Wonder Woman: Odyssey Vol. 1 Hardcover – June 7, 2011

Well what can it be said? After the Blackest Night, Wonder Woman had been seen in the eyes of fans with nothing but great attention and love. Fans were sick and tired of her not being up there on screen. In order to get attention I believe comic book powers that be decided to give a modernized style to Wonder Woman so as she could be up there.We get this story of Wonder Woman in a new costume and an interesting origin story. Basically this backfired terribly. Never mind the story, the guys in DC did the unforgivable. They put pants on Wonder Woman!!!As her comic went on and the outrage refused to subside, Wonder Woman got attention from TV shows with Adrianne Palicki and another rumored to be in the running with Joss Whedon. The basic premise was this. Wonder Woman is an Amazon princess, not Jason Bourne. She wears traditional Greek Combat clothes or a variation of... with no pants.This story sounds modest, but I have to admit its weird. The fact that it deviates from the major story, yet keeps some other characters intact made it strange. I have yet to read the second volume but I can presume that prior to the New 52 rewrite that this is either a part of Flashpoint or an Elseworlds story.Beautiful artwork and lots of nice action. B

Alright, so the question should really just be narrowed down to one thing: If we NEVER knew of Wonder Woman's old costume, would this one be a good one? And the answer is simply, YES! It is gorgeously designed, and done by top tier talent. The colors combine well together, and are 'worn' on one of the finest female frames in comics. But they do NOT simply throw out all the old history of the Wonder Woman we love. It is all HERE, woven into the fabric of the story. It is clear pretty quickly that we've got a mystery on our hands. We know something has changed, and we, as the loyal WW readers and fans, know just what that is... But our Amazing Amazon does not know the depth of the changes. Only that something at the foundation of her fabric (clothing pun intended LOL), has indeed changed. So we've got a HUGE mystery slowly being told, woven not over, but INTO the existing fabric of the Wonder Woman mythos. And the story is good enough to draw you in. Believe me, avid Wonder Woman fans, I was LIVID when I read about these changes, especially to the costume. But the story is just there, and it's THAT good. J. Michael Straczynski may be known in some circles as the Destroyer of Beloved Continuity (having made some MAJOR changes to Spidey over at Marvel), but WOW the man can spin a good yarn. I was very skeptical, and waited months before I broke down and bought the first few comics, which I had to do either here or on eBay since I waited so long... But once I did... I was hooked. And that led me to adding this graphic novel to my 'Absolutely Must Buy For My Collection' list. LOL It is obvious that the Diana I've loved since I was a kid is not gone. She's embroiled in a time altering mystery. Her past and future will combine, and I really believe that on the other side, there will be a new and stronger Wonder Woman to last for the next few decades, until it's time to shake things up for whatever the styles and fashions of THAT time are. LOL If you've been holding back because you don't like changes to your comics, then I urge you to give this a try. The people they brought in are some of the best in the field. And they didn't just cast aside all that we loved. They set out to handle it with the utmost respect and care that it deserved. They did the ONLY thing they could have done to make this work, and that was to make the past a PART of the new future they are trying to build. I give this graphic novel an easy 5 star review, and that was as a Wonder Woman fan who just could NOT accept the thought of change. But the Diane I know and love is not gone. She's just wearing a different outfit and dealing with different challenges. Now let's just hope the same can be said for the new continuity in the post Flashpoint era. LOLThanks so much for your time folks.Sincerely, R.A. McDowell

I have been a long time comic book fan, and was skeptical of DC changing Wonder Woman's costume. When I first saw the design, I wasn't too thrilled. I thought she looked more like a "Spider-Girl" than a "Wonder Woman".However, after reading through this graphic novel, and seeing the art in action, I am no longer skeptical. The costume blends in perfectly, and fits the Wonder Woman motif.The story is written by JMS, one of the best comic writers ever. You might be a bit confused when reading, but that is the entire point of this "Odyssey". Even Diana does not know who she is. The tale isn't so much a retcon of the Wonder Woman motif, but more of a mystery as to what happened to the Wonder Woman we all know and love.Throughout the book, you get glimpses of this new Diana's past, and how she came to be. You also get some references to who she was. I won't post any spoilers, as that is the main fun of this mystery.If you are new to comics, you can still pick this up and enjoy it. There is nothing you need to know about the previous incarnation of Wonder Woman to enjoy this tale. Die Hard fans can enjoy this even more because this IS Wonder Woman, and besides a different look, she has all the Wonder Woman qualities.The tale doesn't stop at the end of this graphic novel. I can't wait till Vol 2. Check out some of the covers for the latest issues of this series at DC's website. Some amazing work on those covers, worthy of being posters.5 Stars all the way.

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When I first heard that they were re-booting Wonder Woman, I was doubtful. Wonder Woman has been a brilliant read in my eyes, so when I first caught sight of this, I thought that I would give it a try. And I did. Odyssey is such a brilliant read and the art is simply beautiful. This is way much better than the current DCnU Wonder Woman and the story is simple but very catching. After this I bought the second volume and was saddened that it was all that was going to be of this arc but from the two volumes, I couldn't put it down!

Werde ich konservativ? Vielleicht eine nicht ganz unbegründete Befürchtung, denn ich kann nur sagen, dass mir die klassische Wonder Woman besser gefallen hat und dieser Neustart mich nicht wirklich überzeugt. Dabei muss man natürlich zugeben, dass der herkömmliche Dress von Wonder Woman nicht nur veraltet war - welche Frau trägt eigentlich über Jahre und Jahrzehnte dieselben Klamotten -, sondern auch unpraktisch als Berufskleidung, um Bösewichten den Hintern zu versohlen. Das neue Outfit wäre also dran gewesen. Die Artwork ist für mich OK, die Story auch, aber leider geht es nicht darüber hinaus. Bleibt die bange Frage, ob ich trotzdem Band 2 lesen muss, um zu wissen, wie die Odyssee ausgeht.

A neat take on WW. I appreciate that it does through out the past, that infact it is a Diana trying to recover it. I'm excited to read the next volume. I liked that she wasn't at 'full' power from the beginning. Seeing her discover her powers was cool. Also the locked up and protected princess aspect was neat. Great interior art and awesome covers.

This is a wonderful story in the Wonder Woman line. I enjoyed the modern theme and how mature the issues were. The themes probably aren't so mature that a young teenager couldn't read them but I am no expert on child development. As an adult I enjoyed this greatly and have read it about 10 times by now.