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War of the Gods

Collected

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Creators

[[George Pérez, Russell Braun, Cynthia Martin, Romeo Tanghal, Gene D'Angelo, Albert DeGuzman, Bob Kahan, Karen Berger and Tom Peyer]][[Category:George Pérez, Russell Braun, Cynthia Martin, Romeo Tanghal, Gene D'Angelo, Albert DeGuzman, Bob Kahan, Karen Berger and Tom Peyer/Creator|War of the Gods]]

First Appearance	Last Appearance
War of the Gods #1 (September, 1991)	War of the Gods #4 (December, 1991)

History

War of the Gods was a four-issue limited series published from (cover date) September to December of 1991. The series was written by Wonder Woman series writer/artist George Pérez who also provided the layouts. Finished art and embellishments were provided by Cynthia Martin and Russell Braun. Each issue of the series was forty-eight pages in length and included centerfold bonus pin-ups illustrated by Chris Sprouse and George Pérez. The storyline crossed over into most of the mainstream titles published at the time and culminated in an unofficial epilogue in Wonder Woman #62, which also signified Pérez departure from the series.

Although the title featured many heroes that populate the greater DC Universe, "War of the Gods" focused heavily on Wonder Woman and many of the supporting characters from her title, specifically, the Gods of Olympus. The plot involved Wonder Woman's most notorious adversary Circe and her ambitious goal to satisfy the vengeance of the goddess Hecate by destroying and ultimately remaking all of reality. Circe's motivations were predicated by an ancient prophecy that foretold that Hecate would repossess her soul upon the death and birth of witch.

Overview

To appease the vengeful desires of her matron goddess Hecate, Circe set out to destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.

Circe enlisted the aid of the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall who longed to take Themyscira as their own, as well as Dr. Konrad Kaslak who stole several mystical artefacts for her. Circe also had the cooperation of Eris, the scheming daughter of Ares.

Circe used the artefacts to wave the Hellfire Web which blanketed the entire world, at the same time waking the gods of several pantheons. Through the artefacts, she was able to spur the gods to make war against one another. The spell was powerful enough to affect even the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips.

On New Olympus, the Roman gods took arms against their Greek counterparts in a bid to reclaim their lost legacy. Though the Romans had sought to use the Son of Vulcan as their champion he had refused, realising something was not right. Instead, they used Captain Marvel in battle against the champion of the Greeks, Wonder Woman. The two champions fought before both were cast from New Olympus, each ending up in different locations.

Through all of this, New Olympus pierced the veil between worlds and appeared in the skies above Earth. This caused widespread geological disaster across the globe, forcing Earth's heroes to band together. Circe intensified the strength of her Hellfire Web, placing a stranglehold on Gaea herself. To combat the heroes of Earth, she sent forth her Beastiamorphs that attacked several American cities including Chicago, Boston and Gotham City.

In the Tower of Fate in Salem, Doctor Fate gathered several powerful mystics, as well as Geo-Force and Animal Man, in an effort to create a counter-spell to reverse the effects of Circe's magic. Circe had expected this, and planned on cultivating the energy from the spells the group was now casting – but her plan backfired and her spells were undone.

Tracking one of the artefacts, Wonder Woman discovered the Bana-Mighdall temple and fought their leader, Shim'tar, who was revealed in defeat to be her mother Hippolyta, under a spell. With her mother rendered unconscious in the battle, Wonder Woman took her to Themyscira to heal.

Driven from her fortress by the Suicide Squad, Circe headed to Themyscira and drew Wonder Woman out to the same beach where she had been formed by Hippolyta years before. To avoid incurring Hecate's curse, Circe reduced Wonder Woman to clay rather than kill her and, convinced she had finally defeated her, left for New Olympus to recreate the entire universe for Hecate.

Though Diana's physical body was destroyed, her eternal spirit remained. Guided by the Phantom Stranger, the Spectre, and Deadman, her spirit languished inside the Gaea's womb.

Superman, meanwhile, led the charge against New Olympus itself, where the confused Greek and Roman pantheons were still committed to destroying each other. Ares, having been told of Circe's manipulations by his daughter Harmonia who had paid with her life to get the information to him, appeared with the other pantheons' war gods and declared the war at an end.

