"New York Times" bestselling author Picoult ("The Tenth Circle") puts Wonder Woman on a collision course with her long-missing people, the Amazons,...
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Apr 13, 2011
Kwesi 章英狮
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When it comes to graphic novel, I'm being choosy because they are printed in a glossy paper, colored, expensive and I don't have the place to protect them. I saw this copy from a sale bin and bought it for P99, approximately $2 and I bought it without hesitation since I'm doing a Jodi Picoult challenge this year. I never expected that Jodi will be one of the authoress of Wonder Woman and I never been a fan of her, although I was a hardcore fan of Justice League before. It was a pleasure for her
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Mar 22, 2008
Evan
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Full disclaimer: I do not follow Wonder Woman's monthly adventures, and only read about her on comics web sites. I picked this up because I was intrigued that Jodi Picoult was writing an arc. I have to say that I was greatly underwhelmed. The plot--shape shifting, resurrections--was nothing new, so the writing style should elevate it, right? Wrong. Picoult throws a few pop-culture bones to the audience, and the banter between WW and her agent-partner is cliched romantic tension. The ending is a
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Jan 28, 2008
Jessie
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Jodi Picoult is only the second female writer to take on the Wonder Woman saga, and I enjoyed her take on this classic heroine. She addresses the impracticality of Wonder Woman running around fighting crime in an outfit without straps. She addresses Wonder Woman's inner turmoil as she wants to fit into the human world but can't shake the vestiges of her Amazon blood.
This made me laugh and made me appreciate the comic as an art form and made me want to read more comics.
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This made me laugh and made me appreciate the comic as an art form and made me want to read more comics.
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Mar 29, 2009
Valerie
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What could be better than a Wonder Woman comic with a story by such an amazing author?
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Jul 22, 2010
Benjamin
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I originally bought this for my wife because she is a fan of Jodi Picoult, but I found myself drawn to it because it has been sitting unread on my graphic novel shelf for over a year, and I have had a hankering for comics this past week. I should admit that I know little to nothing about Jodi Picoult's other books nor the over arching storyline of Wonder Woman. That being said, I think Picoult, the second woman ever to be commissioned to write Wonder Woman, did a fairly good job of filling in a
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Nov 22, 2008
Brad
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Jul 03, 2011
Kim
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Jodi Picoult wrote this arc, all five issues of it in one shiny hardcover package, and I wanted to like it more than I did. I just found myself leaping tall buildings trying to connect too many plot points on my own to make some sense of what was going on. Why was a rollercoaster under attack at a carnival where DP and her partner just happened to be guarding a reality TV personality who won a Maxi-Man contest (really? Maxi-Man is the best name they could come up with?)? No reason given, but
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Mar 06, 2011
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Feb 24, 2011
Lee
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I felt this was a good introduction to Wonder Woman, at least I wasn't overly confused. I didn't care for the overwhelming theme of self-doubt throughout the book. It got a little old after the third person asked Wonder Woman if she knew who she was. I also have a hard time with the JLA. It's almost as if having all these super heroes together makes each individual one less significant. For instance I love the Batman comics that I've read that only focus on Batman, when you start introducin
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Nov 23, 2010
Jess
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My rating of 3 is an average of Story: 2 and Art: 5. I have weighted it more heavily towards story because I feel that's more important, especially since the marketing strategy for this was pretty much Story by Jodi Picoult = $$$.
*Full Disclosure: I do not regularly follow Wonder Woman comics, nor do I know much about her background.
Jodi Picoult's rather prominent name on the cover was what led me to read this. I had high hopes after reading her foreword, but finishing the bo More...
*Full Disclosure: I do not regularly follow Wonder Woman comics, nor do I know much about her background.
Jodi Picoult's rather prominent name on the cover was what led me to read this. I had high hopes after reading her foreword, but finishing the bo More...
Mar 25, 2010
Sophie
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I tried liking this one, I genuinely did. But there's only so much you can do, and in the face of a really oddly paced plot and more than erratic characterization all I can say that I, um, didn't like it.
Now, I haven't read *that* much of Wonder Woman, but if that book had been the first I read? It would have been my last. A lot of it is just Jodi Picoult being Jodi Picoult, that is, her taking an issue (like finding out who you are, or trying to show your mother you're grown up, but More...
Now, I haven't read *that* much of Wonder Woman, but if that book had been the first I read? It would have been my last. A lot of it is just Jodi Picoult being Jodi Picoult, that is, her taking an issue (like finding out who you are, or trying to show your mother you're grown up, but More...
