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 Wonder Woman #13
Written by J. Torres
Art by Julian Lopez, Bit, Marta Martinez and Steve Wands
Reviewed by Kenne
Before this issue, I was ready to wipe my memory of the disaster that has been Wonder Woman and treat Gail Simone's first issue (next month's #14, YAY!) as the REAL #1. But, J. Torres made me not hate the first 13 issues, for the most part. In this issue, Torres gave a really nice conclusion to Alan Heinberg's "Who is Wonder Woman?", Jody Picoult's "Wonder Woman as bumbling idiot" as well as Amazons Attack by Wil Pfeifer. As of this issue, Wonder Woman is back to being wonderful again. For that, I can honestly say, "What took DC so long?!?"
The only weak points in this issue were the art and this continuing insistence that Wonder Woman is more interesting if she's also a mortal part of the time. I don't know about many fans, but I didn't mind that Wonder Woman was just a few degrees shy of being a goddess. I liked that Wonder Woman wasn't fully mortal because it made it stronger to me when she showed compassion and courage and all the other things that we attribute to being mortal. Diana of Themyscira proved that it took more than being human to have human kindness and compassion. It made a bigger impact to me that Diana was this super strong, nearly immortal, immensely powerful being who knew that there was nothing greater than to show compassion and kindness to those that needed it no matter whether they deserved it or not. To me, Diana didn't need a mortal existence to understand the baser things of being a human being. So, count me in as one of those who aren't a big fan of the Diana Prince, agent of the Department of Metahuman Affairs story. As for the art, well, it was nice in some areas, but for the most part, I felt that the artist didn't really know what some of the characters of the story were supposed to look like, especially his interpretation of Cassie, Wonder Girl. I'm glad that this was a better issue than the issues before it, and I'm super excited to read what Gail Simone has in store. Wonder Woman has had a rough start, but I've got high hopes that from here on out thing’s will be just fine.
 So Super Duper
Written and Art by Brian Andersen
Reviewed by Kenne
So Super Duper should really be renamed So Super Swirvy or something because this isn't a story that you can base solely on its cover. I have to admit that at first I wasn't sure I wanted to pick this book up and read it because I'm usually not a big fan of the cutesy stuff. However, I was eventually won over because the creator is a really nice guy, and I wanted to show support to him for what he's created.
I'm so happy to report that I don't have to buy the next (and the rest of the series) because of that desire to support a friend because he's totally won me over. So Super Duper is not your typical story, but it's also not exactly what you're expecting either. The art and the style is all light and fluffy with a main character that's just "So Super!" that you might want to scream from the sugar attack. However, by the time you've gotten midway through the issue, you've learned just how wrong your impression was. That So Super hero that wants you to love him because he's "So Fabulous! Yay!" has way more depth to him than you're ready to accept. And who couldn't feel for the best friend when she has to accept a truth that she wasn't ready to face.
So Super Duper made me look past the surface and dig deep into the emotional core of this story, and for that I must say to Brian, "Thank You."
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