Wonder Woman #600 Review

As an outside observer of DC Comics, this was an unusual purchase for me, and so please take my comments with that knowledge in mind.
Wonder Woman #600 is a mess, but at the same time it isn't. It's a collection of shorter strips - One which I would assume ties into current DC events, one with the delectable Power Girl, and there's the "main" story, which showcases Wonder Woman's new costume. They all seemed disjointed and, perhaps, more a celebration of Wonder Woman rather than a canonical issue.

The first story involves many women from the DC line up fighting a group of "siren robots" who've enthralled a bunch of men, and then Wonder Woman hurried off to a graduation of some sort. Yep, that's about as much sense as it made to me. The art was blindingly colourful, and then changed into more neutral tones towards the end. The second is predominantly a story about Power Girl and Wonder Woman, although one of the female Bat characters (Batgirl, I think) makes an appearance. It's light hearted, and the art works pretty well. The final story is pathetically short, and you effectively just see Wonder Woman beat up some guys, walk through a sewer-like tunnel bordered by people in white robes and then talk to a blind girl.

Each small strip is separated by a few pieces of art by various artists, showing Wonder Woman in her old costume in various poses and situations. Some are better than others, but the standard is pretty high. My favourite has to be the piece of Wonder Woman stood on a podium, and I've found a picture:


To top it off, there's an introduction by Lynda Carter and at the end there's two smaller interviews with people involved.

As someone who doesn't read DC, I was left a bit confused. I suppose I let myself in for it as I'd hoped #600 would be a fresh start and less of a "compilation" issue. Does Wonder Woman's "reinvention" look like it could be excellent? Yes, it does. But by simply going by the art and what's been said so far, it looks like she's going in the direction of Batman in that everything's going to be dark and brooding. Her costume has lost a lot of its colour and vibrance, the tones used were predominantly darker/paler shades, and it seems a bit wrong for Wonder Woman. One thing I do like is how they seem to have toned her down a bit. DC and Marvel have both gone down the road of ladies having large chests, but whilst Wonder Woman is still well endowed in that region, she's more modest about it, I think.