Wonder Woman (2011-2016) Vol. 5: Flesh

Now this is what I was looking for in the First Born character! Those who read my review of the previous volume of this series may recall that I thought the First Born character was too one-dimensional; nothing more than a power-hungry brute of an antagonist. Right off the bat, this volume gives readers exactly what we (or at least I) wanted and delves into the history of the First Born, painting him in a sympathetic light as a neglected child of a HUGELY dysfunctional family. It was also a treat to see Wonder Woman struggle and eventually come to grips with her new role in the plot, further developing her already fleshed-out character.The one drawback of this volume is once again Sudzuka's pencils in the front half of the book, but this time around it's not that much of one. While dissimilar to Chiang's, Sudzuka's pencils in this volume are very expressive and aid the dialogue of each character...to a point. There are a few panels where the expressions fly right past subtle and straight into the cartoon realm, but it's not enough to detract from the overall narrative. Also, I would like to point out that Diana looks absolutely bad-a$$ wielding that energy glaive in the climax of the volume.With everything taken into consideration, this was a marked improvement upon an already great previous volume, and makes me more than excited to read the next and final volume of this creative team's run on the series.

Collects Wonder Woman (2011) # 23.2, 24-29Cliff Chiang - Art for # 27-29Others - 23.2, 24-2623.2 The Villains month issue - We learn the history of the First Born. A couple of interesting points - at one point, he ruled the entire world (exaggeration?) and he's the father of the hyena people. Ew.24-29 This volume is primarily set-up for the next one. Since the "god will kill a god" prophecy has apparently been fulfilled, the gods are no longer concerned about Zeke. Apollo tortures the First Born for a bit, who eventually breaks free to cause more mayhem. Diana is now the god of war, but we don't see any ramifications of this yet. I won't mention a couple of surprises so they'll remain surprises. If you've been reading this far, you may as well continue to the end of the run.Note: WW issue 23.1 featuring the Cheetah is not included in this volume, or any other book other than the ginormus  DC New 52 Villains Omnibus (The New 52) (Dc Comics) . I suppose they left this issue out because the story was not written by Azzarello and the Cheetah does not appear during his run.

The amazing Wonder Woman series continues with more backstory for the First Born as he continues his mission to destroy the gods. As with other volumes, there is great action, worldbuilding, and characters. At the end of volume 3 Diana made the hard decision to kill Ares to prevent the First Born from doing so, but now, she wants anything but to take up Ares' mantle. Her arc and journey through this volume, realizing the inevitability of taking her old teacher's place, is pretty astounding to behold. It's a powerful and engaging page-turner, and cements this as one of the best New 52 series.

I love this reboot of Wonder Woman, It's absolutely perfect from Vol 1 all the way to Vol 5. What people have to understand is, it's hard for a female lead alone to garner attention from males just as much as females. It's not that Wonder Woman plays second fiddle in her own comic, it's just that they are introducing WW's world to us so we can understand her new back story. So that we the readers can better understand her world and all the complex emotions and relationships with in it. As we fall in love with the other characters in WW's world, we better understand WW's motivation and deep desire to protect those that she loves. Her stories are so relatable because this is how we all are with our friends and family. Sometimes people we love make us mad, do unforgivable things and move in and out of our lives. This is especially true with family, these series of graphic novels have made me view WW no longer as a DC fictional power house, but as a big sister who watches over me from afar. I love WW and all that she is, it's stories like this that will bound me to DC forever.

We love the new 52 wonder woman series. It has a decent story arc and great art.

great stuff, I cant wait to buy the next volume

Azzarello's writing is solid and Chang's art is still top-notch. This is easily the best Wonder Woman run in awhile.

this series keeps getting better! Brian Azzarello has crafted a complex story about WW and the side stories are also compelling. Never a dull moment. The series also gets... gorier, so be prepared.Cliff Chang's vision for Wonder Woman is stunning.Bravo!

I am a little torn about this volume. I liked the story and the direction it is taking but I am a little dissapointed in the pace and not much was really achieved. I would actually call this volume the prelude to the next. This is more about finding out were everyone stand, and which family members they stand with.As much as Wonder Woman had trouble in accepting her fathers heritage, she had an even bigger problem (in fact no intention) with accepting her new role. Meanwhile Appolo looks to consolidate his power by taming his older brother the First Born. Allies and enemies switch switch with the wind. All leading up to the main event available next volume. This is a good setup volume, but that is all it is a set up really. Bring on the war next time.

Love Azzarello ever since he did 100 Bullets. This series is easily one of the best in the New 52 collection. It continues to reinvent Wonder Woman's history while bringing in a host of exciting fantastical, yet believable, characters. The volume is fairly self-contained despite being part of a much wider arc.Cliff Chiang's art work is second to none at DC right now. While the rest od DC are presenting us with beautiful realistic artwork, it is all a bit generic, on the other hand this is a true breath of fresh air.I have almost fully converted to digital comics, this series makes me want to own the hard copies again.

I didn't think volume 5 would be as good as volume 4 but, boy was I wrong. Wonder woman struggles to accept her role as the new God of war at first. Having made the difficult decision to kill Ares. Her mentor and, the only father figure in her life. Diana doesn't want to accept her seat among the Greek pantheon of God's after being informed of her new title by Apollo. Yet again Brian azzarello impresses with the storytelling and, the artwork continues to look really good. This series of wonder woman comic books has definitely made me a fan of wonder woman.

Brian and Chiang make a fabolous work with WonderWoman! The presence of action and suspense are in all the pages! The Best! I recomend!

Felt like there has been a little decline in WW's quality, but overall it is not bad. Needed really as part of the first born ark.