I really . . really . . like this book. I actually love everything about it. It has fantastic characters . . a great script . . and wonderful art. It really is the whole package. What I especially like about the current story-line is . . it seems like we're trying to achieve, or explain, several different things. There's the whole story about Hippolyta . . her current predicament, plus . . from a skewed perspective . . how her "creation" of Diana was actually the downfall of the Amazon race. We also see the story of her personal guards, whom she hand-picked and trusted entirely, have to wrestle with the conflict of what's best for their Queen, or what's best for their civilization. This is where the skewed perspective comes from. This is all brought in to play around the invasion of their island by a race of Aryan conquerors. They plan on building a new Reich from the islands location. They see it as the perfect vantage point for conquering the world. Now, add to all of this that Diana is returning to the island . . even though she's been banished. She's going to attempt to save her mother, and their civilization by fighting and defeating the Aryans. However, Hippolyta's guard still are compelled to kill her to save their race. So where there really should only be 2 sides here . . there's actually 3. Which means someone is going to lose. And someone else . . is going to lose big! Gail Simone is doing a fantastic job with this story-line. I really like the twists that she's been adding to the Amazon history. And, of course, Terry and Rachel Dodson's art is incredible. Who'd of thought I'd be looking forward to reading Wonder Woman every month? But right now, it's a fantastic series.
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