This next batch was announced shortly (and unexpectedly) after the Justice League reveal. The first of these that I'll be talking about is Wonder Woman (I am literally going in the order they appeared when announced).
Wonder Woman is interesting in that DC had just recently done some work to try and modernize her a bit. Most of that looks to remain the same, and most of that is visual anyway. There's a few points that remain constant. In fact, over the years, most of what has changed besides a few minor costume adjustments, has been whether or whether not she had an alternate identity. Most recently she has not had one, just FYI.
But what stays consistent is the juxtaposition of her Amazonian heritage, and her ties to divinity, against her unconditional love of humanity. I think that's important to the character, as is a certain amount of grace outside of battle. Now, on the other side of that she is and always has been a warrior. She is well trained, precise, and brutal. Now any number of things can actually happen in the comic, as you might imagine, but those are basics of her character.
The creators coming in on this are Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang, who had previously worked together on a backup in Tales of the Unknown a few years back, which has been collected as Doctor Thirteen: Morality & Architecture. It came out after Infinite Crisis, which made some changes to the DC universe, and the mini poked a bit of fun at how some obscure characters can be left out when that happens. Despite starring obscure characters, it is easy to read if you have no prior knowledge of these characters (at the time I didn't).
Brian Azzarello is probably best known for his work with Eduardo Risso on the 100 issue crime epic 100 Bullets. He's also worked with Risso on an upcoming series called Spaceman, and numerous times on Batman, in the stories "Broken City," the currently running Flashpoint mini "Knight of Vengeance," and in a story serialized in the weekly effort, Wednesday Comics. Azzarello has also collaborated with co-publisher and new Justice League artist Jim Lee, on the year long Superman story "For Tomorrow."
Cliff Chiang is a dynamic artist who has been doing both interior and covers for DC for a few years. He notably has worked with Judd Winick on a run of Green Arrow/Black Canary (collected as "Family Business") and with Josh Dysart for Neil Young's graphic novel Greendale.
As far as my favorite Wonder Woman story is concerned, I am admittedly, a bit unfamiliar with the character. I did follow Gail Simone's run and have read the current story, "The Odyssey," and these are my favorites from those:
Wonder Woman - Ends of the Earth
Wonder Woman - Odyssey vol. 1 (vol. 2 is yet to be released)
While this goes out early this morning, late tonight I'll be posting on Aquaman. Stay tuned, and as always, feel free to share your favorite Wonder Woman stories in the comments!
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