Wonder Woman: The Contest

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Summary: A vicious battle to the very end!
Review: Believe it or not, the issues in this tradepaperback (and the Challenge of Artemis) is what got me into collecting Wonder Woman!

From the start, Princess Diana earned the right to be THE Wonder Woman by winning a contest on Paradise Island. It's a role she's kept for years until she returns home and finds that the queen of Paradise Island is displeased with her progress to bring total "world peace." The queen decrees a new contest to be held for the title of Wonder Woman. Cue Artemis, a member of an opposing tribe, who sees winning the title as a way of gaining respect back for her outcast tribe. Not only are Diana and Artemis on opposite tribes, their personalities couldn't be any further apart! Diana believes in compassion, kindness, and prefers reason to force. Artemis, a fiery redhead whose upbringing is a far cry from the "paradise" Diana is accustomed to, is a skilled warrior with an arrogant attitude and a quick tongue. As unpleasantries are exchanged, Diana and Artemis have a daunting - and perilous - task ahead of them. It's a fight to very end for the ultimate prize - the mantle of Wonder Woman!

The art is visually stunning as the women are breathtaking as one could imagine on "Paradise Island." The layouts are presented in a riveting way to the eye such as scary music adds to the atmosphere of a horror movie. To the average person, the background of the tribes may prove to be a bit confusing, but don't let that detract from the main storyline of the rivalry between Diana and Artemis. It's sure to be an intriguing read!

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Summary: Wonder Woman: The Contest
Review: DC Comics brings you one of it's best written works in quite some time. Upon returning to her native Island of Thymescira, Diana finds her home in ruins. A savage band of Amazons have invaded to make the island their new home, and compete to become the new Amazon representative as Wonder Woman. The story is not only extremely well written, but the art work alone is enough to add this to your collection.

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Summary: Artemis: The New Wonder Woman
Review: For those of you not overly familiar with the comic book, this is a great jumping on book to purchase. In it Diana goes back to her native island of Themyscira (Paradise Island) and finds everything in a shambles. A new tribe of Amazons have invaded the island in order to call it their own. Although unsuccessful, they still remain on the island living in a very uneasy alliance with Diana's Amazons. Enter Artemis, a member of the new tribe who has a very big chip on her shoulder, but is very fair and seeks to find peace between the two tribes. Diana and Artemis soon form a bond and Diana's life will never be the same. This a book that is very well written so that new readers of the comic can understand what is happening, as well as find lots of interesting story pieces to keep their attention. The art is beautiful as well. I highly recommend you consider this book as it is one of my favorite story arcs of the current comic.

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Summary: Don't buy unless you read the Wonder Woman series.
Review: I've never read a Wonder Woman book before. What I know of her is what I've read from JLA, Superfriends, The 1970s Wonder Woman TV show, and the Justice League. This book reads as if it's incomplete. It does a fine job with the characters from Wonder Woman's home island even though they all look like and sound alike (ok, a few have different color hair)... but we are definitly missing a number of pages in the beginning and unless you read the series, you are lost at the end. I was looking forward to a good introduction to the series, but if this is how the series reads, I don't think I'd be interested in reading more.

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Summary: Standard DC Practice to destroy charecters.
Review: Like they did with Hal Jordan, Here they also tried to destroy a long running DC character and replace them with someone younger.Now honestly, do you really think that someone other then Diana Prince could be Wonder-Woman? It's a no brainer.

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Summary: Wonderful Art by Mike Deodato JR! A Must read!
Review: This DC comics tradepaperback features wonderful art by Mick Deodato Jr! Written by William Messner-loebs, This story starts in Paradise Island where Princess Diana meets her long lost Amazon sister, Artemis. Diana faces her greatest challenge with Artemis for the mantle of Wonder Woman! Artemis wins the contest and is taken to New york to become the New super Heroine! Princes Diana becomes a private eye and goes on her own crimial cases! Will Artemis, the New Wonder Woman be able to stop crime and stop Diana from interfering with her duties?! Will Artemis's new mean streak be able to take care of crime in New York? Will Diana ever be able to reclaim the mantle of Wonder Woman? Find out! Buy this DC comics Trade paperback! Beautiful art by Mike Deodato Jr (he is known for drawing beautiful women in the comics feild!) Mike's draws the Amazons, Artemis, Wonder Woman (Diana) with such great detail! They look awsome!

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Summary: An enjoyable read.
Review: This trade paperback collects Wonder Woman #90-93 and #0.

Diana returns to Themyscira and it seems that her mother, Hippolyta (queen of the Amazons), thinks she is no longer fit to serve the role of Wonder Woman. Hippolyta says Diana has failed to positively act upon the most important role of Wonder Woman, fighting to end all acts of hate on Earth. As a result, a contest is held in which every Amazon is invited to compete to become the new Wonder Woman.

The story is very well-written by William Messner-Loebs. Here, he has given the characters of Diana and the Amazons a little depth. They have believable emotions, and not once does the story escape into camp. The only downside is that once the contest ends nothing seems to make sense. If you are not an avid reader of Wonder Woman and know nothing of her supporting characters, then the last ten pages of this book will be confusing. Hawkman appears, too, out of nowhere; I guess, his point was supposed to be revealed in later issues.

The art is absolutely incredible. The panels are fast and exciting, and the Amazons are depicted as strong but delicate, sexy but independent ... except for the many panels of "rears-in-the-air." These are just a little too blatantly sexual. They are unnecessary because the Amazons are just as sexy without having to be drawn in such a manner. But, I'm sure most fanboys won't mind.

Buy the book if you are looking for a great Wonder Woman story with the perfect balance of story and art, but don't expect an intro that explains what has happened up to this point.

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Summary: A bold new direction.
Review: This Wonder Woman is unlike the one we are used to. Diana is upset at her mother for holding a new contest. Her mother is upset, supposidly because Diana has not brought peace to Patriarchs' world. And the new Wonder Woman is so cool, one almost wants her to retain the title. The art is some of the best ever in comics. Mike Deodato just gets worse after this one. The story is slow and a little boring, but the ramifications are important.

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Summary: A bold new direction.
Review: This Wonder Woman is unlike the one we are used to. Diana is upset at her mother for holding a new contest. Her mother is upset, supposidly because Diana has not brought peace to Patriarchs' world. And the new Wonder Woman is so cool, one almost wants her to retain the title. The art is some of the best ever in comics. Mike Deodato just gets worse after this one. The story is slow and a little boring, but the ramifications are important.

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Summary: A comic book for collectors
Review: Wonder Woman The Contest is the first of two parts. The second part is Wonder Woman The Chalenge of Artemis.

The story is very interesting. The writer William Messner-Loebs really did an outstanding job. It is however quite a bit darker story than we usually see in Wonder Woman series (you may think it is some sort of lighter Witchblade).

The artwork is stunning. Mike Deodato has mastered his style to a tasty and unique point.

By now, this comic book that gathered the best work of both writer and artist, is a masterpiece for comic book collectors. Period.