Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Blood (The New 52)

by Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang

Overview

As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics—The New 52 event of September 2011, the first six issues of the critically acclaimed new Wonder Woman series are collected in hardcover! 

Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, has kept a secret from her daughter all her life–and when Wonder Woman learns who her father is, her life will shatter like brittle clay. The only one more shocked than Diana by this revelation? Bloodthirsty Hera–so why is her sinister daughter, Strife, so eager for the truth to be told? Superstar writer Brian Azzarello creates a new direction for one of DC's best-known heroes, with spectacular art by Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401238773
Publisher:	DC Comics
Publication date:	06/05/2012
Series:	Wonder Woman: The New 52 Series
Sold by:	DC Comics
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	938,215
File size:	77 MB
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About the Author

Brian Azzarello is the writer and co-creator of the award-winning Vertigo series 100 Bullets. Azzarello's other writing credits for DC Comics include the graphic novel Joker, as well as Batman: Broken City, Lex Luther: Man Of Steel, and Hellblazer. Brian has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, The Chicago Tribune and other publications.

Editorial Reviews

Yet another reboot of an iconic character who has eluded the grasp of most comics producers. Azzarello gives Diana (Wonder Woman) a new origin, not as a baby her mother, Hippolyta, molded out of clay but as the illegitimate daughter of Zeus. As such, she’s a target for the jealous rage of Hera, Zeus’ wife, but she finds a new role as protector of a waifish young woman who’s currently carrying Zeus’ baby. The king of the gods, meanwhile, has vanished, and the other deities of Greek mythology are weighing their chances of grabbing more power, while brutally stomping on anyone in their way. Azzarello’s script moves briskly along, and Chiang and Akins’s art is suitably vigorous and moody without pandering. Although much of this book consists of dismantling Wonder Woman’s old framework and just hinting at what the new structure may be, the fresh look is promising. (June)

Publishers Weekly

This is clear storytelling at its best….It’s an intriguing concept and easy to grasp. The reader doesn’t need to know that much about Wonder Woman because she is, well, Wonder Woman.” —The New York Times

“Azzarello is...rebuilding the mythology of Wonder Woman.” —Maxim 

“Azzarello is crafting a highly-intelligent, and surprisingly gory, affair that's drenched in Greek mythology and godly mischief. And if that's not enough, artist Cliff Chiang simply kills it on every panel he touches. Put your presumptions aside because this is actually a Wonder Woman book worth reading.” —Complex Magazine 

“Beautifully illustrated and brings a fresh, fascinating and fun take to the Amazon Princess and her world.” —IGN 

“It’s a different direction for Wonder Woman, but one still steeped in mythology...great things from Azzarello and Chiang.” —A.V. Club

 “This book is weird and worth your while.” —io9

“It’s the kind of writing that’s made Azzarello such a sought after comic book author.” —Crave Online 

“Brian Azzarello is going for a much more horror-oriented book than previous incarnations, and that works well with Cliff Chiang’s art. In fact, they’re probably one of the best paired teams for the New 52 so far.” —Comic Book Resources 

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