Julz`s Wonder Woman Issue# 29 Review

By Julz Chan aka Julius Cantara
Things seem at their darkest but Wonder Woman and company once again have a fighting chance. So much happens in this issue from beginning, middle and ending.

The current story arch while a drawn out for the past year finally comes closer to it`s climactic, final battle with the First Born. Brian`s writing really hit the note with suspense in this issue. Just when all hope is lost, Diana and the gods are powerless and Olympus has fallen divine intervention arises. Since Azzarello is leaving it is nice to see that there is a massive pay off in this issue, leaving the reader wanting for the next issue to come out.

While one of the bigger problems with this title is that Diana is not the star of her book,though Brian Azzarello has been able to flesh out the other character in Wonder Woman`s world.
Hera, since loosing her powers, has been going through a beautiful transformation, from spiteful queen to a sensitive, wise hero and friend worthy of being called the Queen of Olympus.

As for Wonder Woman, while she wasn`t the main focus, she does get a bit of character development, similar to Aquaman, accepts her mantle as the new God of War in front of her new army. And meeting her army is a bit of a surprise and shows befriending Hera was indeed a great idea on Diana`s part.

Cliff Chiang does a great job with the fight scene with the First Born and the surrounding that is the ruins of Olympus. With horrific images that could only be topped by the Animal Man title. The splash page with Hera and the last page with Wonder Woman are epic, really gets the readers pumped up for the final battle over the heavens. Shiang`s anatomy on the certain female characters seem built but considering Wonder Woman is an Amazon and Hera is a goddess of great power that is acceptable.

Brian Azzarello`s writing may have its flaws concerning Wonder Woman`s character at the start of this book and were hard to swallow however Azzarello has made this story a great ride. This series full of action, expansion of Diana`s world, adventure, and filled with so much energy for this title. Even if Brian and his team leave it is easy to say that his time here was well spent by making this title one of the better books of the relaunch.

Wonder Woman Issue 29 receives  4/5.