Brian Azarello: writer
Cliff Chiang: artist & cover
The Solicitation
• A new story begins as APOLLO makes his play for ZEUS’S throne – and WONDER WOMAN is the last obstacle in his way!
• As ZOLA goes into labor, a hideous secret is revealed!
Preview
Why I Bought It
Because I think I will get the first twelve, maybe the zero issue, and then I may drop it. Kinda surprising to me that I've been buying a Wonder Woman comic for this long.
What I Liked
Someone told Azzarello to start wrapping it up.
What I Didn't Like
The same person who told him to wrap it up, didn't clarify to make much sense of it.
For example, why are we still being introduced to random characters and more gods whose abilities I still don't know so I can't tell whats going on. Seriously, a simple word balloon or text box just stating the name of the god and what they are the god of. That's not too much to ask or do.
And Zola, the very, very pregnant woman, driving a car into a god and not doing any harm to the god is something I can understand. her being able to walk out of the car without a scratch, then your are stretching it.
And if that is supposed to be the same Artemis that has horns and glows in one part of the story and changes into something far less shiny and horn filled, then you need to explain something to me to tell me why that happened.
I still don't get what, or who, Lennox is supposed to be. A god? Is there anything within the comic or previous comics that explains it at all? And why not bring in Apollo, who hasn't made an appearance in how many issues?
After this story is finished, I will go take a semester of Classical Mythology and then re-read it. Then I think Azzarello should stick with some original characters and work, he's had his time taking on the Trinity and what more else could he do for superheroes? Its had its highs and lows, and time to leave when you still have them talking instead of seeing how far down you can go.
Panel to Remember
The one where the pregnant lady walks away from a car accident without a scratch. Unless they reveal next issue that she is more god then human, I will keep that panel as the low point of the series.
Quotable
"..." & "..." - As in, any page that the last panel ends with "..." and the first panel of the next page begins with "..." It is best used sparingly, not every other page. It is just one of a comic story teller's many tools, not their only one.
Grades
Words: 2/10
Pictures: 8/10 - Seriously, almost no complaints about the art, but the story just threw me too much.
Buy Next Issue: And it may just be the last.
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