I really cannot say enough about what Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti have brought to this series. First of all, I love Gail's writing. The subtle and dry humor that she weaves into her stories is fantastic. Diana and Tom are standing on the wing of her invisible plane. They're discussing their relationship and the fact that they're standing over the Amazon rain-forest. Both seem to be important at the time. Anyways, Diana is talking about how the coast-line changes during rainy season, and Tom assumes that she's expressing some symbolism for their relationship. She replies . . 'Oh Tom. I think I'm a little less deep than you imagine, sometimes.' Also the story starts out with Diana pounding Giganta into the surf. She came out to the beach to think, and Dr Zuel just happened to be there also. It takes Doris to calm Diana down. She grabs he with her giant hand and screams, 'Stop! Stop, all right? I wasn't doing anything. Just stop! I'm here for a date Wonder Woman. To get some eggs florentine and watch the sunrise.' Of course she doesn't tell her that her dates with Professor Choi. Remember? They have some kind of relationship going on. Anyways, they end up sitting on the beach talking about their 'guy' problems. And later when Diana has to fight with Achilles . . Dr Zuel is there by her side. Anyways, we get a lot of information about Diana and Tom's relationship. Apparently she's bringing it to an end. And we see that Alkyone has married Achilles . . to become the Queen of Themyscira. It's an arranged marriage, and purely out of convenience, but . . only they'll know that. Well . . them and her warrior guards. They also find out that apparently 5 of the Amazon women seem to have come down with a rare illness . . immaculate conception. Also Diana finds out, when she confronts Achilles, that they're holding her mother hostage . . as leverage. They're trying to keep Wonder Woman out of their way. Anyways, all of that was brought to us by the brilliant scripting of Gail. But equally brilliant is the way Aaron interprets her stories with his fantastic pages of art. I know Diana seems a little disconnected from her heritage, and people right now, but . . I also love where this book is at right now. It has a great feel and look to it. And I look forward to reading it every month. What more could I ask for? Thanks!!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wonder Woman #36 - DC
I really cannot say enough about what Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti have brought to this series. First of all, I love Gail's writing. The subtle and dry humor that she weaves into her stories is fantastic. Diana and Tom are standing on the wing of her invisible plane. They're discussing their relationship and the fact that they're standing over the Amazon rain-forest. Both seem to be important at the time. Anyways, Diana is talking about how the coast-line changes during rainy season, and Tom assumes that she's expressing some symbolism for their relationship. She replies . . 'Oh Tom. I think I'm a little less deep than you imagine, sometimes.' Also the story starts out with Diana pounding Giganta into the surf. She came out to the beach to think, and Dr Zuel just happened to be there also. It takes Doris to calm Diana down. She grabs he with her giant hand and screams, 'Stop! Stop, all right? I wasn't doing anything. Just stop! I'm here for a date Wonder Woman. To get some eggs florentine and watch the sunrise.' Of course she doesn't tell her that her dates with Professor Choi. Remember? They have some kind of relationship going on. Anyways, they end up sitting on the beach talking about their 'guy' problems. And later when Diana has to fight with Achilles . . Dr Zuel is there by her side. Anyways, we get a lot of information about Diana and Tom's relationship. Apparently she's bringing it to an end. And we see that Alkyone has married Achilles . . to become the Queen of Themyscira. It's an arranged marriage, and purely out of convenience, but . . only they'll know that. Well . . them and her warrior guards. They also find out that apparently 5 of the Amazon women seem to have come down with a rare illness . . immaculate conception. Also Diana finds out, when she confronts Achilles, that they're holding her mother hostage . . as leverage. They're trying to keep Wonder Woman out of their way. Anyways, all of that was brought to us by the brilliant scripting of Gail. But equally brilliant is the way Aaron interprets her stories with his fantastic pages of art. I know Diana seems a little disconnected from her heritage, and people right now, but . . I also love where this book is at right now. It has a great feel and look to it. And I look forward to reading it every month. What more could I ask for? Thanks!!
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