ARC from Netgalley.
Another dark and gritty title from DC Black Label...
This time, we have a post-apocalyptic story featuring Wonder Woman. Diana has woken up to a very changed Earth, full of wasteland and nuclear fallout created creatures. Gathering together her remaining weapons, as well as a few things of Batman's (her body was in stasis in the Batcave), Diana goes with a few human survivors to one of the only remaining towns left.
When she must protect that town from creatures, she realizes that the only safe place left on Earth might be Themyscira... or is it?
I'll leave the rest of the story for you to read, but this is definitely worth "Black Label", especially for violence and grittiness alone, lacking the nudity or language that some of the others have.
A good read, a short read, and nice to be a standalone.
Recommend.

I was thrilled to get an early copy through NetGalley and was happy to provide a review.
As the title implies this book sees Wonder Woman return to find the earth barren with only remnants of life still holding on. Wonder Woman has to quickly assess the situation and plan her next move.
I loved that this story had an identity that was fully realized. From the art, and lettering right up through the plot this book knows what it is and sticks too it. I would put this on a shelf with Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns. While the stories aren't particularly similar, it feels like this story does for Wonder Woman what Frank MIller did with the Batman character. I was hooked from start to finish.

Beautiful, complicated, Daniel Warren Johnson’s Wonder Woman: Death Earth is a fine first entry for Diana into the world of DC Black Label. The Black Label moniker here isn’t language or sexual content, but rather gore — not to the level of horror, but rather the blood spatters, disembowelments, and renderings of sword fights and giant monster battles, all of which Johnson illustrates with aplomb. His scenes are drawn with gritty grace, his body-horror monsters fleshy and biological. The emotional conflict of Dead Earth turns on Diana’s new friendship with a young woman, Dee, and her embattled town, whom Diana tries to take to refuge on Themyscira. Eventually Dee loses faith in Diana — loses faith in her “god” or her “leader,” as it were — and Diana must try in win that back. These themes are certainly relatable — loss of faith in one’s government, one’s family, etc. — and on their face make for an enjoyable story.

Wonder Woman is awakened from a centuries long sleep and finds that the Earth is a nuclear wasteland. She is trying to protect the last humans while still trying to find out how she is responsible for the dead earth. This trade contains all four issues of the miniseries.

Daniel Warren Johnson did one of my all time favorite comics, Murder Falcon, so when I saw he was doing a Wonder Woman title I could not wait to get my hands on it. The creative team was not listed on the review copy so I do not know who did what and that was the only complaint that I had about the book. I like to know who to give credit to and since comics take a team to create. It doesn't matter how great the art or story is, if the letter doesn't do their job, or if the colors ruin the effect by choosing the wrong colors.

Everything in Dead Earth combines flawlessly. The text is so much more powerful when combined with the apocalyptic art. The first image of what is left of earth really makes you want to know what happened. The action panels with battle scenes are really good. The entire team created an experience. You easily get sucked into the story.

Thanks to Net Galley for the ARC of this totally original and stunning take on the Wonder Woman myth. Johnson really explores Diana's view of humanity and makes us all think about how we would react when our family is threatened. I found the art to be stunning. I read it in one sitting because I simply could not stop.

Wonder Woman: Dead Earth has been on my radar for a while now. What I had seen and heard of it as the single issues were being released was promising. So I was excited to finally tuck into the completed series. I should say that everything I had heard before did not prepare me for how wonderful this series actually was. I should front load this a bit though. This isn’t a standard Wonder Woman story, and the art isn’t the glossy hyper-realistic art you see in most superhero comics. That said though, this art works perfectly for what this story is. In a post apocalyptic future, Wonder Woman wakes up with a loss of memory, the world in shambles, and all of her old friends long dead and gone. This is off the beaten path of your standard Wonder Woman stories, there are plenty of elseworld and alternate future Wonder Woman stories out there, but this one is much darker while still maintaining the core of who Wonder Woman as a character is. And that juxtaposed with the dystopia, new characters, and the slowly unraveling mystery of exactly how Diana and the world got here, makes it such an interesting story. I’ve seen people mention Mad Max: Fury Road and the 2012 relaunch of Prophet when talking about this, which I think are both apt comparisons, but it does stand by itself as one of the stronger DC Black Label books to have come out so far. It is a book that not only showcases a unique take on the character, but a strong artistic point of view for Daniel Warren Johnson.

