Warning I will be giving a complete synopsis over view of the issue number 1 Wonder Woman, should you not want to spoil it for yourself, DON'T read a head, read the issue then come back and read my review!
The cover features WW, in an outfit more closely resembling that of the original WW outfit. We see that the Tiara, Bracelets, winged W on the chest, and the belt have been traded in for Silver instead of Gold, and we see an added metallic, neck choker and arm band. The Boots and briefs of the outfit seem to be closer to black than the original navy blue, with the briefs still featuring the white stars.
The comic starts off in Singapore, we have the God Apollo, entertaining three beautiful women. He is telling them about his father who gets around, and has gone missing. He then walks up behind them and puts them in a some sort of trance.
The comic then shifts to a barn in Virginia, where a Woman cloaked in Peacock feathers appears from no where ( I assume this woman just happens to be Hera, queen of the God's who's symbol is the peacock. She lays some weapons on the floor, a mace, a sword, a bow and arrows. Takes a Scythe off of the wall and chops the head off from both horses in the barn, from the spot where the heads were cut off, hands and heads begin to grow from the bleeding insides of the head. We are then taken inside the house where a man wearing a head protector, with blue skin and beady little eyes, tells a the woman they must go. To woman obviously not expecting visitors is wearing a open button down flannel white t shirt and pink panties holding a shot gun to the man. Who states they have come for her and her child. She screams for him to leave, to which he responds you will die here! He then pushes her away from the front door, getting knocked back by an arrow, also revealing he has bird like fee with wings off of the ankles (I'm guessing Hermes, messenger god) and gets stuck to the wall. Two Centaurs holding the weapons (Hera) left on the ground of the barn come crashing through the door. Just as the male centaur raises his sword for the killing blow to the woman, (Hermes) shouts Zola! and throws a key to her, in which after catching it a bright light appears and she vanishes just as the sword strikes the place she sat in fear.
She reappears in London in the room of a naked raven haired woman lying in bed, when she goes to reach to wake her up the woman grabs her by the throat demanding to know who she is, Zola tells the woman there were things, and a man with eyes he was in her home, to which the woman interrupts, how did you get here? She holds out the key saying the man threw it to her. To raven haired woman obviously recognizes that, and request Zola give it to her, still frightened she says no. The raven haired woman asks her name to which she responds Zola, and the introduction is returned by announcing her name is Dianna. Who then walks over to a wardrobe on the other side of the room. To which Dianna says she could take the key by force but would prefer if it was given willingly.
Upon opening the cabinet we see a sword, part of a star spangled shield, an ax, a helmet with a red star in the middle and a tiara with a red star in the middle, and Dianna starts to dress. (I guess gone are the days of the spinning transformation).
Zola seeing her fully dress realizes she has in the presence of Wonder Woman, who again asks for the key. Upon receiving it they are taken back to Zola's home, and battle begins with Wonder Woman and the centaurs.
During the battle the are text boxes with a prophecy, it appears Apollo has made the three women his oracles.
"You want us, to tell you, what we see?" The oracles
"Dear ladies you are my oracles, my eyes that gaze on what is yet to be seen, please, tell me what you see" Apollo.
" There is a storm gathering just beyond the horizon, and the one responsible shall rule in fire."
"Sorry about that." The oracles.
"Who is it?" Apollo.
"Too much smoke" Oracles.
" What?" Apollo.
"We cant see clearly, it wears a crown of horns, and a cape of blood flowing from its shoulders, onto a naked woman at its feet." Oracles.
" The Feet?" Apollo.
" There bare, like the woman." Oracles.
" Then it is my family." Apollo.
" Your family...is broken, beaten and betrayed by blood." Oracles
" Tell me something I don't know." Apollo.
" Well your father has abandoned fate, to someone who can blow away the smoke, if they choose too."
" Seriously this is mental." Oracles.
" What do you mean by that?" Apollo.
" We mean that what your father wants is nothing anyone should, its dirty its irredeemable, and it won't end good for you." Oracles
This is the entire prophecy up through this point.
Wonder Woman has beaten the centaurs and saved Zola. Hermes walks free of the house telling her to protect Zola, of the queen will see her dead. Zola's life is important. To which Zola responds that Hermes is wrong, he said to protect her and her child, well she doesn't have one!. To which Hermes responds that she is pregnant by Zeus.
We are then taken back to the rooftop in Singapore, with Apollo and his three oracles. The prophecy continues.
"He will kill, one of you." Oracles.
" One of me?" Apollo.
" Yeah one of your fathers children will murder another and take their place, its what your father wants, that's so screwed up." Oracles.
" That's dear old dad, pulling the strings, the curtains, legs. Where is he?" Apollo
" He doesn't exist yet." The Oracles.
At that moment Apollo begins to light up and the three women catch a blaze, they burn to bones and fall to the ground below, as Apollo rises to the sky in a bright light.
So here we have an interesting tale right off the bat! Hera seems to be stirring the pot, Apollo is fear full of what is father is up to, Zola is pregnant with a child of Zeus. While Dianna seems to just get thrown into this unknowing anything is going on.
So I'm curious to see where this one will lead. Greek and Roman mythology has always been a favorite of mine, so its surprising to me I never got into Wonder Woman a whole lot more. But it sounds dead on, tragedy, murder and intrigue, something the Greeks were good at!
If you enjoy some bloody tough ass woman kicking butt action, then pick up Wonder Woman.
Lets talk a little about the costume used in the issue. It would seem there were two covers for this book.
While the actual book showed WW wearing her star spangled briefs, this one features her in her pants outfit for the new re-model. Personally I would have gone with this. I think as we head into a modern age for Super Heroes, the uniforms need to match. Gone are the days of spandex and wearing briefs, and underwear on the outside of your tights. The pants give WW a more modern kick ass look, and I wish they would have followed through with this in the comic as well, as in the comic she was also wearing the briefs.
Now while I understand that showing some leg is sexy, this day in age so is leaving somethings to the imagination. And it just makes her appear more of a bad ass to be wearing leather pants.
So while the costume choice didn't work for me in this supposed revamping of the DC characters, the story has peaked my interest from the beginning and I will defiantly be buying the upcoming issues of Wonder Woman.
Next up Nightwing!
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