Where to Start Reading Wonder Woman Comics | Best Wonder Woman Comics in Collected Editions!

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  • Wonder Woman has been around since 1941. Being one of the most recognizable characters from DC comics and with over 80 years of stories and events it can be a difficult task for new readers to get into a character. This is for people that always wanted to know where to start! Here are some jumping on points for Princess of Themyscira!
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    Time Stamps:
    Start - 00:00
    Golden Age (1941) - 01:40
    Diane Prince (1968) - 02:46
    Gods and Mortals (1987) - 04:03
    War of the Gods (1991) - 06:04
    Wonder Woman No More! (1994) - 07:14
    JLA: A League of One (2000) - 08:24
    Hiketeia (2002) - 09:48
    Spirit of Truth (2002) - 11:23
    Who Is Wonder Woman? (2006) - 12:27
    The Circle (2008) - 13:28
    Blood (2011) - 14:35
    Lies/Year One (2016) - 16:05
    Alternate Realities:
    The Legend of Wonder Woman (2016) - 18:06
    Wonder Woman: The True Amazon (2016) - 18:39
    Wonder Woman: Earth One (2016) - 19:12
    Conan Vs. Wonder Woman (2017) - 20:27
    Wonder Woman: Dead Earth (2019) - 21:06
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  • @Qwarky
    @Qwarky Рік тому +15

    God, Greg Rucka's run was so freaking good. It's one thing to portray Diana as just powerful and badass, but to also manage to show how much of a PRESENCE she has when she's in the room, how much she has grace and mercy and kindness and wisdom. Diana as a super hero but also an ambassador and diplomat was such an irresistible combination, and I loved all the gods in modern clothing, still scheming and being petty and unreliable.

  • @raizen3
    @raizen3 Рік тому +36

    It's amazing we don't have a Greg Rucka Omnibus. And I wait every week for news about a Gail Simon Omni Reprint. That book goes for crazy prices. Thanks for the video Omar, a lot of things I did not knew about. Awesome as always.

    • @a.a677
      @a.a677 Рік тому

      Need that reprint so bad D:

    • @marcosperez3151
      @marcosperez3151 11 місяців тому

      Is "Down to earth" the start of Rucka's run, or is it the DC Rebirth Universe that start of his run?

    • @McDuendis
      @McDuendis 11 місяців тому

      I've been told today that Simone's is coming by november 2023 ... $100.

    • @derekgreen7319
      @derekgreen7319 7 місяців тому +1

      I can't believe DC hasn't published a Greg ruck WW omnibus

  • @bunkmastab
    @bunkmastab Рік тому +6

    Cincinnati Oktoberfest? Nice, I'll see you there for some stein hosting.
    The "My mom is my favorite Amazon" was adorable, well done

  • @juliusmaloney
    @juliusmaloney Рік тому +8

    Wonder Woman is my first & last comic hero, she’s how I started reading comics & I’ve loved her since I was a little kid. I honestly watched this thinking I’d read most everything & to gauge an idea of what Omar saw as the key starting point thinking it would just run from Perez onwards, awesome to see the breadth of her history recognised & even as a long time fan there were titles I missed or collected editions that expand on what I already own. Thanks for such a passionate in-depth overview of the Amazing Amazon! 🙏🏼🤩

  • @leorivers7759
    @leorivers7759 Рік тому +3

    Your enthusiasm is contagious... now my must haves have broke my bank.... into the 6th Volume era.

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Рік тому

      Thank you for the kind words. I hope you are enjoying the stories!

  • @peterx1957
    @peterx1957 Рік тому +11

    Hey Omar, thanks for this guide to WW. It will be invaluable. I own the 3 George Perez Omnis and some other stories here and there including the Absolute by Azarello. The "Spirit Of Truth" was collected in the gorgeous Absolute Edition of the "World's Greatest Super Heroes". You've given me some more to seek out. Cheers mate. 👍

  • @coyley72
    @coyley72 Рік тому +6

    I’ve only read the Azzerello and Chiang Omnibus. I thought it was brilliant. Chiang’s art is amazing.

