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Wonder Woman (1987) (Collected Editions) #6
Wonder Woman: War of the Gods
Legendary comics author George Pérez’s epic Wonder Woman saga!
On Wonder Woman’s island home of Themyscira, angry voices are rising. Following a massacre in man’s world, Queen Hippolyta is presumed dead, and the Amazons’ thirst for revenge is strong. But even as her people teeter on the brink of war, Princess Diana is forcibly summoned to Olympus, where Zeus and the Greek gods are being attacked by their Roman counterparts—in defiance of all heavenly order. The realms of the gods are being turned upside down and inside out, and if left unchecked the chaos will quickly engulf the earth.
Beneath it all lies a tangled web of magic and deceit that ensnares everyone from Superman and Captain Marvel to Lobo and the Suicide Squad. But even as the world’s greatest heroes unite to stop the warring pantheons, mortals and immortals alike remain pawns in a single mastermind’s twisted game.
The evil sorceress Circe will stop at nothing to have her revenge on Wonder Woman—even if it means destroying the universe itself!
Collects WAR OF THE GODS #1-4, WONDER WOMAN #58-62 and WONDER WAR OF THE GODS.
On Wonder Woman’s island home of Themyscira, angry voices are rising. Following a massacre in man’s world, Queen Hippolyta is presumed dead, and the Amazons’ thirst for revenge is strong. But even as her people teeter on the brink of war, Princess Diana is forcibly summoned to Olympus, where Zeus and the Greek gods are being attacked by their Roman counterparts—in defiance of all heavenly order. The realms of the gods are being turned upside down and inside out, and if left unchecked the chaos will quickly engulf the earth.
Beneath it all lies a tangled web of magic and deceit that ensnares everyone from Superman and Captain Marvel to Lobo and the Suicide Squad. But even as the world’s greatest heroes unite to stop the warring pantheons, mortals and immortals alike remain pawns in a single mastermind’s twisted game.
The evil sorceress Circe will stop at nothing to have her revenge on Wonder Woman—even if it means destroying the universe itself!
Collects WAR OF THE GODS #1-4, WONDER WOMAN #58-62 and WONDER WAR OF THE GODS.
285 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1992
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George Pérez
1,497 books210 followersGeorge Pérez (June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic books artist and writer, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.
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August 2, 2020
Why even bother DC? You've reprinted 9 parts of a 25+ part story. This thing is a giant editorial clusterf***. Two of the pages are printed out of order so you have Harmonia lying dead on the first page and then being murdered on the next one. Granted, I think this was screwed up in the initial printing too, but does DC editorial even read the books before sending them to the printer?
Reading this is like reading a story from a kid with ADHD. You get 1 or 2 page snippets of a hundred different characters in each War of the Gods chapter with most things occurring off panel and you're just left with WTF is happening? War of the Gods starts with the Greek and Roman gods fighting but you're never given a reason why. I guess you're supposed to infer that this big hellfire spell that Circe casts is causing the different Pantheons to go nuts because it's never explained what the spell is supposed to do. The collection should have included a few Wonder Woman issues leading up to War of the Gods as well. There's all these references to things that happened in previous issues. They aren't really recapped so you're again left with that feeling of "I really wish I knew what was going on here".
The one bright spot is George Perez and Jill Thompson's art. It's gorgeous, detailed, and fits in perfectly to a Greek mythology setting.
Reading this is like reading a story from a kid with ADHD. You get 1 or 2 page snippets of a hundred different characters in each War of the Gods chapter with most things occurring off panel and you're just left with WTF is happening? War of the Gods starts with the Greek and Roman gods fighting but you're never given a reason why. I guess you're supposed to infer that this big hellfire spell that Circe casts is causing the different Pantheons to go nuts because it's never explained what the spell is supposed to do. The collection should have included a few Wonder Woman issues leading up to War of the Gods as well. There's all these references to things that happened in previous issues. They aren't really recapped so you're again left with that feeling of "I really wish I knew what was going on here".
The one bright spot is George Perez and Jill Thompson's art. It's gorgeous, detailed, and fits in perfectly to a Greek mythology setting.
April 7, 2016
I'm thrilled that DC continues to collect their major crossovers of the '80s and '90s, but less thrilled that they're not including the many auxiliary materials (especially for a numbered crossover like War of the Gods). But this collection at least includes both the War mini-series and the Wonder Woman comic. Does it offer a more comprehensive story than some of its brethren?
Unfortunately, War of the Gods isn't even a good Wonder Woman collection. That's in part because it incorporates plots from earlier in the Pérez run, which aren't included here (and in fact aren't in print right now), and in part because Wonder Woman has other adventures during the War of the Gods, such as fights alongside Doctor Fate and the Hawkpeoplet, which also aren't included.
But my overall problem with War of the Gods is that it's just too scattered, and that's mainly a problem with the core War of the Gods comic, which feels like it's suffering from ADD in the way it jumps from one scene to another every couple of pages, cycling through many different storylines and providing fulfillment for none of them. Some of this is obviously lead-ins and lead-outs of crossover titles. Maybe some of it is the core plot in teeny little bite-sized pieces, but it's all such a mishmash that it's hard to see.
I literally could never figure out most of the major plots (though the ending was a little better than the rest). Would it have been better if all the War of the God issues were collected? I'm not even convinced of that. This is a mess.
