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Creative Team – Kelly Thompson(writer). Hayden Sherman(artist). Jordie Bellaire(colorist). Becca Carey(letterer).
Published by DC Comics
The Last Amazon to the Rescue
Kelly Thompson immediately sets the tone for Absolute Wonder Woman #1 with a news crew stuck right in the middle of what looks to be an alien invasion about to transpire. With an upside down pyramid levitating in the air above Gateway City in California, it’s clear tragedy is about to strike.
As breathes are held, the floating UFO releases bright red and savage monsters attack the city full of innocent civilians. Panic erupts as everyone runs for safety while some are being attacked by these monsters. But just in the nick of time, a warrior on horseback comes down from the sky and immediately starts her attack on the uninvited red devil guests. It’s the Princess of Themyscira, the last Amazon, Wonder Woman herself, Diana.
Raised in Hell
This isn’t the same Diana we know and love. She’s been given a new backstory, which involves her being raised in Hell by Circe after being stolen from her Amazon sisters. Stolen as a baby, Zeus took her from the Amazons as a form of punishment against them for their crimes against the gods. She was taken to Hell by Apollo and left there for that to be her domain. For some reason, Apollo is trying to hide the baby Diana, and goes so far to ban the word “Amazon” altogether. Circe is left with baby Diana to raise her as her own.
This portion of Absolute Wonder Woman was phenomenal with the origin building and character development from Circe and Diana. Thompson really did a fantastic job with starting over with Diana from the ground up, and giving her a different yet compelling backstory. It’s fascinating to see Diana raised without her Amazon sisters and still turn out to be the hero the world needs.
The Art
Hayden Sherman showed up and showed out with the artwork of Absolute Wonder Woman #1, along with Jordie Bellaire and Becca Carey. The amount of intricate details that went into each panel was impressive and only added more depth to the story. Jordie Bellaire absolutely killed it with the colors of the comic, which made each page hard to take your eyes off of. Becca Carey did a fantastic job with the letters as they were the exclamation point to each panel which really sealed the deal with how phenomenal Absolute Wonder Woman #1 was.
Final Thoughts
I didn’t know what to expect before reading this but knowing Kelly Thompson’s work, I had high hopes. Absolute Wonder Woman #1 exceeded all of my expectations. I can’t wait to see what comes next from this creative team.
10 out of 10
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