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May 30, 2009
Rachel
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I've never been a huge fan of Wonder Woman, but see, that's how far I will go for Jodi Picoult. She's the only author who's ever acutally made me cry. (It was My Sister's Keeper that did it-anyone else have that reaction?) So I'm a pretty big fan of hers. I was excited to hear that she would contribute a story for the Wonder Woman comics, making her one of the first female writers of the series.
Since this is the second installment, the comic took me a while to understand. While there was More...
Since this is the second installment, the comic took me a while to understand. While there was More...
Jun 24, 2009
Dufour
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Another disappointing outing for WONDER WOMAN, a character whom I'm convinced cannot be written by anyone other than Greg Rucka (his ambassadorial tenure on that title was probably the character's defining moment). Picoult's story is needlessly hapless and circumstantial. Only saving graces are the usual awesome artwork from the Dodsons and Drew Johnson (why isn't he working more these days???). Worse, it ends on a cliffhanger that makes you have to pick up AMAZONS ATTACK (another pointless bori
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Oct 25, 2011
Wealhtheow
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YESSS. Wonder Woman is drawn strong, statuesque, and even her fibbie suits can't quite conceal her defined muscles. I was wary that getting Picoult to write a comic about a lady superhero was a marketing gimmick, and perhaps it was. I don't much care why they got Picoult to write this trade; I'm just glad we got a series of WW in which her morality, her strength, and her relationship with the Amazons took precedence over her love life or the latest godawful title-spanning "epic" cri
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Aug 23, 2010
Jeff
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This is the point where I realize that the series really did need a reboot. I'm kind of anticipating getting up to date on this to see where they head, but this is some severe water treading right here.
I think this and the previous trade kind of get to the bottom of why Wonder Woman is perceived as a "difficult" character to write for. Worse, I can see quite clearly where Picoult was going with this (and I was also very impressed with her writing on a whole), but could se More...
I think this and the previous trade kind of get to the bottom of why Wonder Woman is perceived as a "difficult" character to write for. Worse, I can see quite clearly where Picoult was going with this (and I was also very impressed with her writing on a whole), but could se More...
Jan 14, 2010
Jean
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I loved it. It's got wit, character arcs, and it's got great illustrations too.
Basically, Wonder Woman is a fugitive for killing Lord (she had no choice). She's trying out the 'human thing' and let's just say normal transportation is haranguing her. The government catches up with her and jails her for the murder she has committed. However, with her enemy Circe causing grief along with her mother (who has come back from the dead) as well as a few 'are you who you seem to be' scenario More...
Basically, Wonder Woman is a fugitive for killing Lord (she had no choice). She's trying out the 'human thing' and let's just say normal transportation is haranguing her. The government catches up with her and jails her for the murder she has committed. However, with her enemy Circe causing grief along with her mother (who has come back from the dead) as well as a few 'are you who you seem to be' scenario More...
Apr 25, 2009
Athena
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I'm a big wonder woman fan and I really enjoyed this book. Circe brings Queen Hippolyta back from the dead. Circe convinces the Queen that her daughter is in grave danger and so Hippolyta decides to wage war on the humans. Wonder woman is having doubts about who she is because she killed Maxwell Lord. I think this showed that you can be strong but still have doubts about yourself.This makes you human and wonder woman is more human than she thinks. The drawings were superb and this book also made
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Apr 11, 2009
Kelly
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I read this because Jodi wrote the story for this graphic novel. Here's the thing: graphic novels are HUGELY popular at my school so I force myself to read one each month,but it is a chore for me. I was never into comics as a kid, and I haven't learned to appreciate them for me now as an adult. However, we have many graphic non fiction books that truly help students learn about great historical topics so I certainly see their validity and I suggest them to many students. I did love the Wonder Wo
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Jan 06, 2011
Gef
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It's rather remarkable that nearly every major superhero in comic books has received a major motion picture adaptation in the last ten years except for one conspicuous exception: Wonder Woman. Why is that, I wonder. It surely can't be because the character is female. Jennifer Garner stank up the screen as Elecktra, and Halle Berry starred in the even worse Catwoman, so why is it ... Oh. I think I just realized why Hollywood doesn't want to give Wonder Woman a chance. Crud.
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Jun 30, 2009
Rebecca
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Over the course of my (self-confessed) nerdy life, I have found myself being compared to the “The Comic Book Guy” on more than one occasion – an amusing, if not entirely flattering comparison. Yet, despite my love of superheroes and whole-hearted desire to have a legitimate reason to wear a cape, comic books are my weak link in my geeky chain.