Mind you, the War of the Gods has some things going for it too. First, as is the case with all these DC crossovers, this one is a marvelous look at the DC Universe of its time period (1991-1992). But, War of the Gods doesn't just show off the characters, but also looks at the deific connections that characters like Doctor Fate, Ice, Black Adam, and others might have.
But as a whole, War of the Gods feels like a wreck, made messier by this inadequate collection, which is also more troublesome than most of the DC event collections of this era (which might be just as incomplete, but which remain more coherent).
The last issue is a nice coda to Perez's Wonder Woman run, which s the best I can say about this collection.
Unfortunately, War of the Gods isn't even a good Wonder Woman collection. That's in part because it incorporates plots from earlier in the Pérez run, which aren't included here (and in fact aren't in print right now), and in part because Wonder Woman has other adventures during the War of the Gods, such as fights alongside Doctor Fate and the Hawkpeoplet, which also aren't included.
But my overall problem with War of the Gods is that it's just too scattered, and that's mainly a problem with the core War of the Gods comic, which feels like it's suffering from ADD in the way it jumps from one scene to another every couple of pages, cycling through many different storylines and providing fulfillment for none of them. Some of this is obviously lead-ins and lead-outs of crossover titles. Maybe some of it is the core plot in teeny little bite-sized pieces, but it's all such a mishmash that it's hard to see.
I literally could never figure out most of the major plots (though the ending was a little better than the rest). Would it have been better if all the War of the God issues were collected? I'm not even convinced of that. This is a mess.
Mind you, the War of the Gods has some things going for it too. First, as is the case with all these DC crossovers, this one is a marvelous look at the DC Universe of its time period (1991-1992). But, War of the Gods doesn't just show off the characters, but also looks at the deific connections that characters like Doctor Fate, Ice, Black Adam, and others might have.
But as a whole, War of the Gods feels like a wreck, made messier by this inadequate collection, which is also more troublesome than most of the DC event collections of this era (which might be just as incomplete, but which remain more coherent).
The last issue is a nice coda to Perez's Wonder Woman run, which s the best I can say about this collection.
July 16, 2016
Wonder Woman War of The Gods was written back in 1991 by George Perez. While, some of the dialogue shows the age of the story the overall story is a fine one. The Greek Gods, manipulated by the sorceress Cerce go to war against their Roman counterparts for control of Olympus. Meanwhile Cerce's plan to revive the dark goddess Hecate leads her to neutralize Wonder Woman and Shazam. With the world thinking that the Amazonians are going to attack, the nation ns of the world prepare for war against the Amazons. Meanwhile a war between gods of all pantheons erupts putting the Earth and all creation itself under threat.
Only by banding together the great heroes of Earth- from Batman to the Suicide Squad can humanity out up a last ditch effort to stop the destruction.
This was an epic story. Spanning realities and immortal pantheons. As complex and vast as the story was, Perez manages to draw it all together into an epic tale. It was interesting to see the Greek/Roman gods fight. The Mars vs Ares fight is easily one of the better ones. I also liked the inclusion of different pantheons- from Egyptian to the New Gods. The artwork stands the test of time fairly well.
This is a great addition to my collection and a classic tale. If you are a fan of wonder woman or epic cosmic tales this is a good recommendation for you.
Only by banding together the great heroes of Earth- from Batman to the Suicide Squad can humanity out up a last ditch effort to stop the destruction.
This was an epic story. Spanning realities and immortal pantheons. As complex and vast as the story was, Perez manages to draw it all together into an epic tale. It was interesting to see the Greek/Roman gods fight. The Mars vs Ares fight is easily one of the better ones. I also liked the inclusion of different pantheons- from Egyptian to the New Gods. The artwork stands the test of time fairly well.
This is a great addition to my collection and a classic tale. If you are a fan of wonder woman or epic cosmic tales this is a good recommendation for you.
February 16, 2017
I love George Perez, and especially his work on our favorite Amazon.
But it pains me to say that this is kind of an incomprehensible mess of a story....
But it pains me to say that this is kind of an incomprehensible mess of a story....
September 2, 2015
Written and drawn by comic legend George Perez. The Perez artwork is as always stunning but the writing falls short. The storyline is convoluted and confusing with unnecessary plots twists and turns. Overall I would say not recommended.
April 15, 2020
Existem vários destes encadernados da série Coleção DC Comics Graphic Novels: Sagas Completas, que são meus sonhos de consumo. Como todos sabem, essa é uma das coleções mais caras a surgirem que se teve notícia no Brasil. Assim, quando surge uma promoção aqui e ali, eu tenho a oportunidade de ler um desses encadernados. Mas também essa oportunidade precisa ter relação com um tempo de moho para poder ler as quase 500 páginas que cada encadernado traz. A pandemia do COVID-19 foi uma (des)motivação (im)perfeita. DCGN Sagas Completas: Guerra dos Reinos traz uma parte essensical da saga, mas não é uma saga completa como o nome diz. Ficaram de fora inúmeros tie-ins. Dá para se entender a história, que é a despedida de George Pérez do título da Mulher-Maravilha, mas também tudo parece muito corrido e desnecessário sem a ajuda dos títulos auxiliares. A base da saga é colocar panteão dos deuses gregos da DC Comics contra o panteão dos deuses romandos da mesma editora. Só que esse combate acaba envolvendo muito mais deuses que apenas estes panteões e além disso, muito mais heróis que apenas a Mulher-Maravilha e o Capitão Marvel(Shazam!) Bastante divertido, mas poderia oferecer mais.
