Wonder Woman Complete Reading Guide
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Diana Prince is one of DCās most famous characters, with a rich history of more than 75 years! In the following guideline we will try to beĀ as detailedĀ as possibe but weāre sure that will inevitably miss something. Our plan is to include her most importantĀ appearances from her debut inĀ All Star Comics #8 (1941)Ā until November 2017. For the sake of brevity, weāve chosen to put the stories we judgedĀ as most essential or most enjoyable in bold!
The list under the cut is separated in 5 parts:
Pre Crisis Era (1941-1986)
Post Crisis Era (1987-2011)
New 52 Era (2011-2016)
Rebirth Era (2016-2017)
Out of main continuity Graphic NovelsĀ and Stories
All Star Comics (1940) #8 (Debut), 11-57
Sensation Comics (1942) #1-106 [#1-8]
Wonder Woman (1942) #1-329 [#1, 7, 21, 28, 63, 66, 98, 99, 107, 127, 159, 163, 178, 179, 200-202, 204-206, 212-23, 270, 271, 287-289, 291-293, 300, 308, 329]
Comics Cavalcade (1942) #1-29
The Brave and the Bold (1955) #28-30 (creation of justice league), 63, 78, 87, 105, 131, 140, 158
Justice League of America (1960) #1, 2-261 +Annual 1-3
Super Friends (1976) #1-47
All-Star SquadronĀ (1981) #1-4, 13-60 + Annual 1-3
Note: In team titles we have bolded the stories thatĀ are centeredĀ around Diana! Her most important title is her second volume (1987-2005)Ā and because of itāsā¦ interesting story we decided to writeĀ a brief (personal) opinionĀ about each teamĀ andĀ also include some triggerĀ warnings.
Wonder Woman v2 (1987) #1-226 + Annuals #1-8 + Wonder Woman Special #1 (1992) + Secret files and Origins #1-3
George Perez: #1-62 +Annuals #1,2 Ā [#1-24 +Annual #1, 25-40, 41-44, 45-50, 51-57]Ā
Perez is one of the classic Wonder Woman writers; he reinvented her origins and he managed to showcase who she is as a person, in a way that few writers ever did. His run is not without itās faults, his writing is too wordy and very dry at times and some of his themes are very dated. But besides these faults, itās a very good read that itās worthy of your time.Ā
warning: mentions of rape and even some dated views about this matter
William Messner Loebs: Wonder Woman Special #1, #63, #64-89, 0, 90-100 + Annuals #3,4
If George Perez is one of the best Wonder Woman writers, then Loebs is the one of the worst. At best his run is a silly 90s nonsense (like Diana being a space pirate), but Loebsā worst is unforgivable. The only memorable things about his run is the Brian Bolland covers and the introduction of Artemis of Bana Mighdall. His writing alongside Mike Deodato Jrās criminally awful art is one of the worst things that happened to Wonder Womanās comics.
warning: if you do decide to read this run keep in mind that in #100 thereās a graphic, hypersexualized torture/ death scene.
John Byrne: #101-136 + Annuals #5,6 [#105-107, 122-127]
John Byrneās run continues the 90s silly nonsense but this time is not criminally bad, maybe a little forgetable (or even boring?). The most important things were the introduction of Cassie Sandsmark, Donnaās well intentioned but confusing new origins, Artemis becoming Cassieās trainer, Hippolyta going back in time and becoming the Wonder Woman of WW2/Golden Age of comics. But to be fair, Byrne brought back together the Wonderfam and he gave us some very sweet moments between them!
Eric Luke: #139-159 + Annuals #7, 8 [Annual #8, #154-155]
Christopher Priestās wrote 2 bad issues (#137-138) before Luke took over the title. His run is very forgetable, the only eventĀ worth mentioning was the re-introduction of Nubia, and that wasnāt even him but Doselle Young, who guest wrote the bolded issues aboveā¦
Phil Jimenez #164-188 [#164-170, 174-176, 177]
Before Jimenez, the great Brian K. Vaughan guestĀ wrote two issues (#160-161) the story is pretty forgetable but fun.
Jimenez, clearly loves Wonder Woman; itās obvious from the first issue. His run wasnāt great but it was good, better than anything we had since Perez. He suffered from some of the same issues as Perez and Byrne did; notably that the pages were too wordy and tiring. He tried to fix as many mistakes as he could from the bad previous 100 issues of this volume, and while he didnāt always succeed,Ā Ā he tried. He developed the relationship between the wonderfam as no one else before or after him did. All things considered, Jimenezās run is the strongest Wonder Woman run since Perez.Ā
Greg Rucka: #195-226
Greg Rucka. Thatās all we have to say. This is the best run ever in any Wonder Woman comic ever. Read every single issue! Even better, before start this run read first his solo graphic novel Wonder Woman: Hiketeia!
