Wonder Girl #1 - Discussion/Spoilers

[I'm a Fish]

Spoilers.

It’s here everybody!!!

I though it was a decent start. It was basically a setup for the series which is about what I expected, so it felt like a sneak peek of the upcoming story arcs in a lot of ways.

Also a lot of Amazon’s cameoed this issue, namely Nubia and Faruka. Hera was in it as well.

One thing I am confused about is when this takes place exactly since I though Hera (along with the Quintessence) died in Infinite Frontier, but that was in the epilogue so it’s possible her death takes place after this issue. I hope that gets explained and it’s just left there...

Also the art is amazing, but with Joelle Jones drawing that’s like saying water is wet.

[sifighter]

I mean I think is definitely the usual first issue set up issue so I wouldn’t necessarily say expect too much but Jones makes this comic look gorgeous and the best parts are when you see the mundanity of it all mixed with the more fantastical side of things, seriously all the pages featuring Amazons, Olympus, and anything else fantastical are just gorgeous. Although it doesn’t seem like much I do like the implication that something about Yara’s very existence appears to be a potential threat to the various Amazons, which by the way still love queen Nubia.

By the way I’d be plenty concerned because last I checked all of Olympus got murdered by Darkseid’s Daughter in Wonder Woman...then again maybe the gods came back like Roy Harper in Infinite Frontier so who knows, I’ll just let Jones tell their story.

[AdjectiveNoun]

Interesting Yara very much didn't like being called "girl." Will she end up being called Wonder Girl?

[Nyssane]

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this. The art is pure perfection, and the story kept me very invested for an introduction.

A few thoughts:

- Isn't Hera dead? I can't keep up with non-Wondy titles but I remember she was killed by I think Darkseid recently?

- Loved seeing the Bana-Mighdall amazons again!

- A little surprised at no Donna Troy in the big splash page since Cassie was there.

- WHO IS THAT FIERCE ALLIGATOR WOMAN? Already one of my new favorites. Hope she's a glimpse of what's to come.

- Loved Yara brushing off that wannabe-influencer.

- Last page is absolutely stunning.

[Drako]

- WHO IS THAT FIERCE ALLIGATOR WOMAN? Already one of my new favorites. Hope she's a glimpse of what's to come.

That's Cuca, one being of our folklore. The mermaid from the last page is called Iara, same name as Yara but with a I. She sings to attract men at night to kill them.

I liked this a lot.
It's pretty wierd to recongnize the architeture of the city in a Comic book, especially me being from Rio, i don't remember having that experience before in a american comic book..

[Nyssane]

That's Cuca, one being of our folklore.

OMG, I love it. I've seen gifs of this character before but never knew who she was. Cuca is fucking rad.

[Frontier]

Interesting Yara very much didn't like being called "girl." Will she end up being called Wonder Girl?

I guess it might be a name she get stuck with.

[HsssH]

I enjoyed FS issues, but this was even better. Great stuff.

By the way I’d be plenty concerned because last I checked all of Olympus got murdered by Darkseid’s Daughter in Wonder Woman...then again maybe the gods came back like Roy Harper in Infinite Frontier so who knows, I’ll just let Jones tell their story.

I'm all for all things Grail related being removed from continuity.