| Amazons Attack! | |
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 Art byPete Woods. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | March–August 2007 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Queen Hippolyta,Nemesis,Sarge Steel,Cassie Sandsmark,Supergirl,Circe |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Will Pfeifer |
| Artist | Pete Woods |
| Collected editions | |
| Hardcover | ISBN 1-4012-1543-2 |
Amazons Attack! is a six-issuecomic booklimited series that was published byDC Comics. Written byWill Pfeifer and pencilled byPete Woods, the first issue was released on April 25, 2007. A series with the same name written by Josie Campbell as part of theDawn of DC initiative ran for six issues between 2023 and 2024.
A proposed story titledAmazons Attack! was originally slated as one of the mini-series that lead into theInfinite Crisis storyline, but was cancelled and never appeared. Though the projects share the same title, the plannedCrisis tie-in was a completely different storyline that involved the U.S. military invadingThemyscira.[1]
After leaving theDC Universe during the events ofInfinite Crisis, the Amazons return to attackWashington, D.C., in retaliation for the American government's illegal detention ofWonder Woman.
The Amazons teleport to Washington, D.C., where Diana is being held captive and tortured by the Department ofMetahuman Affairs. The DMA wants the schematic plans for an AmazonianPurple Ray, wishing to deploy the device for their own uses. Diana refuses their demand. Led by the newly resurrectedHippolyta and her adviserCirce, the Amazons are joined by mythical creatures such aschimeras,pegasus,hydras, and severalcyclopes. The Amazon forces waste no time in murdering every male in sight, both adult and child, regardless of whether or not they are armed. Hippolyta is bent on destroying Man's World once and for all and emphasizes this point by slicing the head off ofLincoln's statue at theLincoln Memorial. Two Amazons enter theWhite House and attempt to assassinate thePresident of the United States, but are stopped byBlack Lightning.
The Amazons are unaware that Wonder Woman's capture was orchestrated by Circe, and that Diana was rescued byNemesis shortly before their invasion. While theJustice League and the U.S. military assemble to combat the assault, Wonder Woman comes face-to-face with her reborn mother. After realizing that Hippolyta is not an impostor, Diana tries reasoning with her mother to stop the war. Instead Hippolyta grows angry with her daughter, telling Diana that her rightful place is by her side.
Diana leaves and finds Circe, who admits that her mobilization of the Amazon forces has been a ruse to force the destruction of the Amazon's homeland,Themyscira. Hippolyta overhears this conversation, and drives a battle spear through Circe's chest. Circe then disappears.Donna Troy also tries reasoning with Hippolyta to end the war: Hippolyta agrees to peace talks if Donna and her sister Diana both meet with her at the same time, but the Amazons launch attacks onCalifornia andKansas.
The escalating attacks lead Amazon leadersPhilipus andArtemis to question Hippolyta's motives. The severity of the situation causes the U.S. President to invoke the provisions of theMcCarran Internal Security Act.
Consequently,Wonder Girl's mother is held with other women at an internment camp. Cassie andSupergirl confront the soldiers guarding the camp, and are themselves threatened with arrest due to their ties to the Amazons. The Teen Titans arrive to attempt to stem the conflict, only to have Wonder Girl and Supergirl battle against them as well as the military before flying off to Washington D.C., to talk with Hippolyta. Cassie convinces the Amazon queen to engage in peace talks with the U.S. President. When Hippolyta agrees, Cassie promises to bring the U.S. leader to her.[2]
During the fighting in Washington, D.C., Nemesis is stung by several giant venomous Stygian Killer Wasps native toThemyscira. Diana then calls upon Athena to transport her to her homeland in the hopes of retrieving an anti-venom for Nemesis. While on the island Athena refuses to return Diana back to Man's World and stops a missile from destroying her subject's home. Athena then attacks Diana for questioning her actions.
Wonder Girl and Supergirl block the path ofAir Force One. The President's guards are powerless against the two superheroes; he agrees to have the plane land. However, a party of Amazon warriors on winged horses attack Air Force One, causing it to crash-land; the President is severely injured. Wonder Girl and Supergirl realize their plan has gone awry; the Amazons press their attack on the downed survivors. Superman enters the fray: his forceful landing creates both a powerful shock-wave and a crater in the ground. He attempts to reason with the stunned Amazons, but just as the warriors are about to react to Superman's entreaties, a hidden troop of U.S. forces slaughter the Amazons with gunfire.
Due to the high-tech weaponry deployed, Batman deduces that the off-Washington attacks are the work of an outside group. When he informs Wonder Woman of his discovery, she informs him that the group must be a rogue tribe ofBana Amazons. Batman leaves for Gotham, intending to dispatchCatwoman to infiltrate the group.
Diana returns to Washington, D.C., with the anti-venom and supplies Nemesis with the cure. Using theOutsiderGrace as a shield, the Banas then join forces with Hippolyta and her Amazons in battling the remaining U.S. military forces.
Batman uses a spell given to him byZatanna that renders Circe powerless for one hour. Wonder Woman confronts Circe, while Hippolyta defends the sorceress. Wonder Woman confronts her mother about the decisions she has made. Since Circe is powerless, Hippolyta is no longer under anyone else's influence: her decisions are her own. Hippolyta throws down her weapon.
Athena appears, displeased with what the Amazons have done and prepared to pass judgment. Circe is banished toHades.Themyscira rises from the ocean. The Amazons disappear to parts unknown. Hippolyta is exiled to rule over an empty Themyscira.
Athena watches events unfold, with the Greek gods in chains behind her. She reveals that the Amazons have been turned into regular mortal women scattered throughout the world with no memory of their past lives. On the final page of the series, it is revealed thatGranny Goodness has imprisoned the Greek gods, incapacitated Athena, and stolen her identity.[3]
In their review atIGN, Dan Phillips, Jesse Schedeen and Kevin Fuller described the series as "ill-conceived" and "awful".[4] Kevin Powers, reviewing the title atSilver Bullet Comics, described it as "lackluster".[5] The level of displeasure among certain fans led some readers to mail their copies ofAmazons Attack back to DC Comics editors.[6]
The series has been collected into a singlevolume:
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