March 5, 2022
This was definitely a good book at the time but would be considered over written these days. The art was decent but never as good as when George Perez was illustrating. The biggest problem was the war of the gods storyline since it was company wide we read only parts of it and frankly I was left a bit confused over parts of the story.
August 2, 2020
Listen to me! You are being deceived!
Wonder Woman’s cousin, Circe, has manipulated the Greek & Roman gods. The whole DC Universe is involved, even the Metal Men. All this just to beat Diana. Will Wonder Woman survive?💥
It took me 3 years to read this whole book.
July 20, 2025
finally completed the Perez run. This is my overall review of the 6 volumes.
It definitely started off strong. I really enjoyed vols 1-3 and the ending issues of vol 5. my least favorite parts of the run were the parts that included the Greek Gods. I didn't like the way they spoke and as a whole they just dragged down the flow of the comic. my all time favorite part was the Cheetah arc in vol 3.
my biggest complaint about the run is vol 6. i really liked the ending issues of vol 5 and the story that was setting up. i couldnt wait to dive into vol 6 to see how everything would unfold. unfortunately the arc was muddled with the War of the Gods event. I really didnt care for the event. I didn't read the war of the gods issues that were in this volume because i just wanted to see how the events would play out with the Amazons and all they were being accused of.
I dont know if Perez had planned for the War of the Gods event to take place after the "amazons attacked" arc or not. it felt that it had to be squished together to make way for the next writer. idk exactly but someone should've definitely pushed to keep them separate. the ending was the ending, nothing special. i did really like the note Perez left on the finial page.
It definitely started off strong. I really enjoyed vols 1-3 and the ending issues of vol 5. my least favorite parts of the run were the parts that included the Greek Gods. I didn't like the way they spoke and as a whole they just dragged down the flow of the comic. my all time favorite part was the Cheetah arc in vol 3.
my biggest complaint about the run is vol 6. i really liked the ending issues of vol 5 and the story that was setting up. i couldnt wait to dive into vol 6 to see how everything would unfold. unfortunately the arc was muddled with the War of the Gods event. I really didnt care for the event. I didn't read the war of the gods issues that were in this volume because i just wanted to see how the events would play out with the Amazons and all they were being accused of.
I dont know if Perez had planned for the War of the Gods event to take place after the "amazons attacked" arc or not. it felt that it had to be squished together to make way for the next writer. idk exactly but someone should've definitely pushed to keep them separate. the ending was the ending, nothing special. i did really like the note Perez left on the finial page.
June 5, 2022
This volume contains the end of the George Perez run on Wonder Woman and his War of the Gods mini-series. War of the Gods was a crossover event which ran through several different DC titles at the time. However, this collection only features the core mini-series and the Wonder Woman issues. Plot points and characters are brought up and then seemingly abandoned, while other plot points are repeated, characters vanish and pop up in wildly different settings with no explanation of how they got there, because you're missing material.
But even setting aside the crossover-related problems, the plot itself is a chaotic, crowded, mess. I think I understand what Perez and his team were going for, as it brings together several of the different villains from his long run on the title - Circe is the big bad, pulling the strings behind the scenes, but we've also got Cheetah, and the Bana Mighdall Amazons. On top of the villains, we also have gods from different pantheons around the world. The gods, under Circe's influence, begin fighting each other or wreaking destruction across the globe. Also, we have the continuing mystery of what happened to Queen Hippolyte. Also, the United States' military wants to wage war against the Amazons and is planning to bomb Themyscira.
It's just too much.
And again, it's also a crossover event, so we've got dozens of other DC characters shoe-horned in, but they don't get much to do. Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Lobo, the Flash, Shazam, and many, many more are technically present, but with little more than brief cameos; most of them don't even interact with Wonder Woman.
There are also some annoying coloring/printing errors in this volume - Philipus is illustrated as a white woman at one point, Hippolyte becomes a blonde for pages 164-165, and pages 190 and 191 seem to be in the wrong order.
I have found the George Perez run on Wonder Woman to be a mixed bag overall. However, I am grateful that with the release of these new collections I've finally been able to read the entire thing. I would rank the first two volumes as my favorites - I love the way Perez reworked the Amazons origins, the heavy use of Greek mythology, and Perez's detailed artwork. I like the supporting characters he came up with for Diana. However, as we moved along in the series, I found the stories less cohesive. I really disliked the whole "evil Middle Eastern Amazons" storyline and the backstory he gave to Cheetah. I also really don't like this version of Etta Candy - she is so far and away from the original character, I'm not sure what the point of keeping the name is.
As a Wonder Woman fan though, I'm glad I finally got to read the entire run.
But even setting aside the crossover-related problems, the plot itself is a chaotic, crowded, mess. I think I understand what Perez and his team were going for, as it brings together several of the different villains from his long run on the title - Circe is the big bad, pulling the strings behind the scenes, but we've also got Cheetah, and the Bana Mighdall Amazons. On top of the villains, we also have gods from different pantheons around the world. The gods, under Circe's influence, begin fighting each other or wreaking destruction across the globe. Also, we have the continuing mystery of what happened to Queen Hippolyte. Also, the United States' military wants to wage war against the Amazons and is planning to bomb Themyscira.
It's just too much.
