Wonder Woman 9 (SPOILERS)

[FIFTY-TWO (52)]

Can someone explain to me these two things?

1) The deal with Persephone. Did she cut her own wrists? I mean, what exactly happened, how did she try to escape and how did Hades punish her?
2) "But hers are clawed" says Strife to Hades. She's talking about something of Diana's but i didnt understand what.

Strife was just playing on the word "pause". Y'know, cause it sounds just like "paws".

[Dr. Hurt]

Strife was just playing on the word "pause". Y'know, cause it sounds just like "paws".

Oh man... how did i miss that? Thanks man!

[Auguste Dupin]

Can someone explain to me these two things?

1) The deal with Persephone. Did she cut her own wrists? I mean, what exactly happened, how did she try to escape and how did Hades punish her?
2) "But hers are clawed" says Strife to Hades. She's talking about something of Diana's but i didnt understand what.

1) She tried to escape her marriage by killing herself? That sounds like a dumb idea (with Hades being the Lord of the Dead and all), but heh, maybe she thought being her servant was better than being her wife.
2) If I read the context right, she's actually talking about Persephone, and the fact she clawed her skin to escape Hades. She's just being...nice as ever with her uncle. But I could be wrong.

Nice issue. I couldn't help but laughing at how much of a dick Hades actually is. A dick that wants to.....fill....Diana's.....hole?
..... That didn't come out right.
Anyway, the issue basically was the Hades show, with his ex wife, his dad, and his new bride. Not that it's a problem with me. I like Hades in this. But as always, Strife steals the spotlight, by manipulating the Lord of Hell.
As for Diana, she's mostly passive here (I know some people who will have a great time being angry at this), but the book is strongly hinting at her faking for Zola's sake. Unless the whole thing with the Lasso is actually a gambit by Strife to confront Diana with her true self to release her from Eros's spell (it is the Lasso of Truth, after all). Time will tell. It's strongly unlikely she's going to stay in Hell for more than one issue in both case.

[Dr. Hurt]

Thanks Auguste!


Man, i want to see Cronos unleashed. He'd make a great villain for the whole DCU.

[slvn]

Can someone explain to me these two things?

1) The deal with Persephone. Did she cut her own wrists? I mean, what exactly happened, how did she try to escape and how did Hades punish her?

Yeah, I thought maybe she slit her wrists, trying to take her own life, but Hades and/or her immortal nature wouldn't let her go, and Hades is keeping the wounds open for eternity as a reminder.

2) "But hers are clawed" says Strife to Hades. She's talking about something of Diana's but i didnt understand what.

Hades said "that gives me pause"; Strife is punningly hearing "pause" as "paws." And by saying Diana's paws have claws, Strife is basically saying the same thing she said about Diana before, in #4: "she can be a real bit--, that one."

[Auguste Dupin]

Thanks Auguste!


Man, i want to see Cronos unleashed. He'd make a great villain for the whole DCU.

A God of Time trapped since the dawn of the universe with a vengeance to take against the entire world?
Hooooooo yeah.

[RandomFalls]

Yeah, I thought maybe she slit her wrists, trying to take her own life, but Hades and/or her immortal nature wouldn't let her go, and Hades is keeping the wounds open for eternity as a reminder.

I'd say it's to do with the whole "till death do us part" bit of marriage. Persephone killed herself, ending her marriage to Hades, but doomed herself since she's dead and now stuck in the Underworld for eternity. And yeah, Hades keep the wound sopen to remind her of ehr actions. He's a bit of a cruel dude.

[Outside_85]

I'd say it's to do with the whole "till death do us part" bit of marriage. Persephone killed herself, ending her marriage to Hades, but doomed herself since she's dead and now stuck in the Underworld for eternity. And yeah, Hades keep the wound sopen to remind her of ehr actions. He's a bit of a cruel dude.

Also, if i am not mistaken, Persephone wasn't technically dead when Hades married her in the original myth and she would occasionally venture into the land of the living for some sunshine and such...perhaps Hades got a little tired of that?

But yeah...great issue again :)

[Maximum Impact]

This was so not worthy of a trip to the comicbook store. It was a total waste of time filler issue and some non-driving _________ backed into my car while I read it in the parking lot. If there had been any damage I'd be in jail right now, all because of Azzarello's pamphlet of bad puns.

[billee0918]

Another brilliant issue. Beautiful character work, as usual. Now I gotta wait another month, sight!

This month's highlight:
- the gown
- the throne
- the tension built by the excellent writing

[Rob_Olivera]

Also, if i am not mistaken, Persephone wasn't technically dead when Hades married her in the original myth and she would occasionally venture into the land of the living for some sunshine and such...perhaps Hades got a little tired of that?

But yeah...great issue again :)

This must work really well in a Trade book. Here? Too slow, but I did like it! This whole chapter screams 1960's plot and execution for me! It's a bit juvenile, a bit serious, a bit dark. Good combination. The Pricess of Paradise about to become the Queen of Hades. Great contrast.

Like others, I think Diana is faking it. Just as I had hoped she would be. There was quite a serious look on her face when she saw Hades's plan with her magic lasso, if she wasn't faking it this wouldn't have been portrayed this way.

At the rate this book is going, I don't really expect her to be out of there before #12 though.

[Rob_Olivera]

This was so not worthy of a trip to the comicbook store. It was a total waste of time filler issue and some non-driving _________ backed into my car while I read it in the parking lot. If there had been any damage I'd be in jail right now, all because of Azzarello's pamphlet of bad puns.

You read it in the parking lot?! Ugh!!! No way! I wait till I get home, get really comfy in bed, turn down the volume to the TV, and THEN I read!

[billee0918]

You read it in the parking lot?! Ugh!!! No way! I wait till I get home, get really comfy in bed, turn down the volume to the TV, and THEN I read!

I run into my house after work every third Wednesday, take care of the dogs, get into my sweats, fly to the couch, download and devour.

[Rob_Olivera]

I run into my house after work every third Wednesday, take care of the dogs, get into my sweats, fly to the couch, download and devour.

That's more like it!!!!

[Maximum Impact]

You read it in the parking lot?! Ugh!!! No way! I wait till I get home, get really comfy in bed, turn down the volume to the TV, and THEN I read!

I LOVE my ride. It's as comfortable as any recliner and it's my living room away from home. Seriously it's like driving a Lay-Z-Boy sitting on a cloud, plus it's a nice day and my lcs' location is picturesque.