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theartolater's review against another edition
3.0
I find it difficult to rate proportionally-ancient comics in regards to their modern counterparts. The writing is different, the tone different, the era different. Thus, the early Wonder Woman comics are very difficult to read and hold my interest. But I suppose if one looks at them as you would a historical document, one can appreciate it more, too.
I dunno. I've come to expect...more from comics in modern times. That doesn't make the old stuff bad, it's just not my cup of tea in this case.
I dunno. I've come to expect...more from comics in modern times. That doesn't make the old stuff bad, it's just not my cup of tea in this case.
ellsbeth's review
3.0
This was a very interesting read, from a historical perspective. Published in the early 1940s, Wonder Woman's first stories are groundbreaking with the first major super heroine. However, the stories are also indicative of attitudes of the era with a bit of misogyny and some very racist caricatures of all the non-white characters. Keeping the historical context in mind, it was good to read the quirky origins of this iconic super hero, even though the storytelling style was a bit of a slog for me at times.
leahtd's review
3.0
Early wonder woman is a strong woman who leaves her island for a man... But she is drawn strongly and does some amazing things, but her alter ego as a nurse reminds you that she has a domestic side. A weird mix, but I can see how she started to break the idea of what women could be in comics.
llams's review
3.0
it's nice to see the earliest version of the WW comics, but hoooo boy is there quite a bit of racism & fatphobia in here
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