And again, it's also a crossover event, so we've got dozens of other DC characters shoe-horned in, but they don't get much to do. Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Lobo, the Flash, Shazam, and many, many more are technically present, but with little more than brief cameos; most of them don't even interact with Wonder Woman.
There are also some annoying coloring/printing errors in this volume - Philipus is illustrated as a white woman at one point, Hippolyte becomes a blonde for pages 164-165, and pages 190 and 191 seem to be in the wrong order.
I have found the George Perez run on Wonder Woman to be a mixed bag overall. However, I am grateful that with the release of these new collections I've finally been able to read the entire thing. I would rank the first two volumes as my favorites - I love the way Perez reworked the Amazons origins, the heavy use of Greek mythology, and Perez's detailed artwork. I like the supporting characters he came up with for Diana. However, as we moved along in the series, I found the stories less cohesive. I really disliked the whole "evil Middle Eastern Amazons" storyline and the backstory he gave to Cheetah. I also really don't like this version of Etta Candy - she is so far and away from the original character, I'm not sure what the point of keeping the name is.
As a Wonder Woman fan though, I'm glad I finally got to read the entire run.
February 8, 2023
I was saddened that the George Perez run on Wonder Woman was seemingly ending on such a sour note. I had noticed the 2.8 star rating (as of the writing of this review) on Goodreads, and was apprehensive as to what to expect going into the final volume of this series.
However, now that I've finished "Wonder Woman by George Pérez, Vol. 6," (and read the less than favourable reviews) I have to respectfully disagree with the majority of readers (all 43 of them). I for one really enjoyed the conclusion to this Wonder Woman saga.
"Wonder Woman by George Perez, Vol. 6," collects 9 issues; Wonder Woman #58 (September 1991) to #62 (February 1992) and War of the Gods #1 (September 1991) to #4 (December 1991).
From what I’ve read in other reviews, the main complaints about this volume are: 1) Only 9 of 25 parts of the “War of the Gods” crossover are included in this volume, 2) The story is too convoluted and 3) There are too many errors in the printing. Now, while I can understand these complaints, I don’t think an average score of 2.8 is warranted given the circumstances.
Firstly, yes there are only 9 issues out of the 25. However, the “War of the Gods” arc is a Wonder Woman story starting way back in the 50th anniversary issue. Plus, this volume collects the 4 War of the Gods comics. As a result, all of the major plot points are featured here. It is true that many of our favorite DC characters don’t have that much to do in this story, but this is after-all a Wonder Woman story.
Secondly, I disagree that the story is overly complicated. In fact, it was genius in its simplicity. Circe is freed of her captivity by Eris, she then uses her beastiamorphs to free Cheetah to gain power over her. Circe uses her magic to enslave Dr. Barbara Minerva to utilize her skills as an archaeologist to help Kaslk determine which artifacts need to be used in the hellfire spell. That spell ultimately pits The Greek Gods of Olympus against their Roman counterparts, hence the “War of the Gods.” This plan is explained in full with an extensive exposition dump in issue #61 “To Avenge an Amazon” (January 1992).
Finally, yes there are some errors in colouring and pages 190 and 191 are a mess, but it was the 90’s.
In the end, I believe that War of the Gods was an ambitious and enjoyable crossover that did the pantheon of Wonder Woman characters justice, and is a fitting end to the epic 5 year run of famed comic book writer/artist George Perez.
Well worth the time and money, this 6-volume set is a must have for any true fan of the Amazon Princess and DC Comics in general.
However, now that I've finished "Wonder Woman by George Pérez, Vol. 6," (and read the less than favourable reviews) I have to respectfully disagree with the majority of readers (all 43 of them). I for one really enjoyed the conclusion to this Wonder Woman saga.
"Wonder Woman by George Perez, Vol. 6," collects 9 issues; Wonder Woman #58 (September 1991) to #62 (February 1992) and War of the Gods #1 (September 1991) to #4 (December 1991).
From what I’ve read in other reviews, the main complaints about this volume are: 1) Only 9 of 25 parts of the “War of the Gods” crossover are included in this volume, 2) The story is too convoluted and 3) There are too many errors in the printing. Now, while I can understand these complaints, I don’t think an average score of 2.8 is warranted given the circumstances.
Firstly, yes there are only 9 issues out of the 25. However, the “War of the Gods” arc is a Wonder Woman story starting way back in the 50th anniversary issue. Plus, this volume collects the 4 War of the Gods comics. As a result, all of the major plot points are featured here. It is true that many of our favorite DC characters don’t have that much to do in this story, but this is after-all a Wonder Woman story.
Secondly, I disagree that the story is overly complicated. In fact, it was genius in its simplicity. Circe is freed of her captivity by Eris, she then uses her beastiamorphs to free Cheetah to gain power over her. Circe uses her magic to enslave Dr. Barbara Minerva to utilize her skills as an archaeologist to help Kaslk determine which artifacts need to be used in the hellfire spell. That spell ultimately pits The Greek Gods of Olympus against their Roman counterparts, hence the “War of the Gods.” This plan is explained in full with an extensive exposition dump in issue #61 “To Avenge an Amazon” (January 1992).
Finally, yes there are some errors in colouring and pages 190 and 191 are a mess, but it was the 90’s.
In the end, I believe that War of the Gods was an ambitious and enjoyable crossover that did the pantheon of Wonder Woman characters justice, and is a fitting end to the epic 5 year run of famed comic book writer/artist George Perez.
