Wonder Woman #28 –
DC Comics
Written by Shea Fontana
Art by David Messina
Colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letters by Saida Temofonte
Cover by Jesus Merino & Alex Sinclair
When Shea Fontana first took over as writer of Wonder Woman, I was instantly taken in by how she wrote Diana and the innocence she continued to bring to her. You’ve read and listened to a lot of reviews from the podcast about initial issues of runs, so I thought I’d jump into the middle here a bit and give you an idea of how things are going. So let’s talk about Part 3 of Heart of the Amazon, in Wonder Woman #28 from DC Comics.
(WARNING! SPOILERS AHEAD FOR WONDER WOMAN #27 AND PREVIOUS ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS ONE!)
If you’ve been reading up to this point, you know things have been rough for Diana, but espcially for Etta Candy. After everything that went down with the wedding and Dr. Crawford, it looked like this run of misfortune would never end. This issue gives us a change of pace after the initial page. If you love Wonder Woman comics for their lighthearted moments and subtle humor, you very much get that in this issue. You also get plenty more of depth to the relationship between Etta and Diana. As a matter of fact, Diana confides in Etta and tells her something that will make you smile and break your heart all at the same time. If you love Wonder Woman comics for the intensity and action, don’t worry you get plenty of that too. There is one particular badass moment which I REALLY want to spoil that involves Etta, but trust me, you’ll know it when you see it. As a matter of fact, the very last page of this issue will leave you running to your local comic shop for Issue 29 when it comes out.
Shea Fontana just knows how to make those real moments even more real in her writing. The way she balances Diana’s strength and innocence cannot be overlooked and one of the reasons this book is such a joy to continue to read. I will say, with the artist change here in Issue 28, I wasn’t a fan at first. Mirka Andolfo did such an amazing job leading up to this, and I was hoping for more. That’s no knock on David Messina though, as the art got stronger deeper into the issue and I really started to enjoy what he was doing. All in all, across the board, this has been a great year to be a Wonder Woman fan. So if you haven’t started reading yet, I suggest you jump in as soon as possible.
RATING: PULL / BUY