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Black History Month: Hessia
THE ODYSSEY OF THE AMAZONS (2017-) #4-6
Donât miss the start of this new miniseries set in the world of Wonder Woman from writer/actor Kevin Grevioux (NEW WARRIORS, UNDER WORLD). Years before the birth of Princess Diana, a group of Amazons set out on a globe-spanning quest to find others of their kind, encountering legendary creatures and beings along the way. But their journey soon turns into a rescue mission as two of their own are captured by the legendary Storm Giants of Norse mythology. Itâs up to their leader, the stalwart Hessia, to keep them together through the many trials that lie ahead.
A confession! Iâm a cheater! Itâs true, I knew this was coming and started reading Batman '66 meets Wonder Woman '77 (though shouldnât it be Wonder Woman '77 meets Batman '66?) early in the week. I had read the Wonder Woman '77 comics which started out strong, but I thought kinda sputtered out near the end. The first 6 issues of this series are an absolute delight. Though they went with a somewhat cartoony style for the art, there was no doubt this was Lynda Carterâs Wonder Woman.
The flashback issues really hit the spot. We see young Bruce and his new friend Talia, and they both feel like little versions of their adult selfs. I was glad to see Raâs introduced to this universe.
Super high credit for Etta! She is something of a combination of the television and the comic Etta. We even get a Woo Woo, and sheâs not afraid to help Wonder Woman.
Why is it that Germanâs can always speak nearly perfect English but slip into German for words that we clearly understand?
Just like the show, jumping is Wonder Womanâs greatest power.
This is a miss. Iâve never heard Wonder Woman '77 ever use a derogatory term for anyone. Iâm 80% German and couldnât care less about the âKrautâ thing, I just donât think she would say it.
There really is no doubt thatâs Lyndaâs Wonder Woman. Adam West too!
The flashback issues were awesome to see. I didnât expect that to be how the story starts out. Itâs a bit strange seeing Raâs in a world like Adam Westâs Gotham. Seemed like Raâs would have fit in with the Wonder Woman show quite well.
Yeah, I didnât know what that meant so when I Googled it, I was taken aback to see the definition listed as:
Her jumps were on point though. There were some parts where it seemed like she flew such as when getting out of the maze or when she was going after Bruce in the caves. I had to do a double take
Itâs possible Amazons in this continuity age slowly up to a point and then stop aging. I got the sense Drusilla was not one of Dianaâs many Amazon sisters, but actually Hippolytaâs biological daughter and Dianaâs younger sister. I could be remembering that wrong. Iâve only seen a few episodes a long time ago.
If Iâm remembering correctly the Wonder Tot, Wonder Girl, and Wonder Woman at that time were all Diana at different stages in her life, not that Diana aged from Wonder Tot to Wonder Woman in that time frame. Stories would also feature those three versions of Diana together and was the reason we now have an actual Wonder Girl (Donna Troy). For those reasons those stories are not really good to base the aging process of Amazons on.
I know the âimpossible storiesâ written by Robert Kanigher had Queen Hippolyta Wonder Woman Diana as Wonder Girl and Diana as Wonder Tot appearing together.
But I read Wonder Woman in.the 1960s and there were stories with Diana as Wonder Girl with her boyfriends Mer boy and Bird Boy.
Bob Haney thought Wonder Girl was a separate character from Diana when he wrote the first Teen Titans story involving Wonder Girl
It was all very confusing especially considering two writers who were not heavily into canon or continuity.
Yeah, that young Diana was from flashbacks right? Like you said, because those writers were not focused on canon or continuity, itâs hard to use any of them as reference points.
We can really only go by what the show establishes and Diana doesnât age, so Drusilla doesnât either/ages slowly. Itâs definitely an interesting thought.
Yeah, that and seeing young Bruce fall down the well and get scared by the bats was surprising for me to see here. Maybe I just donât give the '66 series enough credit, but itâs hard for me to imagine anything really that severe to happen in that series. Like, itâs hard to imagine even his parents dying in that universe, itâs just that clean and innocent.
Iâd have been interested in seeing the Batman '66 series version of Raâs. What would that have looked like and how campy would he and Talia have been?
This version thatâs pretty much the same Raâs as the one in canon fits really well with Wonder Woman though, so Iâm okay with it
After finishing the miniseries, were you satisfied with this story?
For the most part. I found myself musing on the prophecy, with the last page of the book showing Diana in profile makes me guess Darkseid. I hadnât read ahead when we read the first half, so the reference of an ambassador to come was a nice nod.
The reveal of how Amazons in other lands came to be was to prepare for the prophecy was definitely satisfying because it was like a neat bow tied on the present. let me use other words: it may have been comic book logic, but it didnât test the limits of said logic.
So Thor is a ginger, but a one eyed Odin definitely helped make that scene. that the Greek Fates and Norse Norns(?) were the same worked for me as well closing the story with Hessia taking the Amazonâs destiny into their own hands which followed the beheading of Surtr. And Thor wasnât so chauvinistic despite his double standard for the Valkyries when first seeing the Amazons in the arena.
Question for anyone reading this selection: do you pronounce the j in Jotun or Jotunheim? part way through 4-6, i made it sound like a y, as you would with Mjolnir.
Would you like to see a follow-up series and if so, what would you like to be addressed?
I probably would read more of this Hessia and her tribe of Blood and Shield, but is there more story there to tell? Is there a more polite way to say âno thank youâ?
Were you intrigued by any elements in this story that youâd like to see explored more? What did you most enjoy from these issues and the miniseries as a whole?
I liked the Norse mythology framework for the most part. that they were in Valhalla vs Asgard would probably put off those more familiar with Norse lore. that quick scene with Freyja and Hessia in Asgard seemed more like trying to squeeze it in. Overall, that they were connected worked for me. Seeing the triaxe in the first half was a good tell even though Hessia and co. didnât really acknowledge it. And I knew the owl meant Athena, which also doubled as the proverbial ghost in the machine.
'77 meeting '66 is another quick read. also, the individual isses seem shorter, but i didnât check the page count. Some initinal thoughts:
The first Catwoman was more Eartha Kitt and the chaperone was more Julie Newmar.
Raâs drawn more a la BTAS makes him more recognizable to the audience, but i was hoping to see him drawn as some actor, either from the era or something between then and now. the art is a little cartoon-y, so alas hope(s) dashed once againâŚ
young Bruce and young Talia set up a nice backstory, including but not limited to showing Wonder Woman existing in the same universe.
This Alfred doesnât feel like from what i remember from the show. But that Alfred knew how to gatekeep that batphone.
I liked that the batjet was at an airport,
I will always enjoy any moment where âunity with the beastsâ comes into play.
Robinâs Holy {}'s!! were well placed and âŚstory appropriateâŚ
I noticed that the first Catwoman was more like Eartha Kitt, but then thought I was wrong because the one in the later issues was definitely the Julie Newmar version. It also confused me since Eartha came after Julie on the show
I did like that they were able to be in the same Universe and it wasnât some Earth-hopping going on. If only the shows had done a crossover like that.
Agreed with both of these. I always enjoy seeing a griffin. Can never go wrong with them
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