Well worth the time and money, this 6-volume set is a must have for any true fan of the Amazon Princess and DC Comics in general.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 27, 2024
A sentimental send off with THE pinnacle way to leave Wonder Woman to continue her way after an original run!
Perez's little comic meta goodbye to Diana brought me to tears.
I didn't think they'd wrap up so many storyline so well at the end.
All of this with the spectacular War of the Gods crossover event!
As you will see in other reviews, yes this story does not costain every single issue of the over 20 something tie in stories in this Perez collection.
For those who have read big comic book crossovers, you may recognize that you do not always need to read all 20+ connected issues.
I would dare say the main pieces we get here were more than enough!
You can go buy the "War of the Gods" Omnibus elsewhere anyway.
Regardless, seeing the DC Heroes face their gods was a phenomenal final grand story in this run!
Perez's little comic meta goodbye to Diana brought me to tears.
I didn't think they'd wrap up so many storyline so well at the end.
All of this with the spectacular War of the Gods crossover event!
As you will see in other reviews, yes this story does not costain every single issue of the over 20 something tie in stories in this Perez collection.
For those who have read big comic book crossovers, you may recognize that you do not always need to read all 20+ connected issues.
I would dare say the main pieces we get here were more than enough!
You can go buy the "War of the Gods" Omnibus elsewhere anyway.
Regardless, seeing the DC Heroes face their gods was a phenomenal final grand story in this run!
September 19, 2025
So happy to see that I'm not the only one who thought this story was damn near unreadable. Changes POV without ANY indication, I feel like I hit shuffle on every panel so that not only was it hard to follow along, but nothing had a chance to make an impact on me because it moved to a different plotline immediately. When the story does manage to stay in one place, it works. Particularly with anything involving Wonder Woman and the Amazonians, which makes sense since this is her special. And I know this is called War of the Gods, but I just didn't really care about any of the gods at all and aside from a select few, they all kind of became the same character to me. So yeah. Nice ending tho.
May 12, 2022
A little too epic for its own good. A crossover so large DC couldn't even print half of it in this final volume of the late, great George Perez's Wonder Woman run.
Mr. Perez, who passed away just a week ago, did pen a loving letter to Diana Prince herself in his last issue. From one legend to another.
Mr. Perez, who passed away just a week ago, did pen a loving letter to Diana Prince herself in his last issue. From one legend to another.
July 19, 2022
Abarca mucho, aprieta poco.
April 2, 2016
In 1991, in honor of her 50th anniversary, DC launched a massive crossover event featuring Wonder Woman at its center. It also marked the culmination of George Pérez’s long run with the Mighty Amazon. Now, for the first time ever, ‘War of the Gods’ is collected together. Pérez delivers a swan song of sorts that’s one part bittersweet and many parts incoherent.
In order to understand what’s going on in “War of the Gods”, it’s probably necessary to look back at its creation. George Pérez had relaunched Wonder Woman after “Crisis on Infinite Earths”, re-embraced a lot of her Greek roots, and 86ed a ton of the extraneous work people like Robert Kanigher and Mike Sekowsky had subjected her. (Things like having her giving up her powers to stay in Man’s World and basically relegating her to a secretary for the Justice League.) Over the course of sixty-odd issues, there’s no doubt he produced one of the definitive runs on the character and his love and admiration for her shines throughout this whole thing. With this series, Pérez wanted to go big, extravagant. He wanted to tell a story worthy of the Princess of Themiscryia. Unfortunately for him, DC didn’t see it the same way.
Despite all the characters and talent involved, DC was also prepping for another event: ‘Armageddon 2001’ (an crossover I literally had never heard of until doing background research on this book). Editorial constantly shuffled characters around, withheld ones promised to Pérez, and tossed him others at the last minute. Some of the books in the crossover didn’t even bear the ‘War of the Gods’ banner, and that frustration Pérez must have felt at DC comes through in the script. Reading this, you can practically feel Pérez in the background, willing himself to see the story through.
Read on!
In order to understand what’s going on in “War of the Gods”, it’s probably necessary to look back at its creation. George Pérez had relaunched Wonder Woman after “Crisis on Infinite Earths”, re-embraced a lot of her Greek roots, and 86ed a ton of the extraneous work people like Robert Kanigher and Mike Sekowsky had subjected her. (Things like having her giving up her powers to stay in Man’s World and basically relegating her to a secretary for the Justice League.) Over the course of sixty-odd issues, there’s no doubt he produced one of the definitive runs on the character and his love and admiration for her shines throughout this whole thing. With this series, Pérez wanted to go big, extravagant. He wanted to tell a story worthy of the Princess of Themiscryia. Unfortunately for him, DC didn’t see it the same way.
Despite all the characters and talent involved, DC was also prepping for another event: ‘Armageddon 2001’ (an crossover I literally had never heard of until doing background research on this book). Editorial constantly shuffled characters around, withheld ones promised to Pérez, and tossed him others at the last minute. Some of the books in the crossover didn’t even bear the ‘War of the Gods’ banner, and that frustration Pérez must have felt at DC comes through in the script. Reading this, you can practically feel Pérez in the background, willing himself to see the story through.
Read on!