Undeterred, Circe called on Hecate to bring forth several dead heroes from the realm of Hades and set them against the heroes. As the battle against the undead heroes raged, the Son of Vulcan and Lobo (following a plan devised by the wizard Shazam) worked together to free Troia who had been held prisoner on Olympus since before the war began.

Circe was transported back to the tomb of Cronus where she found both Troia and the resurrected Wonder Woman. They fought upon the body of Cronus while on Themyscira, the Phantom Stranger collected representatives of the various pantheons that Circe had deceived. Using Troia as a conduit, those pantheons appealed to Cronus to strip Circe of Hecate's power and, as Hecate herself attempted to destroy Wonder Woman, Cronus took her life also.

With the war over, the Greek gods left to join Cronus and the other Titans of Myth, leaving New Olympus to the Roman gods. The Amazons of Themyscira mourned their fallen comrades and celebrated the return of Wonder Woman as New Olympus left the skies of Earth and life returned to normal.

Issues

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Trivia

In Superman (Volume 2) #51's letter column, this miniseries is referred to as "The Holy Wars".

Links and References

War of the Gods Crossover

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Core Issues

War of the Gods #1 • War of the Gods #2 • War of the Gods #3 • War of the Gods #4

Collected Edition (of Core and Wonder Woman Tie-In Issues)

