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#COMICS WAR OF THE GODS SERIES#

Originally, the final issue was going to have Steve Trevor and Etta Candy marry, an event he had been building up to since the series was relaunched.

Also, DC did not plan the story for newsstand distribution, but for direct sales stores only. He felt that DC Comics was not doing enough to celebrate Wonder Woman's anniversary that in turn would promote the story. William Messner-Loebs would begin his run on the series with Wonder Woman Special #1, followed by issue #63.Īround the time of this story, George Pérez was having editorial problems that caused troubles and problems writing the storyline even from its inception. Later, Wonder Woman meets with Julia Kapatelis for Vanessa's graduation, where what is said at the graduation is the same on Themyscira and the world: the future awaiting them is about to take its first step for the new journey to start. Wonder Woman goes to the military hospital where General Philippus is recovering, and helps out with herbs to heal her. The fallen Amazons lay and are ignited in a ritual as those fallen can now go on their final journey to the Afterlife. The same innocence goes for Steve, since he was revealed not to be under his own actions, but under General Yedziniak's. The world announced an apology for the blaming against the Amazons as Themyscira is such an ally the world needs. The Amazons rebuild their home and now they have sisters and brothers from Man's World.

Queen Hippolyta and Wonder Woman, mother and daughter, hug over how wonderful things turned out in the end.

The issue was not advertised as an aftermath to War of the Gods, but it takes place and was released following after the event's end. Issue #62 was the final issue of George Pérez's run of Wonder Woman, as the tagline on the cover states An Era Ends for. Eris would also return later, albeit briefly during Phil Jimenez's tenure as writer and artist on Wonder Woman. In the end, the War of the Gods is finally over, but at the price of Hermes', Eris', Son of Vulcan, and Harmonia's lives, as well as Circe herself (although she would return later by unknown means). Hecate tries to take possession of Diana, but is destroyed by the Lasso of Truth.

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Using the Talisman, Circe (who is blasting energy at Wonder Woman, who channels it into the dimensional star field material of Donna's costume) is absorbed and in turn her power fails causing her body to rapidly age and die, which in turn sets free Hecate's disembodied soul. In the battle, Circe is taken from Olympus to the Tomb of Cronus where she faces Wonder Woman and Donna Troy. After Captain Marvel is freed from the Roman gods' influence and Wonder Woman is brought back to life, Gaea regains her strength and the fight leads to Circe. The superheroes convince the gods of every mythology to lay down their arms and join them in facing the true enemy manipulating them, revealed to the gods to be Circe. While this happens, New Olympus is moved to Earth, where it ends up threatening Earth and all of existence. The fight leads Circe to Themyscira, where after a confrontation, she kills Wonder Woman by turning her back into clay. Meanwhile, Black Adam recruits the Suicide Squad to help him launch an attack on Circe's fortress. Son of Vulcan was originally asked to be the Roman God's champion, but he declined. With the threat of Wonder Woman stopping her, Circe makes sure she has her hands busy fighting Captain Marvel, under the influence of the Roman Gods, before he destroys the Greek Gods.

Unknown to them, it is in fact the sorceress Circe who has led each of them to wage war on each other, so she can destroy the Earth goddess Gaea. While the ancient Roman gods wage war with the Greek gods, the Egyptian, West African, Germanic, Mesopotamian and Thanagarian gods each want to recreate the world in their own images, and attack the superheroes who stand in their way. Worldwide, ancient gods suddenly begin trying to destroy the Earth and each other. Steve Trevor is forced by General George Yedziniak to attack Themyscira an oncoming war is about to begin. With the disappearance of Queen Hippolyta, General Phillipus wounded by gunfire and the death of Hellene, some Amazons are taken into custody. The Amazons are framed for these crimes and public hysteria is whipped up against them. Circe is responsible for a series of brutal murders that have occurred where various magical artifacts have been stolen. 2) issues #51-57, after the Amazons announced themselves to the world in #50, Circe has been behind the scenes watching Diana's every move.

6 George Pérez's letter to Wonder WomanĪs shown in the Wonder Woman (vol.

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