Review: Wonder Woman #1

 

Wonder Woman  has an image problem.  As an early entry in to the DC Comics stable of superheroes, she’s always been considered, in canon terms at least, a member of the ‘Big Three’ alongside Superman and Batman. DC have always maintained that Diana is a key figure in the company, a core member of the Justice League and a great feminist  super hero icon. However, It’s fair to say that in recent years this ideal has not really applied to the reality of Wonder Woman.

Review: Animal Man #1

What would life as a super hero actually be like? Oddly, it’s a question that most comic books and writers have little interest in answering. Usually, a series will only be really interested in the dramatic and explosive moments in their lives, leaving their day to day curiously underdeveloped.  One thing I particularly like about Marvel’s latest volume of New Avengers is that Brian Michael Bendis has latched on to the idea that The Avengers aren’t so far away from an emergency service like a firefighter crew and takes the time to show the team eating together and playing poker in Avengers mansion, much like the crews do in real life fire stations around the world. It adds context to their bouts of smashing badguys through skyscrapers, which can only be a good thing.