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Summary: Another Great Comic Guide From D & K
Review: I am a huge fan of D&K's series of comicbook related "Ultimate Guides". While these guides are said to be geared towards younger/teen audiences,the wealth of information,detailed summaries, timelines and collection of illustrations will please even the most diehard of older comicbook fans. Such is the case with this newest installment focusing on
everyone's favorite "Amazing Amazon". As with previous installments of the "Ultimate Guide",the focus is primarily on
Wonder Woman's comic career today,which may alienate those older fans wanting more information on the Golden and Silver Age
versions of the character. There is much detail given on Wonder Woman as written by George Perez as well as Phil Jimenez's recent work. All the major characters from Steve Trevor to Artemis, from Giganta to the new Wonder Girl are covered. The only thing that would have made the book even better would have been the
inclusion of details related to the TV series and the one-shot TV movie but that is probably meant for another seperate book. Kudos to Scott Beatyy and D&K for a great series of books that clearly outclasses Marvel's inferior "new" Marvel Universe series of books.
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Summary: Another Great Comic Guide From D & K
Review: I am a huge fan of D&K's series of comicbook related "Ultimate Guides". While these guides are said to be geared towards younger/teen audiences,the wealth of information,detailed summaries, timelines and collection of illustrations will please even the most diehard of older comicbook fans. Such is the case with this newest installment focusing on
everyone's favorite "Amazing Amazon". As with previous installments of the "Ultimate Guide",the focus is primarily on
Wonder Woman's comic career today,which may alienate those older fans wanting more information on the Golden and Silver Age
versions of the character. There is much detail given on Wonder Woman as written by George Perez as well as Phil Jimenez's recent work. All the major characters from Steve Trevor to Artemis, from Giganta to the new Wonder Girl are covered. The only thing that would have made the book even better would have been the
inclusion of details related to the TV series and the one-shot TV movie but that is probably meant for another seperate book. Kudos to Scott Beatyy and D&K for a great series of books that clearly outclasses Marvel's inferior "new" Marvel Universe series of books.
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Summary: Fantastic Guide to the Comic Book Wonder Woman
Review: Quite simply, this is a very beautifully done book covering the comic book heroine Wonder Woman and her various supporting cast members. The book is split section by section covering the 60+ year history of the Amazon Princess. Wonder Woman's powers and origin are described with gorgeously drawn and colored photos highlighting each aspect. The book then goes on to describe the various tools Diana uses from the lasso, invisible plane, to the lesser known items such as The Gauntlet of Atlas and Wings of Hermes. Wonder Woman's family and friends (some of which are also costumed Wonder Women) each have thier own pages also, as well as Diana's enemies detailing their abilities and reasons for siding against the super powered heroine. This is a great book to get for those who are interested in learning more about the comic book version of the character. As a part of a series of books detailing DC Comics' best known heroes, this detailed reference guide is also an easy to follow book. For those sticklers of accuracy, the book does have a few errors printed in it. A few of those are: the Amazon characters Pythia and Phthia are mistaken for each other and thus their histories are melded together, the book states that the evil Dark Angel created Wonder Woman's sister Donna Troy when in fact it was the Amazon Magala, villain Armbruster is stated to have been Silver Swan's pen pal when in fact he was the person who made her instead, mobster Paulie Longo is said to have hired the Cheetah in Boston when in fact it was fellow mobster Julianna Sazia, the godesses Hestia and Demeter are misidentified, and the index lists the Amazon Nubia is being shown but she is not. If you can overlook these mistakes, and the fact that the on-screen versions of the heroine are overlooked, this is the perfect book for all things 'wonder'.
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Summary: Wonder Woman Never Looked Better
Review: This is THE illustrated guide to Wonder Woman and her mythology. Completely loaded with pictures from all aspects of Wonder Woman's world, the book is wonderfully organized and presented. Although now slightly outdated (due to Greg Rucka's amazing run of the comic) the book is the best way to start getting to know Wonder Woman and what she's about. Not as informative as "Wonder Woman-The Complete History", it's still a fitting tribute to Diana and all that she stands for.
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Summary: Wonder Woman Never Looked Better
Review: This is THE illustrated guide to Wonder Woman and her mythology. Completely loaded with pictures from all aspects of Wonder Woman's world, the book is wonderfully organized and presented. Although now slightly outdated (due to Greg Rucka's amazing run of the comic) the book is the best way to start getting to know Wonder Woman and what she's about. Not as informative as "Wonder Woman-The Complete History", it's still a fitting tribute to Diana and all that she stands for.
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Summary: Very Good And Handy Guide To One Of Our Most-Loved Icons
Review: This volume, like the other DK books on "Superman" and "Batman" gives us the definitive guide to the modern-day Wonder Woman. It has lots of informative articles and beautiful illustrations throughout. I wished I had this book when I was just starting to research everything on the Amazing Amazon earlier this year. One of the bonuses that this book has over the other ones are the detailed history of the Golden and Silver Age Wonder Woman stories at the back of the book. Get it today!
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Summary: The Best Wonder Woman Retrospective Yet
Review: What is so great about the book is that it is about a woman character that often does not get the great treatment that Superman or Batman sets. And we finally see that people are paying more attention to her, and her mythology, finally. What I love about it is the fact that almost everyone in the Modern series has been included, and a few of the ones from the classic series as well. Great going DC.
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Summary: The Best Wonder Woman Retrospective Yet
Review: What is so great about the book is that it is about a woman character that often does not get the great treatment that Superman or Batman sets. And we finally see that people are paying more attention to her, and her mythology, finally. What I love about it is the fact that almost everyone in the Modern series has been included, and a few of the ones from the classic series as well. Great going DC.
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