You guessed it. Last week was Wonder Woman week. After the usual drip, drip of Wonder Woman ’77 and Injustice: Gods Among Us throughout the rest of the month, Wonder Woman week gives us the major fix of Wonder Woman and Superman/Wonder Woman on top of that, too.
But we had a new arrival last week, too: DC Bombshells, a World War 2-set adventure that sees Elseworld versions of all DC’s major superheroines (and some supervillainesses) ganging up to fight the Nazis. And only the Nazis.
It was something of a quiet week for our Diana, last week. Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four decided to follow Harley Quinn, Hippolyta and Shazam as they escaped Tartarus only to end up on Apokolips, but that didn’t involved Wondy at all. DC Bombshells continued to assemble the Bombshells team, but Wondy and Mera have still yet to make their way to the mainland, so they didn’t feature this week either.
Instead, we merely have the conclusion to Wonder Woman ’77’s latest story and a guest appearance on the somewhat dubious All-Star Section Eight. But before we come to those after the jump, I should point out that contrary to my previous statement on the subject, DC’s massive crossover event Convergence didn’t quite end with the status quo left entirely intact. In fact, three new comics are about to be launched off the back of it, involving previous continuities.
The first is Telos, who was one of the baddies in Convergence, but probably irrelevant for Wonder Woman fans. Titans Hunt, however, is a bit more on our patch, since if the current nu52/DCYou Donna Troy doesn’t appeal to you, Titans Hunt is going to give us a pre-Flashpoint Donna Troy as part of the Teen Titans to enjoy.
Meanwhile, for all those who’ve been hating on Superman/Wonder Woman (and Superman/Wonder Woman) since the nu52 made it canon, joy will be yours as Superman: Lois and Clark launches. That’ll see the further adventures of the still married, still bechilded Lois and Clark of the pre-Flashpoint universe, the big twist being… they’re actually in the DCYou universe and can only watch (and hide) while the Superman, Lois Lane and Wonder Woman of that universe do their own thing.
I’m imagining there might be a cameo or two from the Power Couple, too…
Weekly Wonder Woman’s back from its holiday on Themyscira everyone (Καλώς ήρθατε, WWW!). While it’s been on its sojourn, numerous Wonder-full comics have been published, including the likes of Justice League of America #3, Deathstroke #9, Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Justice League #43, Superman/Wonder Woman #20, Wonder Woman #43, and new arrival DC Comics: Bombshells.
I’ll be reviewing precisely none of those today, since trying to play that much catch-up in one go lies on more or less the same ley line as barking insanity. However, as usual, I’ll probably catch each of them up once the next issue comes out.
Instead, today, I’ll content myself with looking at just last week’s issues and their continuing storylines: Injustice Gods Among Year Four #18 and Wonder Woman #77 #8. See you after the jump, once you’ve stopped ogling Gal Gadot in a new Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice promo pic and wondering why all the Wonder Woman pics are of her looking glamorous, while Supes and Bates just look moody and fighty.
It’s going to be the last Weekly Wonder Woman for a while, I’m afraid, since I’m on blogging holiday next week until the start of September. So treasure these words, for they’re the last you’re going to get for over a month.
But for our last Weekly Wonder Woman this summer, we have a doozy of a collection to work through. As well as seeing the power couple face down the Suicide Squad in Superman/Wonder Woman #19, we have Wonder Woman facing down the Anti-Monitor in Justice League #42, facing down Martian Manhunter in Martian Manhunter #2, facing down Nyx and two Strifes in Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #43… and, erm, apologising to Superman for breaking his arm in Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year Four #11.
And finally, after weeks of digital comics promoting its arrival, we finally have not only the conclusion of the Justice League: Gods And Monsters comics series, but also Justice League: Gods and Monsters to watch on our teles. Was it worth the wait for Wonder Woman fans?
It’s been a big weekend for our Wondy, because over in the San Diego Comic Con, we had the first trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that actually features the Amazon Princess. Blink and you might miss this…
…or this…
…but you won’t miss this exciting use of her bracelets…
…or this example of her indestructibility…
That ‘real world’ excitement aside, it was also a busy week in Diana’s comic book world adventures, and surprisingly, all of it had a theological perspective. Over in Justice League of America, Superman’s Kryptonian god Rao has turned up, offering to help the world, prompting Lois Lane of all people to start examining the nature of belief. But where’s Diana in all of this, you might wonder? Good question…
Meanwhile, over in Sensation Comics, we mine Hesiod’s lesser known Works and Days to explore a little known facet of Eris aka Strife – there’s two of her. What will they get up to together?
Justice League: Gods and Monsters is a new title that acts as a prequel to the Justice League: Gods and Monsters movie and we learn quite a lot about this Elseworlds Wonder Woman – particularly that she likes to shag. A lot. But what are her views on godhood? That we’ll look at after the jump, too.
And lastly, it’s all out war between Amazons, gods and Justice League over in Injustice: Gods Among Us and by the end of it, there are going to be a whole lot more gods, too.
