Originally Posted by
AlexLyo
This volume was a complete surprise for me. I was lukewarm about the first one, partly due to the Hercules origin, and partly due to what feels like a typical Morrison trait of writing dialogue that doesn't quite feel like what people would actually say.
I was then really not a fan of the second volume the first time I read it, because seeing Diana susceptible to the poor anti-feminist arguments of a really obvious "pick-up artist" analogue was an uncomfortable read, but the second time I read it that element didn't come through as strongly.
So, then I was just prepared to be "ok" with the third volume, and completely not expecting to love it, but I did! I didn't get the same dialogue issues, I found the story more coherent, and the high feminist sci-fi just read as really on point. There was so much humour and fun woven throughout, with beautiful word play. I found the recurring thematic discussions really satisfying, from querying the alternatives to war, to the extent of the power of compassion and love, and the lines between an invitation to a different way of being, coercion, and outright force.
It may be that this volume just hit for me exactly at the right moment, where here in the UK over the weekend I'm faced with the image of women protesters being suppressed by police while they're holding vigil for a young woman, and all the young women, who are taken by men's violence. With that as the backdrop over the weekend, the Themysciran revolution felt like it couldn't come soon enough.
Diana herself felt leaps and bounds more enjoyable to read in this volume too. I found myself laughing aloud at the obvious fun they write her having in this volume while she changes the world.
If I had any niggles at this early point, it would concern a double page interaction between Diana and Steve which worked in some ways, but raised interesting thematic questions for me I haven't quite made up my mind about.