  • @OrangeGeemer
    @OrangeGeemer Рік тому +4

    There is a 60's Omnibus??!!!! I had no idea! .... I'm ordering one right now :)

  • @TheManOfSteelV2
    @TheManOfSteelV2 Рік тому +1

    Ahhh I am wanting to jump into Wonder Woman, and was looking into where to start and was gutted you didn’t have a reading order or a where to start…. And then this drops!! Love it haha! Thanks

  • @KennethKralyJr
    @KennethKralyJr Рік тому +2

    Great list Omar I love Wonder Woman Diana Prince so much and own many of the collected editions in the video my favorite are the George Perez run and the DC Rebirth era of Wonder Woman !!! Keep up the great work Omar with your videos !!!

  • @AvengCalifornication
    @AvengCalifornication Рік тому +1

    Been waiting for this video

  • @EcopiuM
    @EcopiuM Рік тому +4

    I just finished pretty much catching up from the start of rebirth to now. Have bever read her stuff before and thought there was some really great stuff there and some amazing art. Looking forward to now going back to Perez and reading all the material between then and rebirth, maybe dipping back into the Diane Prince stuff for fun.

  • @TheUnstoppableBar
    @TheUnstoppableBar Рік тому +4

    Thank you for this video Omar!! Have been waiting for something for Diana

    • @trishb.6398
      @trishb.6398 Рік тому +2

      I thought of you when he did this since you are on his Patreon.

  • @McDuendis
    @McDuendis Рік тому

    Nice, I was expecting this one. I saw the other in 2019, I think, so a refresh is very good. ¡Buenísimo! 😀

  • @stephentheshywarrior2759
    @stephentheshywarrior2759 Рік тому

    My only WW I currently have in my collection is some of the Rebirth run. Year one is simply amazing and the art is simply stunning. A great jumping on point.

  • @fireboy312002
    @fireboy312002 Рік тому +1

    Great, now I wanna read another book haha. A League of One sounds fun

  • @jacoblapalme9024
    @jacoblapalme9024 Рік тому +1

    Love this these video!!

  • @hotricky1976
    @hotricky1976 Місяць тому +1

    William messner lobes’ run is my favorite!

  • @fabritz1891
    @fabritz1891 Рік тому

    Nice! I have War of The Gods Omni.. can’t wait for GP reprints.

  • @Chandasouk
    @Chandasouk Рік тому +2

    *puts on tiara* I feel wonderful!

  • @Krypton_Ken
    @Krypton_Ken Рік тому

    Right there with ya knocking on wood for that Who is Wonder Woman deluxe edition, I love that story and was so disappointed when it got canceled. Fingers crossed it happens this time.

  • @omnibusman5792
    @omnibusman5792 Рік тому +2

    Not a Wonder woman story, but props to Wonder Woman in Death Metal. 🤘

  • @Krypton_Ken
    @Krypton_Ken Рік тому

    Nice thing about Wonder Woman is that she has several really accessible jumping on points. My favorite is definitely George Perez, that's the GOAT as far as I'm concerned. Second for me is probably Azzarello and Chiang, love that run, it's super easy to get into. Third is Heinberg and Dodson's Who is Wonder Woman story arc, much more continuity heavy but worth it, especially if you like Donna Troy. Although being a Donna Troy fan is like having a doctorate in DC continuity, her personal history has always been a mess, but a wonderful one.

  • @Littlefinger4E
    @Littlefinger4E Рік тому +1

    I started reading george perez run few weeks ago just because his artwork

  • @La-Comics-Cave
    @La-Comics-Cave Рік тому +6

    Wonder Woman by Perez is my favorite one by far but I’m not sure this is the best way to start reading Wonder Woman. I’d rather recommend starting with Rucka or Azzarello

    • @flimtok
      @flimtok Рік тому

      Why is it a bad place to start?

    • @Stephen_D421
      @Stephen_D421 Рік тому

      Perez omni 1 is the only run I have read... it was good with a couple of great issues. What did you like more grom the other runs.

  • @Spiderweb444
    @Spiderweb444 Рік тому +1

    Wonder woman reading order coming soon i feel like 👀

  • @a.a677
    @a.a677 Рік тому +1

    The video was very helpful and made me commit buying the Brian and Chiang omnibus and War of the gods omnibus

  • @hamzadawud
    @hamzadawud Рік тому

    Thanks for all that you do, Omar. Do you think the Denny O'Neil stuff, when she lost her powers and started doing judo, is worth reading? I've been tempted to get the Omni any time I saw it for a decent price, lol.

