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And teh throwdown with Genocide is messy. there's a lot of fisticuffs, even more property damage, an unsettling reveal of Diana's emotions, and even more fisticuffs.
We spend the issue in Diana's head. Her love for Nemesis isn't as romantical as we thought. And that's the most disappointing thing, seeing Diana be less than truthful.
Her resolve in battle is fitting for a warrior woman, and I think that's what sets her apart from most of the League. Taking back her lasso- man I was excited to see that.
And since this is a visual medium- Lopresti draws a beautiful book. His women are shapely and pretty without being babe-alicious.
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I agree about Lopresti's work-- it's a treat to look at it.
This was an exciting battle scene, though I'm glad to see the last(?) of Genocide.
The bit about Nemesis and the fact that she doesn't love him was a turn I didn't expect. Should drive the characters for awhile.
I liked that Achilles' instinct was to go and help Diana-- he *isn't* going to be an out and out villain. Zeus has obviously slipped a wheel or two.
Is Euphemus part of Achilles' group? Working for Ares? Or a separate Argonaut that's not involved in Zeus' plot?
Ares wants to marry Genocide? Ugh. Or does he mean that *Diana* is his 'future queen'?
Past time for the Olympians to take center stage in a storyline that is, after all, titled RISE OF THE OLYMPIAN.
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Lopresti's come a long way since Takion, that's for sure. Through no fault of his own, being associated with THAT clunker almost did him in. Glad to see he persevered and developed artistically into the treat we're seeing here.
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#35- continues a fun team-up with Black Canary. If there can be multiple Batman/Superman books, why not one featuring two of the oldest female heroes in comicbooks?
I'd buy...
So that's who WW's patron-in-lieu-of-Zeus was... the father of Pele!
Made for a good uncloaking scene- though why Pele was at that club is rather murky. Best not to think about it too closely.
A romantic cliffhanger-- how do you want it to end?
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Though I enjoyed what I read, I'm not sure that WW's team-up with Click Here For A Spoiler Giganta is such a good idea.
For that matter, their little tete a tete over scones or whatever it was seems... I don't know... out of character? Or is it? Perhaps Diana is the one hero that would have such an episode.
Still, I found myself puzzling over that much more than I did over her confrontation with Achilles, a relationship in which I'm much more invested. I find this 'male Amazon' tribe pretty interesting, even if it does seem to prove Zeus' insane instability (you only have to read a few myths to know that this isn't out of character for him at all.)
Is it the gender of the failed recipient of Diana's offer of alliance that is the main characteristic attributing to that failure? Or is it his 'out of time', unevolved state?
Add this to Pele's continued goading of Diana, and it becomes obvious that faith is going to be a major theme of the next few months and more, perhaps.
An apt choice, for Wonder Woman.
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#38-- Wow, I enjoyed this issue! Alkyone is a deranged witch, arranging a hideous ceremony that's all a trick to unveil what she thinks is Diana's father! I don't for a minute believe that she's correct, except in the most figurative- in a couple of senses- way.
Donna has a couple of strong scenes, and a new Amazonian look that I hope doesnt' make it into the pages of TITANS or JLA.
Tolifher (eek! I've forgotten how to spell his name!) and co. appear briefly, and have me worried. I want them around as supporting cast forever...
Achilles puzzles... will he ultimately be friend or foe or something forever in between? Will a Wonder Man really be joining the Wonder family?
It's somewhat frustrating to to have read on message boards that both he and Alkyone are gay characters, without actually seeing that in print. It's hinted at, surely. Strongly, even, but not spelled out.
Also, the Blackest Night stuff makes everything happening in this title seem a bit unimportant. That's not right- as I read the issues, I think *this* is the important stuff. But DC would seem to have a different mindset.
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ML, make sure to stay away from the WW boards over at DC. If you like it, you must not be a "true fan" there. I think I'm gonna abandon them before to long. You might get one or two people from the other side to talk to you reasonably, but the rest go nuts.
Anyway, I'm liking it as well. I also thought the Cottus as Diana's "father" was nutso wish fulfillment on Alky's part.
I must be about the only one that likes the skirt look on Donna. I have to say that after 40+ years of ugly unitards, this was a nice change of pace. Besides, I like women in skirts.
Ummm, Achilles is gay, as per Gail. She's stated it straight up (pardon the unintentional pun).
so far, I think its been pretty good. Got me to read Diana on a regular basis, and that hasn't happened since marinan finished up the Perez reboot. It has a couple of problem spots in the pacing and jumping around at times, but I think Gail does that to get you to pay attention to the book. Its certainly not spoonfed.
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I don't get all the fuss on the DC Boards, either. Not the best Wonder Woman story ever, but hardly deserving of such harsh criticism. I'm with you, Rick, on Donna's skirt. I really liked the look.
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I actually thought it looked good and from a battle standpoint, probably more practical than the unitard. I don't care how strong she is, those things have to be restricting. The skirt provides ample coverage and allows for easier movement.
Plus, she's got great gams.
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*searches the internets for a picture of this costume*
UH...... I don't think so. If it had a gladiatrix skirt - like her short-lived Wonder Woman costume - rather than that fabric thing (which I'm fairly sure she couldn't run in - the weight of it would make it more restricting than a unitard), lost the blue completely and toned down some of the fussier asymmetry (and note - she's not left-handed last time I checked. Why has she got the SHIELD on her right arm and the SWORD set to draw with her left?) it could maybe work.
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I just said "if it was completely different, it could work", didn't I? Okay, I definitely don't like it.
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Sorry, George Perez is a great artist, but can't design costume's for anything. Case in point Dick Grayson's original nightwing. Both Donna's and Dick's costumes were terrible, and much fussier than this pic.
The other pic, the Donna as WW looked infinitely less practical to me. Her own skirt looked like it was going to stab her in the legs with what looked like chicken feathers.
The skirt looks like it would cover much more than either the perez or the ww outfit.
And honestly, while I've never really liked the unitard look, none of it matters concerning weight. She's super strong. I was thinking more along the lines of "Hey, I'm superstrong and wearing a unitard...hope it doesn't bust in an awkward place!" type of thing.
But, all that said, if you didn't like it, you didn't like it, lol. I just really like women in skirts. Legs are nice.
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Note that the Pérez pic was linked on "Uh". I was attempting to suggest that this reminded me of a costume I already didn't like.
And here's the thing - skirts of any length are horrendously impractical for running in, let alone fighting. Donna's WW gladatrix skirt was mostly a cosmetic adornment to what's functionally a leotard, like Namora's current costume over at Marvel - she could move freely, whereas she'd have to do a Moulin Rouge to get anywhere on foot in THAT skirt (When I say "weight" in terms of skirt, I just mean it falls down naturally rather than getting caught by a breeze. IOW, she'd get tangled up in it).
My favourite Donna costume, incidentally, is this one. Yep it's a unitard, and the version that goes up to her neck rather than the cleavagetastic version of recent times at that, but it's simple and classy.
And you're talking about the "burst in an awkward place" thing, presumably when she tries a high kick or something like that... but she'd be virtually guaranteed to flash everyone if she tried something along those lines in a skirt!
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