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A review by cleheny
Wonder Woman: Earth One, Vol. 1 by Grant Morrison
2.0
I frequently find myself somewhat disappointed by Grant Morrison's stories--at least the ones he writes with already-established characters. He has such a great reputation, but I rarely feel strongly moved or enlightened by what's he written.
WW:EO, v.1 leaves me with the same feeling of, "meh." Yes, he does his own take on the bondage and submission, the same sex relationships on the island, the fact that Amazons are (almost) always presented as beautiful and perfect physical specimens, when the women of Man's World are all shapes and sizes, and the likely response that women on a magical island, isolated from men for over 3000 years, would have to a man's presence and Diana's interest in the outside world. Everything he does is perfectly defensible; it just didn't interest me particularly. I don't feel any desire to learn more about this Diana and how she interacts with the world (though I liked the depiction of Steve Trevor).
WW:EO, v.1 leaves me with the same feeling of, "meh." Yes, he does his own take on the bondage and submission, the same sex relationships on the island, the fact that Amazons are (almost) always presented as beautiful and perfect physical specimens, when the women of Man's World are all shapes and sizes, and the likely response that women on a magical island, isolated from men for over 3000 years, would have to a man's presence and Diana's interest in the outside world. Everything he does is perfectly defensible; it just didn't interest me particularly. I don't feel any desire to learn more about this Diana and how she interacts with the world (though I liked the depiction of Steve Trevor).