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Wonder Woman, War and Orion must join forces to save Zola's baby from Hermes. But Orion's reasons for helping Wonder Woman lead to a disastrous betrayal! Plus: the truth about the dreaded First Born is revealed!

As her duties as God of War draw Wonder Woman into battle, the Cheetah resurfaces to strike!

Wonder Woman was created in the early 1940s as a paragon of female empowerment and beauty and her near eighty-year history has included seismic socio-cultural changes. In this book, Joan Ormrod analyses key moments in the superheroine's career and views them through the prism of the female body. This book explores how Wonder Woman's body has changed over the years as her mission has shifted from being an ambassador for peace and love to the greatest warrior in the DC transmedia universe, as she's reflected increasing technological sophistication, globalisation and women's changing roles and ambitions. Wonder Woman's physical form, Ormrod argues, is both an articulation of female potential and attempts to constrain it. Her body has always been an amalgamation of the feminine ideal in popular culture and wider socio-cultural debate, from Betty Grable to the 1960s 'mod' girl, to the Iron Maiden of the 1980s.

Wonder Woman has been shot through the heart--by the Lord of the Underworld himself, who wants the Amazon for his bride! It's up to Lennox to pull his half-sister out of hell!

It's the grand finale of the historic WONDER WOMAN epic by writer Brian Azzarello and artist Cliff Chiang! Saying more would spoil all the surprises--and there will be plenty!

Wonder Woman's already reeling from the battle of a lifetime. How can she possibly withstand an all-out attack from her eldest brother, the deadly First Born?

If the helmet fits...then it's time to play God.

A daring new direction begins with the arrival of a brand-new villain! But while he may be new to us, he's not new to the world he seeks to tame. And speaking of villains, Donna Troy's quest to destroy Wonder Woman ratchets up another gear (if that's even possible!), while the games of the Gods bring dark portents to the ultimate Amazon!