Preview: Wonder Woman ’77 Meets Bionic Woman #6
Wonder Woman ’77 Meets Bionic Woman #6
writer: Andy Mangels
artist: Judit Tondora
covers: Cat Staggs (a), Nicola Scott (b)
incentive cover: Cat Staggs (“virgin art”), Nicola Scott (“virgin art”)
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FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+
The two most powerful women on television are here to fight the forces of evil! The battle for Paradise Island and the fate of the free world ends in this issue, with surprises galore. Now Wonder Woman and the Bionic Woman — along with their allies and Max the Bionic Dog — face down the evil cabal of villains known as CASTRA on two battlefronts. Explosions, swords and armor, reformation, a literal cliff-hanger, and an army of Amazons versus an army of Fembots…it all ends here!
No stuntwomen needed as the best-selling team-up fans demanded wraps up with a thrilling finale, written by best-selling author ANDY MANGELS (Star Trek & Star Wars) and illustrated by JUDIT TONDORA (Grimm Fairy Tales).
Even though Andy Mangels’ plot is needlessly convoluted at times introducing supporting characters from the TV shows slapdash without giving new fans a feel for them, and Judit Tondora’s art lacks heft during scenes that should be iconic like Wonder Woman transforming, their love for these classic 70s TV shows shines through in Wonder Woman ’77 Meets the Bionic Woman #1. They should also be commended for making Diana and Jaime almost instant friends and allies instead fo wasting the first issue on pointless squabbles as they smile after catching a giant boulder together while protecting ordinary citizens from an explosion. After a fun cold open, the first issue goes all out Cold War with various alphabet soup espionage organizations, including Bionic Woman‘s OSI, trying to catch saboteurs and get to the bottom of a deeply rooted conspiracy.
Woman, but what could be a strong superhero/spy period piece gets lost in the shuffle. Hopefully, later issues of the miniseries either streamline the plot or spend time showing Diana and Jaime’s connections to their supporting players. The latter could be very rewarding.
As a child who was born in 1977, the television gave way for some true cultural icons. I remember my family owning a big tube TV and all of us having to compromise on what TV shows we would watch, all fifteen of us sisters, brothers, and cousins. There were some shows that one of us quite took onto like my Grandfathers’ favorite show, Hawaii Five-O. Then there were the universally loved TV shows like The Fall Guy and A-Team, it captured all our attention like a tractor beam.
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