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InWonder Woman # 775 , Diana resurrect the Gods of Olympus , uncover that DC’sInfinite Frontierera is bring back the deities of theNew 52.Over the retiring few issues , Wonder Woman has been on a pursuance to save her fellow gods , and her late triumph in the Graveyard of the Gods understand a aggregative resurrection of all but one .
TheNew 52publishing initiativebegan in August 2011 , with the conclusion ofFlashpoint . TheNew 52rebooted the DC Universe , with some characters barely affected and others receiving wholesale changes , Wonder Woman being in the latter camp . Under the focal point of writer Brian Azzarello and creative person Cliff Chiang , much of Wonder Woman ’s backstory was rework : the Amazons were recast as bestial warriors , and the gods who gave Wonder Woman her powers were draw as exotic and beyond human understanding . To go along with this new attitude , many of the gods were redesign visually as well , take on grotesque appearance ; for instance , Hephaestus , the god of the forge , resembled a giant ogre . But when theNew 52era came to an end andRebirthbegan , the gods of Olympus were change back to their more classic appearance . Now , withInfinite Frontiermerging all DC ’s retiring continuities , and manyclassic heroes returning , it seems Olympus will see the tax return of some fan - preferred aim .
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In this takings ’s ' Afterworlds Part 6 , ' compose by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan , with art by Andy MacDonald , colors by Nick Filardi and letters by Pat Brosseau , Wonder Woman has made it to theGraveyard of the Gods , determined to reconstruct Olympus . She and Deadman run across up with the Keeper of the Grounds , and Wonder Woman challenge him to a warfare of wits . The two exchange riddles , and finally Wonder Woman stumps him . The Keeper allows the Olympians to return , but one must stay behind , and Wonder Woman opt Chaos . The Keeper then restores the pantheon , and reader see a rush of God include the New 52 versions of Hades , Hephaestus , Hera , Athena , and what appear to be Apollo and Hermes .
Wonder Woman’sNew 52era stands out because of its singular , out of the boxful take on the quality and mythology . The Olympians of the New 52 were gods , and as such , were beyond humankind . Their motivations and appearances were strange , Hades in particular . Infinite Frontierhas reincorporated many classic characters and construct back into the DC Universe , and theNew 52gods seem to be next in line . Given their cosmic mercilessness and dour deeds duringWonder Woman’sNew 52era , rooter should be excited to see them devolve , stockpile Mount Olympus with individual enemies and allies rather than a monolithic subspecies of bland deities with little involvement in the mortal airplane .
Notably , some gods appear in more traditional forms once back on Olympus , with a more humanoid Hermes helping Diana move on to the next stage of her escapade . give-and-take around Janus implies that DC ’s Greek and popish pantheons have unify , suggesting that theNew 52forms may be alternate edition of each Greek god going frontwards . Resurrecting the gods of Olympus is n’t the end ofWonder Woman ’s pursuit , but it does help base a electrifying new condition quo as old alliances and grudges are resurrected .
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