Wonder Woman

• Title: Wonder Woman #9
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• Writer: Tom King
• Artists: Daniel Sampere, Belén Ortega

Wonder Woman #9 is an interesting, and effective, way to prolong the Sovereign storyline without any real advancement. We need to know Wonder Woman is still being held by the evil organization but rather than show us her rotting in a cell over months, instead we see the world Diana creates in order to not fall into despair. And at the center of that world is Steve Trevor who acts as her sounding board and, in one crucial moment, reminds the Amazon that she can’t, even in a moment of weakness, ever give in.

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• Title: Wonder Woman #8
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• Writer: Tom King
• Artist: Daniel Sampere

After the odd interlude last month, Wonder Woman #8 returns to the Sovereign storyline with Diana a prisoner of the group’s creepy leader who attempts to the reeducation of Wonder Woman through a Lasso of Lies. Diana’s story is divided in to the reality with her fighting the visions and listening to the religious dribble of the villain instructing a woman on her proper place and the 50s style visions of her attempting to be the perfect wife.

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• Title: Wonder Woman #6
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• Writer: Tom King
• Artist: Daniel Sampere

While it’s unclear what Diana‘s allies were doing, especially given the recent effort to show how unwilling each of them was to let her stand alone, that’s exactly what is in store for Wonder Woman as the Sovereign sends a coordinated attack against the Amazon using the various allies gathered in the last issue (Giganta, Circe, Doctor Psycho, Angle Man, Grail, and Silver Swan) in the National Mall while leaving one more surprise for last.

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• Title: Wonder Woman #5
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• Writer: Tom King
• Artist: Daniel Sampere

Wonder Woman #5 offers trials for all flavors of Wonder Women as Sargent Steel recruits new allies in his fight against Wonder Woman. As has been the template for the comic, the focus shifts between the two different stories. For his choices, Steel chooses various nemeses of Diana over the years such as Giganta, Circe, Doctor Psycho, Angle Man, Grail, and Silver Swan.

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