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Grade 7 Up Earth's most famous Amazon is back, and this time she's up against Medousa. The enemy of my enemy is my friend philosophy makes unlikely allies of such characters as Circe, Medousa, and Dr. Veronica Cale, who pool their abilities to harm Diana as much as possible. At the same time, the gods pull lots of strings behind the scenes to serve their own agendas. During the course of this book, Diana is buried in rubble, bitten by Medousa's snakes, and beaten and bloodied numerous times. Most horrifying, though, is the moment when she destroys her own eyes with acid rather than risk being turned to stone. Diana's JLA confederates make brief appearances, primarily in the scene in which they test her abilities after she has been blinded. Luckily, her superhuman hearing enables her to hold her own. In fact, she's able to withstand all of their attacks, up to and including a bullet fired by Superman (she deflects it with her enchanted bracelets, in case you were wondering). It's good that Diana gets in this practice, because her final task is to serve as Athena's champion and fight Zeus's champion Briareros, a gigantic hundred-armed monstrosity that towers over her. Readers will fly through the pages to see what challenges Diana will face, and several cliff-hangers will have them clamoring for the next book. Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library
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In this long, well-plotted story arc (continued by Land of the Dead), Wonder Woman, aka Diana, is faced with challenges on every level. The Amazon island Themyscira, no longer floating above the ocean, now rests off the coast of the Carolinas, which brings up all sorts of U.S. security issues that Diana, as official Amazonian ambassador, must deal with. Unknown to her, the deadly gorgon Medousa and her evil sisters have been released and want revenge against the goddess Athena and her champion, Wonder Woman. At the same time, Athena plots a bloodless coup against Zeus for the rule of Mount Olympus. Medousa challenges Diana to a fight to the death, and in order to beat the gorgon's deadly gaze, Diana blinds herself. While Wonder Woman triumphs, the cost--the life of her friends' young son--is almost too much for her to bear. Then, Athena herself calls upon the still-blind Wonder Woman to help her cement her power on Olympus. Rucka serves up an exhilarating adventure while still allowing us to see the classic superheroine's softer side. His Wonder Woman still packs a punch but also comes across as very human. A traditional comic-book style reigns in the artwork. Tina Coleman
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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Rucka knocks it out of the park!, Feb 24 2007
By Waylon Piercy "The Drunken Fist" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon (Paperback)
First of all, ignore the review below. That guy clearly has issues. I never cared much for Wonder Woman, and was only familiar with the character from the JLA comics and cartoon. I decided to give the book a try when Greg Rucka took over, based on how much I've enjoyed most of the other comics he's written. This trade contains some of his finest issues, including the battle royal against the ancient menace of Medusa! Wonder Woman is clearly in the Superman class as far as raw power goes, and is a match for the Dark Knight himself for sheer willpower, and the refusal to give up for any reason. There are some spectacular moments in this trade, from the perspectives of action and character developmnent. Rucka does a fantastic job of weaving the superhero action around Wonder Woman's mythological roots. It's always interesting, and it never feels forced. There are several different artists here, but all do a good job. The covers by J. G. Jones are probably the high point, from a visual standpoint. There's a nice recap at the beginning of the trade, so you'll have all the information you need to dive right into the story, even if you've never read a Wonder Woman comic before. Sadly, the character has gone in a new, less interesting direction in the past year under a new writer, but these trades are readily available for all to enjoy. Give 'em a shot!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Issue!, Nov 27 2009
By Dora - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon (Paperback)
This was a great paperback- story was great and the panel art was even better!
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Overall pretty great, Mar 24 2012
By Mark McLaughlin "pop culture junkie" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this collection, especially the first 3/4 that included Medusa, after she exited the story line, for me it became a little less interesting. Overall great story from Rucka, great artwork and the use of Greek mythology really appealed to me but for others I'm sure it'll be a turn off so this one could go either way. For me it was a great collection though.
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