Currently(or soon to be) Reading: Absolute Power, Batman/Superman: World's Finest, Birds of Prey, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Justice Society of America, Shazam, Titans, & Wonder Woman.
We still don't know why Hippolyta orchestrated her own death/ascended - we just know that she seems to have a long game in mind, and it sounds like Diana will probably be in cahoots with her. Probably looking to take them out from the inside and if it looks like she's siding with the gods against humanity it's absolutely gonna be a bait-and-switch.
And hey, maybe in the end we'll get a monthly about Diana and Hippolyta on a mother-daughter odyssey in god-land while the main WW title temporarily goes to Yara and/or Nubia. Yes, that's massively wishful thinking on my part, but we've had a big Hippolyta renaissance recently so who knows!
LAZARUS PLANET: REVENGE OF THE GODS #3
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON, BECKY CLOONAN, and MICHAEL W. CONRAD
Art by CIAN TORMEY, EMANUELA LUPACCHINO, and ALITHA MARTINEZ
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
1:25 variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 3 of 4 | Variant $5.99 US
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Is Wonder Woman responsible for the destruction wrought by the gods she's worshipped all her life? Back in Man's World at last, Diana sees the horrors of the gods' war and questions all she's done to ensure the Amazons' survival. Is it too late to turn the tide and achieve peace? Meanwhile, Olympus itself trembles as Shazam's wizard takes revenge on his former champion!LAZARUS PLANET: REVENGE OF THE GODS #4
Written by G. WILLOW WILSON, BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and JOSIE CAMPBELL
Art by CIAN TORMEY, ALITHA MARTINEZ, and others!
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by SIMONE DI MEO
1:25 variant cover by MICHAEL CHO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | 4 of 4 | Variant $5.99 US
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The identity of humanity's mysterious ally is revealed in the action-packed finale! With an unexpected god at their side, Wonder Woman and the Amazons are ready to take down Hera and her evil machinations once and for all. But what will victory mean for the future of the heroes and villains connected to the gods?
Great. So we got 3-4 issues of Diana being useless (at least) or actively harmful. But it's okay, another god will get her off her ass to save the day.
Isn't this pretty much how Wilson wrote her last time? Indecisive and ineffectual?
This crap can't end fast enough. Unfortunately it's setting the stage for her new status quo, so we're going to be suffering whatever garbage comes out of this for the foreseeable future.
So Wilson actually stayed through for an entire WW story this time?
Know it’s a separate continuity and all but can’t really be on board with villain Hera after Historia if I’m honest.
The lead up to this has been abysmal and boring, reading the solicitations isn't better.
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I love Historia, but Hera should be a villain in the main universe.
Intriguing premise. It seems perhaps that some of the Olympians and gods will go back to their capricious ways.
It makes we wonder which gods will be opposed to Hera and if Diana is going to align herself with those Olympians?
I’m also curious if this will alter Shazam’s origin for Dawn of the DCU. The Wizard is showing up in this, but Johns’ restart of the Shazam origin had it based more in general magic than powers magically bequeathed by certain gods and the Council of Eternity also played a part. It’d be cool to see and learn about the nature of those characters again, but that’s probably a long shot at best.
It’ll also be interesting to see if the Quintessence and other pantheons show up and how they feel about Hera’s plans.