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Wonder Woman Vol 6 11

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"The Worst of Times": The entire world has turned against the superhero community and Amanda Waller has been spreading lies to trick people into turning against the superheroes that have protected them for so long. Wonder Woman and her allies, Billy Batson, Mary Bromfield, Detective Chimp, Jim C

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Quote1 The voice itself is eerily reminiscent of Batman's, but the syntax is pure 19th Century. Quote2
— Detective Chimp

Wonder Woman (Volume 6) #11 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman (Volume 6) with a cover date of September, 2024. It was published on July 17, 2024.

Synopsis for "The Worst of Times"

The entire world has turned against the superhero community and Amanda Waller has been spreading lies to trick people into turning against the superheroes that have protected them for so long. Wonder Woman and her allies, Billy Batson, Mary Bromfield, Detective Chimp, Jim Corrigan, John Constantine and Madame Xanadu have decided to stay hidden in the Watergate hotel and lay low until they can plan their next move. To spend time and keep themselves entertained, the magical heroes try a game of cards, until one of Waller's robots, Paradise Lost, breaks into their hotel room and attacks the gathered heroes.

Reciting the works of Charles Dickens, Paradise Lost begins absorbing the powers of Constantine, until it gets attacked by Wonder Woman and her allies. Paradise Lost has already obtained Constantine's magical knowledge and teleports Shazam into Paris, France, but Mary Marvel distracts Paradise Lost enough for the Spectre to send it flying with a mighty punch. Detective Chimp is curious as to why Paradise Lost keeps talking in poetic intonations and Xanadu doesn't want to risk getting infected by Constantine's demonic magic by trying to analyze Paradise Lost.

Wonder Woman warns Spectre not to get too close to Paradise Lost, but Spectre heeds her warning too late and Paradise Lost incapacitates him with its absorbed magic. Mary Marvel attempts an attack from above, but Wonder Woman reels her in with her lasso and advises her to keep her distance from the robot, who has already absorbed the magic of Xanadu. Wonder Woman tells Mary to escape with Bobo while she keeps the robot distracted. The battle is fierce and, although Wonder Woman fights admirably, her opponent gains the upper hand thanks to the powers it had stolen and prevents Mary and Bobo from escaping.

Help arrives in the form of Shazam and, to incapacitate their foe, Shazam and Mary strike it with their magic lightning bolt. Wonder Woman knows that Paradise Lost cannot be allowed to take Billy, so she tells Mary to escape with her brother while Paradise Lost absorbs the magic that gives Bobo his intelligence. With no other allies, Wonder Woman stands alone and her power is absorbed by the enemy robot, until Bobo, reduced to a simple animal, attacks Paradise Lost and gives Wonder Woman a chance to escape.

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Synopsis for Trinity: "World's Finest", Part 8

Jon and Damian have taken Lizzie to see a concert from her favorite singer, Black Canary. Damain was able to acquire good seats because his mother knew Dinah's manager and had even killed people on his behalf. Damian is initially not interested in listening to the concert and says he would rather be out fighting criminals, but once he starts listening to the music, he takes a liking to it and even cheers for Black Canary, who invites him onto the stage.

A month later, the young heroes are fighting the tyrant Mongul, until Damian and Jon start talking about Black Canary's music and their conversation is interrupted by Mongul, who also happens to be a fan of music and, much to Jon's confusion, joins Damian and Lizzie in talking about their musical interests.

Appearing in Trinity: "World's Finest", Part 8

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  • Mongul (First appearance)
  • Prankster (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • The Riddler (First appearance) (Flashback only)

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  • Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Mentioned only)
  • Justice League (Mentioned only)
  • JLI (Mentioned only)
    • Blue Beetle (Mentioned only)
    • Booster Gold (Mentioned only)
    • Green Arrow (Mentioned only)
  • Superman (Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
  • Talia al Ghul (Mentioned only)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Mentioned only)

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Trivia

  • Madame Xanadu says "By the Doorway to Nightmare" which is a reference to the comic she originated from.
  • The title of the story and all the Paradise Lost's dialogues are actually quotes from Charles Dickens' works:
    • "It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." from Great Expectations;
    • "I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be." from Great Expectations;
    • "So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise." from Great Expectations;
    • "I am what you have made me. Take all the praise, take all the blame; take all the success, take all the failure; in short, take me" from Great Expectations;
    • "A gallon of condescension, upon everybody from Great Expectations;
    • "You are not in a fit state to come here, if you can't come here without spluttering like a bad pen." from Great Expectations;
    • "You are part of my existence, part of myself. from Great Expectations;
    • "Please, sir, I want some more" from Oliver Twist;
    • "The law is a ass" from Oliver Twist;
    • "Meat, ma'am, meat." from Oliver Twist;
    • "I wish some well-fed philosopher, whose meat and drink turn to gall within him; whose blood is ice, whose heart is iron; could have seen Oliver Twist clutching at the dainty viands that the dog had neglected. I wish he could have witnessed the horrible avidity with which Oliver tore the bits asunder with all the ferocity of famine. There is only one thing I should like better; and that would be to see the Philosopher making the same sort of meal himself, with the same relish." from Oliver Twist;
    • "It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present." from David Copperfield;
    • "Vengeance and retribution require a long time; it is the rule" from A Tale of Two Cities;
    • "Louder, Vengeance, much louder, and still she will scarcely hear thee. Louder yet, Vengeance, with a little oath or so added, and yet it will hardly bring her." from A Tale of Two Cities;
    • "Send other women up and down to seek her, lingering somewhere; and yet, although the messengers have done dread deeds, it is questionable whether of their own wills they will go far enough to find her" from A Tale of Two Cities;
    • "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" from A Tale of Two Cities;
    • "A word in earnest is as good as a speech." from Bleak House;
    • "I find the nights long, for I sleep but little, and think much." from Bleak House;
    • "You talk very easily of hours, sir! How long do you suppose, sir, that an hour is to a man who is choking for want of air?" from Little Dorrit;
    • "Be guided, only by the healer of the sick, the raiser of the dead, the friend of all who were afflicted and forlorn, the patient Master who shed tears of compassion for our infirmities. from Little Dorrit;
    • "Meow says the cat ,quack says the duck , Bow wow wow says the dog !Grrrr!" from Our Mutual Friend;
    • "Thus violent deeds live after men upon the earth, and traces of war and bloodshed will survive in mournful shapes long after those who worked the desolation are but atoms of earth themselves" from The Old Curiosity Shop;
    • "Such is the difference between yesterday and today. We are all going to the play, or coming home from it." from The Old Curiosity Shop;
    • "There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited" from A Christmas Carol;
    • "No space of regret can make amends for one's life of opportunity misused" from A Christmas Carol;
    • "Mr. Pickwick was a philosopher, but philosophers are only men in armour, after all." from The Pickwick Papers;
    • "The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed" from Barnaby Rudge.


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