A great place for a Wonder Woman-newb to start. Great art and an interesting story. It was a good read, but not my favorite from the DC Rebirth.

**I received this copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

A complete story based on a 21st century living Wonder Woman. She is lost - she cannot find her way home; she has lost track of Steve Trevor; and her sister seems to have partially lost her sense of self. This Wonder Woman seems more powerful with different powers (this new Wonder Woman can fly, she has no need of an invisible plane) than the Wonder Woman I grew up with.



The graphics are well-done, pulling the reader into the story. The plot is a bit over the top and not quite believable - yet leaving this reader wanting more. Whether the potential reader is a long-term fan of Wonder Woman or a new fan, this new series is sure to be satisfying.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions are mine alone.

I didn't really pay close attention to 'Rebirth'; just another reboot I'll start buying books in the autumn.

This opens with the question "No, really. What happened? What counts?" and turns the New52 and Post-Crisis confusion of readers into a character's journey of self-discovery, or self-rediscovery.
Also, Cheetah and Diana punch a plant god and Steve Trevor is not an asshole, not even a little.

Verdict: Classic. Good stuff.

PS: Etta Candy is now career military intelligence and also black #FilthySJWsRuinedMuhChildhood

A solid trade that any fan of DC Comics can pick up and enjoy. Rebirth continues to be just that for DC and a breath of fresh air for the superhero genre.

“The first casualty of war,” Wonder Woman reflects, “is truth.”

This statement speaks to the theme of the Rebirth of Wonder Woman but also invites mystery. Who is she at war with? And what truth does she seek?

Wonder Woman attempts to reconcile her volatile memories. Her memories, which readers may recall from the original Wonder Woman and the New 52. When you look closely at Sharp’s artwork, for example when Diana shatters the mirror, you see homage paid to these earlier storylines.

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It's no secret that I love Wonder Woman or that she's my favorite superhero ever. So when I saw this beauty on Netgalley I just knew I had to read it ASAP.

As usual with most DC books, the artwork was fantastic. The drawings are gorgeous, the colors chosen are fit for a Wonder Woman comic book and it just looked good. I loved the look of each and every panel and I would love to see this book in real life, because I bet it's even more beautiful. The panels are well done, not too crowded and easy to follow. There were a few panels, especially towards the end, with the jungle, that I would love to have as posters, they're so pretty. My only real issue was with WW's costume. I am a sucker for the old one, and I can't exactly say I like the current one.

The story was also pretty great. I like the idea of Diana struggling with her identity and with entering the Paradise Island, and also the fact that her past keeps changing. I love the fact that all of her different origin stories are kind of put together into one story and made to seem as though someone is trying to make her forget who she really is. I wonder if this somehow influences other superheroes or just WW. I have to say, I was a bit confused by the choice to include odd numbered issues in this volume, but even so it didn't keep me from reading the book easy.

I'm definitely going to keep reading this story, because I'm very curious to know if Diana finds out who's guilty for the past being altered, and also because I want to know how that alteration will eventually influence the future.

I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. It was just kinda meh for me. I didn't care what happened in the story or to any of the characters. I won't be continuing on with the series.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read and review this book.

This first volume of the Rebirth iteration of Wonder Woman starts off with Diana Prince questioning her very reality. Greg Rucka weaves a great action story and leaves enough mysterious plot strands to make the reader want to pick up the next volume. Highly recommended.

Well, I haven't read any Wonder Woman comics for a long time, and was only vaguely aware of the backstories. That's my failure more than the comics, but between not really knowing where it came from and having it end on such a cliffhanger, the book felt very uneven to me. The illustrations are wonderful - I very much enjoyed the artwork, as over-the-top as it is. I also really like seeing Wonder Woman having a new resurgence in the comics world - we need more lady superheroes! This book is really for someone already acquainted with the DC Universe, and not for the new comers.

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Lies (Rebirth) is written Greg Rucka, with artwork by Liam Sharp, Paulo Siqueira, and Matthew Clark. After suffering an unimaginable loss, Diana must rebuild her mission as Earth's ultimate protector and champion. However, in the midst of her grief, her Lasso of Truth stopped working! Start down the rabbit hole as dark secrets from Wonder Woman's past unravel her present!

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Lies takes Diana and readers on a journey of discovery. The various origin stories and timelines of Wonder Woman are explored as she tries to figure out what is real and what is not. I will admit that I have not read or follow Wonder Woman over the years, so I know the basics of the original origin story, but I was not aware of all the variations that had been used. I liked seeing some of the things I did know crop up, and characters I know from one place or another play their part. The art work was extremely well done, with details and lines that really made the read worth it. As a whole I found it well done and entertaining, but with my lack of knowledge of the universe here I am not sure that I will stick with it.

Wonder Woman Vol. 1: The Lies (Rebirth) offers a fresh look at Wonder Woman, and offers just what the title promises, a rebirth for our heroine. Well worth the read for fans, but readers like me without background knowledge might not enjoy it as much.

