That’s My Bag
Wonder Woman #14: She’s BACK! “Pah!” (as my students would say. Well, “say”.) Gail Simone has bought us a Wonder Woman who is not an idiot, who is not confused and who is not going to shy away from her Amazonian heritage. She’s strong, sly and .. ok, her lasso twists at weird angles, but that’s about my only criticism. An old friend is retconned into continuity, and an older enemy makes himself known. All good stuff! A+
Thor #4: I never read Thor back in the days before he died, but now that he’s back and under J. Michael Straczynski’s care, I’m thrilled to get his book every month. Having reconstituted Asgard and soundly kicked Iron Man’s ass, Thor continues to re-people his kingdom by bringing home The Warriors Three (this is hardly a spoiler; they’re on the cover)! I liked the story itself, but I didn’t like the Kansas-Africa-Kansas commute (too jarring). A
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