Ā Wonder Woman (2006) #1-44, 600, 601-614 + Annual #1
- 1-4 + Annual 1,Ā
Gail Simoneās run (#14-44,600):Ā 14-19, 20-35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 600
Team Titles
Justice League/ Justice League America (1987) #40-77. She becomes the leader in #78, #78-113 + Annual #6-8. Collected: vol 1, vol 2
JLA (1997) #1-125 + Annuals #1-4 + 80 Page Giant #1-3 + JLA Ā Secret Files. Diana centered issues are: #47-54, 62-64, 78-79, 90
JLA Classified (2005) #1-54 [1-5, 10-21]
Justice League of America (2006) #0, 1-39, 41
Trinity (2008) #1-52
OtherĀ Appearances
52 (2006) #1-11, 12, 13, 17, 24, 25, 33, 41, 47-52
Brave and the Bold (2007) #7, 33
Outsiders Five of a Kind: Wonder Woman and Grace (2007) #1
Secret Six (2008) #10-14
Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (2009) #1-3
Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman (2011) [collected volume]
New 52 is theĀ worst thing to happen to her,Ā we donāt recommendĀ any of these, the bolded onesĀ are only reluctantly recommended.
Wonder Woman (2011) #0-52 + Annual #1
Justice League (2011) #3-50
Superman/Wonder Woman (2013) #1-29
Batwoman (2011) #12-17
AquamanĀ Annual #2 (2014)
Deathstroke (2014) #7-10 + Annual #1
Secret Origins (2014) #6
Teen Titans (2014) #17-19Ā
Convergence: Wonder Woman (2015) #1-2
Rebirth is the current DC comics continuity, and features a Wonder Woman title that was excellent at its best! We recommend the rebirth Wonder Woman title for the first 30 issues, particularly #0-#25, which was Greg Ruckaās character redefining return to writing Wonder Woman comics. After Rucka, Shea Fontana wrote a nice but unremarkable 5 issue arc, and after Fontana, James Robinson became the new writer, and his Wonder Woman comics are better left unread.
Wonder Woman (2016) #1-ongoing [Rebirth #1, #1-25, Annual #1]Ā
Justice League (2016) Rebirth #1,#1- ongoing
Wonder Woman:Ā Celebration of 75 Years (2016)
A Very DC Universe Rebirth Christmas (2016)
Red HoodĀ and the Outlaws (2016) #9
Justice League vs Suicide Squad (2016) #1-6
Trinity (2016) #1-ongoing + Annual #1 Ā [#1-6]
Titans (2016)Ā Annual (2017) #1
Wonder Woman Steve Trevor Special (2017)
Wonder Woman Tasmanian Devil Special (2017)
Superman / Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy (1996) #1-4 (not recommended)
Wonder Woman: Amazonia (1997) (not recommended)
Justice Riders (1997)
Tangent Comics/ Wonder Woman (1998) (not recommended)
Wonder Woman: The Once and Future Story (1998)
Real Worlds: Wonder Woman (2000)
JLA: A League of One (2000)
Wonder Woman: Spirit of the Truth (2001) (classsic butĀ not recommended)
Just Imagine: Wonder Woman (2001)
Wonder Woman: Hiketeia (2002)
Batman/ Superman/ Wonder Woman: Trinity (2003) #1-3
Wonder Woman: Blue Amazon (2003) (not recommended)
DC Retroactive: Wonder Woman (2011) #70s, 80s, 90s
Wonder Woman: Earth One (2016) (not recommended)
Wonder Woman: The True Amazon
Superman vs Wonder Woman (1978)
The Legend of Wonder Woman (1986) #1-4
Injustice:Gods Among Us (2011)+ Year 2-5 + Annuals+ Ground Zero (not recommended)
Smallville: Season 11 (2012) #56-69 + Smallville: Continuity (2015) #1-4
Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman (2014) #1-51
Justice League 3000 (2014) #1-15
Justice League 3001 (2015) #1-12
DC Bombshells (2015) #1-100
The Legend of Wonder Woman (2015) #1-27
Wonder Woman ā77 (2015) #1-27
Batman ā66 Meets Wonder Woman ā77 (2016) #1-12
Wonder Woman ā77 Meets The Bionic Woman (2016) #1-6
Bombshells United (2017) #1- ongoing
Gotham City Garage (2017) #1- ongoing
Injustice 2 (2017) #1- ongoing +Ā Annual #1 (not recommended)
Wonder Woman/Conan (2017) #1-6
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