The Man who Never was

Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons by Kelly Sue DeConnick My rating: 5 of 5 stars From the cover it was evident that what we were to expect was a group of badass warrior women, sorry, warriors, bedecked in resplendent attire, just dripping with style, grace, elegance and strength, going about, chewing bubble gum, taking names and kicking ass, gum optional. And got to say, was not disappointed, for the most part. The art of the story is drop dead magnificent, and something out of a Neil Gaiman fever dream. The story mostly comprises of an almanac of the genesis of our favorite band of badass good girls. The history of Diana and the Amazonians, or Themyscirans, is considerable, varied, and often times convoluted, as the long run of the titular character indicates. Sometimes she is the daughter of Zeus, sent to save the world of man. Other times, she's the daughter of Hades/Ares or any other god the writers took fancy on. Even other times, she's...

Wonder Woman, Volume 2: Guts by Brian Azzarello My rating: 4 of 5 stars Rating 4 out of 5 | Grade: B+; It's the Hades Horror Show Remember back in Volume 1, when I mentioned that Brian Azzarello's Wonder Woman run is a slow run, which requires some patient reading? Well, Volume 2 of Wonder Woman; Guts, is where you begin the see the dividends of your patience. After Zeus, in one of his latest Trysts, managed to make pregnant a moral woman named Zora, she becomes the target of the Queen Goddess Hera. Wonder woman, along with the God Hermes, and one Lennox, one of her demigod brothers take her and the child under her protection. But this task is not an easy one, considering how not only Hera, but Zeus siblings Poseidon & Hades, not to mention his children Apollo & Artemis are gunning for the baby. The yet unborn child somehow ended up being part of a prophecy upon Zeus mysterious disappearance. Now, afraid of what this unborn child...