I originally bought this for my wife because she is a fan of Jodi Picoult, but I found myself drawn to it because it has been sitting unread on my graphic novel shelf for over a year, and I have had a hankering for comics this past week. I should admit that I know little to nothing about Jodi Picoult's other books nor the over arching storyline of Wonder Woman. That being said, I think Picoult, the second woman ever to be commissioned to write Wonder Woman, did a fairly good job of filling in a novice on the background of this comic icon.
The story portrays Princess Diana (aka Wonder Woman) dealing with identity issues and facing her previously dead mother. As a fan of ancient Greek culture, I enjoyed the occasional references to Hellenistic mythology, not to mention the Greek themed objects drawn into the artwork. Trivial, I know, but the simple details mean a lot to this history enthusiast. Superman and Batman make an appearance, plus there are a lot of subtle jokes in the drawn peripheries, like the super hero themed amusment park in which the story beings. This volume ends with a cliff hanger and I look forward to reading the follow up. A proposal to DC comics: if you are reading this, please continue your production of quality hardback publishing and I'll try to get my wife to read more comics. Besides, I'm a sucker for nice bindings and well designed dust covers. ( )

I've never been much into Wonder Woman. Too much giant bikini and shite like that. I'm not into the cartoonishly grotesque bodies of females. But the story here is very good, and, y'know, I guess you make your piece with hyper-attractive women folk in comic books. ( )

Wonder Woman is having an identity crisis. Is she Diana Prince operative for the Department of Meta Human Affairs or Princess Diana of Paradise Island? When the evil witch Circe raises her mother Queen Hippolyta from the dead she must choose sides between the people she has sworn to protect and her Amazon sisters. This story is a lead in to “Amazons Attack.” ( )