Wonder Woman #750 came out last week and was a thick anniversary issue on par with Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000. It is a beautiful squarebound book with numerous variant covers including one commemorating each of decade of Wonder Woman stories. Of course, I had to pick the Brian Bolland 1990's cover, the first time I ever read Wonder Woman for any length of time, drawn in by Bolland's covers.
There are a bunch of stories looking at current continuities, Elseworlds, and some just capturing who Diana is as a character. It brings in a bunch of creative heavy hitters including Steve Orlando, Gail Simone, Scott Snyder, Bryan Hitch, Greg Rucka, and Nicola Scott.
If you are a Wonder Woman fan, it is worth the price point.
But this is a Supergirl blog, so I'll talk about 'To Me' by Marguerite Bennett and Laura Braga.
The two creators worked on DC Bombshells together. And long time readers of this blog know that I loved the first couple of years of the book before it went from being a story with an agenda to an agenda with a story. A fine distinction, I know.
In 'To Me', all the Bombshell characters discuss what Diana has meant to them. That includes Supergirl.
As a reminder, I loved the arc of Kara in the early stories. She was brash at first. Then she was going to sacrifice herself to save the world (shades of Crisis!). And then, instead, when Kara's sister Stargirl sacrificed herself instead, Kara fell into a deep depression.
It was only with Wonder Woman's counsel that Kara was able to overcome that grief and move along in her life.
It was great to revisit these characters and that arc again.
And then we hear from Diana herself who says that all she wants is to do good, be better, and be kinder and wiser.
That is what her mission is. That is who she is to herself.
Loved this story. This felt like those early stories again. That was a great run.
My other favorite story was 'Emergency Visit' by Shannon and Dean Hale with art by Riley Rossmo.
Now first off, I must admit I love Rossmo's wonky style so your mileage may vary there.
But the tale is that Hippolyta creates a fake emergency (a Hydra attack) to force Diana home so they can reconnect. As the battle goes on, Hippolyta asks about Diana's romance, does she still hang out with the JLA, and is Diana wearing the robes her mother sent her.
Initially Diana is irritated by this waste of time. But later she realizes she has to spend some time with family now and then.
As a parent and as a son, I loved this issue. I found Hippolyta's question barrage during the Hydar fight endearing of a parent who just wants to know what is happening in her kid's life. And Diana coming home in the end for a drink and conversation was perfect.
Anyways, there are a lot more stories there to digest. But this is a bullet review. Head to Mart Gray's Too Dangerous for a Girl Wonder Woman #750 review to learn more.
Overall grade: B+
Those early Bombshells stories were great, weren't they? I wonder if it's too late to hope for a male version... but what would we call it? Bo(y)mbshells? Maybe not!
ReplyDeleteThat Russian Supergirl remains a terrific design.
I wouldn't mind if, between Supergirl storylines, a James Robinson-style longterm writer would give us One More Time... tales of Karas from Elseworlds and lost continuities. And of course, my number one request would be to see the Silver Age Supergirl... surely she's settled on a career by now!
Thank you so much for the linkage!