Wonder Woman #11

[superfangirl1]

Wonder Woman final confrontation the Sovereign get sideline. Wonder woman gathers magic users for a meeting, so to discuss the Amanda Waller propaganda videos going on in Absolute Power #1

They get attack by a Wonder Woman version of Task Force VII Amazo.

Comments

[nyadnar17]

Not gonna lie.

If the world governments have access to this type of tech then it does kinda seem like humanity in the DCU have out grown the need for superheroes.

[blues32]

This is just moronic. Stealing the power of the Specter? With a ROBOT? How does that work? This is the literal wrath of God we're talking about!

[deh_tommy]

So what’s the deal with the Amazo quoting Charles Dickens?

[tcampbell1000]

There's a long, long history of the Spectre not actually living up to that whole "wrath of God" thing, and I have issues with that theological concept anyway. So his defeat here doesn't really bug me much. (Even at his best, I think it's more like he's the formerly-human instrument of the wrath of God, and that's not a guarantee of complete invulnerability any more than being a divine instrument protected Jesus.)

This is actually more believable than what Amazo pulled in the old days, mimicking magic-based powers despite being a creature of science--part of the conceit here is that Waller's brought in mystics and alien technology as well as the repurposed Amazo tech. She's sealed off alternate dimensions, she's got an interplanetary blockade going. She's thought of all the obvious objections, and if it's likely she's overreaching, she's at least not doing it in any easily exploitable way.

I mean, basically, the smart version of this plot--or the least dumb version, if you really must--is that Waller has been quietly planning and scheming and refining these weapons for a long time because she knows that if you're going up against the superhero population you damn well better follow the Powell Doctrine. Yes, that does mean the first few issues of this crossover are going to be on the predictable side, but if the heroes aren't in trouble then the whole thing is pointless.

Plus, I admit I felt something when they got to Detective Chimp.

That said, I do think it's unfortunately hilarious that King has to suspend his whole "Wonder Woman versus the secret masters of America" plot because Waller was like "Actually, ME and MY ASSOCIATES are the secret masters of America, and we're interested in taking out ALL the heroes, not just the one who offends your nationalist misogynist sensibilities the most."