Thanks to Netgalley and DC Comics for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

In this postapocalyptic tale, Diana of Themyscira, better known by her superhero moniker Wonder Woman, rises from a tubular stasis chamber after being asleep for centuries. To her horror, the world she awakens to is a nuclear wasteland. Diana doesn’t remember what happened, and the survivors can only provide her with an educated guess of how the earth reached its current state, as the story was perhaps too painful for humanity to pass on to successive generations. As Diana learns more of what transpired, she discovers her story may be inextricably entwined with that of Earth’s doom. Can she bear the truth? And more importantly, can she do anything about it?

After reading Daniel Warren Johnson’s Murder Falcon graphic novel a while back, I was eager to try another of his books. Murder Falcon was both fun and surprisingly heartfelt. I knew if he could pull at the heartstrings in a book with a title like Murder Falcon, he must have some serious talent. I am happy to report I was right. This story manages to be an incredibly fun yet poignant tale, one in which characters grapple with empathy, forgiveness, and second chances. Johnson hits the sweet spot by crafting a tale that is neither too simplistic nor ridiculously convoluted. Just as Diana learns more about the mystery of what plunged the world into ruination, so do the readers. I marvel at the simple yet effective way in which Johnson seamlessly weaves in flashbacks to give more information. He doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but he is solid at his craft. His art walks the line between rough and refined, and I certainly mean that to be a compliment. There is a beautiful, chaotic energy to it. It is rare to find a writer/artist who doesn’t seem to be weaker at one half of the job, and I applaud such skill.

I have been very impressed with everything I have read so far from DC’s new mature readers’ imprint DC Black Label. It was certainly painful when DC folded the Vertigo imprint, but DC Black Label has proven to be a worthy successor. I will definitely seek out more books from this label and this author. And if you’re a fan of excellent graphic novels, I recommend you do the same.

*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book impressed me, since I was not expecting much. The art is obviously amazing, though the two page spreads did not look as good on a digital comic book. The story starts in a typical post-apocalypse but there are quite a few changes to Diana (Wonder Woman) and twists in the story that really made it feel fresh.

Are you looking for a dark, gritty apocalyptic Wonder Woman? This one is for you! I loved Gotham City Garage, and this is like an even more apocalyptic and much darker version.

Great read. I was curious how it would end, and I ended up reading it all in one setting. Will recommend to adult Wonder Woman fans or anyone looking for a graphic that really explores second chances.

This was at times completely ridiculous, and some alterations to Wonder Woman and the Amazons left me confused and cold. But the striking art work and fever dream / metal album cover style of the book combined with mutations and kaiju monsters pulled me through. I will remember specific moments and images fondly even if I do not revisit the book. Early press saying this was a "definitive" Wonder Woman work and comparing it to Dark Knight Returns are a bit overblown, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.

Post-apocalyptic Wonder Woman is awakened after a great battle and nuclear explosions. The art is epic and detailed. The storyline will have you experiencing a range of emotions. You will want to be a better person after reading.

A mediocre story. Pretty much all of the characters would have benefited from more depth. On the other hand, the brutal art style is fitting and well done.

While I appreciated that this Diana wasn't sexualized like most other iterations of the character, I found the artwork to be very difficult to appreciate. The story itself was fascinating, but I struggled to pay attention to the dark, flat artwork that reminds me of comic books from 50 years ago.

This book was received as an ARC from DC Entertainment - DC Comics in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I have been waiting for a dead earth edition of my favorite superhero of all time. The graphics were absolutely amazing and it captured the essence of the story and really brought it to life. Loved the concept through and through from beginning to end. This book really magnified what I love about Wonder Woman. No matter what happens to her or the world around her, she will always remain resilient and strong and let nothing stand in her way. This was also a good recap of what is going on right now in the world with COVID-19 and a good message to grasp that if we remain positive strong and resilient, we can get through anything.

We will consider adding this title to our Graphic Novel collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Diana (Wonder Woman) is accidentally awakened from her cryogenic sleep. The world has changed drastically, and she cannot remember how she ended up in her chamber. The remainder of humanity is struggling for survival and being hunted by haedra, mutant creatures caused by the bombs humanity dropped on Themyscira. Diana takes Batman's belt from his skeleton and tries to help the remainder of humanity. She is helped by a former enemy. The events from before included Themyscira trying to save itself from flooding, humanity bombing them because of disagreements, and Diana killing Superman after taking off her gauntlets over a disagreement. Diana eventually decides to kill her mutated sisters in order to save the rest of humanity.

Really fun story about a revived Wonder Woman coming to terms with a post-apocalyptic world and helping the few remaining humans to fight off giant bird-worm creatures called Haedras. The artwork is really wild and colorful (reminds me a bit of Frank Miller's work on his Dark Knight stories) and the story is pretty good, too, parceling out surprises bit by bit as it goes along. Not going to say it's the best story ever, but it is a lot of fun and definitely worth your time.