Wonder Woman: War of the Gods

Wonder Woman Storyline
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 | Last                    = War of the Gods #4
+| HistoryText             = '''War of the Gods''' was a four-issue limited series published from (cover date) September to December of 1991. The series was written by Wonder Woman series writer/artist [[George Pérez]] who also provided the layouts. Finished art and embellishments were provided by [[Cynthia Martin]] and [[Russell Braun]]. Each issue of the series was forty-eight pages in length and included centerfold bonus pin-ups illustrated by [[Chris Sprouse]] and George Pérez. The storyline crossed over into most of the mainstream titles published at the time and culminated in an unofficial epilogue in ''Wonder Woman'' #62, which also signified Pérez departure from the series.
-| HistoryText             =
+Although the title featured many heroes that populate the greater DC Universe, "War of the Gods" focused heavily on [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|Wonder Woman]] and many of the supporting characters from her title, specifically, the [[Gods of Olympus]]. The plot involved Wonder Woman's most notorious adversary [[Circe (New Earth)|Circe]] and her ambitious goal to satisfy the vengeance of the goddess Hecate by destroying and ultimately remaking all of reality. Circe's motivations were predicated by an ancient prophecy that foretold that Hecate would repossess her soul upon the death and birth of witch.
-To appease the vengeful desires of her matron goddess Hecate, Circe set out to destroy the Earth goddess Gaea.
+=== Overview ===
-Circe enlisted the aid of the Amazons of Bana-Mighdall who longed to take Themyscira as their own, as well as Dr Konrad Kaslak who stole several mystical artefacts for her. Alongside them, Circe had the cooperation of Eris, the scheming daughter of Ares.
+To appease the vengeful desires of her matron goddess [[Hecate]], [[Circe]] set out to destroy the Earth goddess [[Gaea]].
-Circe used the artefacts to wave the Hellfire Web which blanketed the entire world, at the same time waking the gods of several pantheons. Through the artefacts, she was able to spur the gods to make war against one another, the spell even affecting the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips.
+Circe enlisted the aid of the [[Amazons of Bana-Mighdall]] who longed to take [[Themyscira]] as their own, as well as Dr. [[Konrad Kaslak]] who stole several mystical artefacts for her. Circe also had the cooperation of [[Eris]], the scheming daughter of [[Ares]].
-On New Olympus, the Roman gods took arms against their Greek counterparts in a bid to reclaim their lost legacy. Though the Romans had sought to use the Son of Vulcan as their champion he had refused, realising something was not right. Instead, they used Captain Marvel in battle against the champion of the Greeks, Wonder Woman. The two champions fought before both were cast from New Olympus, each ending up in different locations.
+Circe used the artefacts to wave the Hellfire Web which blanketed the entire world, at the same time waking the gods of several pantheons. Through the artefacts, she was able to spur the gods to make war against one another. The spell was powerful enough to affect even the [[New Gods]] of [[New Genesis]] and [[Apokolips]].
-Through all of this, New Olympus pierced the veil between worlds and appeared in the skies above Earth. This caused widespread geological disaster across the globe, forcing Earth's heroes to band together. Circe intensified the strength of her Hellfire Web, placing a stranglehold on Gaea herself. To combat the heroes of Earth, she sent forth her half-human/half-animal Beastiamorphs that attacked several American cities including Chicago, Boston and Gotham City.
+On [[Mount Olympus|New Olympus]], the [[Gods of Rome|Roman gods]] took arms against their [[Gods of Olympus|Greek counterparts]] in a bid to reclaim their lost legacy. Though the Romans had sought to use the [[Son of Vulcan]] as their champion he had refused, realising something was not right. Instead, they used [[Captain Marvel]] in battle against the champion of the Greeks, [[Wonder Woman]]. The two champions fought before both were cast from New Olympus, each ending up in different locations.
-In the Tower of Fate in Salem, Dr Fate gathered several powerful mystics, as well as Geo-Force and Animal Man in an effort to create a counter-spell to reverse the effects of Circe's magic. Circe had expected this, and planned on cultivating the energy from the spells the group was now casting – but her plan backfired and her spells were undone.
+Through all of this, New Olympus pierced the veil between worlds and appeared in the skies above Earth. This caused widespread geological disaster across the globe, forcing Earth's heroes to band together. Circe intensified the strength of her Hellfire Web, placing a stranglehold on Gaea herself. To combat the heroes of Earth, she sent forth her [[Beastiamorphs]] that attacked several American cities including [[Chicago]], [[Boston]] and [[Gotham City]].
-Tracking one of the artefacts, Wonder Woman discovered the Bana-Mighdall temple and fought their leader, Shim’tar, who was revealed in defeat to be her mother, Hippolyta, under a spell. With her mother rendered unconscious in the battle, Wonder Woman took her to Themyscira to heal.
+In the [[Tower of Fate]] in [[Salem]], [[Doctor Fate]] gathered several powerful mystics, as well as [[Geo-Force]] and [[Animal Man]], in an effort to create a counter-spell to reverse the effects of Circe's magic. Circe had expected this, and planned on cultivating the energy from the spells the group was now casting – but her plan backfired and her spells were undone.
-Driven from her fortress by the Suicide Squad, Circe headed to Themyscira and drew Wonder Woman out to the same beach where she had been formed by Hippolyta years before. To avoid incurring Hecate’s curse, Circe reduced Wonder Woman to clay rather than kill her and, convinced she had finally defeated her, left for New Olympus to recreate the entire universe for Hecate.