  • @yakstravaganza
    @yakstravaganza Рік тому +2

    I’d really like to get into Wonder Woman. I tried Hiketeia by Rucka based on ur recommendation Omar. It was really good 👍🏼
    When oh when will they put out Wonder Woman Omnis by Greg Rucka???

  • @joshuahelmeke
    @joshuahelmeke Рік тому

    FOR THE WIN! ❤

  • @manuelcanaya1987
    @manuelcanaya1987 Рік тому +5

    Good recommendations of my favorite character 😁😁 ( Hope I have written well, my English is weak xD)

  • @paulbrown6464
    @paulbrown6464 Рік тому

    One of my favourite runs was John Byrnes three year run

  • @stephentheshywarrior2759
    @stephentheshywarrior2759 Рік тому

    I have the WW by perez volume 1 omni on preorder for about 60-70% off in the UK. Cannot wait to read this one as it has been on my list for many years.
    Will volume 2+3 get reprinted Omar?

  • @kennethjohnson9370
    @kennethjohnson9370 Рік тому +1

    I started reading WW golden age then the silver age silver age had cool stories

  • @brandon17760
    @brandon17760 Рік тому

    I read the new 52 omnibus, and I loved it. Then I bought the Phil Jimenez omnibus.... Wooo boy, that wasn't a smart move lol

  • @asseertedwolf
    @asseertedwolf Рік тому

    idk if anyone will help me or not but i recently just got into reading comics for fun and I just picked up Wonder Woman year one and really enjoyed it a lot. I love the artwork in it. what do I buy next to continue the story? there's so much stuff idk where to even begin to look.

  • @Chandasouk
    @Chandasouk Рік тому +3

    Can we all appreciate Omar calling Wonder Woman's mom "Hippo Lita" ?!

  • @twistedtheorist749
    @twistedtheorist749 Рік тому +9

    DC needs to give William Loebs a lot more love. Both his Wonder Woman and Flash need Omnis.

  • @ricardonascimento9461
    @ricardonascimento9461 Місяць тому +1

    George Pérez is a god!!!

  • @anbunight3662
    @anbunight3662 Рік тому

    do you thing there will be a reprint of secret warriors omnibus in the future or at least the complete collections ??

  • @darthvader5273
    @darthvader5273 Рік тому

    Hopefully we’ll get a reprint of golden age Wonder Woman

  • @derekgreen7319
    @derekgreen7319 7 місяців тому

    Messner-loebs is underrated in general.

  • @CesarIsaacPerez
    @CesarIsaacPerez Рік тому

    We need Greg Rucka's run on Wonder Woman in Omnibus!!!

  • @DanielleA2023
    @DanielleA2023 8 місяців тому

    Greg Rucka
    John Byrne
    George Perez
    Brian Azarello
    Mike Deodata
    Jose Delbo/ Dave Hunt

  • @nelsoncarvalho6338
    @nelsoncarvalho6338 Рік тому

    I'd add the Byrne run. It introduces Cassie.

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Рік тому

      I thought about it, but it got so confusing with the New Gods origins.

  • @lorenleskovar
    @lorenleskovar Рік тому

    Still praying for Gail Simone omnibus reprint 😮‍💨

  • @mr.dccomics9018
    @mr.dccomics9018 Рік тому +1

    Wonder Woman by George Perez.
    The best version of her by a long shot.

  • @jsb8261
    @jsb8261 Рік тому

    I like Daniel Warren Johnson's art but his take on Beta Ray Bill was so off to me I couldn't read past the first issue. Maybe it got better but I'll never know.

  • @DEATHxTHExKIDx1
    @DEATHxTHExKIDx1 Рік тому

    DEAD EARTH was damn good. Truly savage

  • @theomniscient3328
    @theomniscient3328 Рік тому +1

    Omar i just think the dc is missing the opportunity to publish the Firestorm run, could publish "the fury of firestorm" and "firestorm, the nuclear man". but dc just keeps messing around. anyway, let's hope hugs my friend, stay in peace.

  • @Stephen_D421
    @Stephen_D421 Рік тому +4

    I cant believe that we have that 60s Wonder Women but we have almost no 90s Superman Omni's or Legends of the Dark Knight.

  • @SPRIGGANX02
    @SPRIGGANX02 Рік тому

    Can someone give me a more specific collection where to find the wonder woman no more series? Having a hard time figuring out what exactly that whole series is.