Wonder Woman, Volume 1: The Lies by Greg Rucka is the flagship Wonder Woman comic to come out of DC's Rebirth and unfortunately may the most convoluted. It begins strong, after the events that ended with the confusion of the Justice League and the death of Superman, Wonder Woman returns to a world where everything is different yet the same. Except for one thing....where is Themyscira?

Back on Earth, with her lover, Superman, dead; Wonder Woman feels rudderless. There is something incredibly wrong about this world. She reaches for her Lasso of Truth only to find that it is not working. She must go home to find her center and travels only to find that Themyscira no longer exists.

With no where else to turn, Wonder Woman turns to an old friend and her greatest enemy.

The first issue of this series sets the bar pretty high but the remaining issues don't maintain the momentum which with the new movie coming out that is too bad and brings Wonder Woman back to only being relevant when she is working with a team. In the Justice League or in the Trinity series.

Wonder Woman is realizing that her memory is faulty. And she can no longer go home. So she heads for someone who she thinks can help. But that help comes with a price. She needs to stop a god from manifesting itself. Along the way she rescues Steve Trevor and Echo Team with the help of Cheetah and local girls. But the deception continues behind her back. The question is when will she realize who is doing the deceiving and why. And will she be able to do anything about it?

As a comic-reader who wasn’t particularly enthused with most of what the New 52 had to offer, I was both excited for and wary of this new line-wide continuity shake-up. However, if we had to suffer through the New 52 just so we could earn Rebirth (and the gems it has brought, like these new Wonder Woman stories)… then it will have been worth it.

The prelude “chapter” is masterful. I’ll admit upfront that I am a sucker for any meta-narrative about the nature of storytelling and the Lies opening issue hits that nail right on the head. It beautifully ties together lingering strands of Diana’s New 52 comics with fragments of her classic origins while setting up this new adventure and leaving the audience begging the question: which, if any, narrative is the truth?

And I can’t forget to mention Liam Sharp's art. Stunning visuals all around, but the way the art supports the narrative of conflicting memories and juxtaposed stories by presenting Diana in front of her own reflection in a mirror is… simply put, amazing. For an issue where very little actually happens, the art goes above and beyond in terms of sheer impactful storytelling.

Speaking of art, bonus points for the handful of panels where Diana is implicitly shown getting undressed so she can shed her New 52-esque costume and change into a new one. I can’t even begin to say how much I appreciate how tasteful (and not gross) these panels are, especially since I vividly remember the first issue of Catwoman’s solo title from 2011 which pictured Selina Kyle getting into her costume in just about the most exploitative and cringe-worthy manner possible (I have a long memory for these things, so don’t expect me to forget).

Moving on to the rest of the volume, the theme of truth being the first casualty of war (or War) is woven throughout the story. I will admit that I didn’t find the subsequent issues and the Cheetah/Urzkartaga plot to be quite as engrossing as the very first chapter (and that’s mostly why the volume only got 4 of 5 stars from me) but… the payoff at the end of the arc really hits home. The narrative parallels Diana’s fears concerning the truth and lies behind her changing memories with Barbara Ann’s struggle and the revelation of the true nature of the Cheetah curse. Wrap the whole thing up and top it off with a bow called female empowerment and I’m basically sold. I loved how everything tied back into the truth and lies theme and reinforced the journey Wonder Woman is now embarking upon in searching for the truth behind her shifting continuity. And I am 100% here for the fulfillment of this journey.

Lastly, I actually prefer this reading order, with all of the Lies odd-issues collected together into one linear story, rather than the publication order of the individual, ongoing Wonder Woman (2016) issues. I was skeptical at first, but it does make for easier binge-reading.

Overall this one was a definite hit for me and I would certainly recommend it to friends who are interested in Wonder Woman (especially those who may have been a bit turned off by the New 52’s retcon-heavy take on the character) or Greg Rucka’s work.

Greg Rucka makes his return to Wonder Woman! What we get is a story that looks and feels very pulpy. Liam Sharp and Laura Martin give this look to the book that reminds me of old Doc Savage covers from the 1930's. It fits well in the African theme. WW switches to a new costume that looks like the one from the DC movies.

Our story starts off with WW getting premonitions of being lied to. We see images of some of her pre-new 52 life. Diana tries to go to Olympia for answers and can't get there or Themyscira. So for some reason she goes to Cheetah for help and they team up. Steve Trevor is also in Africa leading a mission and their paths cross when they both end up fighting some Swamp Thing like African god. The book ends with some characters appearing from Rucka's previous run.

So far not as great as Rucka's previous run but better than that garbage from the Finch's.

This was my first time to read a comic. It's not my typical genre, but I have read some graphic novels before. I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and try something new, and I can say that I surprised myself and enjoyed it. I was so impressed with the work and artistry that goes into a comic; the detail was amazing. And I rather enjoyed that I could read it one sitting. I was excited that my first foray into comics was with one that was centered around a woman. I loved the Wonder Woman series as a child, and this brought back those nostalgic memories.

