Comics war of the gods series#

Ares, having been told of Circe's manipulations by his daughter Harmonia who had paid with her life to get the information to him, appeared with the other pantheons' war gods and declared the war at an end. Superman, meanwhile, led the charge against New Olympus itself, where the confused Greek and Roman pantheons were still committed to destroying each other. Guided by the Phantom Stranger, the Spectre, and Deadman, her spirit languished inside the Gaea's womb. Though Diana's physical body was destroyed, her eternal spirit remained. To avoid incurring Hecate's curse, Circe reduced Wonder Woman to clay rather than kill her and, convinced she had finally defeated her, left for New Olympus to recreate the entire universe for Hecate. With her mother rendered unconscious in the battle, Wonder Woman took her to Themyscira to heal.ĭriven from her fortress by the Suicide Squad, Circe headed to Themyscira and drew Wonder Woman out to the same beach where she had been formed by Hippolyta years before. Tracking one of the artefacts, Wonder Woman discovered the Bana-Mighdall temple and fought their leader, Shim'tar, who was revealed in defeat to be her mother Hippolyta, under a spell. Circe had expected this, and planned on cultivating the energy from the spells the group was now casting – but her plan backfired and her spells were undone. In the Tower of Fate in Salem, Doctor Fate gathered several powerful mystics, as well as Geo-Force and Animal Man, in an effort to create a counter-spell to reverse the effects of Circe's magic. To combat the heroes of Earth, she sent forth her Beastiamorphs that attacked several American cities including Chicago, Boston and Gotham City. Circe intensified the strength of her Hellfire Web, placing a stranglehold on Gaea herself. This caused widespread geological disaster across the globe, forcing Earth's heroes to band together. Through all of this, New Olympus pierced the veil between worlds and appeared in the skies above Earth. The two champions fought before both were cast from New Olympus, each ending up in different locations. Instead, they used Captain Marvel in battle against the champion of the Greeks, Wonder Woman.

Though the Romans had sought to use the Son of Vulcan as their champion he had refused, realising something was not right. On New Olympus, the Roman gods took arms against their Greek counterparts in a bid to reclaim their lost legacy. The spell was powerful enough to affect even the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips. Through the artefacts, she was able to spur the gods to make war against one another. Circe also had the cooperation of Eris, the scheming daughter of Ares.Ĭirce used the artefacts to wave the Hellfire Web which blanketed the entire world, at the same time waking the gods of several pantheons. Konrad Kaslak who stole several mystical artefacts for her. To appease the vengeful desires of her matron goddess Hecate, Circe set out to destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.Ĭirce enlisted the aid of the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall who longed to take Themyscira as their own, as well as Dr. Circe's motivations were predicated by an ancient prophecy that foretold that Hecate would repossess her soul upon the death and birth of witch. The plot involved Wonder Woman's most notorious adversary Circe and her ambitious goal to satisfy the vengeance of the goddess Hecate by destroying and ultimately remaking all of reality. The storyline crossed over into most of the mainstream titles published at the time and culminated in an unofficial epilogue in Wonder Woman #62, which also signified Pérez's departure from the series.Īlthough the title featured many heroes that populate the greater DC Universe, 'War of the Gods' focused heavily on Wonder Woman and many of the supporting characters from her title, specifically, the Gods of Olympus.

Comics war of the gods series#

Each issue of the series was forty-eight pages in length and included centerfold bonus pin-ups illustrated by Chris Sprouse and George Pérez. Finished art and embellishments were provided by Cynthia Martin and Russell Braun. The series was written by Wonder Woman series writer/artist George Pérez who also provided the layouts. War of the Gods was a four-issue limited series published from (cover date) September to December of 1991.