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Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons

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For the YMMV page for the Wonder Woman franchise at large see YMMV/Wonder Woman.


  • Awesome Art: Phil Jimenez was already considered a fan-favorite Wonder Woman artist but many reviews, including Jimenez himself, consider his work on the first issue to be some of his career best.
  • Genius Bonus:
    • The splash page depicting Hera's vision of the struggles of women in the future are references to real life historical events/figures; including British chieftan Boudica, the Trail of Tears, and British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft.
    • Hera and Artemis being the two goddesses mostly directly involved in Diana's creation (Hera giving Diana a soul and Artemis one her names) makes a lot sense given the two were the patrons of childbirth in Ancient Greece.
  • Nightmare Fuel: During the creation of the Amazons, as part of her tribute, Artemis' appearance takes on that of a centaur-like creature with the top half being exposed muscle while the bottom, centaur-half, is made entirely of deer antlers.
  • Tear Jerker: Hippolyta being given the duty of having to leave the unwanted baby girl exposed in the wilderness as the father of said child wanted a boy. Something the narration notes was a commonly accepted cultural practice at the time but no less horrifying, and which Hippolyta is clearly not comfortable with.
  • Spiritual Successor: Kelly Thompson has said while not a direct follow-up, that Absolute Wonder Woman can be considered a sort of successor to Historia in both general themes, tone, and certain plot points.

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