Review: “Wonder Woman 3: Mirror Images of Evil”

The third volume of the new Wonder Woman series in our review.

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Wonder Woman returns to Earth! She spent a long time in the realms of the gods. Now she wants to bring the sword of her companion Siegfried of Asgard to his grave in Sweden, and her ghostly ally Deadman accompanies her there. But the journey is not without incident: Wonder Woman and Deadman are attacked – by an entire army of twisted Wonder Women, distorted reflections of the real Amazon Princess! Plus: Introduction to Wonder Woman’s upcoming event The Battle of the Amazons!

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Wonder Woman’s new size just got really thick again. In terms of drawing technique, it may not quite reach the current Superman series, but the visuals still look a bit angular and comic-like in places, but you quickly get used to it. Plus, most of the fight scenes are always recognizable and you can also read the emotions in faces – so there’s not much to complain about at this point.

Regarding the story, there are also three levels here. On the one hand, of course, Diane’s return from the dead is pending, which is celebrated accordingly. Finally, Amazon can take a vacation instead of putting itself right back into business. That’s what she wanted, the archetype of superheroes. The reunion scenes are also wonderfully executed.

But the work follows the heel of the heroine and the attack of proud reflections. This is also the weakest of the three story lines, as a new antagonist is simply introduced here, who must be defeated in the usual Club sequences. Diana is not alone in this, and above all an undead companion of the Ancestors is allowed to participate here, and yes, there is also a certain meta level, but we’ll get to that in a moment when she mixes the plots.

Because the second thread revolves around Diana’s fight against Dr. mental patient. He partially fell into the afterlife with Diana – and now he wants to tell the whole world what Diana wants to prevent. Actually an interesting approach that should allow for some intellectual discussion, but this topic falters a bit as the game progresses and leads to the obligatory “we kill the heroine” fight scene. That’s a bit of a shame at this point, though it should probably be pointed out that comics have never been this deep.

Then there’s Diana’s grief over Siegfried, her new boyfriend, after just breaking up with Steve (which also makes for a nice scene for the character, by the way). Anyone who follows my reviews knows I was a huge fan of the Superman/Diana pairing and Steve never thought it was a good fit for Amazon either. I mean, the first guy you meet and fall in love with? This is a thousand times better for the mighty Amazon. Opinions on Siegfried can be divided at this point, but the recognition of the two in the afterlife was at least understandable and so it’s good that the subject is broached again here.

However, it has to be said at this point that savvy readers already know right away who is behind the shining knight’s shield (without wanting to spoil it explicitly at this point). So, unfortunately, this “surprise” does not come across as such and also serves as one cliché or another at this point.

And at this point, the story sadly turns to Bana-Mighdall and the evil that lurks beneath Themyscira. While this is interesting (“Rival Amazons” has been great since it first came out), it also takes away from the story. Perhaps following the storylines that started would be smarter here.

Well, admittedly, everything will probably be tied up in the next volume, but it was a little annoying. Especially since the story of Bana Mighdall is not continued in the Wonder Woman series, but in separate volumes.