[Warning: Spoiler spoiler spoiler... oh you get the point by now!]
Let me start this review by saying that I am a Wonder Woman purist. I've been reading the WW comics since I was a little girl. My first comic ever was a Wonder Woman #1 back in the day when George Perez was on board for making Diana as epic as she could possibly be. So you'll understand when I say that I am about as much of a stickler for DC's Amazon princess as you can get. So when I heard about the reboot, I put on my pre-prepatory grump hat and was ready for a new hot mess for my favorite Amazon. I had liked some of what was done by JMS (that's J. Michael Stracynski for those not as huge a fan of him as me) with Wonder Woman in her recent reinvention -- you know, the controvercial one with the pants. And then there was the debacle with the amazing disappearing pants that happened before the launch of the New 52. So I was ready for all kinds of funny going on.
I went into the first issue of Wonder Woman #1 prepared to be disappointed. And I wasn't. Disappointed, that is. In fact, I was pleasantly surprised.
Wonder Woman #1 harkens back to the days when Wonder Woman was steeped in mythology, legendary creatures and god-problems. Though Diana has had great success in titles like the Justice League in the past, it takes getting back to her Amazonian heritage as a pawn/opposer/champion (depending on the storyline) of the greek gods to really see Diana's unique mythos shine. The opening storyline does that legacy of classics hijinks justice by focusing on a prophecy about a child being born that can really mess with the Olympian gods mojo, and the effort to ax said child. Cue Diana and her rescuing, thrown right into the middle of this mess out of a deep sleep. But of course, she's in rare form battling centaurs in an effort to discover who is trying to kill said unborn tyke before it can achieve its future.
My only problem with the comic is that unlike many of the relaunches, such as Action Comics #1 and the reinvention of Superman, Wonder Woman #1 is not very accessible to fans not already familiar with the background of Diana and the gods. Granted, it's not a fast catch-up to me, but unlike other comics that went for a small recap, WW #1 just throws us into the deep end of the pool and wants us to swim up stream with the floating oracles and messenger gods. That might be all well and good for older fans, but even I had to take a second at one point in the flowery language and wonder if new fans would find the comic accessible at all.
All in all, Wonder Woman #1 promises a return to the origins of Wonder Woman's butt-kicking, take-no-prisoners warrior storylines. There's plenty of action and no apologies for a hard-nosed Diana jumping into battle as an Amazon should. I look forward to whatever is going to happen next with high hopes for a great new bullets and bracelets future.
... Still upset about the pants, though.
What do you think? Have you read Wonder Woman #1?
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