Review: Wonder Woman #47
The Dark Gods are on the way, which has become a bit of a theme for DC’s books following Rebirth; there always seems to be something that is coming, whether it’s the Watchmen, Metal, the real Jor-El, Bendis and even a wedding! We are always waiting for “the something” to get here. Mindfulness would teach us to be in the here and now, which is a great way to focus on the comics on the rack rather than the industry idiom of always looking too far ahead.
Its rematch time as Supergirl and Wonder Woman go ahead to head, again. This is a great hook for a book that is steeped in the idea of Gods especially as Kara has Rao to Diana’s Hera. What ensures is the type of battle that you would expect to find, though there are elements of the both the Batman vs Superman and the Justice League movie that will either make you smile at the nod, or potentially cause eyes to roll with the crossed media imagery.
James Robinon continues to weave his work with Diana, again letting Jason come to the fore, which is a risk as it seems that fans either love Jason or hate him. Personally, I like the different relationship he enjoys with Diana, even if he is continually the butt of her being wondrous and he being not so. Still Robinson continues the solid writing on the book, even if the switcheroo towards the end seems a tad convenient, Robinson is great at building environs for the characters to live within; in this case its the alternative relationships that exist in the pages of his run so far.
Despite all of Robinson’s good work, for many the art of the book remains inconsistent. The overall idea of the action scenes is solid, though its execution is at times lacking. This may be in part to the fact that artist Stephen Sergovia seems to be working from Rick Leonardi’s layouts. Now I am old enough to remember Leonardi’s work all the way back from Amazing Spider-Man and have been a quiet admirer of his work since. Sure, it can a tad stylised, even cartoony and stretched out in places. Therefore, it may well be that the pairing of Sergovia and Leonardi is just not a good pairing, with each having to compromise somewhere. along the way. Colorist Romulo Fajardo Jr provides another strong issue, the fight scene being the best part of the a solid color scheme throughout.
In Wonder Woman, DC has a character that may be better suited to grander stories like Brave and the Bold, rather than straight up superhero stories. The problem being, that she may not have the following to make that type of book successful. Of course DC are about to test the theory with their new line of books.. So while we wait, again, Robinson strives to breach the ranks of DC’s top-tier books such as Detective or Green Lanterns, striving to make Consistent Woman, a Wonder once more.
Writing – 4 Stars
Art – 3.5 Stars
Colors – 4 Stars
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Written by; James Robinson
Art by; Stephen Segovia & Rick Leonardi
Colors by;Â Romulo Fajardo
Published by; DC Comics
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- I am a long time comic book fan, being first introduced to Batman in the mid to late 70's. This led to a appreciation of classic artists like Neal Adams and Jim Aparo. Moving through the decades that followed, I have a working knowledge of a huge raft of characters with a fondness for old school characters like JSA and The Shadow
Currently reading a slew of Bat Books, enjoying a mini Marvel revival, and the host of The Definative Crusade and Outside the Panels whilst also appearing on No-Prize Podcast on the Undercover Capes Podcast Network
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