So, this is a week late. Still, it’s worth reviewing simply because I’ve missed so many issues in the current run and I jumped back in with this one.
Writer: Gail Simone
Comments: Gail Simone is well known for being witty and fun to read. She doesn’t disappoint in this issue, slipping in some zingers on comic tropes (the fireman carry across the world that heroes like Superman like to perform on non-flying female friends) and a subtle jab at the reputation Amazons have as being big fat lesbos.
Artist: Aaron Lopresti
Comments: I’m not overly fond of Lopresti’s Diana, but his work is clean and easy to understand. I don’t feel like he’s just recycling another artist’s take on the characters, either.
Inker: Matt Ryan
Colorist: Brian Anderson
Comments: Inkers and Colorists have to work well together, and I’m not sure I’m feeling it in this issue. The coloring is obviously being done digitally - it’s a waste of time to do it any other way, these days - but the ink shading is better suited to more traditional coloring choices. Some cross hatching is unnecessary, for example, because the shading is so dynamic when digitally done.
I felt like the story was easy to understand, even not having read any issues in more than a year. Diana is no longer a member of the Amazons; she left because Zeus has placed himself at the top of the God puppy pile and instated a male leader on Themyscira. I don’t know why any of this has happened, but it has.
Apparently Black Canary has left the JLA, which Wonder Woman comments on having caused contention between them. Still, they manage to act like adults and work on a job together.
I felt like their interactions were very feminine, but almost too silly. I enjoyed reading their banter immensely, but have to wonder at whether they would both be so easily blithe after so much upheavel in the DC universe as of late. It is worth noting that Black Canary is almost always the one doing the jabbing, while Wonder Woman is almost always the jab-ee.
I’m going to wait to comment on the story arc they’re setting up here until I see the next issue, except to say that I find it promising. I really enjoyed this issue overall, as opposed to some comics which save their major impact moment for the very end of an issue.
Worth a Pick Up? Yes.