Written by Brian Azzarello.
Art by Cliff Chiang; Matthew Wilson; & Jared K. Fletcher.
Cover Art by Cliff Chiang.
SUMMARY:
Entitled “The Burden of God,” DC Comics released this issue for February 2013. On Brooklyn’s shore, Orion visits his blind transient friend, Milan, who evidently has supernatural sensory powers.
Meanwhile, in her Manhattan hotel room, Wonder Woman convinces her grouchy brother, Lennox (in the form of a Cockney thug), to help her locate their elusive sibling, Milan. Reluctantly sharing Diana’s hotel suite are her feuding Olympian houseguests, Zola and Queen Hera, as they keep a low profile on Earth..
In Brooklyn’s abandoned subway tunnels, Diana receives an unexpected upgrade to her silver wristbands from Hephaestus (yet another of her brothers). Upon locating Milan, Lennox encounters Orion. In their first encounter, Wonder Woman challenges Orion in combat to defend Lennox. Elsewhere, in Antarctica, Diana’s foes: Cassandra and the ominous First Born seek out his ‘treasure’ buried beneath the ice at a construction site.
REVIEW:
While the art squad’s visuals hold up alright, writer Brian Azzarello’s scripting is forgettable. Suffice to say, readers see very little of the Wonder Woman/Orion slugfest. It would make more practical sense to obtain the trade paperback version to better grasp this storyline. Overall, Wonder Woman # 15 offers okay reading, but it is strictly a bargain bin find.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The full-page “DC Access” column includes artist Dustin Nguyen’s cast portrait of Lil’ Gotham.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 5 Stars