What started off as a very promising read turned out to be an unfortunately disappointing one. While the artwork, the colourings and the illustrations, were really beautiful and close to my personal taste, the story lacked depth, development and originality. Even Diana herself - one of my all time favourite comic book characters - had no character development; in fact she barely had any character at all. Overall, a very mediocre, forgettable volume.

Well, this is a right old mix of the average and the bad, and make no mistake. There's what never happened in Rebirth trades elsewhere, or at least not before this one – a narrative that actually questions the character's different stories up to now. Here, Diana is questioning the truth about herself and what she is and was, in reflection on all the other previous versions of her origin story. Here's her human friend – you know, the one that washed up on her island and awoke her to a potential future – and unfortunately, here's where the rubbish starts. DC have never been much cop at all when they leave North America – and the same can almost always be said of Marvel too – they just get the wrong end of the stick. This story features someone I've never met before, a female woman/cheetah hybrid, who seems to be the reluctant servant to a pathetic character, a bit of a cross between the Black Panther (crap) and Swamp Thing (crap). In other words, he's crap times two, and this story, featuring too many characters I knew nothing about, was mostly crap. Oh, and the ending is shite – like an indie comic featuring a character moaning for forty pages they have no money, only for the last panel to show them reaching under the sofa cushions and finding the change they need. So there's something recognisable and entertaining enough for the non-fanatic, but still too many pinches of salt needed before you can swallow this effort. (The fact the alternate issues is another Year One, when the last Year One was bloody fab, doesn't bode well either.)

I have always liked Wonder Woman. She really is this positive role model for girls to show they can be strong and confident. I didn't read Wonder Woman until Crisis on Infinite Earths and then I didn't read her through New 52 except for one of the volumes. Rebirth has brought my favorite heroes back to the greatness they once had before New 52 so when I had the chance to read this for a review from NetGalley and DC Comics I took it. Thank you to DC Comics and NetGalley.

So you need a little bit of Wonder Woman history before I get into things so bare with me. Originally Wonder Woman was the creation of her mother and sand on the beach of her home. The amazons are devoid of men so there is no children running around and Hippolyta wanted a daughter. She formed a baby girl out of the sands of Themyscira and beg the gods to bring this child to life. It was always a very touching story and one I have enjoyed. New 52 changed things, Wonder Woman became the child of Zeus making her a Goddess.

This volume we find a Wonder Woman torn apart by conflicting memories. She remembers the original story and being the child of Zeus so she is having a crisis of identity. At the very begining we see this crisis and struggle to the point that we see her change from the sit she has worn all through New 52 to the Wonder Woman suit of old which was a great moment. Part of this struggle to find herself she realizes that she cannot fine Themyscira, she can't go home. To do that she needs to find help and she finds it in the most unlikely place. Diana seeks out one of her enemies known as Cheetah. Cheetah blames Diana for the curse she is under and it becomes quite a challenge for Diana to bring her around to help her and in return find a way to help get Cheetah back to her original self.

Once she is able to convince Cheetah to help her she finds herself in the exact same place as good old Steve Trevor. She is now trying to rescue him and his team while trying to kill a creature who has kidnapped women from the local village. This does open up one of my favorite pages in the whole book which just highlights the point aI made earlier about Wonder Woman being a symbol for women to be strong. If you can't read what Wonder Woman is saying it is "...let us share your courage" which to me showed that as strong as she is there are still women out there in the world who see through some of the most horrible conditions. I just liked this page and had to share it. I enjoyed this book so much and I can't wait for the next volume to come out because I will be continuing this series. I give this 4 out of 5 stars.

Kind of muddled at times but a good way to retcon all the conflicting storylines for the character in recent years. If this is your first experience with a Wonder Woman comic, it might not be the best place to start but an okay read for fans.

Wonder Woman is probably one of the greatest heroes ever. She’s also one of the first I ever knew. Next to Superman and Batman she belongs to the Big Three. I didn’t hesitate to pick this copy up! I’ve actually read it in singles when I got them from my local bookstore, but I also got a digital copy via NetGalley and I loved rereading it!

The art is so beautiful and Liam Sharp did an amazing job! This isn’t the first story I’ve read written by Greck Rucka and once again he made me a very happy reader. :)

This is my first time getting to know Cheetah (as I’ve only read about her character passively in the past) and to find out how intertwined her story with Diana is, was really interesting. I’m a big Steve and Diana fan and I can’t wait to find out how it continues (as I’ve said above: I’ve got the Wonder Woman Rebirth series on my Pull list (basically my local comic bookstore just orders the series for me and puts my issues on the side until I can go and collect them) and I need to pick up reading them again, because I’ve fallen quite behind because of Uni).

And I must mention: I was so confused at the beginning because the single issues skipped this story every other issue so that another story could be told in parallel. My review of that story will be up when the next collecting-volume gets published.