Wonder Woman - The Hiketeia

[cyberghostface]

 

1/3 of a graphic novel.





We learn a bit about the Hiketeia which is an ancient Greek ritual in one which is honor-bound to take care of another.





In Gotham City...





The young woman eludes Batman by jumping into the river.







The Furies (or Erinyes) wait outside and Wonder Woman confronts them, thinking that they're for Danielle.





Batman later appears to Diana, looking for Danny.





Diana kicks Bats out and tells him he's not welcome. Later, Danny begs her to make her tell her what happened and why she killed the men. It turns out her sister had arrived in New York to become famous and fell in with a group of very bad men.







Diana wakes up to find the girl gone and the Erinyes in her room. They tell her she fled to the bridge.



Wonder Woman arrives to stop him.







She says even if she had accepted his offer she wouldn't let him take Danny. He responds that she wouldn't be able to stop him either. During this time, Danny has fled to the edge of the bridge.

Comments

[joetuss]

Always hated this story, Batman was written as if he had half a brain.

[reveen]

This feels like authorial malice, Wondy not being able to save a jumper. It's not like she's Spiderman, can't she fucking fly?

And her being bound by some spiritual mumbo jumbo just feels wrong. I don't think it's being bound by oaths and traditions that define her as a character. She should be able to kick the shit out of the Furies and tell them to get the fuck off her property.

[leoboiko]

That cover is strikingly BDSMy, even for WW standards.

[jlbarnett]

usually this story gets like 90% compliments. Glad I'm not alone on seeing the significant flaws in it

[arthur_wynne]

I like the premise of this comic a lot, BDSM cover and all - sure, it doesn't fit seamlessly into the general portrayal of Wonder Woman but it's all right to do something different/artsy from time to time. I see the greek tragedy aspect of this as sort of like the surrealism in Arkham Asylum.

I do agree with everyone who said Batman comes across as a total out-of-character bonehead here though. That he would ever think he could force his way past Diana is ludicrous -and even that he would really think he should is way off the mark. Batman isn't the Punisher, he's not this dogmatic. But I do think the core idea of this story (WW and Batman, both with good intentions but with different priorities and views on justice, clash with tragic results) could be preserved in a plot where both characters acted more true to form, and I would really like to read that comic.

[shadowpsykie]

I love this story, but I agree I did NOT like the portrayal of batman, stubborn he might be, foolish he is not... though him invoking the Hiketea actually made me gasp... I feel like batman would have been smarter about this....

[commodus]

The funny thing is, I always thought Batman and Wonder Woman were quite close in regards to their views on justice. Seeing as how important it is to Batman that he supports Arkham and tries to get people help and empathise with their problems.
Given the respect the two have for each other, this whole conflict seems a little forced, don't you think? I have to believe Batman would simply explain himself, rather than start shouting and ranting like that.

[pyrrhocorax]

Oh well, I'm content to be alone in loving this story, as I love all and any appearances of actual ancient greek culture in Wondy comics, or indeed any comics at all!

plus he kissy the knee...

[beeyo]

The karate poses Bruce is hitting while he's standing in that doorway. So dramatic