Friday was my 7th wedding anniversary. My hubby brought home eight single issues (1-5, 7-9) of Wonder Woman - The New 52! series by Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, the new Wonder Woman Rebirth, and Star Trek: The Nex Generation - The Modala Imperative issue #1. There was a comic book vendor at the BX and hubby got something for himself (3 Spawn comics) and for the kids (each got a Superman/Batman key ring - looks like remainders from the movie-tie in).

He is a definite keeper, my husband is.

On Saturday, I had to stop by the BX for a caffeine fix prior to battling the shoppers at the commissary, so I stopped into the comic vendor's booth to see what else he had. I left with Vixen (first two issues in the Return of the Lion series), Injustice: Gods Among Us issue #11 - Showdown at the Fortess of Solitude (Superman looked amazing on the cover),  and One Million (looks like a one-off of the Justice League of America - the cover is freaking beautiful).

Damn fine comic book weekend.

Yesterday kicked off London's Comic Con for this year. I bought day passes for myself and the kids for today. I went in my WW shirt, Josh had a Batman shirt on, and Sophia had a Superman shirt - DCU Trinity was the only cost effective costuming I could come up with on such short notice.

We left the local train station at 6:20 am so that we were there for opening in London (two trains, a Tube ride, and a 1 mile walk). We got there in time to stand in a line that surrounded the Olympia and nearby businesses. The line moved quickly enough that we entered the Olympia after only 45 minutes after arriving just after opening. The people in line before us were cos-players (the female of the couple was dressed as Predator I think), and were very nice about having their picture taken by other convention goers. The people behind us in line were funny (love that British humor!) and gave us newbies some tips on how to manage once we were inside.

At this point, I want to give a shout out to the people of London. Wonderful, kind, helpful people live amongst us; in London, their goodness intensifies and makes a for a warm welcome whenever I go there. I don't care what anyone says about big city living or the people who live in big cities - Londoners are amazing people, just like their city.

Cos-players and convention goers who just dressed up for fun were so creative! There was a lot of Daryneis (the dragon chick from Game of Thrones), a lot of Harley Quinns, a LOT of Jokers (both male and female) - yet no Batmans (lots of people wore Batman shirts). A big group dressed as characters from the Back to the Future franchise, but they were found only at the BTTF areas of the convention. There were Disney princesses (one Snow White, a few Annas, only one Elsa, Merida, Belle in her blue dress, and Tiana in her green ballgown), Judge Dredd groups, and many who wore costumes based on comics or video games. My personal favorite was the group of young women who dressed up in various WW costumes - they all looked bad ass while also keeping a little individuality. One lone guy dressed up as Captain Britain - yep, a real spin off of Captain America - the guys behind me had a field day with the jokes about Capt Brit. It was a great scene.

However, the show runners (Show Masters) put on a less than welcoming environment for people to shop. There must have been at least 7,500 people stuffed into the 600 ft Olympia. I couldn't really do any shopping/browsing, even though I had a goal of getting Brian Azzarello's series of the The New 52 volumes. I ended up, purely from luck, getting the first volume (issues #1-6) called Blood. We got our picture taken with the DeLorean from the movie franchise, then after 1 hour and 45 minutes of moving with waves of humanity but not really experiencing the convention, I called it quits and we headed home.

Now I am looking at trying to locate and visit some local (local being as far away as Cambridge) comic book stores to add to the WW series.

ETA: Grimlock - there was one guy dressed up as Deadpool. I thought of you as soon as I saw him. Unfortunately, no pics.

So, cards on the table?  I'm not a Wonder Woman fan.  I think she was a big step forward for women in comics during her first appearances, but I don't think she's done enough developing for me to be ZOMG a Wonder Woman fan.  She usually sort of pisses me off.

But my comic book shop was having an after Christmas sale, and I loved this.

I worry it's going to be a little sitcom between Diana, Hermes, and Zola - but basically I really really enjoyed this one.

I love ( like many others) Wonder Woman, but sadly I have not actually read a Wonder Woman comic.I got this because on the cover it proclaimed "Expect a lot more Wonder Woman fans after a few issues of this book". I don't think this story would make me a fan of Wonder Woman. I know the basic story and this story took a direction I was not expecting. I really enjoyed the idea that Diana was made from Clay and to find out that it was a lie was kind of a let down for me. Besides that, I do love greek mythology and always enjoy reading about greek pantheon. It was decent and I think I should read the other versions of Wonder Women before I judge it harshly. I'll continue this series to see how the story plays out.

This is the new Wonder Woman, from the New 52.   She's got a new costume, a new history, although i can't speak to how true it is to the old backstory.   After all, I'm a Marvel girl, not so much a DC girl, but the New 52 has impressed me so far.   (I've read some of the Batman and Superman titles, as well.)

The authors work well together, weaving a story that includes not just the Amazons but the Greek gods as well.   When Zeus goes missing, and Hera trying to kill the mother of Zeus' latest bastard, Diana gets stuck in the middle. Along the way, the myth that she was created from clay is debunked - which only ends up putting her even more at odds with her Amazonian sisters, and somehow stuck in the middle far more than she'd been before.  

The amazing story, and the crisp characterizations, are bolstered by art that is top notch.   Add to this the fact that she looks real as compared to other comic women, and I'm in awe.   Its not that she isn't an idealized figure - but rather that she has heft to her: she has meat on her bones, and looks like she can fit all her internal organs into her body. 

I'm so glad I picked up volumes two and three at the library along with this volume!