george pérez wonder woman by george perez vol 1

Quite literally actually, beginning with the creation of the Amazons, their relationship to the Gods, Diana's being molded from clay by Queen Hippolyta (referred to as Hippolyte throughout the run) and her being 'born' as the Amazon's greatest warrior. This run relaunched the Wonder Woman title post-Crisis on Infinite Earths, and Pérez covers virtually every aspect of the character from the ground up. It wasn't until I read this collection that I truly fell in love with his art. Despite that I had only read a small number of his works in the past (Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hulk: Future Imperfect, Infinite Crisis, and Infinity Gauntlet).

Pérez has long been considered a titan of the comic book industry. I had always heard that George Pérez's work from the mid-80's may be the best Wonder Woman run out there, so when this book first crossed my radar late last year (about a year after its release), I felt like I owed it to myself to check it out. Prior to this volume I had never read much of her seventy five years worth of comic book history aside from the two Greg Rucka runs (early 2000's, DC's current Rebirth era), and the Brian Azzarello run from the New 52 (2011). I am by no means an expert on Princess Diana of Themyscira but like many others my age, I have been a casual fan of the character since childhood (thank you Lynda Carter). In the aftermath of that universe-smashing event, Pérez revitalized Wonder Woman as the series writer and artist, reestablishing her as one of DCs preeminent characters and bringing in some of the best sales the title has ever experienced. With the Wonder Woman film coming out in a few short weeks, and the second omnibus volume of this run coming out this week, I couldn't think of a better time to share my thoughts on this beautiful collection. 1 - Collecting Wonder Woman (1987) #1-24, Annual #1 Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus Vol.

George pérez wonder woman by george perez vol 1