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The following contains major spoilers for Wonder Woman #18, on sale now from DC Comics.
The most important battle of Wonder Woman's entire comic book career is just around the corner.
After months of facing off against every single threat that her enemies have to throw at her, Wonder Woman #18 finds the titular hero finally ready to confront the villain who has been pulling each and every string from the shadows. Upon reaching the grounds of the White House, Wonder Woman is met with fierce resistance ranging from Sgt. Steel to Apokolips' very own Grail, yet none of the opposition she faces is enough to hold her back. As such, it is only a matter of time before Diana has made her way into the White House, all for one final confrontation with the Sovereign.
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Wonder Woman #18
- Written by TOM KING
- Art by DANIEL SAMPERE
- Colors by TOMEU MOREY
- Letters by CLAYTON COWLES
- Main cover art by DANIEL SAMPERE & TOMEU MOREY
- Variant covers by DAVID NAKAYAMA, DAVID TALASKI, NICOLA SCOTT & ANNETTE KWOK, and RYAN BENJAMIN
The dark, twisted warrior known as Grail made her comic book debut in the pages of 2015's Justice League #40 by Geoff Johns, Kevin Maguire, Phil Jimenez, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Scott Kolins, Jason Fabok, and Jim Lee. Born to the Amazon assassin Myrina, who had a secret tryst with the malevolent Darkseid, Grail and her mother were the first Amazons to leave Themyscira, having escaped in the hopes of avoiding any tragedies brought about by the dark prophecies surrounding Grail's birth. In the following decades, Grail grew into a devastating, near-unstoppable warrior, one capable of standing alongside the Anti-Monitor and against the likes of the Justice League.
Grail, Sgt. Steel, and a myriad of other villains have become indelible part of the overarching plot crafted and carried out by Henry Charles, better known as the Sovereign. Hailing from a long line of secret monarchs who have reigned over the United States from the shadows, the Sovereign is among the most resourceful and relentless villains that Wonder Woman has ever faced. In the past year, the Sovereign has unleashed nearly every possible threat he can upon Wonder Woman, though none of them have been able to keep her down for very long.
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Among these various assaults against Wonder Woman have been a series of battles against her worst enemies, including Cheetah, who has proven to be more of an unlikely ally than anything else. Wonder Woman was even captured and confined for months by the Sovereign and his forces, though this was hardly enough to crush her spirits. In a moment of absolute desperation, the Sovereign ordered the murder of Wonder Woman's beloved Steve Trevor which, while certainly an act that had a profound impact on Diana herself, only cemented the fury she is now prepared to unleash upon the Sovereign and his forces.
Wonder Woman #18 is available now from DC Comics.
Source: DC Comics
Wonder Woman
One of the most beloved and iconic DC Super Heroes of all time, Wonder Woman has stood for nearly eighty years as a symbol of truth, justice and equality to people everywhere.
Writer Greg Rucka, William Moulton Marston, Joye Hummel, Robert Kanigher, Dennis O'Neil
Penciler Harry G. Peter, Ross Andru, Mike Sekowsky, Don Heck, Ric Estrada, Curt Swan, Irv Novick, John Rosenberger, José Delbo, Gene Colan,
Inker Mike Esposito, Dick Giordano, Vince Colletta, Joe Giella, Bruce Patterson, Romeo Tanghal, P. Craig Russell, Ray Snyder, Bob McLeod, Rachel Dodson, Matt Ryan, Wayne Faucher, Scott Hanna
Colorist Laura Martin, Romulo Fajardo Jr.
Letterer Jodi Wynne
Publisher DC Comics
Publisher(s) DC
Main Characters Wonder Woman, Hercules
Artists Liam Sharp, Nicola Scott
Summary
Themyscira, the island paradise she left behind to defend Earth from the war god Ares, has vanished, and the magical power of her Lasso of Truth has disappeared along with it. In a sprawling saga that bridges her first year as a hero with the present day, the Amazon Princess must team up with her greatest enemy—the brutal beast-woman Cheetah—to find her vanished homeland and seek the truth about her origins.
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