Wonder Woman Vol 4 18

"The Queen of Roots": Hermes is not eager to fight withWonder Woman, but since she has apparently allied herself withWar in the pursuit ofZola's kidnapped newborn, he has little choice. Dian

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Wonder Woman Vol 4 #18

May,2013

Wonder Woman (Volume 4) #18 is an issue of the seriesWonder Woman (Volume 4) with a cover date of May, 2013. It was published on March 20, 2013.

Synopsis for "The Queen of Roots"

Hermes is not eager to fight withWonder Woman, but since she has apparently allied herself withWar in the pursuit ofZola's kidnapped newborn, he has little choice. Diana has no desire to fight him either, but he will not simplygive the child to her.

Meanwhile, in theSouth Pacific, the First Born faces his unclePoseidon, who regrets his brother's decision to let this powerful enemy live.Zeus had let the First Born live, buried at the earth's core, in the hopes that he would learn humility. Poseidon regards this as a mistake that will not be made again, swallowing the First Born whole.

As they fight, though Diana is the better fighter, she is no match for Hermes's speed. He nearly sinks his talons into her, but he is prevented by the sudden crash of aBoom Tube, asOrion whisks her out of the way. Though Diana herself is not fast enough to outrun Hermes, Orion'sAstro-Harness is quite capable, and the pair make a dash for it, with Orion explaining that when he slapped her ass earlier,^[1] it was to collect her DNA for tracking - and notmerely because hewanted to. As Hermes begins to gain on them, Diana urges Orion to stop suddenly, and the abrupt stop sends Hermes crashing throughDemeter's Realm at top speed.

Meanwhile, War confronts Demeter bemoaning his annoyance at having become bored with carnage after an eternity of living on the edge between life and death. Approaching her, he tears open her wooden gut and removes the kidnapped baby from the cavity.

Wonder Woman and Orion arrive to find Demeter injured, and though their intent was to find the child, concern her wound has taken precedence. Demeter warns that War has taken the child, and that Diana's tendency toward compassion is surely one reason that her former mentorhates her, now.

Diana and Orion return toManhattan, while she curses herself for having taken the risk of trusting War. Orion comforts her, explaining that while it was a risk, it was a calculated one, and she did right in taking it. He promises that they will find the child.

They return to their hotel suite to find everyone gathered around the sofa, and when they approach, it becomes clear that War has actually returned Zola's baby to her, and Diana owes him an apology. Holding the baby in her arms, Diana realizes that it is a boy. With relief, Orion comments that he is glad it is a boy, because if he is called upon to destroy it, he would feel better about it than if it were a girl. His companions regard him with contempt for this remark.

Appearing in "The Queen of Roots"

Featured Characters:

• Wonder Woman

Supporting Characters:

• War
• Orion
• Lennox
• Strife
• Zola
• Hera
• Zola's baby

Villains:

• Hermes
• Poseidon
• Demeter

Other Characters:

• First Born
• Cassandra

Locations:

• Demeter's Realm
• South Pacific
• Manhattan

Items:

• Boom Tube

Vehicles:

• Astro-Harness
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Wonder Woman series

Recommended Reading

• Wonder WomanRecommended Reading
  • All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
  • Comic Cavalcade (Volume 1)
  • JLA (Volume 1)
  • Sensation Comics (Volume 1)
  • Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • The Legend of Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • The Legend of Wonder Woman (Volume 2)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 2)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 3)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 4)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 5)
  • Wonder Woman (Volume 6)

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