Not the best plot there is. Some of the story lines fell flat but some I did enjoy, especially Wonder Woman and Kaiju. Something I didn't expect. Great artwork from the artists!

This is the next volume in the Rebirth run. This was the weakest one so far. I felt that the writing wasn't very strong and the plot felt out of place from the previous volumes..

Readers at our library are giving this graphic novel high marks...4.5 out of 5 stars. The people have spoken!

ARC from Netgalley.
3.5 Stars.
When an explosion at a wedding that Diana is attending with Etta Candy gets attacked by a bomb, Wonder Woman does all she can to save as many as possible. In the hospital, tending to Etta, Dr. Crawford takes advantage of Diana's presence and knocks her out, taking some of Wonder Woman's blood to use in a serum. While she does gain enough power to take on Diana directly, one cover with the Lasso of Truth reveals that her new powers are a lie and she loses them, dying shortly after that.
You would think that living with Etta and taking care of her would be a peaceful job, but how can peace stay when assassins keep showing up to take you out? Steve Trevor shows up, though just misses being in the fight at all. (Great timing Steve! LOL) Diana then chooses to cash in her own bounty and ends up fighting a group of enhanced soldiers, who also get taken out by her Lasso of Truth.
The remainder of the Volume has a bunch of short stories:
1) Steve Trevor on a mission with his old war buddies, has to escort an old woman back to her own village, which is a hidden place, complete with fountain of youth.
2) Wonder Woman protects King Shark from being wrongly accused of a crime.
3) Diana saves village from Japanese cursed soldier.
4) Diana takes lonely kaiju to Dinosaur Island.

Overall, this was a decent Volume, but I keep waiting for something huge to happen with Wonder Woman. Maybe soon.... recommend, either way.

I love Wonder Woman in all her incarnations. This Rebirth Diana is a little more human, a little more stereotypically female, a little more emotional than some of the other portrayals. In some ways, that's lovely: it makes her softer and more of a complete character. On the other hand, it also makes her a little less "other"/outsider, which is part of the WW tradition. But I'm enjoying the arc of Diana working as part of a secret government team operating in the Middle East, and I'm enjoying Etta Candy as a not-stereotypically-feminine woman of color.

Full disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of the ebook from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

'Wonder Woman, Volume 5: Heart of the Amazon' brings in Shea Fontana. Anyone following Greg Rucka is going to have big shoes to fill.

Bad things happen at a wedding for Etta Candy's big brother. Wonder Woman finds out she was the target. When she finds out why, she agrees to what they are ultimately looking for: her DNA. She realizes that what she has could help countless multitudes. Unfortunately, the ends are not as altruistic as Diana thinks. This leads to Wonder Woman being hunted by a whole pack of people who want her for her genetics.

All this, and a Tim Seeley story about Steve Trevor and the Oddfellows, Charlie, Sameer, and "Chief" who I last saw in the Wonder Woman movie. It's good to see these characters in action again.

The stories are about average. Not great, but not terrible. The art varies, but the quality is good overall. It will be interesting to see where this character goes next.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from DC Entertainment and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

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We start with a sorta big story that starts with someone wanting Wonder Woman's strength. And at the same time we get some cool insights into Diana's childhood.

Then Etta/Steve and Diana have a story too. I liked that one (even if Steve was there). And maybe it's just me, but, the whole Etta/Di/Steve stuff seemed very polyamorous too.

After that there were some short stories about Wonder Woman and her helping different people (and something that isn't technically a person).

I liked the TPB. Oh, and there was even a cool Steve Wonder Woman's Boyfriend story that introduced Charlie, Chief, and Sameer. Very cool.

I received this book via Netgalley thanks to DC Entertainment.

This volume is a collection of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor tales. Wonder Woman has a bounty on her head due to possible cures existing in her blood. Steve Trevor gets dragged into aiding former coworkers known as The Oddfellows and finds another paradise. The volume finishes up with a couple of quick Wonder Woman tales of defending the different and seeking to resolve issues without violence. Most of the plot lines were good, but the art for some of the tales varied wildly from good to TV cartoonish.

A shadowy group wants control over Wonder Woman's body. Her blood has the potential to be used to cure diseases or create super-powered soldiers, but it's her choice how her flesh is used, right? ... And yes, the allegory is as thin as it sounds. A little fighting, a little character development, and a whole lotta metaphor for the treatment of women in today's society. Using comics as a morality play is fine, but I would rather see a better story as a lesson delivery mechanism.

With Heart of the Amazon, you can tell Fontana doesn't have the children's comics she has typically written out of her system. All of the characterization is very shallow. The story feels like a 10 page story from the back of an annual drawn out for 5 issues. Mirka Andolfo's art did not click with this story at all. It was heavily anime influenced and cutesy while Fontana is trying to tell a story about the government stealing Wonder Woman's blood to make super soldiers (which wouldn't work anyway since her powers are based on magic!) There's also a bunch of shorter stories from the Annual and a Steve Trevor one-shot. One thing that was clear across all these multiple artists is that like Amanda Waller, DC's artists don't know how to consistently draw a full-figured woman. Her weight would fluctuate by 50 pounds from panel to panel. Hopefully we'll go back to seeing some more modern storytelling soon.

