In Wonder Woman: Warbringer – The Graphic Novel, Louise Simonson adapts Leigh Bardugo’s novel of the same name with art by Kit Seaton, color by Sarah Woolley, and letters by Deron Bennett. In this alternate story set in its own continuity, young Diana finds a woman named Alia who washes ashore on Themyscira after a shipwreck. She secretly saves Alia, but learns that the outsider’s presence threatens the island. Unbeknownst to Alia, she’s a Warbringer, touched by the gods to bring conflict. Diana must take her to Helen’s tomb to cleanse her of being a Warbringer, thereby saving both the woman and Themyscira.

Naturally, their journey to Greece goes awry, leaving Diana and Alia in New York City with a ticking clock to reach Helen’s tomb. Alia serves as Diana’s guide to Man’s World while Alia’s brother reveals that their parents suspected the family’s connection to Helen. Diana, Alia, and Alia’s friends make the journey to Helen’s place of rest, encountering forces both mortal and immortal that would seek to delay their arrival in order to ensure further conflict. These forces reveal much about the world, but also about the characters. Simonson, Bardugo, and Seaton tell a great Wonder Woman story that gets to the heart of the character and shows why she remains a powerful symbol in the DC pantheon. ( )

I read this book for my "Graphic Novel with a Superhero" week in class. I will readily admit that superheroes are not my thing.....BUT Wonder Woman is a badass. And I love Leigh Bardugo. So I was intrigued to see how a graphic novel adaptation of Warbringer would translate.

I was impressed with the story. No character was as it seemed. Honestly, Warbringer would have made a far more interesting movie than WW1984 in my opinion. The topic of what is truly good and what is truly evil is the age old question and one that this book doesn't answer. Rather, it encourages the reader to ask more questions.

The art itself is well done. The sequences flow seamlessly and the color palate speaks to an other worldly element. I rather appreciated that colors tended to be more muted as opposed to 4K in your face color.

So why a three? Well, I just don't like superhero stories. They are on my take it or leave it scale. However, I recognize there are MANY more out there. At least I found one with my favorite superhero! (And face it, it's really Gal Gadot who I like) ( )

Enjoyable! ( )

Alia Keralis is descended from Warbringers and has just a few days to find the spring which will stop the cycle of all Warbringers. When Alia's boat explodes, she end up on Themyscira where Diana and her Amazonian sisters live. Diana breaks the laws of her mother and her island to go into the world of man to help Alia on her quest. Along the way, Diana meets Alia's brother and her two friends who are destined to work with Diana to save Alia.

As with many other Wonder Woman stories, this one is based in Greek mythology. Magic, powers, and fate play a role in this adventure. The colors used in the illustrations are mostly blues and grays, emphasizing the dark mood of the book. None of the characters are very well developed, but the fears of some of the characters are explored in this story about the value of war to some and the damages it causes to all. Overall, a good Wonder Woman story. ( )

Since I probably won't watch the new Wonder Woman movie, reading this was my tribute to the story and the icon that is Wonder Woman. I also am a big fan of [a:Leigh Bardugo|4575289|Leigh Bardugo|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1534446099p2/4575289.jpg], and this is the adaptation of her [b:Wonder Woman: Warbringer|29749085|Wonder Woman Warbringer (DC Icons, #1)|Leigh Bardugo|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478886078l/29749085._SY75_.jpg|50105334] novel.

I like the variety of friendships experienced in this book. It would be so fun to show someone the novelties of the modern world, specifically New York City. I think I would probably start with frozen yogurt machines, but I also would probably not be actively pursued by evil people. I tend to skim over violence in books, so the minimal action scenes in this book were totally in my favor.

The art for this graphic novel is fun. It uses muted colors of blue and black to tell the majority of the story, so this highlights other colors when they appear. I am in awe of people who know how to make hair look realistic, and this book held a lot of cool hairstyles. Overall, I want to read the novel after reading this. It was worth my time :) ( )