Weekly Wonder Woman

Let’s start off this review by first saying, "Welcome back, Cliff Chiang!"

Welcome back, Cliff Chiang!

After two issues of rather a poor fill-in artist, it’s great to have Cliff back. I tell you what’s also great to have back: action. Yes, issue #7 of Wonder Woman actually has things happen in it – the cover is actually less action-packed than the contents for once.

In fact, issue #7 is probably the best issue of the title since the reboot. But (and you knew there’d be one), it’s also got one great big middle finger sticking up at both long-time fans and Wonder Woman’s creator, William Marston, right in the centre. We’ll talk about that after the jump.

We’ll also talk about Justice League #6, 7, which have both come out since the last review and paradoxically are a lot more like old school Wonder Woman than her own title is right now. In fact, as well as the glorious return of Captain Steve Trevor, we also have the new-look Etta Candy. And Captain Marvel – aka Shazam, but we don’t care about him. See you in a bit.

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Well, what you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts, as they say. Or vice versa.

For after several issues of no action, we finally get an issue of Wonder Woman with action. Yey!

Kind of. Because while we’ve gained action, we’ve lost a few things, including coherence and decent artwork.

And don’t get me started on Justice League #5. Well, not until after the jump anyway.

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Would you look at that. Another cover for Wonder Woman that actually contains more action than the entire issue (incidentally, have a look at who Wonder Woman is tridenting while I ask, Rolf Harris-style, "Can you tell who it is yet?" Bet you can’t.)

Anyway, follow me quickly after the jump so we can talk about Wonder Woman’s first proper trip around London, the arrival of a couple of new gods, the unveiling of a cockney demi-god and some more of Wonder Woman’s super-powers, and how even though flattery may be the sincerest form of imitation, Tony Akins really isn’t Cliff Chiang. Spoilers ahoy!

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It’s that time of the month again: another issue of Wonder Woman is out, as is Justice League (which features Wonder Woman, obviously), so it’s time for a double-review. This month, we learn what happens when Hera gets some shocking news and we learn what happens when Wonder Woman gets some shocking news (clue: they act very differently, and one of them goes to a concert); meanwhile in Justice League, Aquaman turns up. Whoopdy doo.

Spoilers ahoy!

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