wee bit to many RPG's :tongue:

Yeah, I thought to myself, "Wow, she's been doing a lot of leveling up to avoid all those feats."

Of course, now that 4ed is out, that's no longer funny.

[scout1279]

Re: Gorillas. Well, now we've got another personality trait for Diana: She loooooves to fuck with people's heads.

Guess that's why she gets along with Clark so well.

[Tobias March]

Just before the title sequence, the main character, played by David Caruso, will give a oneliner. A lot of the time he will put sunglasses on midway through the oneliner.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sarYH0z948

I am addicted to Carusobot. I will tune in just for that....it's hypnotically crap.

[Lester C.]

The worst thing about men...

I just realized something. In the three plus years of posting I don't know anything about Dark Crisis not even his or her sex.

[Gail Simone]

I just realized something. In the three plus years of posting I don't know anything about Dark Crisis not even his or her sex.

Dark Crisis is a woman, and she's an AWESOME LADY!

Really, she's the coolest.

[TCJohnson]

I just realized something. In the three plus years of posting I don't know anything about Dark Crisis not even his or her sex.

That's ok, Lester, we are not sure about your sex either. I mean, your crazy bouts do seem to have a monthly cycle....just sayin'.

[CaptainCanada]

In the story, QoF comes off as little more than an annoyance, really--sort of like WW's own Mr. Mxy. She doesn't really do much besides make a really terrible WW movie, for which WW punishes her by kinda cheerfully taunting her while beating her unmercifully (including goring her in the eyes with axes). Even after QoF is defeated, it's implied that WW just continues to beat the shit out of her off-panel because, as Diana laments, she can't be killed. I guess it was all supposed to be in the same humorous context of the rest of the story overall, but it kinda just weirded me out.
She had that movie producer devoured by wolves.

[Black Atom]

She had that movie producer devoured by wolves.

Actually, I counted offing a movie producer in the "good deeds" column.

I kid, I kid.

I get that it was kind of a riff on corny action movies, right down to Wonder Woman's cheesy lines ("I have to give this film...a thumbs down!" or something to that effect) but it kinda reminded me of that part in Superman II where Supes goes back to the bar and beats up that dude with his super-strength. It, too, was kinda played for laughs, but I still felt Supes would've been above that, y'know? For me, it was just a weird beat in the story. Maybe that was sorta the point, I dunno.

[Tyr]

Yeah, I thought to myself, "Wow, she's been doing a lot of leveling up to avoid all those feats."

Of course, now that 4ed is out, that's no longer funny.

No its still funny, cause fourth edition sucks.

[4PointOh]

It doesn't look like I'm going to be able to write my review this month (much too much on my plate at work), but I did want to say a few things:

1. I love that Amazon wisdom: "Don't kill if you can wound. Don't wound if you can subdue. Don't subdue if you can pacify, and don't raise your hand at all until you've first extended it."

2. I love "Ambidexterous Dual Axe Technique."

3. I love that Allison has two daughters of different races and Diana didn't even bat an eye.

4. I love Bernard Chang.

5. I am TERRIFIED at what Diana has to face in the coming eight issue arc: The male Amazons, the male Wonder Woman, Genocide, the jilted Olympian Pantheon, the return of the Amazons. I'm terrified!

6. Thank you, Gail.

[4PointOh]

IGN's review:

http://comics.ign.com/articles/917/917799p1.html

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

Dark Crisis is a woman, and she's an AWESOME LADY!

Really, she's the coolest.

Dark Crisis laughed and danced and lit the candles one by one...

[Michael P]

No its still funny, cause fourth edition sucks.

Would've been funnier if I'd used the word "afford" instead of "avoid."

[4PointOh]

Tangentially relevant:

http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/10/11/just-past-the-horizon-faux-natural/#more-9690

[Michael P]

3. I love that Allison has two daughters of different races and Diana didn't even bat an eye.

It's even cooler when you realize they're the two girls on the cover.

[stealthwise]

That was my favourite issue of Gail's on WW, I quite enjoyed it. That said, I'm jumping off now before the tie-ins and mega-arcs start up. I'd rather have a clean break from the book (and most of DC's stuff to this point) than start getting all agitated alongside everyone else.

[DarkCrisis]

I just realized something. In the three plus years of posting I don't know anything about Dark Crisis not even his or her sex.

Dark Crisis is a woman, and she's an AWESOME LADY!

Really, she's the coolest.



Male actually. Though I'm still awesome :) Anything else you'd like to know?

[Gail Simone]

Oh, my god.

I'm sorry, DC, I had a brainmelt. I misread your name as Dark GALAXY in the post, and on top of that, I was stupid enough to even TYPE IT OUT.

I know you're a dude...jesus, I have to get some brain bifocals. Sorry!

I'm at some crazy deadlines and my BRAIN is broke!

[Gail Simone]

That was my favourite issue of Gail's on WW, I quite enjoyed it. That said, I'm jumping off now before the tie-ins and mega-arcs start up. I'd rather have a clean break from the book (and most of DC's stuff to this point) than start getting all agitated alongside everyone else.

You'll be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRY.

[stealthwise]

You'll be SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRY.

There's always trades. Speaking of which, tell DC to get off their asses and put them out more often. If their scheduling were quicker I'd have been caught up on BoP already, but instead I often forget what I want to get (they take, what, six months or more to come out after they're originally released?), and end up spending it all on Marvel. You've got pull, Gail, make it happen. ;)

[the4thpip]

As Morrison once said, I want Gorillas fighting on the Moon!

They could fight Lady Lunar!

