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Wonder Woman, Volume 3: Iron by Brian Azzarello
4.0

Story: Holy shit, talk about picking up in terms of stakes. So last we saw the baby taken by one of Diana's friends. However, now we get some backstory of how Wonder Woman trained with War as a child. After the backstory we're introduced to "The First" who's been buried and forgotten by the gods. However, he has rose, and he is really fucking pissed. Think like Kratos from god of war. Then we have Diana teaming up with War to go save the baby but we have new characters coming in left and right to come to a final confrontation.

Art: The art is a really nice upgrade. The fight scenes are great, the emotional moments work really well, and everything is really easy to follow. Surprised this is the same artist as everything is easier on the eyes now...maybe new colorist?

Enjoyment. I really dug a lot of this volume. Super intrigued by the "First born" character and his fight scenes are vicious as hell. Watching Zola and Hara get along is funny as hell. Wonder Woman being a badass warrior here works well. The dialogue is a huge jump up here and plenty of lol moments mixed with great emotional bits.

What I didn't enjoy: Maybe still confused on a lot of new character. Sometimes introduced at a rapid rate.

Overall, super fun. I loved a lot of this volume and can't wait for volume 4. Time to head to the library! A 4 out of 5.