September 6, 2019
The basic premise of this crossover is pretty neat - the various godly pantheons are pitted against one another, endangering the Earth (and beyond). Pérez seemed to be trying to create something comparable to Crisis on Infinite Earths in scope. Unfortunately, the result is disappointing on two fronts. One, Crisis was able to juggle its large scope and tie-ins with more finesse than War of the Gods does - as an example, the Firestorm tie-in material is just kind of confusing, while Lobo's presence seems largely gratuitous. Two, the finale is very rushed, as if Pérez expected to get more issues than he got. The inclusion of the Wonder Woman tie-in issues in this trade helps offset some of these problems, but it's not enough. The crossover isn't a total failure, and it does have a lot of interesting moments... but it could have been much better. (B-)
October 29, 2020
Pretty, if really, REALLY disjointed. It needed to be 2 trades, and included more of the crossover bits and backstory.
It should be noted this was a clusterfuck even when it was first being written,
http://www.comicscube.com/2017/06/was...
Editorial support was SO poor George literally had to phone around at the last minute to get the crossover bits done. He quit DC after this, didn't come back until JLA/Avengers happened.
It should be noted this was a clusterfuck even when it was first being written,
http://www.comicscube.com/2017/06/was...
Editorial support was SO poor George literally had to phone around at the last minute to get the crossover bits done. He quit DC after this, didn't come back until JLA/Avengers happened.
July 12, 2017
DNF. Confused jumble with far too many characters and moving parts to propel the story along at any reasonable speed. I got lost with all the different story points and then lost interest entirely about a third of the way through. Boring slog of a story arc. Stick to the WW by George Perez volumes 1 and 2; skip this.
December 16, 2017
I love Wonder Woman with all my heart, but suffering Sappho, this was a chore to get through. I can't remember when I started reading this, but trust me when I say it's been awhile. Definitely one of my most disappointing reads of 2017.
January 24, 2019
1991 DC event. Dense story. Lots of characters. A bit of a mess and overwhelming.
September 4, 2023
War of the Gods' ambition exceeds its reach, but I gotta give George credit for throwing in everything and the kitchen sink.
June 24, 2025
Imposible extraer un hilo narrativo medianamente lógico de este caos absoluto, de esta afrenta al sentido común del lector, que viene a ser como un compendio de todo lo que de aberración tienen los llamados «eventos», compuestos por una serie matriz y un cierto número de cruces que se expanden por otras colecciones, con la única y exclusiva intención de exprimir el bolsillo del lector al máximo. Parece mentira que un autor legendario como George Pérez aportara en su día su granito de arena para este tipo de atracos a mano armada, y además en uno hipertrofiado al máximo; y es que, como bien se puede apreciar en este tomo, simplemente no es posible sacar en claro prácticamente nada si no se siguen los cruces (que es exactamente lo que pretende la editorial). Aparecen Firestorm, Hawkman y Hawkwoman, Aquaman, Batman y Robin, Superman, el Capitán Marvel, la Liga de la Justicia, Starman, el Escuadrón Suicida, y muchísimos más personajes, que desaparecen con la misma velocidad, para reaparecer poco después en una situación completamente distinta, puesto que la anterior (presumiblemente) se ha resuelto en sus respectivas colecciones. Dejando aparte el hecho de que muchas de esas colecciones eran realmente lamentables, publicar el evento de esta manera, sin más cruces que los pertenecientes a la serie de Wonder Woman, es simplemente descabellado. Hasta el final, ni siquiera he tenido una ligera idea de lo que estaba ocurriendo: solo de que un montón de súpers se estaban peleando contra otra caterva de dioses, que a su vez se estaban dando de leches entre ellos; que Circe era la responsable de algún modo de lo que quiera que fuera que estaba pasando, y que, por el motivo absurdo que fuera, el panteón griego y el romano eran distintos... incluso aunque algunos de esos dioses, como Apolo (que no aparece en el evento, por cierto), ni siquiera recibían un nombre diferente entre unos y otros adoradores. Tan pronto aparecen los Nuevos Dioses hinchándose a palos, como Black Adam participando en un ritual para salvarle la vida a Billy Batson, sin ni siquiera haber presenciado la situación por la que esta está en riesgo. Los magos y otras entidades místicas del Universo DC hacen algo juntos y empoderan a Animal Man, por un motivo que jamás es explicado y cuyas consecuencias no se ven en ningún momento. A los Metal Men... eh... les hacen algo, y de repente son capaces de contener dentro de sus cuerpos las esencias de los diversos héroes y dioses que le proporcionan al Capitán Marvel sus poderes. ¿Por qué? No lo sabemos. Difícilmente se podrá leer un cómic más incoherente (salvo los de Grant Morrison, y esos están hechos así a conciencia).
En cuanto al apartado artístico, es simplemente mediocre tirando a malo. La serie matriz cuenta con los bocetos de Pérez (y con impresionantes portadas íntegramente realizadas por el legendario dibujante, justo es decirlo), pero los acabados no les hacen justicia en absoluto. En cuanto a la cole de Wonder Woman, cuenta con una competente Jill Thompson, que, sin embargo, se ve lastrada por la mediocridad de la historia. En fin, que esto es basura pura y dura. Ni es legible, ni es bonito de mirar. Lo mejor es evitar este evento como la peste, pero vamos, como hay que hacer con prácticamente todos...
