Ben Caldwell's Wednesday Wonder Woman

[West Mantooth]

I haven't really loved all the character designs, but the background designs and details have simply been amazing.

[mgs]

I had a hate/love relationship with what he's done so far on this.

Initially, I was all discombobulated and confused, angry, and saddened by what I was trying to read/look at, but now, I am more appreciative of what he's been trying to accomplish on his run. It's unique and definitely opens up new territory for storytelling in this way. It's still a little confusing to read, but I 'get it' now.

[Maplecroft]

I have a hard time following it. confusing

[korok]

I haven't been able to get into this. It's confusing.

[spark627]

I wish I could get into this. I can't understand 80% of the drawings. The panels are hard to follow, the font is hard to read etc

I stopped reading Wednesday comics all together after #2

[4PointOh]

I have to say that I'm blown away by the imagination behind this story. It just feels so fresh, new, and youthful to me. The ideas, the reinterpretations are just so much fun, a little bit creepy, and just plain interesting.

At times, I have difficulty making out what's happening panel to panel, and the lettering is a little strange, but I have a lot of fun with that story and in the end, that's what matters.

[West Mantooth]

Agreed. The best part is that the modern WW is myth based, but the Pre-Crisis version was fantasy. Caldwell's version captures that fantasy spirit in spades adding modern touches.

I think it will get more fans in the trade format if they go ahead with the seperate character books proposed.

[Damo]

I'm in love with many of his ideas, and I'd like to see them again in the "main continuity." The "Five Stars of the Amazons" for example. Very nice.

[WonderCubb]

At first I hated it, especially comparing it to the completely different yet clear and big art on Supes and GL and Metal Men which is fab, I just didn't get why the creator didn't make better use of the ability to have much bigger panels!!!!

Some of the panels are confusing and hard to read, but now that I'm more than halfway done, I like the kind of fuzzy quality, kind of adds to the dream feel! It's not my favourite Wednesday Comics section, but I love his redesigns! Just wish he'd give us bigger panels!!!

[nerites]

I love his WednesdayWW.

I don't really follow on the confusion of it. It's been an easy read.
I feel sad when he's attacked on it. His last post on his blog showed he feels the same. And he explains what I got, his panels and choices for colors demonstrate how he thinks Diana felt.

It's a journey and I'm really happy I'm on board
:-D

[JKCarrier]

I am in the middle, I guess. I like it for the most part, but yeah, there are definitely some legibility issues. Some of that may be down to the printing...if it were on better paper, the panels might "pop" a little more and not seem so muddy. But the overall style and storyline is great. In a lot of ways, I think Diana fits better in this kind of dream/fairy tale milieu than she does in the more "gritty/realistic" modern day DCU.

[spark627]

I would love for this story to be released in its own TPB on nice paper and printed larger... I'll buy that, as is.. I can't figure it out at all.

[hondobrode]

IIRC, the characters are going to be collected in their own books, though I'm not sure if the size is going to translate for any of them. If that's the case, then panels need to be enlarged and printed as single panels page size.

That would greatly help Caldwell's work. First of all, his work doesn't flow top to bottom left to right, which in itself will throw most people off. Secondly, him trying to do too much per page, despite the oversized dimensions, is not translating well.

His ideas are good and I like what I see despite the aforementioned points.

[Captain Jim]

IIRC, the characters are going to be collected in their own books, though I'm not sure if the size is going to translate for any of them. If that's the case, then panels need to be enlarged and printed as single panels page size.

That would greatly help Caldwell's work. First of all, his work doesn't flow top to bottom left to right, which in itself will throw most people off. Secondly, him trying to do too much per page, despite the oversized dimensions, is not translating well.

His ideas are good and I like what I see despite the aforementioned points.

They've said the collection is also going to be oversized, so I can't imagine there will be separate character volumes. I've not read anything to indicate this.

[Captain Jim]

I'm sorry, no offense to the creator, but I struggled through this in issue #1, had no idea what I'd just read, and gave up on it after that. It's the only strip in WC I'm not reading and enjoying.