+Tracking one of the artefacts, Wonder Woman discovered the Bana-Mighdall temple and fought their leader, [[Shim'tar]], who was revealed in defeat to be her mother [[Hippolyta]], under a spell. With her mother rendered unconscious in the battle, Wonder Woman took her to Themyscira to heal.
-Though Diana's physical body was destroyed, her eternal spirit remained. Guided by the Phantom Stranger, the Spectre, and Deadman, her spirit languished inside the Gaea’s womb.
+Driven from her fortress by the [[Suicide Squad]], Circe headed to Themyscira and drew Wonder Woman out to the same beach where she had been formed by Hippolyta years before. To avoid incurring Hecate's curse, Circe reduced Wonder Woman to clay rather than kill her and, convinced she had finally defeated her, left for New Olympus to recreate the entire universe for Hecate.
-Superman, meanwhile, led the charge against New Olympus itself, where the confused Greek and Roman pantheons were still committed to destroying each other. Ares, having been told of Circe’s manipulations by his daughter Harmonia who had paid with her life to get the information to him, appeared with the other pantheons’ war gods and declared the war at an end.
+Though Diana's physical body was destroyed, her eternal spirit remained. Guided by the [[Phantom Stranger]], the [[Spectre]], and [[Deadman]], her spirit languished inside the Gaea's womb.
-Undeterred, Circe called on Hecate to bring forth several dead heroes from the realm of Hades and set them against the heroes. As the battle against the undead heroes raged, the Son of Vulcan and Lobo (following a plan devised by the wizard Shazam) worked together to free Troia who had been held prisoner on Olympus since before the war began.
+[[Superman]], meanwhile, led the charge against New Olympus itself, where the confused Greek and Roman pantheons were still committed to destroying each other. Ares, having been told of Circe's manipulations by his daughter [[Harmonia]] who had paid with her life to get the information to him, appeared with the other pantheons' war gods and declared the war at an end.
-Circe was transported back to the tomb of Cronus where she found both Troia and the resurrected Wonder Woman. They fought upon the body of Cronus while, on Themyscira, the Phantom Stranger collected representatives of the various pantheons that Circe had deceived. Using Troia as a conduit, those pantheons appealed to Cronus to strip Circe of Hecate’s power and, as Hecate herself attempted to destroy Wonder Woman, Cronus took her life also.
+Undeterred, Circe called on Hecate to bring forth several dead heroes from the realm of [[Hades (Realm)|Hades]] and set them against the heroes. As the battle against the undead heroes raged, the Son of Vulcan and [[Lobo]] (following a plan devised by the wizard [[Shazam]]) worked together to free [[Troia]] who had been held prisoner on Olympus since before the war began.
-With the war over, the Greek gods left to join Cronus and the other Titans of Myth, leaving New Olympus to the Roman gods. The Amazons of Themyscira mourned their fallen comrades and celebrated the return of Wonder Woman as New Olympus left the skies of Earth and life returned to normal.
+Circe was transported back to the tomb of [[Cronus]] where she found both Troia and the resurrected Wonder Woman. They fought upon the body of Cronus while on Themyscira, the Phantom Stranger collected representatives of the various pantheons that Circe had deceived. Using Troia as a conduit, those pantheons appealed to Cronus to strip Circe of Hecate's power and, as Hecate herself attempted to destroy Wonder Woman, Cronus took her life also.
+With the war over, the Greek gods left to join Cronus and the other [[Titans of Myth]], leaving New Olympus to the Roman gods. The [[Amazons of Themyscira]] mourned their fallen comrades and celebrated the return of Wonder Woman as New Olympus left the skies of Earth and life returned to normal.
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+| Notes                   =
-| Notes                   = '''War of the Gods''' was a four-issue limited series published from (cover date) September to December of 1991. The series was written by Wonder Woman series writer/artist [[George Pérez]] who also provided the layouts. Finished art and embellishments were provided by [[Cynthia Martin]] and [[Russell Braun]] with coloring and lettering by [[Gene D'Angelo]] and [[Albert DeGuzman]] (respectively). The series was edited by [[Karen Berger]] and [[Tom Peyer]] with covers by Pérez. Each issue of the series was forty-eight pages in length and included centerfold bonus pin-ups illustrated by [[Chris Sprouse]] and George Pérez. The storyline crossed over into most of the mainstream titles published at the time and culminated in an unofficial epilogue in ''Wonder Woman'' #62, which also signified Pérez departure from the series.
+| Trivia                  = *In {{c|Superman Vol 2 51}}'s letter column, this miniseries is referred to as "The Holy Wars".
-Although the title featured many heroes that populate the greater DC Universe, "War of the Gods" focused heavily on [[Diana of Themyscira (New Earth)|Wonder Woman]] and many of the supporting characters from her title, specifically, the Greek [[Gods of Olympus]]. The plot involved Wonder Woman's most notorious adversary [[Circe (New Earth)|Circe]] and her ambitious goal to satisfy the vengeance of the goddess Hecate by destroying and ultimately remaking all of reality. Circe's motivations were predicated by an ancient prophecy that foretold that Hecate would repossess her soul upon the death and birth of witch.
-| Trivia                  = In {{c|Superman Vol 2 51}}'s lettercolumn, this miniseries is referred to as "The Holy Wars".
 | RecommendedReading      =
 ==== Main Story and Tie-Ins ====