Wonder Woman #2

Writer: Allan Heinberg
Penciller: Terry Dodson
Inker: Rachel Dodson
Colorist: Alex Sinclair


A trio of Wonder Woman’s most powerful foes has captured Donna Troy, who has been filling in as Wonder Woman since the original disappeared after Infinite Crisis. Now the former Wonder Woman, in her civilian disguise as Agent Diana Prince, must mount a rescue without revealing her true identity to the world.

Even though I’m a fan of writer Allan Heinberg, having greatly enjoyed his Young Avengers series at Marvel, and artist Terry Dodson’s work is always a joy to behold, I was almost positive going in that I was not going to enjoy this latest issue of the newly relaunched Wonder Woman ongoing series. As much as I have enjoyed the current creative team’s past achievements the first issue of this series was one of the most unsatisfying books I’ve read all year. It assumed too much, explained nothing and contained much too little story that read far too quickly. Not a great formula for a number one, debut issue.

Imagine my surprise then, when Wonder Woman #2 turned out to be a pretty darn good read, miles ahead of the previous issue. Not only is it jam-packed with more story and action, it actually attempts to explains things, jumping a year into the past to examine Diana’s motivations for her retirement and how she came to have a secret identity. If half of what we were privy to in this issue had been presented in the first issue then I’m sure that book would have been considerably more interesting and enjoyable. Whatever the mistakes of the debut of this new series, as long as the book continues to follow the formula set down in this second issue then Wonder Woman should end up high on my list of must-reads each month.

I’ve never been particularly drawn to the character, mostly because she’s never been as clearly defined as most other comic book icons. Even some of the great creators who have worked on this character seem to have had trouble nailing down exactly what makes her tick. Hopefully, with his “Who is Wonder Woman” storyline, Heinberg will be able to bring a clear definition to the character, making her more interesting and relatable to readers. For now I think I’ll stick around to find out.

Special thanks go out to Jeremy Shorr, owner of Titan Comics for allowing us to use his advance preview books for review purposes.
 

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