About Heroes

Writer: Alan Heinburg
Artists: Terry Dodson & Gary Frank

Alan Heinburg's "Who is Wonder Woman" story from last June finally ends and leaves a wierd taste in your mouth.  There are things to like, but most of the issue falls flat from the 8 months in between issues.  From what I remember, in issue 3 or 4 of the regular Wonder Woman series, Diana had her powers stolen by Circe, only to do the Wonder-Spin and get them back, only to be ambushed by a ton of villains.  So most of this issue is a fight with all of Wonder Woman's villains, all 14 of them, 4 of which I'd heard of before.  So we've waited 8 months for a big fight, a big confrontation with Circe, and all Wonder Woman has with Circe is a conversation.  After some magical voodoo, Diana is glowing pink, and Circe disaapears, presumably to start Amazon's Attack.  Gee, thanks DC for that lack-luster conclusion to what had been a pretty-good arc.  Following Dodson's part is Gary Franks who goes through the motions and gives us a quick backstory of all the characters in Wonder Woman's world, Diana, Donna, Cassie, Sarge Steel, and Nemesis.  It's kind of informative, but all of this would have been more helpful in the back of Wonder Woman #1 when I was asking these questions.  Gah.  This issue is not worth it's $3.99, so read it in the shop if you want to read the conclusion of a story that started more than a year ago.   D-