The Lies is the first collection from the ongoing Wonder Woman series during DC Comics' Rebirth period. Frankly, I have lost track of the many reboot, relaunch, ret-con and begin-again moments in DC's long and tumultuous history, so I usually just take each book in stride -- because I know if I get too attached to any given storyline, they'll just change it again anyway.

It's one of the reasons I stopped reading comics with the enthusiasm with which I once consumed them.

This reimagination seems particularly ill-conceived. Very suddenly, Wonder Woman decides her various origin stories don't gel properly, and she can't remember which one is true. She isn't certain if she was formed from clay or fathered by Zeus. She doesn't remember if she has divine powers or not. Are the gods of Olympus her allies or foes? She's not sure if her mother is alive or dead. And she can't remember the way back to Themyscira, the island paradise the Amazons call home.

For reasons never made clear, she seeks out her arch-enemy Barbara Ann "The Cheetah" Minerva to help clear things up, but the side quest that ultimately frees Minerva from her furry curse doesn't seem to put Wonder Woman any closer to the answers she seeks. It does, however, put her back in contact with Steve Trevor, who's now a special-ops badass who, along with his small team of soldiers, needs saving from a power-mad plant-god and his militaristic minion.

So, while writer Greg Rucka has a solid history with Wonder Woman, I'm not loving the new direction he has chosen to take her. The brief glimpses we get of Olympus and Themyscira seem off -- the latter seems more like a viking feast hall than a Greek paradise -- and there are too many fight scenes that seem to be there just because Rucka felt like the action was lagging.

On the other hand, the art team -- led by Liam Sharp -- does good work here, with colorful and dynamic pages from start to finish. Most importantly, they draw a good Wonder Woman.

I enjoyed aspects of the book, but overall the storyline of The Lies left me somewhat apathetic toward its ultimate direction. Time will tell if I am inspired to pick up the next book in the series, but I'm not in any hurry to seek it out.