Wonder Woman

Before I really got into comics, Superman was an invulnerable platitude, but Wonder Woman was a ghost.  She was, unfortunately, nothing to me.  I missed out on Pèrez’s run.  By the time Messner-Loebs’ run started, I was “all in” on Batman, and it probably doesn’t get enough credit.  I’d like to read it some day.  Then John Byrne took over, and, well, I just don’t like his stuff.  I dabbled in Eric Luke’s and Phil Jimenez’s runs, but nothing with Diana fully clicked with me until Greg Rucka’s first run.  I enjoyed the hell out of his Batman work and was quite glad to follow him on another character.  It was absolutely rewarding.  There were some other writers after him, but I avoided WW until Gail Simone took over, and it’s funny and delightful.  Later, Rucka was asked to update WW’s origin for DCs Rebirth, and that’s when I realized that Wonder Woman was the HEART of DC Comics.  





Pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths

Forgotten Legends
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Forgotten-Legends/digital-comic/657792


Post-Crisis
George Pérez
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-By-George-Perez-Vol-1/digital-comic/409434

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-George-Perez-Vol-2/digital-comic/526880

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-George-Perez-Vol-3/digital-comic/667184

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-George-Perez-Vol-4/digital-comic/839973

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-War-of-the-Gods/digital-comic/340347


John Byrne
I’m torn, because Byrne’s work leaves me colder than a blizzard in Antarctica.  On the other hand, he gives us the new Wonder Girl, Cassandra Sandsmark, who joins Young Justice.  I probably shouldn’t recommend what I haven’t read. 


Phil Jimenez
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Paradise-Lost/digital-comic/526912

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Paradise-Found/digital-comic/526917





Rucka v1
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-Greg-Rucka-Vol-1/digital-comic/389597

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-Greg-Rucka-Vol-2/digital-comic/539947

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-by-Greg-Rucka-Vol-3/digital-comic/796386


Simone
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-The-Circle/digital-comic/579391

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Ends-of-the-Earth/digital-comic/531048

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Rise-of-the-Olympian/digital-comic/531053

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Warkiller/digital-comic/531058

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Contagion/digital-comic/531063

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2006-2011-600/digital-comic/8765


The New 52
Sadly, no.  Despite Cliff Chang’s great artwork.  Here’s why:
https://www.tor.com/2012/04/04/wonder-woman-comics-and-the-violation-of-the-amazons/


DC Rebirth

The updated origin presented here in volume two, “Year One”, is the best WW story I have ever read.  It’s in contention for the finest superhero story I have ever read.  It is thoughtful, nuanced, full of affection and care.  
Rucka v2
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-Vol-1-The-Lies/digital-comic/439378

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-Vol-2-Year-One/digital-comic/511936

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-Vol-3-The-Truth/digital-comic/559223

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-Vol-4-Godwatch/digital-comic/602799

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-Annual-1/digital-comic/493421

Yay, appearances by Peony McGill, aka Star-Blossom!  By Gail Simone and Colleen Doran. Her very existence brings me tears of joy.
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-75th-Anniversary-Special-2016-1/digital-comic/411885

https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-2016-750/digital-comic/833532



Other points of view

To be honest, I haven’t read any of this yet, but some of the names attached to this project leave me no choice.
Wonder Woman 1977
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-77-2015-2016/comics-series/34633


The Legend of Wonder Woman
https://www.comixology.com/The-Legend-of-Wonder-Woman-2015-2016-Vol-1-Origins/digital-comic/446437

The True Amazon
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-The-True-Amazon/digital-comic/429098

Spirit of Truth
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Spirit-of-Truth/digital-comic/847648

    Also available here, which is well worth it:
https://www.comixology.com/Justice-League-The-Worlds-Greatest-Superheroes-by-Alex-Ross-Paul-Dini/digital-comic/741711

Wonder Woman & Conan the Barbarian.  Yes, you read that right.  By Gail Simone and Aaron Lopresti.
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Conan-2017-2018/digital-comic/687386

Diana, Princess of the Amazons
https://www.comixology.com/Diana-Princess-of-the-Amazons/digital-comic/831059

Warbringer
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Warbringer/digital-comic/831054

Tempest Tossed
https://www.comixology.com/Wonder-Woman-Tempest-Tossed/digital-comic/863459

I cannot recommend Grant Morrison’s WW Earth One series of graphic novels.  I’d really, really like to, because Yanick Paquette’s artwork is amazing.  But Morrison’s writing here isn’t as informed or nuanced as they’d clearly like to be when it comes issues of gender and racial oppression.  It’s like they've read some of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ work one night and thought they could handle writing like him.