REVIEW: Wonder Woman, #13

[CBR News]

Brian Azzarello and Tony Akins blaze forward in "Wonder Woman" #13 with a new half-sibling of Diana's and a dangerous journey to Libya.


Full review here.

[Franklin]

Why assume that Orion is "the firstborn" when the solicitation copy for February has them as separate characters?

WONDER WOMAN #16
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art and cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
On sale JANUARY 23 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
• Wonder Woman and her half brother Milan must grapple with the dangerous New God known as Orion!
• What strange alliance has the terrifying First Born made?


Unless it's really calculated misdirection, I think it's safe to say that the DC 52 Orion doesn't eat people's heads.

[Desaad]

Indeed, he's very wrong. It is Cronus, with Goya as the inspiration.

[slvn]

Indeed, he's very wrong. It is Cronus, with Goya as the inspiration.

I noticed the similarity to Goya's Cronus, and I posted that image back on the Wonder Woman 13 Preview thread, but I don't feel sure yet that this means the First Born is definitely Cronus. It may be just a family resemblance--or, speaking more literally, it may be that the creative team found the image suitably terrifying but applied it to a different being.

But is the First-Born Orion? No, I agree with both of you that he is pretty much certainly not Orion.

[Yeopop]

Boy, I'm so disappointed with this issue I thought the art was going to better and the story was so boring.

[This]

I thought the First Born was just interested in chewing on the mans brains to get all the information
he needed about his current situation like how to communicate and where he was and how
to move about.

[Greg McElhatton]

Indeed, he's very wrong. It is Cronus, with Goya as the inspiration.

GREAT call, and you are totally right. I'm relieved to know now that Orion isn't eating people's heads. :)

[Greg McElhatton]

I thought the First Born was just interested in chewing on the mans brains to get all the information
he needed about his current situation like how to communicate and where he was and how
to move about.

Same here—as soon as he's eaten the brain he can talk with them.