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/277/400/277_4_252.jpg

[the4thpip]

Of course they are. Dogs in capes are awesome. As a matter of fact, I think it's time to bring back Ace the Bathound.

Wasn't he in Limbo in that Final Crisis Superman mini that's out now?

[4PointOh]

They could fight Lady Lunar!

http://www.comics.org/graphics/covers/277/400/277_4_252.jpg

That's not Lady Lunar. That's pre-Crisis Hippolyte's sister Lady of the Silver Snake or something like that. This is Lady Lunar:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/7658/357205-118477-lady-lunar_large.jpg

[Gail Simone]

No bobby review?

NOooooOOOooooOOOO!

[Lester C.]

That's ok, Lester, we are not sure about your sex either. I mean, your crazy bouts do seem to have a monthly cycle....just sayin'.

Did you just accuse with being a level 2 bipolar fluctuating between manic and major depressive episodes?:mad:

*You can tell I'm cramming for an abnormal psych exam?*

[the4thpip]

That's not Lady Lunar. That's pre-Crisis Hippolyte's sister Lady of the Silver Snake or something like that. This is Lady Lunar:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/7658/357205-118477-lady-lunar_large.jpg

Oh right... Her name was Astarte or something?
I let myself be misguided by the GCD info to this issue.

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

Yep, Astarte, Empress of the Silver Snake.

Oh, and Gail? She's female. :tongue:

Lady Lunar, if I remember right, was a female variation on the Moon Man. Some pre-Crisis WW connection; she was in astronaut training with Diana Prince. But I think she fought Superman and Batman.

[4PointOh]

Look at the latest issue of Ms. Marvel:

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_e4627f95ac994402ad531f1f1413fd3b.jpg

[Gail Simone]

meh.

Not a fan of that stuff.

[tangentman]

Chubby, boy-crazed, possibly candy-addicted sidekick? How many ways does Ms. Marvel aspire to be Wonder Woman again? lol Brian Reed has miles to go before reaching Gail's caliber, though.

[Gail Simone]

I like Brian Reed, I just meant I don't care for the doppelganger stuff.

[scout1279]

Look at the latest issue of Ms. Marvel:

http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/1/l_e4627f95ac994402ad531f1f1413fd3b.jpg

This was the one thing about the issue I didn't like. Either Ms. Marvel is Marvel's Wonder Woman stand-in, or she's The Sentry's Supergirl stand-in. And while I understand that adding a new character as The Sentress would have just further complicated The Sentry's story, she can't be Captain Marvel's female counterpart and The Sentry's.

Then Harrison Oogar, the Caveman of Wall Street showed up, The Sentry fought a giant bear in a tutu, and Truman Capote was there. At that point, I stopped caring about all that petty little stuff.

[Flying Saucers Over Oz]

Yeah, but where's the bondage? The femme fatales with lunch lady hairdos and fuck me hard daddy pumps? The dominatrix undertones?

[Tyr]

Actually I have something of a soft spot for Brian Reed's Ms Marvel, namely being that I was a military brat and my old man was career Air Force.

I wasn't as crazy about his first part of the orgin arc as much as I thought I would be, but I think I'm going to pick up this last issue regardless.

[Cam63]

I don't, though!

Seriously, the people I've dealt with in hollywood have been RIDICULOUSLY nice and fun to work with.

Yesterday, Isabelle watched " Double Date " with me for the first time and she was impressed.

I can't wait to see you get more opps in this field.

[Wonder Watcher]

I just read WW#25 and I haven't read through the posts yet so apologies in advance for any repetition but;

I really loved this book.

Which is funny as I started off thinking a little critically of #25 (other than the truly amazing artwork by Bernard Chang of course) as Diana's internal dialogue was bothering me as a little clunky. For example her introduction to the Queen of Fables read to me as more like WWE than somebody’s innermost thoughts.

But the story rapidly developed into a fabulous ride through Wonder Woman mythos.

We visually had all the various Wonder Woman incarnations, even the JLU version and the story itself we must have had something for nearly every shade of Wonder Woman fan.

We had Diana as the Divine / Goddess / Angel.
Diana as a symbol of purity.
Diana as Warrior.
Diana's wry humour.
Diana’s insight and compassion.
Diana as inspiration.
Diana as a (potential) mother.
We even had Diana in bondage! (and overcoming it).

I really appreciate how Gail is revealing and reinforcing her vision of Diana issue by issue. Even if you don't agree with all of it it's good to learn Gail's Diana knows herself and stands behind her principles, without doubt of any kind.

In parody it’s reinforced here that Gail's Amazons aren't man hating stereotypes, this needed saying because of recent events (AA).

We also see Diana twice reinforce her willingness to kill when necessary, indeed she actually regrets she is not able to kill the Queen of Fables. Whatever you think about Diana killing it's good to see her being consistent about her position.

Gail again stresses Diana's warrior nature and her unmatched ability against multiple opponents. However, this is still something we still need to see proved against really powerful foes and spread across other DC books. Although to be fair The Queen of Fables almost took out the entire JLA by herself a few years back she’s still not an ‘A’ list DCU villain.

The last page I really liked. I've always thought Diana could be a mother one day, simply because it feels right for the character to me. I absolutely agree it's something she would consider, even if it never happens.

But since I was in a minority of about one last time I mentioned it I imagine this page will have caused a bit of controversy.

I've got to give another shout out to Bernard Chang who was unbelievable on every single page of this issue. His work has improved each time he's worked on Wonder Woman and I must say we have been particularly lucky with artists on the book for years now and the art goodness just keeps on coming.

Did I mention I love this book ?.