Reading: WONDERFUL WOMEN OF THE WORLD - Laurie Halse Anderson (editor)

1st Line: "When I was a kid, I did a project for school about the different sections of the newspaper."

Prose (Story): In honor of Wonder Woman's 80th Anniversary! Extolling the virtues of strength, compassion, justice, truth, and equality - like Wonder Woman herself - this YA graphic novel/anthology, spotlighting 23 women around the globe who have waged their own battles for all the above values (Serena Williams, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Greta Thunberg, Beyonce, Keiko Agena, Mari Copeny, more), each profile written and illustrated by some of the biggest talents in the business, is a colorful, important, and long-overdue tribute to the wonder women of real life, who fight every day so that all who cannot speak up may still be heard. 

Don's (Review): Wow, whoever at DC came up with this idea was a bit of a genius. Having read a number of graphic novels, I have never come across one that I'd automatically attach the word "important" too - but that was my constant feeling while reading this. Though "just a guy," as a gay male I have some knowledge of trying to live and love within a community constantly under fire - and like to keep updated on current and world events as I can, because of it - but with nearly every one of the 23 women covered here, I found myself at some point in each profile raising my eyebrows when coming upon a fact about the subject that I didn't know. It's a fascinating collection, one I would love to buy for every young person I know, because I can't imagine how many times someone just coming into his, her or their own as an adult would treasure the inspiration they could repeatedly come back to, just re-reading the stories of these remarkable ladies. And while a second, third, etc. volume could easily be forthoming as well, I loved the fact that the profiles here were of women affecting change across the board - whether in entertainment, science, education, sports, politics, activism, it's realy astounding what this anthology can teach you, while still being enthralling and entertaining. And with each profile being covered by a different writer or artist - literally many of the best in the comics industry, each with obvious love for the subjet their covering here - each story, each page bursts with color and energy and life. Kudos on whoever came up with this one, DC!  4.5/5 stars

NOTE: I received a free ARC of this title from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.