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Geek Dad
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Review – Absolute Wonder Woman #9: Maze of the Minotaur
Absolute Wonder Woman #9 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: This series has delved into Greek mythology in a way Wonder Woman comics rarely do, and that's one of the secret weapons that makes it a serious contender for the best book DC is putting out right now. It's a superhero book, it's a darker mirror to its hero, and it's an epic fantasy all at the same time – and that allows it to shift tones dramatically in a single issue. When this issue kicks off, Diana is facing off against the mysterious Doctor Poison and her swarm of robotic spiders. But in defeating this villain, she's able to get some critical information – about the existence of a massive labyrinth that was the site of the last time an Amazon was sighted. Although Steve Trevor tries to convince her to wait for information, Diana is undeterred – and a flashback to a strange dream Diana had in the underworld ages ago indicate that there may be some connection to this strange woman in the maze. Interrogation. Via DC Comics. Then, the second half of the issue turns into a full-on supernatural adventure, as Diana enters the labyrinth – and this is where Hayden Sherman really shines. They create a visual of the classic Greek myth that is somehow both incredibly vast and incredibly claustrophobic at the same time. It also features the return of one of my favorite characters from Wonder Woman lore – Ferdinand. This massive minotaur was a friend of Diana and cook at the Amazonian embassy in the original comic – but this isn't a kinder and gentler universe. This is a world where Ferdinand has been fighting for his life in the maze since his birth, and Diana is the first person to help him in all that time. This is a great scene, but there's a mysterious presence in the maze lurking over all of this – and when it's revealed at the end, it's a great cliffhanger. Fantastic issue, and the start to the biggest-scale adventure yet. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Geek Dad
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Review – Wonder Woman #22: Of Men and Mice
Wonder Woman #22 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: After the battle with the Sovereign, we haven't gotten to the next big WW arc yet – but Tom King is making the most of this break from bigger storylines. First we got a two-part murder mystery with Batman joining Wonder Woman on Olympus – and now we have a breather issue set right at the beginning of Diana and Steve's courtship. Steve wakes up after an amazing night with Diana to find her missing and a note left for him. While it's awkward, she's able to get across that she didn't run out, she just had a mission. There's a mouse problem at the Capitol. Which shouldn't seem like a Wonder Woman problem – except that these mice are giant dinosaur-shaped beasts, running out of control but still adorable. As Steve arrives to find the creatures running rampant, he tries to aid in the battle – but quickly finds out that Diana is just as concerned with saving the mice as the people. Rude awakening. Via DC Comics. This is a great little detail about Diana's character as the friend to all life – and it also makes sense, because those mice are just fuzzy little guys turned big. The actual villain is Mouse Man, a new villain for Diana, who is a lot less funny than he sounds. He's a guy in a mouse suit riding a giant mouse, sure, but he's also a vicious misogynist who is storming the Capitol and taking over the rotunda to protest a law that will allow Amazons to immigrate to the US. While he's defeated, his sabotage causes serious damage to the cause and serves the interest of a larger threat – the Sovereign, making his first big strike against Diana in the past. This is a great done-in-one issue, but the ending makes it seem like it's going to play into something much bigger. It's also funny that King has done such a great job with making us root for Diana and Steve after killing him – but that may not be as closed a door as we thought. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
