Reading: WONDER WOMAN VOLUME 1: BLOOD - Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang & Tony Akins (illustrators)

Though normally I would definitely not be one to argue for messing around with the back/origin story of a major character - especially one as major, and beloved, as Diana Prince, aka Wonder Woman - but admittedly,  this graphic novel (a collection of the first six issues of the 'New 52' DC/Wonder Woman series) treads some new and genuinely intriguing ground when Diana learns that her mother, Queen Hippolyta, lied many years ago about the origin of Diana's birth, revealing who Diana's father really is with news that literally rattles the gods. And it actually works here, somehow adding more depth to Wonder Woman's background as well as intelligently tying her story into Greek mythology. It's news that shatters Diana, of course, setting her to rethinking her whole life as well as her place in this world, and combined with the exceptional - even brilliant - and beautiful artwork of Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins, it's a book you can't take your eyes from even as you find yourself enmeshed with its story as well. While unsure of how hardcore, life-long DC/WW fans would accept this revamping of the iconic character's origins, I genuinely loved reading this book, my only complaint being that it ended with a serious cliffhanger and I had no volume two ready to continue on.  4.5/5 stars