Reviews

Wonder Woman: Black & Gold by Aimee Garcia, A.J. Mendez, Andrew Constant, Nadia Shammas, Christos Gage, Jack T. Cole, Christian Alamy, Sanya Anwar, Janet Harvey, Peter J. Tomasi, Marguerite Sauvage, Che Grayson, Paul Azaceta, Andrew MacLean, Michael Conrad, Leonardo Romero, Liam Sharp, Becky Cloonan, Kevin Maguire, Kurt Busiek, Stephanie Williams, Sina Grace, Paula Sevenbergen, Andrew McLean, Nnedi Okorafor, Josie Campbell, Nicola Scott, John Arcudi, Amy Reeder, Mariko Tamaki

ginameix's review

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

As with any anthology there were good and bad stories. I especially liked "Memories of Hator", "Prayer", "Im Ageless", and "The Wager". 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Murder, Animal death, Torture, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Many stories had cannon typical gun violence with guns being waved around but no main characters are shot or shoot guns. Ep2 "what doesnt kill you": [murder/injury detail] diana recalls killing 2 mythical characters. Medusa is headless. Ep3 "im ageless": [death/war/fire injury/loss of limb] diana recalls her experiences with wwi. Ep6 "without love": [injury detail/gore] We see eros's heart out of this chest. It is mildly disturbing but not life threatening (he's a god). Ep7 "a god with no name": [murder/death/blood] art style is slightly more graphic than other episodes. Warnings are for the god with no name killing many people. Also SPOILER: WW kills him. Ep12 "Espionage": [torture] WW is tortured but not graphically. Ep13 "beat the heat": [animal death] several farm animals are shown in the first panel to have died from an environmental cause. Ep15 "the stolen lasso of truth" [bullying] a high school student is bullied by her peers and siblings. Ep16 "prayer" [animal death] a griffin dies in the first panel. This is the focus of the story. Ep18 "Whatever Happened To Cathy Perkins?" [Cancer] a character is revealed to have cancer but the story does not progress to further stages. Ep19 "love failed" a character joins a cult E21 "Hellzapoppin" [death/gore] a man is in a crocodiles mouth. Reasonably graphic. Ep22 "Beyond the Horizon": [child death] two children drown in a flashback Ep27 "the prophet" [animal death] a deer dies in the first pannel. Non graphic.

ericawrites's review

4.0

An excellent anthology to celebrate Wonder Woman's 80th anniversary featuring a bunch of stand-alone shorts. All these stories dive into different aspects of Diana's character and her world. This is a great book for new Wonder Woman fans and has plenty of easter eggs for long-time fans. All of the art is black and white, with gold used as a highlight color.

Looking at the creator list, there is a ton of incredible talent. Not everyone delivered what I'd considered their best stories, but most were solid efforts.

My favorites included:

"Without Love" by Mariko Tamaki & Jamie McKelvie
"Homecoming" by Tillie Walden & Jordie Bellaire
"The Acquaintance" by Rachel Smythe
"Prayer" by Andrew Constant, Nicola Scott & Annette Kwok (made me cry!)
"Feet of Clay" by Josie Campbell & Carlos D'Anda

sarajojojo's review

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0