All too often, only parts of her personality are explored. As iconic a character she is, the stories about her tend to segment her character. For others, she’s only that loving spirit and feminine ideal. For some, she’s only that hardened warrior. Throughout her history, multiple writers approach her from various angles. It’s an important balancing act for Wonder Woman. Rucka rises to the challenge, providing a capstone of sorts to a journey that balances the hardened warrior, the loving spirit, and the feminine ideal that she embodies. It’s no easy feat, revamping and retelling Wonder Woman’s entire history in just 25 issues while a major Hollywood movie is making headlines in the background. It also marks the epilogue of sorts of all the various plots within Wonder Woman’s rebirth-induced history. Wonder Woman #25 marks the end of Rucka’s run on the series.

It’s easy to lose track of the story, but it can make for a uniquely satisfying payoff. They end up having to retell, reshape, and update Wonder Woman’s story, often while trying to tell a parallel story in the present. On top of that, Rucka and Sharp explore some of the gaps that emerged while the DC universe underwent its messy rebirthing process. Like many other DC Rebirth titles, the narrative in Wonder Woman is crafted in a way that builds and escalates. For a woman used to extracting truth with her lasso and her charm, that’s an unfamiliar feelings. The life she thought she had lived has gaping holes in it that she cannot ignore. The world she thought she knew is shrouded with lies that she didn’t know were plaguing her. After the events of DC Rebirth, Wonder Woman goes through a sobering process of sorts.

Wonder Woman’s star is burning so brightly at the moment that it’s easy to forget that part of that flame has been regularly stoked by Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp in her comics. She’s conquered both the box office and the critics on Rotten Tomatoes, something that Batman and Superman’s epic clash cannot claim. Superman and Batman can have their epic battles and bitter disputes, but only Wonder Woman can say she raised her profile while maintaining the heart that makes her so endearing. For the first time in her history, it’s not unreasonable to say that hers is the brightest star in the DC trinity. By every measure, Wonder Woman is having a great year.

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