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A recent DC Black Label serial has givenWonder Woman’sclassic clay origin story a major and utterly badass update . It not only reveals why Hippolyta chose to craft her girl from clay but also discloses the hole-and-corner ingredient she added . While this ingredient may account for Diana ’s unparalleled power level , it also comes with important consequences .
This bit clear Diana not only a child of mud but also the offspring of every Hellenic deity .
Daniel Warren Johnson and Mike Spicer’sWonder Woman : Dead Earth#1 kick off a dark narrative where Diana wake from a century - farseeing sleep to find her friend gone and Earth reduced to a barren . With her recent memory missing , Wonder Woman embark on a seeking to bring out the mystery story behind the devastation .
The story is interwoven with flashback of Diana ’s past , specially her sentence on Paradise Island . Notably , two flashbacks — one in issue # 1 and the other in issue # 2 — offer a detailed explanation of Diana ’s creation and the significant consequences of those origins .
DC Reveals Why Hippolyta Chose to Shape Diana From Clay (Hint: Immortality)
Panels Are FromWonder Woman: Dead Earth#1 by Daniel Warren Johnson
Wonder Woman : Dead Earth#1opens with a flashback of Hippolyta telling a untested Diana the story of her creation . The Amazon Queen guides her daughter to place her men in the clay of the Earth , divulge that this clay is what Diana was made from . While Diana ’s origin as being craft from Henry Clay is a well - demonstrate element of her traditional knowledge , Hippolyta ’s explanation offers a smart linear perspective . She describe the clay as being from the Earth ’s core,“the strongest of what this humbled world had to offer,”andexplains that she chose mud to ensure Diana would be“strong . ”
Hippolyta retain to elaborate on her choice of clay for form Diana , excuse that she wanted to make her girl substantial enough so that no one could ever hurt her and that , when the world eventually make out to an end , Diana would live on and be safe . This provide the most profound insight fan have received into Hippolyta ’s selection of clay for Diana ’s origination . It also uncover thatthe clay contributes to Wonder Woman ’s immortality and a stage of impregnability . This account is brilliant because it does n’t retcon Diana ’s origin but rather enhances it in a genuinely captivating manner .
Wonder Woman ’s mother undergo a villainous transformation so shockingly antic and graphic that I ’m surprised it was approved for publication .
Hippolyta Reveals Wonder Woman Possesses a Drop of Blood From Each Greek God & Goddess
Page Is FromWonder Woman: Dead Earth#2 by Daniel Warren Johnson
InWonder Woman : drained Earth#2 , a flashback divulge more about Diana ’s creation through a conversation between Hippolyta and Nubia . Hippolyta disclose that Diana is not only made of clay but also contains a drop of blood from each of the Greek Gods , unbeknownst to them . The poof explains that the excessive political party she hosted for the Supreme Being , concluded with the ok food and vino , was in reality a ploy to put them into a deep slumber . This allow her to slip a fate of their blood , including that of Zeus , the most powerful of the gods .
Hippolyta kept the parentage hidden until the present moment she was ready to create Diana . Johnson ’s art captures the scene , point Hippolyta on her knee as she pours the divine blood of all the Greek gods and goddesses onto the cadaver , which she then uses to mold Diana . This act makes Diana not only a child of clay but also the issue of every Greek divinity . Hippolyta explains to Nubia that her intention was to make"[Diana ] strong . So strong that she could never be hurt . ”This revelation put up a sound account for Diana ’s extraordinary great power point .
Wonder Woman repair a classic element of her traditional knowledge with a brutal , post - apocalyptical twist that ’s sure to leave fans grin from ear to ear .
Diana Prince’s Origin Update Explains the Consequences of Being Crafted From the Blood of Gods
Despite the impregnability , immortality , and other powers Diana gain from the gods ' blood , there were significant consequence to such a method of founding . As Nubia notes , the inspired blood has invest Diana with more power than she can control , piss her“too strong”and posing a risk not only to others but to herself as well . This uncorrectable durability is vividly illustrated during a training session , where Diana accidentally cause the collapse of an entire cliffside . Thus , the power Hippolyta think to be Diana ’s peachy strength has also become her sterling impuissance .
In improver to highlighting the dangers of Diana ’s power , Nubia formulate a solution : Wonder Woman ’s touch Bracelets of Submission , rebranded in this Black Label series as the Gauntlets of Submission . Nubia offer the gantlet to Diana not as a mandate but as an option , explain that they were crafted to help her see her Brobdingnagian superpower and keep her intensity in arrest . While the gauntlets will make Diana“weaker,”they will also make her“safer . ”Their effectiveness depends on Diana ’s willingness to wear them , wee it her pick , which she readily live with .
Wonder Woman’sDead EarthOrigin Story Aligns Perfectly With Mainstream Continuity
Panel Is FromWonder Woman# 6 by Tom King
This origin update is masterful because it does n’t retcon Diana ’s established clay origin storey ; alternatively , it enriches it with new layers of depth . By detailing Hippolyta ’s choice to utilize clay and revealing the dramatic plus of the gods ' blood , the update clarifies the origins of Wonder Woman ’s top executive , admit her immortality and Brobdingnagian strength . This enhancement not only deepen Diana ’s backstory but also dead aligns with her current origin in mainstream continuity , seamlessly integrate these new element into her established traditional knowledge .
Tom King’sWonder Woman#6 confirm thatmainstream continuity follows Diana ’s clay origin storyby ingest Diana herself acknowledge that she was made from clay . Hence , there are no contradiction between theDead Earthand mainstream continuity origin stories for Wonder Woman . Fans can therefore imagine that the intriguing addition fromDead Earth — Hippolyta ’s logical thinking and the use of the blood of all the Greek deities — could also apply to theWonder Womanof the primary DCU .
Wonder Woman : Dead Earth # 1is available now from DC Comics !
WONDER WOMAN : DEAD EARTH # 1 ( 2019 )
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana , Princess of the Amazons . create on the island of Themyscira , Wonder Woman is a ace - powered demi - goddess with extreme strong-arm strength who utilizes sorcerous gifts ( like her famous Lasso of Truth ) to defeat her foes . As powerful as her fellow poor boy Superman and the Justice League , Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and sexual morality .
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Created on the island of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is a super-powered demi-goddess with extreme physical strength who utilizes magical gifts (like her famous Lasso of Truth) to defeat her foes. As mighty as her fellow heroes Superman and the Justice League, Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and virtue.
Wonder Woman is the superhero identity of Diana, Princess of the Amazons. Created on the island of Themyscira, Wonder Woman is a super-powered demi-goddess with extreme physical strength who utilizes magical gifts (like her famous Lasso of Truth) to defeat her foes. As mighty as her fellow heroes Superman and the Justice League, Wonder Woman is unmatched in her compassion and virtue.
