The kid evades the g-d Batgod and takes off. (This seemed rather self-defense to me, but whatever.)

Throwing down the knife she used, she says to the air, 'I'm DONE, Melody.' But when this would-be victim gets on her motorcycle and takes off, she finds her way blocked by Batman, who declares, 'That was your LAST murder.' He mentions that she's killed 'too many.' Skip to Gotham City, 'three weeks ago.' A young woman, referred to as a 'kid,' is attacked and winds up killing her attacker. Should the solicited fail in their duty in any way, the Furies will come and tear them apart as punishment. The only way out is for the supplicant to leave of their own accord. Their safety is now the solicited's duty. But anyway, hiketeia is used to give up all worth and honor, while the one of whom hiketeia is asked assumes complete responsibilitiy for the supplicant. 'Refusal-denial-is unthinkable,' the narrative tells us, though later in the story Diana gives a precedent of one who does so, and she herself does so. A person-and here we see a man who is being stoned by a mob-can invoke hiketeia of a citizen. We get a history lesson from ancient Greece (a culture that was not quite the same as that of the DCU Amazons, but whatever). (Though it's not their duty to do so, as we shall see.)

She's in the NYC Themysciran embassy, and outside in the snow she sees the Erinyes, or Furies, dressed in cloaks, watching her though whatever it is we're going to witness has ended, and the Furies have 'released' Diana. We begin looking back, seeing Diana after our story has taken place. Now, if it had been Donna of Themyscira, or just about anyone else-I can even see Hippolyta in the role if her nation's welfare had been at stake-the story would definitely have me on the edge of my seat asking: will she or won't she?Īlso, there are a few other probs, but let's look at the story, shall we? We've seen her history and attitude vis-à-vis duty. The gist of the entire story is: will Diana shirk the holy vow she has made?ĭiana? Shirk a vow? There's no question that she will stay true, no matter what. (Of course, the idea of Diana being the actual ambassador is kind of silly, as shown during the Phil Jimenez era, but I'll take it if it comes with the Embassy.)īut what brought this dramatic story, which should have been so absolutely GREAT (except that there was no comic relief), down to shrugging levels for me was that imho imho imho it used the wrong protagonist. I mean, you can't imagine how much I adored it. Tell you the truth? The highlight for me was the use of Diana in the Themysciran Embassy in New York. A true spotlight on Diana-so rare at DC, and almost unheard of when discussing graphic novels. Jones.Ī riveting read full of angst and ancient Greek law that conflicts with that of the modern day.

The hiketeia