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Wonder Woman, Vol. 4: Ends Of The Earth (2009)

by Gail Simone(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

140122136X (ISBN13: 9781401221362)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

DC Comics

series

Wonder Woman III

review 1: Bullet Review:Gail Simone is just simply awesome; I had heard she did a run on Wonder Woman, my goddess, so I definitely thought that would be a killer combination. One of my favorite comic book authors + my favorite superheroine?!While I LOVE how Simone deftly writes Wonder Woman - her dialogue, her voice, her character - I was less than impressed with the storyline. Wonder Woman meets the man with no soul, who somehow transports her away from her world (with Etta Candy in the room no less!), then teams up with Beowulf (?!), Claw (who?) to defeat the Devil (really?) all the while struggling to keep the compassion and soul that she is best known for. Meanwhile a dude named Tom investigates Agent Prince and Agent Candy and encounters some giant gorillas (?!?!).The second st... moreory is a bit better, and I think that's because it embraces its campiness. Hollywood is going to make a Wonder Woman movie, so they ask for her to consult. Instead, WW faces off with the Wicked Queen who thinks WW is Snow White.The best part is that Simone seems to know how to write WW the best of the authors I've read (and man, she totally is a chameleon! There is absolutely NO confusing WW with Batgirl here!). I also love that Etta Candy makes an appearance, I believe that we even see the 70's mod Diana Prince, and there are some AWESOME pro-women quotes. The bad parts are that I didn't really care for the main story (End of the World), it was weird and confusing (especially since I hadn't read ANY of the comics before this one), and I wish WW didn't have to have a love interest and be wanting babehs.I will, however, be eagerly awaiting getting my hands on more of Simone's run with WW.
review 2: The storyline is interesting, and Simone's approach to sexism is interesting, but it still leaves something to be desired. At times it reads like a story about a female superhero instead of just a story about a superhero, and I like to think we should be well beyond the point where we feel that male characters and female characters are somehow fundamentally different. That being said, it was an interesting story and it had several fun moments. Does not quite compare to the New 52 Wonder Woman though, so if you are looking to get into Wonder Woman start there. less

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