I missed the days when the pantheon of Olympus played a huge part in the Wonder Woman series. Rucka brought them back, but made them too modern (though I loved his run, don't get me wrong). I will say up front that I'm not a fan of the television show, and I've been reading the comics since my teens (80's), pants instead of high heels are not an issue for me, and if they are for you, we're definitely two VERY DIFFERENT forms of fan.

Azzarello's run is simple and tight. He tells a good story without relying on other DC heroes to bring in readers. Wonder Woman was the only one of the big three whose stories were never her own; constant tie-ins and ridiculous self-exploratory plots were the result of writers being assigned to the character to 'make her popular' as opposed to just 'writing good stories'.

Phil Jimenez and Gail Simone had great runs because they focused on Diana and the Amazons, and kept the stories inclusive. Azzarello's has done the same, and has done it well. I'm a fan of the pulp style of plotting in which the bad guys are really had, and the good guys are flawed, but good--but that's the writers forte, and I knew that coming into this series. No doubt new writers will have a different formula, but I hope the inclusiveness remains. Wonder Woman can share her adventures with other capes in the Justice League, but she should have her own space with her own peers in her own series. I think Azzarello's run is a perfect start.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in a good story that's not bogged down by too many capes, and anyone who's a fan of non-sexist super hero art.

Spoiler review is here: http://ggypolska.wordpress.com/2012/05/04/so-wonder-woman-is-in-love-with-zola-right/