Wonder Woman # 73 review

[AmiMizuno]

Why do you guys think? Did Steve Orlando start off strong?

[BiteTheBullet]

Why do you guys think? Did Steve Orlando start off strong?

Your the one that started the thread. Tell us your thoughts

[Nyssane]

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That said, I liked it far more than anything Wilson has done so far. And he brought back Atomia!

[SiegePerilous02]

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That said, I liked it far more than anything Wilson has done so far. And he brought back Atomia!

WHAT?!

I may have to pick this up sooner than I anticipated. Good on Orlando.

[Dr. Poison]

Finally - Wonder Woman feels like a Wonder Woman book again instead of a ensemble cast book. The plot was rather unique, the characterization was spot on for Diana and Hippolyta, the art was a huge improvement over Cory Nord's, and best of all, Orlando brought back a classic rogue that hasn't been seen since 1986!

[numberthirty]

Good to hear that some folks liked some of what was going on in this issue.

[brettc1]

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That said, I liked it far more than anything Wilson has done so far. And he brought back Atomia!

I like it better than the last three issues of Wilson, and Aaron Lopresti ALWAYS impresses.

But I’m having trouble giving it a star rating because it feels so rushed! The panels of Diana getting there don’t even seem to match up with the narrative, like there are panels missing. Basically this feels to me like a story that should have been told over two or even three issues, and we are getting the cliff notes/Wikipedia synopsis.

Did anyone else get that impression?

Edit- I ended up giving it three, but would have given it 7 out of 10

[Natamaxxx]

Why do you guys think? Did Steve Orlando start off strong?

It was an enjoyable Silver Age-y story to break up the boring monotony this run by the over-hyped GWW has become. Visually, if anyone is ever to bring the Amazons out of the stone age, then Lopresti is the one to do it. I dug the Futuristic/Greco-Roman fusion!

Might these Dimension Chi Amazons (Chimazons??) somehow be the stand-ins used in the fake Themyscira Diana apparently kept visiting in Rucka's clumsy Rebirth story? It might retroactively make that trainwreck of a story halfway plausible!

[brettc1]

It was an enjoyable Silver Age-y story to break up the boring monotony this run by the over-hyped GWW has become. Visually, if anyone is ever to bring the Amazons out of the stone age, then Lopresti is the one to do it. I dug the Futuristic/Greco-Roman fusion!

Might these Dimension Chi Amazons (Chimazons??) somehow be the stand-ins used in the fake Themyscira Diana apparently kept visiting in Rucka's clumsy Rebirth story? It might retroactively make that trainwreck of a story halfway plausible!

Yeah, there certainly are an increasing number of alternate reality Amazons running around.

What I am still not clear about is are these Chi Amazons actual living creatures, or are they just another malfunctioning holodeck program? Plausibly to me it would seem they have to be the latter, though the writers can say whatever they want. But I would need a damn good explanation for how Hippolyta managed to wish up an entire separate universe.

And yes, I am getting well bored of the 'hype' that is piled onto the writers of books. Even before an issue comes out, the people doing comic-book reviews are claiming it's going the most awesome thing in the history of awesome. Maybe just publish the book and let history decide whether it was good or not?

It will be interesting to see what the sales figures for this one look like, since as of #71 this run has the lowest sales for a single issue since Rebirth.

[kjn]

And yes, I am getting well bored of the 'hype' that is piled onto the writers of books. Even before an issue comes out, the people doing comic-book reviews are claiming it's going the most awesome thing in the history of awesome. Maybe just publish the book and let history decide whether it was good or not?

It will be interesting to see what the sales figures for this one look like, since as of #71 this run has the lowest sales for a single issue since Rebirth.

Agreed on the poor state of comic book reviewing. I think the standard of discussion here is generally higher compared to a lot of the reviewers listed on Comicbook Round Up. There are a couple of good reviewers out there, but they seem to be drowned out by the ones with little understanding of their own biases and the need to appreciate the story on its own terms.

I think the poor sales at least partly are due to the chaotic art situation. I understand the trickiness of the biweekly shipping, but far too often the art works against the emotional beats of the story or is just subpar.

[WonderScott]

Yeah, there certainly are an increasing number of alternate reality Amazons running around.

What I am still not clear about is are these Chi Amazons actual living creatures, or are they just another malfunctioning holodeck program? Plausibly to me it would seem they have to be the latter, though the writers can say whatever they want. But I would need a damn good explanation for how Hippolyta managed to wish up an entire separate universe.

And yes, I am getting well bored of the 'hype' that is piled onto the writers of books. Even before an issue comes out, the people doing comic-book reviews are claiming it's going the most awesome thing in the history of awesome. Maybe just publish the book and let history decide whether it was good or not?

It will be interesting to see what the sales figures for this one look like, since as of #71 this run has the lowest sales for a single issue since Rebirth.

I have/had precisely the same thoughts/questions about Chi-Land and then I just decided not to think about it too much. Like how Antiope and Grail got there in the first place...