Sensations Comics #34 & 35 Digital SPOILERS

[Largo161]

As I read the concluding chapter to this tale, I thought Hey, doesn't this story build off of a plot point early in Rucka's run where WW helped overthrow an "oppressive" African dictator? A google search led me to a review over at the-medium-is-not-enough.com that came to the same conclusion. I like this idea. I wish more Sensation stories took place in recognizable WW timelines.

I enjoyed the well-choreographed fight scenes throughout this story. Although in my head, I never really saw Ares as the kind of bad guy that WW would go hand-to-hand with. I view him as being too powerful for that. I can't recall if Perez and others portrayed him this way. But this author, Josh Elder, definitely seems to be going for the Perez/Rucka vibe and I think he nailed it. Diana's whole warrior-for-peace angle is played out well here. And this is one of the rare Sensation stories that seems the perfect length.

Sidenote: The review I mentioned above criticizes this tale for "fanservice", i.e.---Steve Trevor's appearance, the Wonder Spin, Ares' traditional look. I'm like, huh? Recognizable WW tropes in a Wonder Woman book--a book with the explicit mission of being a venue for different incarnations--is frowned on? I don't see how any of these things could be objectionable, especially not at a time when the character is appearing in a half dozen or so different books. It's like complaining about Spider-Man using his spidey-sense.

[Blacksun]

As I read the concluding chapter to this tale, I thought Hey, doesn't this story build off of a plot point early in Rucka's run where WW helped overthrow an "oppressive" African dictator. A google search led me to a review over at the-medium-is-not-enough.com that came to the same conclusion. I like this idea. I wish more Sensation stories took place in recognizable WW timelines.

I enjoyed the well-choreographed fight scenes throughout this story. Although in my head, I never really saw Ares as the kind of bad guy that WW would go hand-to-hand with. I view him as being too powerful for that. I can't recall if Perez and others portrayed him this way. But this author, Josh Elder, definitely seems to be going for the Perez/Rucka vibe and I think he nailed it. Diana's whole warrior-for-peace angle is played out well here. And this is one of the rare Sensation stories that seems the perfect length.

Sidenote: The review I mentioned above criticizes this tale for "fanservice", i.e.---Steve Trevor's appearance, the Wonder Spin, Ares' traditional look. I'm like, huh? Recognizable WW tropes in a Wonder Woman book--a book with the explicit mission of being a venue for different incarnations--is frowned on? I don't see how any of these things could be objectionable, especially not at a time when the character is appearing in a half dozen or so different books. It's like complaining about Spider-Man using his spidey-sense.

Steve and old Ares are pandering? people are reading too much into new 52. So I guess Injustice is pandering. I wonder what will happen when Steve get backs to WW comics, if it will be pandering...he was created to be her love interest

[Darius]

Steve and old Ares are pandering? people are reading too much into new 52. So I guess Injustice is pandering. I wonder what will happen when Steve get backs to WW comics, if it will be pandering...he was created to be her love interest

I would argue that he was created to be her male damsel in distress. Marston didn't really show a lot of WW being in love with Steve. He left that to Diana Prince.

[Largo161]

I would argue that he was created to be her male damsel in distress. Marston didn't really show a lot of WW being in love with Steve. He left that to Diana Prince.

I say this respectfully, but the distinction you make sounds like hair-splitting to me.

[Nyssane]

I liked the issues. It was nice to see a story arc of this dedicated to a classic WW foe. However, I agree that Ares isn't the type to just fight her in physical combat. I didn't get the Rucka connection at first, but I dig it. But in Rucka's run, Ares was never just a villain who fought with brute force.

As for the fan-service stuff... well, we WW fans rarely get any service anyway, so if having Ares in his classic look, Steve, and the Wonder Spin in a comic is fanservice, bring on some more!