Can you Help me. I can not read this edition. it does not copy to my computer nor my nook. I tried down loading it over and over again and was still unable to see the book

Shea Fontana spotlights Wonder Woman, Etta Candy, and Steve Trevor in Wonder Woman Vol. 5: Heart of the Amazon, a follow up to Greg Rucka's Rebirth run. The art starts out with the anime-inspired work of Mirka Andolfo, who does well especially with the scenes of young Diana. Later work by David Messina resembles previous Wonder Woman artist Bilquis Evely. Shea Fontana has a lot of ideas for the Wonder Woman character and a good handle on the Diana/Steve/Etta triumvirate.

After four books of nothingness and piffle, it would really be the death of the character for Wonder Woman to have an even worse book on the racks. This isn't great, but it's an immense improvement. The baddie in the title story is finally seen (well, token colour-blind lesbianism has to get in the way for no reason first) and proves to be actually effective in making Diana consider her own nature. It would have helped if the artists involved had considered what she was supposed to look like when she was at it, of course, but keeping her style the same from one scene to the next seems beyond them. The story isn't a brilliant balance of the soapy, the subtle and the dramatic either, but it beats the filler we also get – a one-off that hammers feminism as a subject, and some mediocre shorts from an annual. Three stars is almost too much in the end, but heck, I'm mostly just grateful it's actually a book I could get through to the end without hating it.

This review has been completed as a thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to review this volume of Wonder Woman before it was released. I completed the volume on hoopla, and have completed it today. The volume was filled with struggle, courage, and heart. The story moved forward and its continuity never faltered. The heart of the Amazon was explored in many ways and I am glad I read this complete volume. I am pleased to see how the story is moving along and am excited to see more of Wonder Woman's journey. This volume as the others featured the work of Shea Fontana, Tim Seeley, Vita Ayala, Michael Moreci, Collin Kelly, Christian Duce, Claire Roe, and Mirka Andolfo.

I’ve been pretty excited to get my hands on the latest volume of Wonder Woman. While the series has its ups and downs, on the whole I’ve been really enjoying the latest reboot of this fantastic character. I’m also excited because I managed to finally get caught up with the single issues, so now I can read ahead of the volumes.
Wonder Woman volume five consists of a collection of different issues. If you’re reading them as single issues, you’re going to want to read them in this order: Wonder Woman 26-30, Wonder Woman: Steve Trevor 1, and Wonder Woman Annual 1.
Heart of the Amazon read more like a collection of stories than anything else to me. The first five issues of this volume are all one story, but it splits into segments and could easily read as multiple stories if you were feeling determined. Then there’s the two single issues at the end, the Steve Trevor one and the Annual. While some annuals fit in with the main story, this one opted not to.
So it stands to reason that the volume is named after the major plot point here, which makes this one an easier one to title than normal. Seriously, the first five issues of this volume are all Heart of the Amazon parts one through five. I like longer running stories, so I was really open to this idea. However, while I found the plot interesting I didn’t love it. And I certainly didn’t love it enough to want to see it stretch out for five issues.
There were parts I really enjoyed, for the record. I like the way it started out, and I also enjoyed parts of the second issue. It was when it started becoming more involved and convoluted that I found myself losing a bit of interest in it. Which is a shame, because it actually had a decent core concept, it was the follow through that was flawed.
The Steve Trevor issue was…interesting. I’m never sure how to feel when the Wonder Woman series switches perspective. On the one hand, it’s a refreshing change. On the other hand, I feel like since the series is about Wonder Woman, maybe we should stick with her perspective? (though there have been times where the perspective shift has been fun, so I’m not going to complain too much here). I actually had a little bit of trouble following this one at first, though it does become more clear as you read it.
The Wonder Woman annual is a collection of stories, and I think that’s the main reason this volume felt like it had so many short stories in it. In this issue there’s In Defense of Truth and Justice, The Curse and the Honor, and finally, The Last Kaiju. Out of the three The Curse and the Honor was undoubtedly my favorite. The plot was interesting and surprisingly heart wrenching, and the artwork was absolutely striking. I actually kind of want to find a print or two from that story, that’s how much I enjoyed it. I did like parts of In Defense of Truth and Justice and it really did feel like a Wonder Woman story. Meanwhile I really couldn’t get into The Last Kaiju – I didn’t really like the story or the artwork.
I’m disappointed I didn’t love this volume as much as previous ones, but on the whole I’m happy I read it. It’ll be interesting to see if there’s any long term ramifications for the Heart of the Amazon plot, or if everything has been neatly wrapped up. I’d love to see more short stories like the Curse and the Honor, and in general I’m usually pretty happy with a short story here and there anyway, so I hope they continue to experiment like that.

This was a fun Wonder Woman story! I've been loving reading this series. This wasn't my favorite story line, but it was enjoyable and entertaining.

Beautiful artwork., but some storylines fell flat. I love WW and all things DC, so I am a superfan. I have purchased prior volumes of WW, and will probably eventually get this one, too. However, the writing was only so so on some of the stories.
However, the graphics and art are awesome, as always. Love my WW! Thank you for the chance to read it!

Wonder Woman Vol. 5: Heart of the Amazon (Rebirth), is a graphic noel that includes a variety of Wonder Woman stories and in varying lengths. Each episode shows the Amazon as an undefeatable warrior/hero out to help others and side with justice each time. Of course the artwork is professional, colorful and attractive, drawing in the reader and making me want to read more. I heartily recommend this for super hero comic book lovers of all ages.

A decent Wonder Woman story, with all the tropes of Diana standing for truth and hope. Of particular note in this collection is some of the art, with artists at the top of their game. However, this doesn't make up forever the so-so writing.