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Рік тому

      The William Mesner Loebs series? That can be found in the WW by Loebs trade or the Wonder Woman By Deadato trade.

    • @SPRIGGANX02
      @SPRIGGANX02 Рік тому

      @@NearMintCondition So is the Challenge of Artemis a different thing or just a reissue? It has the same cover, that's why I'm confused. Also relatively new to collecting, sorry about the ignorance. Thanks for the response!

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Рік тому

      It’s okay and no need to apologize. They have so many of the same issues and it gets confusing. Challenge of Artemis is volume 2 of WW by Loebs. So that’s what you are looking for/

    • @SPRIGGANX02
      @SPRIGGANX02 Рік тому

      @@NearMintCondition So the William messner loebs run...it starts with, "The last true hero", then "Ares Rising" and ends with the Mike Deodato stuff 90-100? Why haven't they done an omnibus of these three collections? It seems perfect. I haven't read any of it yet so I don't know what comes after 100 or if that's a good ending point. What's your opinion Omar?

  • @derekgreen7319
    @derekgreen7319 7 місяців тому

    I cant understand why DC passes over certain omnibus editions like the Greg Rucka run.

  • @thakidreese6043
    @thakidreese6043 Рік тому +5

    How come Wonder Woman doesn’t have a lot of iconic comic books like Batman, Superman, or Spider-Man but she is still popular?

    • @hamzadawud
      @hamzadawud Рік тому

      Longevity?

    • @HansYuan
      @HansYuan Рік тому

      Your question is backwards. Wonder Woman is nowhere near as popular as Superman, Batman and Spider-Man. Those three are the top selling comic books of all time (4 and 5 are X-Men and Captain America). Wonder Woman doesn't even break the top 10. So she has fewer iconic stories and she is also less popular. It's also important to note that "less popular" doesn't mean "not popular". She *is* clearly popular, you just can't compare her to literally the top 3 selling characters. So I would say that Wonder Woman has exactly the number of iconic stories proportional to her own popularity, including Gods & Mortals, The Hiketeia, the New 52 run, among others.

    • @Matthew.E.Kelly.
      @Matthew.E.Kelly. Рік тому

      She actually does, there's just a handful of issues with high ROI for investors as compared to Spider-Man (who has *hundreds* of potential investment books & dozens far out of reach for all but the most devoted collectors/investors), Batman (who has scores of both) & Superman (who has dozens of both).
      Really the Silver Age Wonder Woman issues have the highest fair market values, apart from a couple random covers by Peréz & Bolland. We're talking books worth $10,000+ vs. her first appearance, which just sold earlier this year for over $1 million, compared to $100-200 books.
      So, that's the long answer. The short answer is there are tons of high value issues of Wonder Woman, but the best copies of them stay in the hands of investors & portfolio managers 🤷 us working class folks will never be able to afford a $100,000 comic, let alone a comic worth 10x that.
      Hope that answers your question.

    • @Carlos-xz3vi
      @Carlos-xz3vi Рік тому

      I’d say is the symbolysm of what she represents. I know women in my family that consume WW merchandise and have not read a comic book in their lives. So even without the iconic comic book stories, WW is still a money generating machine. The old TV series were also pivotal in increasing the popularity of the chracter.

    • @stephentheshywarrior2759
      @stephentheshywarrior2759 Рік тому

      The tv series and films have made a big difference.

  • @OrangeGeemer
    @OrangeGeemer Рік тому

    Does anyone now if wonder woman was ever read by a mainly female audience???

  • @Ragamuffin-Guesses-cgc-grades

    League of one does come in hardcover.

  • @spidervenom14
    @spidervenom14 Рік тому +3

    You start by reading all the Golden Age comics by William Moulton Marston. And then you stop. :)

    • @NearMintCondition
      @NearMintCondition  Рік тому +10

      Hahaha I said the same thing, but about Pérez. :)

    • @Carlos-xz3vi
      @Carlos-xz3vi Рік тому

      But then you’d miss WW run by Brian Azzarello which is fantastic!

    • @omnibusman5792
      @omnibusman5792 Рік тому +1

      Im a bronze age reader, but I love that comment.

  • @jsb8261
    @jsb8261 Рік тому +1

    I'm not sure DC is even sure about what's canon or not anymore so...