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Title: Wonder Woman: Gods and Goddesses by John Byrne ISBN: 0761504834 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: October, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.45
Rating: 5
Summary: An overlooked gem!
Comment: I only found this book by accident. After reading Wonder Woman: Gods and Goddesses I was shocked. This book is wonderful! I was not a great Wonder Woman fan, but this book changed that. Mr. Byrne's story is very engaging. We learn a lot about the heroine, and about the world as it may be if such a heroine were to exist. The story elements dealing with society's fears and insecurities translate very well to our world. I was always a fan of Mr. Byrne's comics work, but I have learned to love his novel as well. This book ranks with the best books of this genre.
Rating: 4
Summary: a good, quick, read.
Comment: As a fan of Wonder Woman, i support any work that includes her. Bryne's novel is to the point. It isn't much different from his writing in comics but still is a good story. I thought that the book was good in having a more realistic view towards the large issues that are brought up. The only problem that i have with the book is the fact that it is written omnisciently. It would have been better if it were all told through wonder woman's eyes. Like a previous reviewer, i too would like more detailed action scenes.
Rating: 4
Summary: just this
Comment: I don't need to talk about the plot because previous reviewers have already done that job. At first, I was going to give this book 3 stars, but after reading the other WW novel, Mythos, I said, "OMIGOSH! The one by John Byrne was a better read!" There's a scene in this book where a priest of the Judeo-Christian religion gets to interview Athena, the goddess of wisdom of the ancient Greeks. She honestly and humbly admits that the gods were not responsible for the creation of man. And that the gods did not create the souls of the Amazons (including that of Diana) but that these souls had already been existing before; the gods merely had them reincarnated into the Amazon nation. This led the priest to believe that his Judeo-Christian God was the ultimate source of all life. What a beautiful confirmation of his faith! The only thing that unsettles me is Athena's indifference to the name of Jesus. If you were to come across this scene, you will notice that Athena knows little about Jesus, despite the fact that Christianity had helped sculpt Western civilization. I know that it would have been silly to have Athena convert to Christianity and leave Mt. Olympus for Mt. Zion, but I wish Byrne had made her speak a little more about the goodness that this divine personality had contributed to the world, regardless of Christianity's superceding the ancient Greek religion. I wish she had more reverence towards Jesus; she certainly can't compare herself to Him in terms of holiness. There are some myths that portray her as being silly, not at all befitting a goddess of wisdom (e.g., Arachne, the Trojan War).
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Title: Wonder Woman : Mythos by Carol Lay ISBN: 0743417119 Publisher: Star Trek Pub. Date: 31 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Wonder Woman: Paradise Found by Phil Jimenez ISBN: 1563899566 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wonder Woman: Second Genesis by John Byrne ISBN: 1563893185 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost by J.M. Phil/Dematteis Jimenez ISBN: 156389792X Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Wonder Woman: Spirit of Truth by Paul Dini ISBN: 1563898616 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: November, 2001 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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