Comic Review: Wonder Woman Rebirth #1

Writer, CosPlayer & Amazon Geek Mom Sandy Roffey reviews Wonder Woman Rebirth #1!

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SPOILER ALERT: Contains mild spoilers for Wonder Woman Rebirth #1

The DC Universe has a long history, and has gone through several “reboots” that have re-written the stories and retconned the origins of many of my favorite heroes, among them the 75 year old female icon, Wonder Woman. The previous reboot, dubbed “The New 52”, had relaunched all existing DC titles to number one, and in Wonder Woman’s case changed her origin so that she was the daughter of Hippolyta and the God Zeus. While the writing for that change was critically acclaimed, and there were many new character developments, some of the greatest characters in the DC Universe either disappeared or changed drastically. When DC announced “DC Universe Rebirth” in February 2016, I was skeptical to say the least. But DC did it right. Rebirth was critically and fan-acclaimed, and it was written so well that any person could pick it up and get an idea of what was happening in the DC Universe—but I was still leery of Wonder Woman’s rebirth. Hadn’t she already had enough re-writes?

Wonder Woman #1, written by Greg Rucka, drawn by Liam Sharp, and colored by the incomparable Laura Martin, responds to my question by turning it on its head, as Wonder Woman searches for the same exact answer. Rucka brings us a rich story that focuses on both the search for answers as well as re-introducing us to some of the greatest supporting characters from Wonder Woman—including a popular villain. The book brings back Etta Candy, now a Commander, and a buff and battle-ready Steve Trevor, who is deep in the middle of “The Cadulo Op.” The title character, our fierce warrior Wonder Woman, in a battle uniform very reminiscent of the big screen version, is in the same part of the world hunting down answers for her suddenly muddled memories. The reader can make the assumption that she’ll cross paths with Candy and Trevor in
this story arc, and there’s definitely still the hint of Trevor’s torch for our favorite Amazon/alien/Goddess, but right now she has bigger problems. I won’t ruin the ending, but let’s just say that sometimes when everything else fails, the best place to look for answers is with your greatest enemy. Wonder Woman Rebirth #1 hit your local comic book store shelves on June 22nd, and issue #2 (which I eagerly await) will be out on 7/13.