Wonder Woman Vol 5
Wonder Woman 2 Variant Cover
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Wonder Woman 2 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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2032023002
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Owner:
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Steve Trevor
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Wonder Woman (2016) - #2
"Year One Part One"
(Cho Variant)
Writer:
Greg Rucka
Penciller:
Nicola Scott
Inker:
Nicola Scott
Colorist:
Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letterer:
Jodi Wynne
Editors:
Mark Doyle
Robert 'Bob' Harras
Rebecca Taylor
Cover Artists:
Frank Cho
Nei Ruffino
Cover Date: Early September 2016
Cover Price: US $ 2.99
Synopsis:
Running parallel to Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp's 'The Lies,' Rucka and artist Nicola Scott weave the definitive and shocking tale of Diana's first year as Earth's protector.
Featured Characters:
Diana of Themyscira
Steve Trevor
Supporting Characters:
Amazons of Themyscira
Queen Hippolyta
Areto
Castalia
Kasia
Io
Philippus
Sofia
Nick (Dies)
Other Characters:
Amazons of Themyscira
Evrayle (Mentioned only)
Meghara (Mentioned only)
Kachi (Diana's mare)
Gods of Olympus
Aphrodite (Mentioned only)
Aceso (Mentioned only)
Ares (Mentioned only)
Asclepius (Mentioned only)
Pallas (Mentioned only)
Panacea (Mentioned only)
Daki
Harmonia (Mentioned only)
Maya
Locations:
Paradise Island
United States of America
Items:
Lasso of Truth
Vehicles:
United States Air Force airplane
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My breakdown of issue 2
Issue two starts off a new story arc called Year One Part One and the entire issue takes place possibly over the course of a year hence its title, but no definite description is given to the lengths of time passing for two different stories within this issue. One story is centered on Wonder Woman before leaving Themyscira and the other is with Steve Trevor.
Let’s start off with Steve Trevor’s storyline; his story starts off on a mission making friends with a fellow soldier named Nick. As time passes they start being close friends double dating and partying. Before long Nick gets married, then we Steve holding Nicks newborn daughter as the Godfather for Nick and his wife. Eventually more time passes and Steve and Nick get on a military transport plane for a mission.
Parallel to Steve’s timeline throughout the issue is Diana of Themyscira and her story unfolding as the Princess to the Queen excelling in her studies and combat. We see her in this story coming upon a mysterious tree she’s never seen before (this important to future story lines) and bitten by a snake from it. She gets mysteriously sick and over time mysteriously heals back. During one evening of lessons on astronomy she discovers a Nova then notices a ball of fire crashing to the beach of the island. As the Amazonians rush to scene, they find the wreckage of a plane crash with all but one of members including Nick dead; the sole survivor of course is Steve Trevor as he is badly injured and asking for help.
Greg Rucka’s story telling is amazing and a great way to start off the arc with a flash back of the origin story of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor meeting. The art for me was hit and miss, some panels had been done very well with great detail, while others had been lacking. The coloring I feel could have been slightly better.
One Quote from this issue I rather enjoyed was by Wonder Woman, “I can see the beauty of the heavens, I can see the poetry in their motion. But all we do is bear witness. All of you remember before, Kasia. You can recall the world you left, even if the memories of it bring you pain. I've never seen what lies beyond our shores. Do you really wonder why my eye goes to the horizon instead of the skies?” I feel that this really sums up the story being told about Diana in this issue.
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