DC May '09 Solicitations

[BrianWilly]

I think what's got me down most is the Greek gods returning and being all ******ed and evil and, for whatever reason, forgetful huh. Diana's world seems very much cut in half with Themyscira an empty husk and the gods all off their rockers.

Someone else said somewhere that Simone has done amazing work on Diana -- she's honorable, intelligent, kind, kickass, and with a great sense of humor to boot -- but the threats and plots have not nearly been worthy of that character. I...half-agree with that, 'cause I think half of the plots have been worthy and half haven't. I thought that the first arc, The Circle, was pretty much flawless, for instance.

The real main problem of the series right now is that all the interesting plots have been happening in the background. Holy ****, Dr. Psycho switched brains with Sarge Steel!...but more on that later. WTF, Zeus has gone off his rocker and made a nation out of zombie Argonauts!...check back next year. Until then we've got to make do with...Genocide. Joys.

And the main problem with Genocide right now -- other than Simone telling instead of showing us her threat (for gods' sakes all she's really done so far is punch things) -- is that the whole "Diana's dark mirror" thing has been done to death before. Devastation back in Eric Luke's run, Circe not so long ago, even the Cheetah is traditionally played as that. What's so special about her? We don't know, 'cause Simone sure hasn't been showing us anything. She punches things. She's got dead people in her eyes. Okay then.

Gaahh, you got me started.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I agree with that. Only I don't think the gods-as-villains plot is quite as effective when it's literally just Wonder Woman and Hippolyta on Themyscira. It seems like it'd be more interesting if the other Amazons were there to react to the gods apparently turning on them.

 

[BrianWilly]

The other Amazons are back, though. Zeus recalled them and they should all be on the island.

We just haven't seen them yet.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I hope they don't do something boring, like automatically assume Zeus knows what he's doing and try to kill Diana and Hippolyta at his command.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

From Wonder Woman 22-(Oracle to WW)-She replies that she knows everything....that they will all die alone in pauper's graves and that the Gods search for Diana in a flying ship of Green and Gold. She cryptically adds "Take her away they will, if they should find her".

 

[Assassin]

Ohh Gail