When I heard that Jodi Picoult had been asked to write the story for an edition of Wonder Woman, however, I was pretty excited. After getting a More...
When I heard that Jodi Picoult had been asked to write the story for an edition of Wonder Woman, however, I was pretty excited. After getting a More...
Jun 27, 2008
Jace
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Poor Wonder Woman. She's my favorite DC hero, though it's been years since she's had decent writers, engaging storylines, or epic adventures. And this book does little to buck that unfortunate trend. In the wake of recent events, I was hoping for a good story dealing with the consequences of Wonder Woman's [justified] murder of Maxwell Lord and an exploration of her humanity, but this book failed to provide any real depth or clarity on those fronts.
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Jul 10, 2008
LARRY
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As posted in [http://www.amazon.com]:
What's going on? Lately, I've been collecting graphic novels of Wonder Woman after focusing just about my entire life on Marvel's X-Men. However, I'm disappointed in the storylines and artworks of Wonder Woman.
Admittedly, I got this book only because I was surprised to see Jodi Picoult penning a graphic novel for Wonder Woman. In *Love and Murder*, Special Agent Diana Prince has just been given an impossible mission. She's been ordere More...
What's going on? Lately, I've been collecting graphic novels of Wonder Woman after focusing just about my entire life on Marvel's X-Men. However, I'm disappointed in the storylines and artworks of Wonder Woman.
Admittedly, I got this book only because I was surprised to see Jodi Picoult penning a graphic novel for Wonder Woman. In *Love and Murder*, Special Agent Diana Prince has just been given an impossible mission. She's been ordere More...
Jan 29, 2008
Cindy
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Apr 11, 2010
Fizzgig76
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Reprints Wonder Woman #6-10. Wonder Woman is faced by Circe again and finds herself in the presence of the Amazons. This collection seems to undo a lot of the first few issues of the series (the Circe plot seemed pretty resolved before this story arc). The collection seems to plod along and does reintroduce Hippolyta while reconnecting Wonder Woman with Themyscira. The Wonder Woman/Nemesis romance seems really forced and the collection also just ends since it leads up to the Amazon Attacks s
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Apr 21, 2009
Tony
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I've never been a huge fan of Wonder Woman. Sure, I find her character interesting enough: a near immortal demi-goddess who pushed aside the ways of her people to protect America. Diana's world is steeped in Greek mythology and DC's brand of magic. Still, WW has never been my cup of tea.
But, I do love Jodi Picoult! Her adaptability as a writer is only matched by her incredible ideas.
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Apr 30, 2008
Brad
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Aug 09, 2011
Kailash
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I was really excited when I originally heard about this book. I am a huge comic book fan with DC and Marvel being my favourites. Jodi Picoult has the writing ability on magic proportions which captures the reader in every page. This was going to be epic... I stand corrected. Perhaps I had too high an expectation but this graphic novel was far from entertaining. My only consolation is that the artwork remains amazing.
Mar 30, 2010
Jessica
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Haven't actually read a comic book is years...but Jodi Picoult's name on this one required me to pick it up! I just had to see how she did. And to be quite honest, at first I was disappointed. I didn't like the first chapter, the writing or the artwork. But then it got much better. I enjoyed that I could read it so quickly, but it really reminds me how much fun it is to read superhero comics! And 3 year old my son sat with me the whole time wanting to see Superman. Maybe he'll be a comic book re
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Feb 28, 2010
Esmeralda
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This is my first reading of this series. There were a few gaps to fill.
The man fighting a father figure is often used in movies and books. This is the most physical and symbolic portraly of a woman fighting her amazonian mother. Part funny, sad and ending in possibly the destruction of Washington by Amazonians- I am interested in reading the next installment.
The man fighting a father figure is often used in movies and books. This is the most physical and symbolic portraly of a woman fighting her amazonian mother. Part funny, sad and ending in possibly the destruction of Washington by Amazonians- I am interested in reading the next installment.
Aug 23, 2008
Jc
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I wanted to love this book. I really did. A Wonder Woman story written by a well-respected woman writer that was supposed to be full of character development - well, how could you not love it?
Unfortunately, I didn't. Don't get me wrong - I didn't hate it, but I certainly wasn't blown away. The concept is basically that Wonder Woman creates a human secret identity, but has difficulty understanding what it means to be human. Her identity is Diana Prince, secret agent, and she is unluck More...
Unfortunately, I didn't. Don't get me wrong - I didn't hate it, but I certainly wasn't blown away. The concept is basically that Wonder Woman creates a human secret identity, but has difficulty understanding what it means to be human. Her identity is Diana Prince, secret agent, and she is unluck More...
