Or a balance of both
I gave it three stars. The art was good and parts of the story and writing resonated.
Diana left confused at the end didn’t quite work for me. Wilson, like many people taking up the title, begins by writing a Diana who seems more fresh off the boat than someone who’s been doing this for years. She plays no active role in the peace settlement, and in the end the fight between her and Ares was completely unnecessary.
In fact, looking at it now you have to wonder WHY Aphrodite told Steve that only Diana can stop Ares, when she did it herself with a few sentences.
Not a big fan of Etta the perpetual lecturer, but Diana’s inner monologue was good, as was her speech about the lasso. Still, she went to the sword. Hmmm.
And we still don’t see much of Wonder a Woman’s physical strength. Her skills here are impressive, but if you read this issue in isolation her power level could just as easily be in Spider-Man’s range rather than Thor’s.
But yeah, a 3 to finish for the sake of optimism. Overall I would give the whole arc a 2, but this was a bit more promising than that.