Wonder Woman, Vol. 3: The Villainy of Our Fears

What you think of the first half of this will largely depend on your opinion of Dr. Psycho as a villain. It's a typical battle of Wonder Woman against misogyny albeit with the added twist of, of all things, an evil dairy company. Although the story works reasonably well, it's also let down by particularly corny villain sidekicks. On the plus side, there's some good follow-up to the events of the previous arc, Etta gets some starring moment, and there's a bromance between Siegfried and Steve Trevor (although, again, the latter might put some readers off, since it's not clear where it's going).

The reason I'd nudge it up, let's say 3.5 stars, is that the story builds as it goes along, leading to a second half about the Olympians that manages to up the stakes and keep things dramatic. And there's good use of Cheetah in a way that looks promising for the future direction of the character.

Even here, though, there's a problem in that the volume is really two issues too long. One of those issues is taken up by a side story about the Justice League that doesn't seem to have anything to do with anything. (It may tie into something in another comic series, of course, but it still feels out of place here). And then there's the odd choice of the final issue which just ends part way through without either a resolution or a real cliffhanger, just a dramatic image in the ‘tune in next week' mould - fine for a gap between issues in a plot arc, but rather abrupt for a collection.

Still, I enjoyed it despite the flaws. The art is great, and there's some decent characterisation and down-to-earth moments between the heroics. But you have to be okay with a slow build and some idiosyncratic choices.