by Tony Rhea, Reporter
Holy domestication! The imagery of the suburban housewife has seldom been so twisted, and the depths of Diana’s troubles only seem to be getting deeper as she finds herself in the den of the Sovereign in Wonder Woman #8!
Official Description:
WONDER WOMAN VS. THE SOVEREIGN! After being captured by a team of villains, Diana finds herself at the mercy of the scariest of them all. Unbeknownst to our hero, the Sovereign has been pulling her strings since the very beginning of our tale, and now it’s time for her to see the world his way as she falls under the influence of the Lasso of Lies! Plus, Trinity visits the past and unexpectedly changes the future!
This issue is written by Tom King with art by Daniel Sampere, colors by Tomeu Morey and lettering by Clayton Cowles.
Diana is found seemingly in the throes of domestic bliss(?) while suffering a lasso-induced indoctrination under the adamant eye of the Sovereign. Diana resists the pull of the rope, but struggles against the different-yet-familiar feeling of this Amazonian artifact. The perversion of an image of an idyllic(?) life with Steve combined with the tenacity with which the Sovereign pursues his re-education may be too much for Diana to bear. Will a familiar face, as well as the strength of her truth, be enough to free her?
Diana stands as a beacon of hope in Tom King’s run of Wonder Woman, and this remains true despite her circumstances in this issue. The Sovereign manages to get more despicable every time we see him, and he stands in stark contrast to everything Diana is. The relationship formed between these two characters due to their differences forms an forms a narrative that not only has set the baseline for this story, but drives it forward in a continuously interesting way.
The art in this issue is peerless. The softer, lighter colors of the “idyllic life” Diana seems trapped within play well against the harsher, darker colors of her reality. Shadows are used to great effect. Sampere and Morey make for a great team, delivering everything one could hope for in the art of a comic book. As gripping as the story is, the art is one of the key reasons I find myself coming back to Wonder Woman month-to-month.
Wonder Woman #8 continues a trend of fantastic story-telling from DC, and stands well above many other issues you could purchase this month. This is an easy “must buy” for me, and I think you will feel the same.
ComicsOnline gives Wonder Woman #8 5 out of 5 lying lassos!
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