There has been little that has not been contentious about the run of this new creative team on this title since they took over, or even before they took over.  Some challenged Meredith Finch for her lack of experience as a writer.  Others saw problems with David Finch’s explanation of the Amazon princess as something other than a feminist.  The criticism of the series didn’t relent once it was actually released with the new team at the helm, but while some of this criticism is due, much of it is not, as people are comparing what is essentially a return to the monthly norm against Azzarello’s thought provoking run on the title.

Where this series potentially had the best chance to regain some readers while also maintaining interest for those already on board, was through the reintroduction of Donna Troy.  While the timing seems a bit odd considering that Convergence in this same month could give the conditions for reintroducing this character from her pre-Flashpoint days, she was instead reintroduced a few months previously.  The reintroduction was a gran enough gesture to return Wonder Woman to a bit of normality, but with the sometimes maddening focus put on Wonder Woman’s different roles in this series, between superhero, queen and goddess, the return of Donna could have acted as an anchor to the series which was wavering.  It is therefore a bit of a disappointment in this series that Donna Troy is continually used as a deux ex machina on an issue by issue basis, and finally when she is allowed to cut loose here that it is completely out of character from her past.

Perhaps the creative team has something else in mind for where the character is heading, or some other big reveal about Donna Troy or how she could be presented as a hero and not a villain, but at the moment the direction of this series remains confusing.  The potential is there for this series to succeed with this creative team, only it would appear that the wrong pieces are being used at the wrong time.  Instead this needs a back-to-basics approach and to focus on what makes this character popular to begin with.  With the onset of Convergence, it allows for a bit of a break hopefully and to refocus the series to get back on the desired track, as it started out well with this team, but has been gradually declining in its coherence since then.

Story: Meredith Finch Art: David Finch
Story: 7.0 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.0 Recommendation: Pass