That’s the big problem with this issue-it all feels like it’s a slow march towards tragedy. Some of the visuals of the other Pantheons are well done here by artist Ariel Olivetti, but much of this issue feels like it’s biding time until Diana’s former allies come to confront her. Soon enough, the new evil Wonder Woman has taken over the White House and declared it the new Amazon kingdom while the former residents of Themyscira are torn between their loyalty to their new queen and their desire to rebel against what they know is going too far. This grief weakens Wonder Woman, allowing Hecate to increase her influence and take over. Via DC Comics.įirst he sets up sneak attacks against “Amazon sympathizers” Steve Trevor and Etta Candy, followed by a military strike on Themyscira that kills Hippolyta. The evil God Phobos, who specializes in fear, had infiltrated the US military and was working to bring his bigotry against Amazons into the mainstream. But in this world, Diana contained Hecate within herself, thinking she could control her-which might have worked had it not been for another villain working behind the scenes. Set around a war between the various pantheons of ancient Gods masterminded by Hecate, it left Wonder Woman dead until she battled her way back and triumphed over the evil witch. Ray: This is the first of the Tales from the Dark Multiverse one-shots based on a story I haven’t read-George Perez’s Wonder Woman was just before my time-but this dark reinvention was relatively easy to get into. Tales From the Dark Multiverse: Wonder Woman War of the Gods #1 – Vita Ayala, Writer Ariel Olivetti, Artist Trish Mulvihill, Colorist Ray – 7/10 TftDM: War of the Gods #1 cover, via DC Comics.
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