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Summary: A Bold New era Begins....
Review: This is a collection of Wonder Woman stories that a few adamant fans have presented as inadequate because it does not comply with their vision of an iconic character that has been around over 60 years. everyone's 'vision' of what wonder Woman should be is going to be different. This one presents us with a Wonder Woman second to none who is beautifully rendered with expressive gestures and even some emotional vulnerability as she falls into tears at one point but has the strength to pick herself up and complete her tasks at hand...Wonder Woman, an amazon born from clay by a mother's love with strength greater than Heracles and a lot of other wonderful gifts has been through many creators who have tried to place their unique stamp on the character. John Byrne's "take" on the Wonder Woman character is engrossing, light and powerful... Powerful not in the sense tht you will shed tears per se, but that the art flows from page to page. It is a more, 'cartoony' style evoking an image of a lighter city in America that has fallen on hard times and so it is that Diana goes from her former town of Boston to the aptly named "Gateway City." She will meet a young average looking police officer and a spunky blond child named Casssie among other people...but the main crux of this story is the story of how Diana reacts to betrayal after betrayal placed upon her from previous storylines... for more information on that I heartily reccomend "Wonder Woman The Contest and Wonder Woman Challenge of Artemis." Tales by William Messner Loebs that show Diana fighting for her life and her very title of Wonder Woman... All in all, this collection of stories has terrific art in my mind's eye. Please do not let a couple of disgruntled fan reviews prevent you from being allowed to see Byrne's fantastic Wonder Woman... unique in that she is perhaps shown to be the most powerful heroine in comicdom as is her right after surviving in continuous print for 60 years unlike any other female character in her own ongoing series. DEFINITELY worth picking up!
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