I had never been a fan of Wonder Woman. I did not harbor any negative feelings toward the character, I was just uninterested. Then something happened. Wonder Woman got a makeover.
The transformation is physical (her costume has been significantly altered in favor of a more practical design), but Wonder Woman's story - her origins, her world, her character - has also been revitalized in what is essentially a reboot, starting with the series' monumental 600th issue.
Penned by famed comic scribe J. Michael Straczynski (Thor), this new arc warps time a bit, essentially allowing Straczynski to tell a completely new story that, while technically in continuity, doesn't have to adhere to it (not unlike J.J. Abrams' successful Star Trek reboot). In this alternate timeline, Themyscira is destroyed by an army of unknown origin. Hippolyta, Wonder Woman's mother, manages to save......
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