Diana is forced to face Ares, the God of War, and she will to find her own way to defeat him while also showing the rest of the planet what she represents.
This story segment concludes and it pretty much exemplifies why I don't like this direction.
Is not that is badly written, at least not in a traditional way. Greg Rucka's script is solid with an interesting theme that showcases the conflict between Diana's beliefs and how she has to deal with the rest of the planet's. It demonstrates classic dilemma's for the protagonist that certainly puts her in a more traditional route while also giving the rest of the cast some compelling moments.
On the other hand, it might be too traditional for its own good. Ares being the best example of this by being portrayed as an overly typical villain who speaks in unnatural ways to show his role in the story. I get what Rucka was going for, trying to justify Ares' status as a God by making him a bit more bombastic but this also makes him more predictable and therefore more boring.
Once again, I tend to prefer what Brian Azzarello did with the character of Ares trying to present him as a God but also understandable by adding more layers to his personality and background. Azzarello never forgot he was writing about a deity but strangely enough, he made War more human than ever which created the most compelling characterization the character received.
Nicola Scott's artwork is obviously stunning, full of beautiful characters and environments. She follows the story perfectly as well.
This gives me a lot of conflict and as a whole, I don't think I like it despite that the writing is not bad itself.
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