I suspect that this book will do well for Scholastic, given the hero movies and Wonder Woman's appearance in the Batman/Superman movie coming in March (2016). It really is an abbreviated version of Wonder Woman's biography, suitable for a nine-year old. I quite liked these sketches, personally, but I know they will be cleaned up and look sharp and crisp for the final book. My ARC does not have the finished art (in a few cases, no art at all) but rather some rough sketches to let us know the general idea of what the art will look like. Most youngster will pick up this book more for the interior art (by Marcus To). This is for young readers who might be just starting to get interested in comics or at least interested in comics heroes because of the movies and television shows that are popular today. But this book isn't for the established comics reader.

I can't say that I was ever a big fan of Wonder Woman so I was pleasantly surprised that I learned a few things here, though I suspect the more dedicated comics readers will find this book overly simplistic and full of information that is fairly well-known.

It appears that Scholastic is issuing a few of these books in a 'Backstories' series, giving some very basic facts about a superhero's beginnings, training, and highlights of his/her career as a super-hero/crime-fighter.

As a reader of comic books, this is precisely the sort of book that I would be drawn to. Rated 3.5 of 5Īh.I remember the days when I couldn't wait for the Scholastic book fair that the school would have once a year. Plus, there's a lake monster, bigfoot has been spotted, there are reports of a boogeyman, and there may or may not be a UFO crashed into the lake.This review originally published in Looking For a Good Book. Better yet, his friends Bruce and Diana have been invited there, too! What better way to spend spring break than with old friends (Poison Ivy, Harley Quinn) and new ones like Arthur Curry (Aquaman), Barry Allen (the Flash), and Vic Stone (Cyborg)? Well, that is until kids start disappearing, one by one. After taking down the villains of Ducard Academy the previous year, going back to life on the farm was a bit dull. Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are back along with a lot of new friends as their Secret Hero Society goes to Spring Break! Clark Kent is thrilled when he receives an invite to a spring break academic retreat.

Wonder Woman by Scholastic Inc.