I also enjoyed the dinner scene a lot.īad: The two gods in here are kind of boring and did nothing for me. The cheetah fight at the end was vicious and really entertaining. It was the strongest part in the first half, and still very very high here. This is kind of to show who Diana really is and how she handles being a God on earth protecting us while also dealing with her personal issues, especially with Cheetah. We also see how grief can ruin someone to the point they become a monster themselves. So now we have the cheetah origin which feels extremely rushed and kind of lifeless. And this is by far the best Rebirth title, which isn't saying much, but is still quite an achievement. This is some of his best writing in superhero genre, aside from Gotham Central - which, admittedly, wasn't too super-heroic. Still, I am really impressed by Rucka's work here.

I just don't understand why she had to go through all this again, and blame it all on Diana. The Cheetah sublot, though, was really one-note, and basically the same as in Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Lies. She's not your typical one-dimensional bad guy, there is some depth to her conflict with Diana, and the resolution of their rivalry was quite original and unexpected. Godwatch in particular is, again, more of a backstory, but now it's the story of Veronica Cale, the villain. Rucka brings everything full circle in these two arcs. Alas, we have what we have, and the actual finale to this story will be collected in Volume 3, which I will review as soon as that final issue will be released in a couple of weeks.īut anyway, I really enjoyed both 'The Truth' and 'Godwatch'. Ideally, these 12 issues should be read in their numeric order and collected in one single book. The final two arcs in Rucka's Wonder Woman Rebirth run are much more interconnected than the first two, so the decision to split these arcs into separate trades seems even more jarring.

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