Favorite Amazonian-comicbook-character-invented-by-a-psychologist? Wonder Woman.
These Direct-to-Video animated features are something to behold — who would’ve thought we’d be seeing an animated version of Deadpool earlier this year?
Admitted, the first few DCU animated features didn’t take off on a good start — Superman:Doomsday, anyone? There was now a reason to hesitate; and what if a new feature just sucks? That’d be such a waste of money and fan-anticipation.
Wonder Woman, on the other hand, is a surprise. From the get-go, this Gail-Simone-crafted retelling of Diana’s origin is filled with action. Clocking in at just over an hour, viewers will get a ton of action scenes, a preview of life on Themyscira, Diana’s reckless youth, and a grand showdown finale in Washington.
It also helps that there’s surprisingly sharp banter between Diana and Trevor, as they debate on how men and women are different by design.
Keri Russel voices Diana, and several other celebrities turn in some of the best voicework for any superhero animated feature yet. I’m also loving the grown-up Timm-iverse style that’s present here. It’s just the beginning, and I’m already looking forward to a follow-up. If all DCU animated features are going to be this good, I’m going to be crossing my fingers very, very hard in the hopes that they give The Dark Knight Returns a treatment.
Wonder Woman is amazing — 5/5 for me, and if you’re still not convinced, two words: Amazon Zombies. 
5/5
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