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Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: The Lies

Greg Rucka,

Liam Sharp (Illustrator)

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Jun 07, 2017 Melissa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-graphically

I liked the art (flat boots with no stilettos, yay!) and the basic storyline - 4 stars.

But there was a lot of ancillary information one just had to have to understand what exactly was going on - like what's up with the lady in charge? Who's this Cheetah person? - 3 stars.

Read for the Graphic Novel Book group at my store. ...more

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Aug 09, 2017 Shelley rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2017, graphic-novel-comics

Diana is convinced that someone is manipulating her mind, because she keeps recalling all these different histories for herself. A clever meta idea, with all the changes to the stories that decades of comics bring. The story wasn't half bad, but didn't give me much of a sense of her as a character.the art was so dreadful that I couldn't even look at it, I just read the text. Which is a really awful way to read comics. But it was so over-sexualized and gross, Steve made me cringe at a glance, and ...more

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Dec 18, 2017 Nadine in NY Jones rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: graphic-novels-and-comics, superheroes

I like to read comic books, but I don't read a lot of superhero comic books. Superheroes are everywhere these days, so I thought I'd dip my toes into the vast ocean, and I thought these "Rebirth" comics might be a good place to start, so I can learn a little bit about the various characters.

At first this was intriguing, but I quickly jut got fed up, because it is a batshit crazy storyline and I didn't know what the hell was going on. First, Wonder Woman mopes around wondering (hah! get it?!? an I like to read comic books, but I don't read a lot of superhero comic books. Superheroes are everywhere these days, so I thought I'd dip my toes into the vast ocean, and I thought these "Rebirth" comics might be a good place to start, so I can learn a little bit about the various characters.

At first this was intriguing, but I quickly jut got fed up, because it is a batshit crazy storyline and I didn't know what the hell was going on. First, Wonder Woman mopes around wondering (hah! get it?!? and that's her pun not mine) who she really is. Wonder Woman's lips are always plump, and they get even plumper for her "thinking face." There's a scene with broken glass on the floor but she doesn't break any glass until a few pages later. She changes from one skimpy outfit to another. (Later, she makes a crack about people always paying too much attention to her wardrobe, and okay that was funny.) Then she goes to Olympus, to do a little moping there, I guess? Then she's wandering around in an African jungle muttering cryptic things, there are black savages stalking her and could this be any less pc??? The savages get wolf heads and I guess they are werewolves and wtf? Then they look like jackals? Or are they bats? I think they are bats. Is this like Batman? I don't know, the art is all over the place. Then she strikes some sexually suggestive poses in a pond or river with a woman named "Cheetah," whom I'd never heard of, so I googled and found that Cheetah is one of WW's arch-nemeses, and her minions are were-jackals. So, okay, that's going on. Meanwhile, Etta Candy is commanding some secret ops mission in Bwunda (yeah I don't know) led by Steve Trevor and why is this going on and aren't these two human so how are they still alive all these years later???? I liked the Chris Pine version of Steve Trevor better than this muscle-bound, rugged, blond guy.

The art is uneven and generally unappealing. Sometimes people's eyes are all white, no irises. I don't know if this is intentional; I think sometimes it is, but sometimes it isn't. Also, everyone's faces keep morphing. Sometimes they look like they've been hit in the face with a shovel. It's ... disconcerting.

verdict: I hated the art by Liam Sharp. I wasn't crazy about Rucka's writing, and the last time I saw native bigotry like this was in ERB's Tarzan, but the storyline, with multiple double crosses and deceptions, is intriguing. I'll give it another chance.

characters I learned about:
Cheetah - Barbara Ann Minerva, archeologist, formerly Diana's friend, bonded with a jungle God Urzkartaga to become WW's nemesis, the quasi-goddess Cheetah, w were-jackal minions.
Sasha Bordeaux - started out as Batman's bodyguard and sorta-moll, became head ("Black Queen") of the secret ops group Checkmate.
Veronica Cale - head of Cale-Anderson pharmaceuticals co, WW's nemesis.
Adriana - Veronica's friend. ...more

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May 13, 2017 taeli rated it liked it · review of another edition

read 5/10/17

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Jul 01, 2017 Roman Colombo rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

The art is beautiful. Liam Sharp delivers a gorgeous book that goes wonderfully with Greg Rucka's wriitng. The story is really interesting, and I'm looking forward to finding out what is happening. But really, 5 stars for the art alone. ...more

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