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There have been a lot of changes in the Wonder Woman mythos recently. There's a new Wonder Girl, a new group of amazons was found, Hippolyta died, Nubia became the new queen, and the three tribes have come together as one. It's been a lot. But it's also been really good!
One of the newest developments centres around the former queen, Diana's mother, Hippolyta. After apparently being murdered, Hippolyta's spirit returned to inform her people that it was all part of a plan that she had devised that would enable her to ascend to godhood; thereby granting her the ability to help her people within the realm of the gods.
Now, we actually get to see what happens after this revelation, as Hippolyta's spirit makes its way into the afterlife, to join the other gods of Olympus.
As anyone who's read Wonder Woman long enough would expect, this means that there is plenty of godly politics going on, with some plots, backstabbing, and alliances being made as not everyone is happy with the new addition to the pantheon.
Hippolyta feels like a force of disruption amongst the gods, but not necessarily a bad one. Gods like Zeus have become lazy and lax over the years, and Hera is a manipulator out only for herself. Hippolyta sees a lot of the flaws and the hypocrisy and calls them out on it. She even goes on a little quest to prove herself to them, and to bring back the one missing member of the pantheon.
The extra-sized one-shot is entertaining, but never really trays beyond the realm of being perfectly fine. There are no big moments here that will wow you, no story revelations that seem to set up big things to come, and nothing that left me wanting more. It feels like this is a single issue designed to flesh out the world of the Amazons a little, but that that's about it. And whilst it's a fine read there's nothing here that elevates this issue into must read territory.
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