En cuanto al apartado artístico, es simplemente mediocre tirando a malo. La serie matriz cuenta con los bocetos de Pérez (y con impresionantes portadas íntegramente realizadas por el legendario dibujante, justo es decirlo), pero los acabados no les hacen justicia en absoluto. En cuanto a la cole de Wonder Woman, cuenta con una competente Jill Thompson, que, sin embargo, se ve lastrada por la mediocridad de la historia. En fin, que esto es basura pura y dura. Ni es legible, ni es bonito de mirar. Lo mejor es evitar este evento como la peste, pero vamos, como hay que hacer con prácticamente todos...
October 6, 2023
I've loved George Perez's definitive take on Wonder Woman. His characterization and world are so strong, and Diana herself is impeccable. Bringing the end of his run together with a massive, earth shattering event with Diana at the center is brilliant (and at the time probably a lot less common that it is today.) But there are parts of the book that feel incomprehensible. As soon as I feel like I'm sure I know what's happening with someone, they'll reappear under totally different circumstances or dissapear from the plot entirely. I missed a character's death and despite some build up, I don't think it actually occurred on page. Is this collection missing tie-ins? The sort of blorb-y nature of the middle of the book really feels out of left field from Perez's tighter style, which makes me think it may not be the writing, but the way this collection was presented.
I'm also probably not as far along in my Wonder Woman reading as I don't think I've encountered Dr. Psycho yet in my read, which added to some of the confusion. That's a me thing though. Instead of focusing on my own inadequcies, I want to make some quick notes of things that came to me as I was reading:
-- Obviously this occurs a bit after where I am in my Titans reading as Donna has an ugly new costume. She also has barely any lines and feels kind of wasted here.
-- Aquaman telling Poseidon off is pretty hilarious.
-- Power Girl as an Atlantean is such a weird time.
-- Curvy Etta > Skinny Etta. Sorry not sorry. Do like the Etta/Steve ship though. They're cute.
-- Black Adam's coloring is... problematic. He's a totally unnautral shade. Is that what the colorer though Middle Eastern people look like?
-- Animal Man looks too much like Booster
-- There's some general errors in the book. Aside from what I suspect to be missing tie-in issues, leaving big holes in the story, page 190-191 is super confusing (is Harmonia dead on one page, dying on the next? did these get switcherooed?) and on pg 145 Barbara Minerva's name is mispelled as 'Minera'. Seems like something editorial shoul've caught, even if it was in the original scan.
Overall, I think this particular presentation, as ambitious as it is, would probably be a 2 normally. But I love Perez and I love his Wonder Woman run, and the last two issues were very solid. So a three it is. Oh, and Circe's a pretty badass antagonist. More of her, please.
I'm also probably not as far along in my Wonder Woman reading as I don't think I've encountered Dr. Psycho yet in my read, which added to some of the confusion. That's a me thing though. Instead of focusing on my own inadequcies, I want to make some quick notes of things that came to me as I was reading:
-- Obviously this occurs a bit after where I am in my Titans reading as Donna has an ugly new costume. She also has barely any lines and feels kind of wasted here.
-- Aquaman telling Poseidon off is pretty hilarious.
-- Power Girl as an Atlantean is such a weird time.
-- Curvy Etta > Skinny Etta. Sorry not sorry. Do like the Etta/Steve ship though. They're cute.
-- Black Adam's coloring is... problematic. He's a totally unnautral shade. Is that what the colorer though Middle Eastern people look like?
-- Animal Man looks too much like Booster
-- There's some general errors in the book. Aside from what I suspect to be missing tie-in issues, leaving big holes in the story, page 190-191 is super confusing (is Harmonia dead on one page, dying on the next? did these get switcherooed?) and on pg 145 Barbara Minerva's name is mispelled as 'Minera'. Seems like something editorial shoul've caught, even if it was in the original scan.
Overall, I think this particular presentation, as ambitious as it is, would probably be a 2 normally. But I love Perez and I love his Wonder Woman run, and the last two issues were very solid. So a three it is. Oh, and Circe's a pretty badass antagonist. More of her, please.
January 27, 2025
Wonder Woman: War of the Gods, written and illustrated by George Pérez, is my first Wonder Woman book. I chose this because it collects the four-issue DC War of the Gods event, which includes tie-ins from Batman and Detective Comics (though they are not included in this collection). This book is pretty hefty at 304 pages, as it also includes several Wonder Woman issues.
The story, as the title implies, focuses on the war between gods, mainly between the Greek and Roman gods. Meanwhile, Circe is working behind the scenes to destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.
I thought I would enjoy this book because I love mythology. However, this book, even with the Wonder Woman issues collected in this book (issues 58-62), is poorly collected. I was completely lost. It didn’t help that it built up on what was happening on Perez’s on-going Wonder Woman run (issues 50 to 57). If you’re interested in this story, I suggest you get the omnibus.
This book was supposed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wonder Woman. I feel bad for George Pérez because DC did not give this event the importance it deserved, as it was promoting another event, Armageddon 2001. Pérez left the title after issue 62. To add insult to injury, he wasn’t even able to end the story the way he wanted.
Collects War of the Gods 1-4 and Wonder Woman (1987) 58-62.
My Batman Collected Editions Instagram page
The story, as the title implies, focuses on the war between gods, mainly between the Greek and Roman gods. Meanwhile, Circe is working behind the scenes to destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.
I thought I would enjoy this book because I love mythology. However, this book, even with the Wonder Woman issues collected in this book (issues 58-62), is poorly collected. I was completely lost. It didn’t help that it built up on what was happening on Perez’s on-going Wonder Woman run (issues 50 to 57). If you’re interested in this story, I suggest you get the omnibus.
