Wonder Woman 1: Blood Paperback – January 15, 2013

This books is excellent. While it's impressed many new readers as well as critics, plenty WW purists are upset with the changes to her origins. So I wasn't sure what to expect. But honestly, I appreciate ALL the changes. I just wish they had kept her in pants instead of the impractical panties.This volume is part of an extended arc which I really like - it's got stories within stores. It has sophisticated feel; unlike other comic series that feel very choppy with one huge plot after another, this one is like one really big story/mystery with small stories woven throughout. I really appreciate that consistency as it makes you care more about these characters and gives them more depth - even the ones you would normally write off as shallow. Azzarello is a great writer and has done some really good work here.About the Amazons. The Amazons here are not a perfect society - which I find much more realistic. There is no such thing as utopia, and I always found it weird how a small and stagnant (though not so stagnant in all versions) society completely cut off from the rest of the world could be so presumptuous to think that they could teach the rest of the world how to live in peace. Peace is challenged by differences, and with so much uniformity among the Amazons, they're not exactly experts in dealing with those differences. (Example: When the Bana-Mighdall arrived at Themiscyra, civil war broke out.)So while these new Amazons are not perfect and do commit morally reprehensible acts, I find them more "real" and interesting.So what else? I really like that this book is apart from Justice League and the Superman/Wonder Woman series. I follow both of those as well, but WW is a character that can definitely support her own book without help from other characters. Also, her story simply has nothing to do with what's going on in the mainstream JL comic.About the Artwork. I found Cliff Chiang's art very strange in the beginning. I don't know how to describe it properly, but it's kind of flat looking and...well it simply doesn't look anything like the art from other comic books. But now I love it! When I read a different series, I find myself missing his style. Once you get into it, you LOVE it. It's beautiful art - but takes a bit of getting used to. I hope Azzarello and Chiang stick together for this series because they are an excellent team.SPOILERS alert!!! Instead of being formed from clay and gifted by the gods, Diana is Hyppolyta's daughter from an affair with Zeus. They use the original clay story as a cover story (to avoid Hera's wrath) which I thought was neat. While some people think it takes away what makes her unique, I think it makes more sense (although I never hated the other origin story). It also offers her a personal mystery which motivates her into seeking answers.If you're new to Wonder Woman or looking for a good series to read from the New 52, then I definitely recommend this book. It's just much more interesting than other stories about her, and overall, I think it's my favorite series from the New 52. If you're a big WW fan but feel reluctant about all the changes you've heard about, I recommend that you give it a chance.I've also read Wonder Woman: Odyssey Vol. 1 which is okay, but this is way better.

So I was totally obsessed with Wonder Woman when I was four and the Lynda Carter TV series was on. I saw the comic and I just HAD to have it!This was a fascinating TP because it gave you the backstory of WW. I honestly don't remember much about the TV series. I didn't remember that she was descended from an Amazon and a Greek God. I really enjoyed the story that had her back with her Amazons. Seeing her with her family was really fun.So the main story arc here is that she's charged with keeping a girl named Zola, who is pregnant by Zeus (surprise, surprise), safe and away from Zeus's wife. There are many mishaps and adventures that make this a worthwhile read. The art was great, although no woman's breasts could possibly look like that. It didn't bother me, but it was kind of funny. And I know idea why Hades, who was mostly called Hell, had candles and dripping wax for a head.The only thing that kept me from rating this five stars is that there was no kick ass WW crime fighting. I would highly recommend this one though. Enjoy it!

Wonder Woman seems like a character that is sometimes difficult to write well. In many Justice League stories or crossover events she is a generic powerhouse that rarely gets to shine on her own terms. This reboot, on the other hand, really understands how to highlight her character and her strengths, starting with a reboot of her origin. Gone is the myth about a miracle baby made of clay and mud; instead, Wonder Woman learns that she is actually descended from the gods. What ensues is a wild adventure, but really, an operatic family drama. It's hard to say more without spoiling the story, but one of the greatest parts about this series is how the Greek gods are all characterized. From their sharp, modern character designs, to their distinct personalities, all of the gods are just dripping with a history and personal baggage that make you want to just learn so much more about all of them. It's a lot like the immortal family, the Endless, in the Sandman series, but here, every brother, uncle, aunt, cousin, has an agenda, a twisted view of the world, and just drips with cool. The art by Cliff Chiang is sharp, clean, and while bordering on cartoonish at times, actually fits the epic and outlandish world that the series builds. Honestly, this is one of the most exciting DC comics series to come out of the New 52, and the best Wonder Woman story I've read, hands down.

WW gets embroiled in the Daliances of Zeus, protecting a young woman who bears his child. If you recall Greek Mythology, Zus was quite the player, dropping bastard all over the world at his whim.Hera, his wife, was not well pleased. She always attempted to kill the spawn, preferably before birth, thus wanting this woman dead.Oh, as it turns out, Diana is just such a spawn, of the coupling of Zeus and her mother, Queen Hippolyta. No spoiler, this is part of the WW story.It is known.Anyway, really like the whole Wrath of the gods bit here, it works really well, and so many delicious characters, Hermes, Ares, Apollo, loved the characterization of Poseiden, and Strife, a new daughter of Zeus. Anyway, we'll done, a quick read, and good artwork, the Amazon's are actually shown in dress that might be used in battle rather than a photo shoot.

This is my first Wonder Woman book. I bought it because I've read Azzarello's work before, and I enjoy him as a creator. I have since purchased the whole of Azzarello's run.I was skeptical at first, as the character had never really interested me before. Diana had always seemed wooden, silly, even strange (invisible plane?)If you have any misigvings about the character, park them. This is a wildly entertaining re-tool in the most wonderful of ways.It's a tightly plotted, pre-conceived story that's paced out over 6 volumes that never gets stale, boring or tangential. There's never any hint of searching for story devices or trying to work out how to end this, or anything that might make you think the creators were 'making it up as they went along'.The first thought I had when I finished it was, simply, 'wow, there's easily two movies here'. Story-boarded and ready to go.As far as I'm concerned, this is a far superior effort from Azzarello than his work on 100 Bullets. I understand he won Eisner's for 100 Bullets and they were deserved, for the singular smaller stories within that particular work, but as a whole, 100 Bullets does not stand up to this Wonder Woman run. And to me, that's just remarkable.It's not going to go down in the annals of comic book history as one of the shining examples of the medium, it's just damn good.Have no fear, no worry about purchasing this book or run. It's really, really good.

Una muy buena y entretenida historia, con un arte diferente y llamativo. No va a revolucionar la industria de los comics ni mucho menos, pero si eres fan del personaje seguro pasaras un buen rato.Mi única queja sería en cuanto a la presentación de este compilado, se entiende que es una versión básica, pero creo que es demasiado simple, la calidad del papel es de regular a buena, sin embargo las tapas tienen ese acabado de cartón blanco que a mi gusto se ve bastante chafa y corriente.Por ejemplo, tengo compilados de Hellboy de DARK HORSE y estas tapas son de un color negro y no se sienten tan de "cartulina".

Excelente run da ww. A remodelação dos personagens (deuses gregos) ficaram excepcionais. E apesar das viuvas do Pérez, é uma origem excelente por usar da desconstrução da origem clássica

Pure WW

Seriously Awesome..Loved the character of Wonder Woman.. Shocking twist in the origin of WW. Go DC..