Wonder Woman #43: Writer: Gail Simone. Pencils: Nicola Scott and Fernando Dagnino.
Last Issue: 7 1/2 out of 10.
Review: We get started with Wonder Woman facing down her angry aunt, Astarte(who just so happens to be leading a small army of would be world conquerers). Astarte wants to destroy the Earth(or some similarly evil plot device), and needless to say WW isn't about to allow that to happen. Astarte gives her soldiers the order to eliminate WW, so WW launches into an attack of her own, and takes down all of Astarte's women, which prompts Astarte to order her spacecraft to drop a giant mechanical snake on Washington DC. Before the snake can destroy too much of Washington, Achilles arrives on the scene and obliterates the serpent with surprising ease. While that scene is playing out, WW manages to catch Astarte in her lasso in an attempt to see why she is acting up. We then get a flashback of Astarte's life and learn that she is who she claims to be, and that she has been forced to work with these aliens for over 3,000 years. In time, Astarte managed to work her way up the ranks until she became the leader of the aliens, and has since lived a joyless, anger filled existence. After WW releases Astarte, Astarte reveals to WW that she intends on sending all 200,000 of her spacecrafts to Earth to completely annihilate the planet. This issue ends with WW agreeing to fight a duel against Astarte's daughter with the winner getting the Earth.
What I Thought: Meh. This story is OK, but pretty unspectacular. I just can't get into the whole, “Crazy space-snake-women trying to conquer/destroy the Earth” story. I guess Astarte being WW's aunt is kind of interesting, but that's probably the only real interesting thing about this comic.
Score: 6 1/2 out of 10.
SOMEBODY needs to lay off the caffeine!
Suuure blame it on the Nyquil why don't cha!!! ^_^
ReplyDeleteI'm with you sir X-Man, I'm just a big a fan of WW as you but this story line they running with is just eh. I was excited about her aunt showing up and Diana going up against her cousin. I would've given it a 5 and that's because Asarte's daughter showed up, but we were close.
I'm really hoping something spectacular happens soon, or I might have to sleep on the next issue. :(
Is that a two trunked flying elephant?
ReplyDeleteWhy yes sir it is.
ReplyDeleteSo then we're def in agreement with this one Falisha. Here's hoping things pick back up again after this storyline concludes.
ReplyDeleteI really hope you're right sir. I'll just re-read "Attack of the Amazons" again in place of WW lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually reading some older WW comics right now Falisha! I'll pob post some thoughts about them on Friday.
ReplyDeleteAww lucky!!! I would love to just gather every wonder woman issue ever printed lol. I'd be a happy woman. :)
ReplyDeleteWooooo, that would take some major $$$! But I'm the same way with my favorite characters. I have managed to collect every Marvel comic that X-Man has appeared in, and I'm working on gathering every DC comic Bart Allen has been in. When your an uber-rich and famous comic artist, you can start collecting all of those WW comics! Hopefully you'll invite me over to your mansion so I can read 'em too! :-)
ReplyDeleteCheck you out!! I wish I could just make a call or order and collect all the WW and BOP back issues. My life would be set for a little bit, til I wanted something else. I like to spoil myself.
ReplyDeleteAnd X, if I EVER became an artist at DC, I would pull strings for days to get you and JT in there as writers. lol. I'll keep dreaming though. ^_^
I've been trying to pick up the BoP comics, I have like the last 75 issues r so, but a lot of the older issues are just TOO expensive for me to get a hold of...
ReplyDeleteYay, me and JT would be the newest and the best(if I say so myself!)comic writing team! Thank you Ms. Falisha! :P
Kudos to you for even having that many of them. I figure I'd start with collecting the new start up of BoP.
ReplyDeleteGive me something else to spend moneys on!!
You're welcome X, you're the only two I know who could take DC by storm.
Yeah, I'm proud of the BoP comics I do have, but I do really wish I had those first few issues, but they're just WAY too pricy for me. I mean, I've seen issue #1 as high as like $30-$40! Hell, for that money, I can buy a whole mess of cheap books!
ReplyDeleteWe wouldn't just take DC by storm, we;d take DC OVER!!! :P
Woo I'm one to spoil myself but THAT is just too pricey. BUT I'll admit before the end of the summer, I do want to get 5 statues from DC, 2 Wonder Woman, black Canary, Huntress (witha cross bow :D) and Batgirl.
ReplyDeleteThat would make my summer. Lol. And you guys could take on Marvel too. I'm sure JT would LOVE to take on Spiderman and Deadpool.
So you're still thinking about getting those statues Falisha? If you do, let me know what kind of quality they are and stuff, because I'd love to own at least one!
ReplyDeleteThat's my goal sir. To get a couple. Definitely a wonder woman statue. :-D
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