Brian Azzarello: writer
Tony Akins: pencils
Akins & Dan Green: inks
The Solicitation
Hades and Poseidon both have designs on the kingdom their brother Zeus left behind, but Wonder Woman doesn't intend to let their turf war decimate the realm of man! It'll take a big lie and some help from the mystery man known as Lennox to stop a holy war from breaking out – but what does Lennox know that Wonder Woman doesn't?
Preview
The Story
I think I need some help translating this issue right now.
Wonder Woman is still fighting the sea creature guy. She is trying to offer a deal where both it and Candlestick Head Guy, who is apparently Hades, hold the title of king of the gods together. Meanwhile, we have our weird centaur/minotaur characters from the first issue come looking for Zola, who Wonder Woman is supposed to protect.
Meanwhile, Lennox is walking with Candlestick Head Guy through some sewers. Why can't he be next to Wonder Woman? I don't know. They split for some reason last issue that I forget in this one.
Back to the Wonder Woman fight where she gets tossed back to the bridge where Zola is cornered. Wonder Woman breaks a wooden flagpole to use to fight the two creatures, who were originally somewhere within arms reach of capturing Zola on the sidewalk, but are now in the center of the street. Weird.
Wonder Woman kills one of the creatures and then take Zola back with her under the bridge where she was talking with Sea Creature Guy. Apparently, this is enough to keep the other creature from attacking. Lennox and Candlestick head emerge from the sewers and everyone talks. Wonder Woman wants to make her deal, which causes Hera to come down and say otherwise.
Lennox snaps a candle off Candlestick Head Guy's head and tosses it to Wonder Woman who now has Hermes' staff which can be used to transport to other realms, although you would have to have read previous issues to know that. Wonder Woman tosses the candle onto some mirror thing and that causes Hera to go back to her realm and Wonder Woman says that she will make Hera pay. (New Reader: for what?)(Old Reader: WTF is going non to cause one thing leading to the next?)
Hades and Candlestick guy realized that Wonder Woman played them and that no deal was forthcoming to share the chair of Zeus. Candlestick head doesn't like this, and kidnaps Zola. Candlestick guy says that they had a deal, and that Wonder Woman should fill her end of the bargain. Although, wasn't the deal just a proposal and not concrete?
If I knew more about Greek Mythology, I might be more filled in right now. Generally a read a comic issue on its own about 3 times when I review it, and I'm still sorta lost after reading this issue. If the story is only going to get more complex from here on out, maybe I need to go back and re-read the whole thing.
The Art
There are some art problems. I don't know if the two creature guys attacking Zola was supposed to be blocked the way they were. It would make more sense for them to be some distance from her on the bridge that Wonder Woman could get in between.
Also, the characters get bent into some weird shapes this issue. See the first preview page and you will see the bottom left panel with Wonder Woman in the tentacle mess with her body so out of sync with any other limb that it just seems weird and warped and not comfortable.
The Cover
I like this cover. Its a shame that it never came to pass in the actual comic. My one concern is what I am assuming is Wonder Woman's lasso making the gold, rope-string things that really doesn't have a point of origin and looks like it doesn't belong there.
Grades
Words: 5/10 - I'm lost. Even as a comic fan and someone with this comic since issue #1, that's not good.
Pictures: 4/10 - bleh. Give me the series regular again, please.
Recommend: No. I may change my mind upon a re-read with the other five issues, but for now I will firmly say no.
Buy Next Issue: For now it is on the monthly pull list, put I need to see the quality return to this comic with some clearer story telling or else it is goodbye.
Previous Issues
Wonder Woman #5
Wonder Woman #4
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