Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 1

Wonder Woman is an amazing character for all of comics & this addition to DC Comics Earth One line is a breathe of fresh air in many respects.  Now Wonder Woman has had countless origins since she was created her New 52 origin being the most memorable to date.  With a Wonder Woman movie just on the horizon which has an awesome trailer released over the summer.  This volume again explores Wonder Woman's origin but its not just the retelling of the origin that is amazing its everything else in the book.  The inclusion of the tale of Hercules & the Amazons, the re-imagining of Steve Trevor as an African American Pilot on a recon mission even the artistic style that is used to portray Diana is echoes the origin as a warrior woman instead of busty female form that people associate with women in comics.  All of this adds to the tale that master storyteller Grant Morrison has crafted.  Grant Morrison is known for delving into a characters rich history & mining it for everything it is worth.  Wonder Woman is no different & she has a very rich history in this instance I think that Morrison has not only researched her past but the life of her creator.  There is a lot of symbolism in this book many of which can be taken in a negative light when taken out of the context of the story especially when viewing Wonder Woman in chains.  If you are at all interested in Wonder Woman pick up this book, after reading this I am interested in what inspired her creation in the first place.