This book was supposed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wonder Woman. I feel bad for George Pérez because DC did not give this event the importance it deserved, as it was promoting another event, Armageddon 2001. Pérez left the title after issue 62. To add insult to injury, he wasn’t even able to end the story the way he wanted.
Collects War of the Gods 1-4 and Wonder Woman (1987) 58-62.
My Batman Collected Editions Instagram page
February 11, 2023
If readers are unable to understand what is going on with this book, they would need to go to the beginning of the 1987 reboot of George Pérez's Wonder Woman, and what lead up to War of the Gods.
Unfortunately, although George's Diana is my favorite, WOTG isn't a favorite storyline. I'd have to agree with anyone who says it's a colossal bore. I just re-read the entire arc (you can get it online) and I feel the same way I did then: poor artwork, poor plot, and it made many of the superheroes look and sound ridiculous. In fact, most of the crossover tie ins art were surprisingly bad. And if you didn't collect a particular comic, you wouldn't know what the heck was going on with certain heroes' backgrounds. Not that it mattered any; I went through the crossovers and they weren't anything more than a ploy to make people buy titles they didn't want or need.
Whatever you do, don't judge Pérez's work by this story. For the most part, his Wonder Woman is very good. It's just Diana hadn't been as popular as Superman or Batman, and no matter what anyone claims today, she still isn't given the attention she deserves.
The only connection I can recommend is Tales of the Dark Multiverse War of the Gods. It's really good.
Unfortunately, although George's Diana is my favorite, WOTG isn't a favorite storyline. I'd have to agree with anyone who says it's a colossal bore. I just re-read the entire arc (you can get it online) and I feel the same way I did then: poor artwork, poor plot, and it made many of the superheroes look and sound ridiculous. In fact, most of the crossover tie ins art were surprisingly bad. And if you didn't collect a particular comic, you wouldn't know what the heck was going on with certain heroes' backgrounds. Not that it mattered any; I went through the crossovers and they weren't anything more than a ploy to make people buy titles they didn't want or need.
Whatever you do, don't judge Pérez's work by this story. For the most part, his Wonder Woman is very good. It's just Diana hadn't been as popular as Superman or Batman, and no matter what anyone claims today, she still isn't given the attention she deserves.
The only connection I can recommend is Tales of the Dark Multiverse War of the Gods. It's really good.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2022
I made it to the end, but only because I wanted to finish all the George Perez issues of Wonder Woman. I likely would have given up if I had been reading this monthly.
It feels like Perez didn't learn the right lessons from Crisis on Infinite Earths, or else he was forced into something by DC editorial. I kept looking at the table of contents and back-tracking because I felt like I must have skipped pages or entire issues, but this volume does include the relevant mini-series and Wonder Woman issues in order; it's just that many things must have happened either "off screen" or else in other comic titles from that time that aren't included here.
I don't think we ever got a clear explanation of just what Circe's plan was and how mixing pantheons of gods would have achieved it. This was just messy overall.
It feels like Perez didn't learn the right lessons from Crisis on Infinite Earths, or else he was forced into something by DC editorial. I kept looking at the table of contents and back-tracking because I felt like I must have skipped pages or entire issues, but this volume does include the relevant mini-series and Wonder Woman issues in order; it's just that many things must have happened either "off screen" or else in other comic titles from that time that aren't included here.
I don't think we ever got a clear explanation of just what Circe's plan was and how mixing pantheons of gods would have achieved it. This was just messy overall.
October 2, 2020
Company-wide crossovers are notoriously awful, but Marvel and DC have been churning them out every year for nearly 40 years now. However, when “War of the Gods,” a Wonder Woman-focused crossover event, came out in the early 90s, I had just started reading superhero comics and was an easy mark. Seeing it in my library’s digital catalogue, nostalgia prompted me to reread the damn thing. A few pages in, I remembered I didn’t like it as a 13-year old, either.
October 7, 2024
Enthralling!
This storyline/character arcs are STUNNING! I was a bit taken aback that it was written so long ago! It's an INSTANT CLASSIC! Take members of the JLA, JSA_ Suicide Squad, and Gods Greek, Roman, African, Aztec, New Genesis and Apokolipse AND The Amazonians in Earth -- above ground, in the sea, in Purgatory, on Olympus, etc., etc., etc....and it ALL WORKS! What a magic tapestry Mr. Perez et. al. have produced. Magnificent!
This storyline/character arcs are STUNNING! I was a bit taken aback that it was written so long ago! It's an INSTANT CLASSIC! Take members of the JLA, JSA_ Suicide Squad, and Gods Greek, Roman, African, Aztec, New Genesis and Apokolipse AND The Amazonians in Earth -- above ground, in the sea, in Purgatory, on Olympus, etc., etc., etc....and it ALL WORKS! What a magic tapestry Mr. Perez et. al. have produced. Magnificent!
September 18, 2024
An extraordinary volume. Took me some time to read as I was reading other books in between. A beautiful ending. Very moving. Of course we no longer have George Perez and the world is a less vibrant place without him
I did skip over War of the Gods mostly because I had it already in a more complete collection on its own. Do not buy this volume for the event alone. It’s incomplete
I did skip over War of the Gods mostly because I had it already in a more complete collection on its own. Do not buy this volume for the event alone. It’s incomplete
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