9 Comics You Should Be Reading This Week (18th Oct)
5. Wonder Woman #8
DC, Rucka/Evely/Fajardo Jr./Wynne
Worth Reading For: The Mythology and Glorious ‘Indiana Jones’ Style Map Page.
Sliding away for a moment from Diana’s storyline, #8 focuses on the origins of archaeologist Barbara Ann Minerva, aka Cheetah. We get the full mythology of her beginnings here (including a visit from Athena) as she tracks down the real history of the Amazons. The story reads like a realistic Lara Croft set in “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and it’s a joy from start to finish.
If you’ve not been following the alternating storylines in DC’s “Wonder Woman Rebirth” this year then to say ‘you’re missing out’ would be an understatement of Themiscyran proportions. Greg Rucka (“Lazarus”) has been working with artists Liam Sharp (“Testament”) and Nicola Scott (“Black Magick”) to create “Year One” and “Year Ten/The Lies” storylines, which release every fortnight.
#8 acts as an ‘Interlude’ episode in the series and features artist Bilquis Evely (“Sugar & Spike”) who looks perfectly ready to fill the Amazonian-styled boots left to her by Scott, whose run will end with #14.