Yes, it’s Weekly Wonder Woman – keeping you up to date on pretty much anything involving DC Comics’ premier superheroine, including which barbarians she’s hanging out with this month
With Wonder Woman coming out on Blu-Ray in the US this week, Warner Bros pulled out all the stops to promote it… by having a bunch of drones do some sky-writing over Los Angeles. I’m not quite sure what says ‘Wonder Woman’ about Los Angeles other than ‘Warner Bros has its offices here so we won’t have far to go for this’, but at least Warner put some footage up on the InterWeb for the few hundred million Americans who don’t live there (and the rest of the planet):
Maybe you had to be there.
Fortunately, we also got the final two of Lucy Davis’ marvellous ‘Etta Candy explains…’, the first about Ares, the god of war (extra bonus points to our Lucy for trying to pronounce in a Greek stylee), the second about ‘the Reinforcements’.
Your day just got better! Today, Etta Candy gives her take on the god of war, Ares. Own #WonderWoman on Digital Now and Blu-ray™ 9/19! pic.twitter.com/B97hrYM5fr
— Wonder Woman 1984 (@WonderWomanFilm) September 14, 2017
In her final fireside chat, Etta Candy explains the Reinforcements. Own #WonderWoman on Digital and Blu-ray™ Now! @reallucydavis pic.twitter.com/qMbwJYhgyl
— Wonder Woman 1984 (@WonderWomanFilm) September 21, 2017
We also got another clip from the forthcoming Professor Marston & The Wonder Women:
Comics news
The only bit of Wondy (ish) comics news of the week was that Justice League is going to get a new writing team as of issue #34. Christopher Priest will be writing, Pete Woods on art, with Priest trying to add a bit more of a real-world aesthetic to the title:
“Is the Justice League still relevant? What are their goals and how do we define them? In the ‘real’ world, how would various societies around the globe view this pantheon of godlike beings?” Priest asked, saying that he intends to treat the series “more like a workplace drama,” and that — although there will be alien invasions and super villains to deal with — “the League’s greater challenge will be to define their place in this new and increasingly cynical age.”
Someone should probably tell him that Wondy isn’t just godlike, she is a goddess. Or a demi-goddess. Whatever DC editorial has agreed on this week anyway.
After the jump, we’ll be looking at this week’s crop of comics featuring Diana. We have exercises in counting up to three in Trinity #13, while over in Justice League #29, Diana administers some super tough love to her future son. Meanwhile, in Elseworlds team-up fun, we have the conclusion of Wonder Woman ’77 Meets The Bionic Woman in issue #6 and finally, we have the team up you’ve all been waiting for – it’s Wonder Woman meets Conan the Barbarian in Wonder Woman/Conan #1.
Comics reviews
Trinity #13
Plot
Diana beats up most of the mini-Trinity, Batman falls through a hole, John Constantine gets stabbed, and Superman gets possessed by Deadman who’s possessed.
Extra notes
Apparently, Circe’s immortality is wearing off…
Rating: 5/7 (Artwork: 5/7)
Justice League #29
Plot
The Justice League’s future kids try to take on Diana… and get spanked.
Extra notes
Does Diana secretly have superhearing, but hasn’t told anyone about it, not even the future Junior Justice League?
Rating: 5/7 (Artwork: 6/7)
Wonder Woman ’77 Meets The Bionic Woman #6
Plot
The Amazons, Wonder Woman, Donna and Drusilla – and the Bionic Woman – gives the fembots a massive kicking then zap them with a magic EMP using the stones that stop Paradise Island from being detected. Everyone laughs.
Extra notes
And so it ends as it starts – very well illustrated fan fiction. Everyone does well, everything gets explained it very great detail and plot points just disappear. You know. Because.
On the whole, though, you have to be a huge fan of both TV shows (and fan fiction) to truly have enjoyed this; and if you were a fan of DC’s Wonder Woman ’77, it’s worth noting that this Wonder Woman ’77 had nothing much in common with it beyond the likenesses of the TV stars.
Author Andy Mangels has emailed me preview copies of each issue in advance. For this one, he warned:
This is the FINAL issue. Please do not spoil the surprise villain at the end!
Couldn’t even if I wanted to. No idea who it was. And if I have no idea, you can bet the average punter might have problems, too.
Rating: 3/7 (Artwork: 7/7)
Elseworlds
Wonder Woman/Conan #1
This is a title seemingly inspired by four things:
- Conan is a barbarian who fights with a sword
- Wonder Woman is an Amazon who fights with a sword
- Gail Simone used to write Wonder Woman
- Gail Simone used to write Red Sonja
The basic plot is that Conan goes to a gladiatorial ring in the city. There he sees Diana fighting and thinks he might have known her as a kid and had a bit of crush on her. Diana doesn’t remember that or much else. Although she does remember that she’s…
Did you know she could speak in Logo?
Is this Diana or is that an Elseworlds Diana? I’m actually not that sure, although if it’s the real Diana, either she’s been depowered or she’s forgotten that she’s got superspeed et al.
Maybe it’s got something to do with the crow-witches?
I’m not a big fan of Gail Simone, Conan or Elseworlds, but the art’s good and I might actually stick with this one. No guarantees mind.
