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Wonder Woman Vol 6 21

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"Murder on Mt. Olympus; Part 2": Wonder Woman has briefly left Batman's side to consult with her mother because she has come to suspect that Hippolyta herself might be behind Ares' murder. Hippolyta, unamused by her daughter's suspicions, says that if she had killed Ares, she would have ripped h

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The eternal excuse of the Gods. "I created you. The rest is not my fault."
— Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)

Wonder Woman (Volume 6) #21 is an issue of the series Wonder Woman (Volume 6) with a cover date of July, 2025. It was published on May 21, 2025.

Synopsis for "Murder on Mt. Olympus; Part 2"

Wonder Woman has briefly left Batman's side to consult with her mother because she has come to suspect that Hippolyta herself might be behind Ares' murder. Hippolyta, unamused by her daughter's suspicions, says that if she had killed Ares, she would have ripped his heart out with her bare hands instead of stabbing him with Hephaestus' dagger.

This leads Wonder Woman to ask Hephaestus about the dagger, but the God of the Forge continuously requests that the Amazon Princess leaves, for he is busy. Wonder Woman loses patience with Hephaestus and stabs his right hand with his own dagger, and Hephaestus replies that he only forged the weapon. He is not responsible for whichever use the wielder puts it to, but Wonder Woman thinks that Hephaestus is using the same easy excuse the gods often fall back on: the gods only create, but they are not responsible for whatever their creations do. Wonder Woman says that she has spoken with Aphrodite and wants to know Hephaestus' answer, but he angrily screams at her to leave his temple.

Wonder Woman returns to the recovering Batman, who believes Wonder Woman did the right choice in provoking Hephaestus. He said more in anger than he would with a lie. Bruce still wants to help Wonder Woman in the case, but Wonder Woman insists that he rests and continues to recover. The Dark Knight holds Wonder Woman in his arms and says that he still remembers Steve. Everybody teased Steve about his relationship with Diana, the Wonder Woman, but he would always reply that he loved Diana more than the stars, just like Diana loved Steve more than the Earth. Such comment from Bruce draws a single tear from Wonder Woman.

Wonder Woman requests that Zeus give her another day to solve the mystery, but Zeus declines. This frustrates Wonder Woman, who asks what would an immortal like Zeus gain from such a hurry, but Zeus simply enjoys having control over people. On her way out of Zeus' temple, Wonder Woman angrily breaks some of the pillars the temple, but Aphrodite tells her that if she continues, she will just bring down the roof over her. She invites a cup of ambrosia to Wonder Woman, who tells her that she had visited Hephaestus and even stabbed him. As usual, Aphrodite isn't interested in Hephaestus and tells Wonder Woman about her experiences with Ares and about how he cried and felt sorry for those who have suffered in the wars he had caused.

Wonder Woman visits Dionysus in his garden, but not before beating down the guard protecting him. She is not in the mood to entertain Dionysus' lack of concern about anything that doesn't involve immediate pleasure, so she throws her tiara into the sky and says that when the tiara returns, it will slash Dionysus' face and he won't be beautiful anymore. That's why she demands that he answer her questions. Angry and frustrated, Dionysus claims that he could take Wonder Woman's ability to feel joy, but Steve has already been taken from her. There is no melancholy Dionysus can threaten her with. She knows that Aphrodite told Dionysus about Ares' regrets, so now, she wants to know if he shared that information with anyone else. With the tiara returning to its holder's hand, Dionysus hastily replies that Hephaestus knows. Wonder Woman grabs her tiara before it can touch Dionysus and thanks him for cooperating.

Wonder Woman returns to Hephaestus' temple and confronts him about Ares and Aphrodite. The God of the Forge attacks Wonder Woman, who continues to mock Hephaestus with the knowledge that his own wife ignored him in favor of a god who cried like a child, and with a secret button hidden on his glove, causes the Lasso of Truth to wrap around her neck. Hephaestus believes Wonder Woman to be helpless, but she replies that Batman is standing behind her, and the god turns around, only to find no one. It was a trick and Hephaestus has just left himself vulnerable to Wonder Woman's fist.

Later, Wonder Woman carries the weakened Batman to Zeus' temple and Batman can't help but ask if Wonder Woman is immune to her own lasso. She rejects such notion and says that the lasso is more powerful than Olympus itself, but Batman replies that, apparently, even the lasso is no match for Wonder Woman.

Once they stand in front of Zeus, Wonder Woman announces the culprit behind Ares' death: Zeus himself. Apparently, Zeus had become displeased at how Ares' constant defeats and humbling at the hands of Wonder Woman had caused him to develop compassion and empathy. He wasn't happy that Ares wasn't manly enough, so he knocked the drunken Ares, took him to Hippolyta's temple and killed him with Hephaestus' dagger. By blaming Hippolyta, Zeus could get revenge for his son's humiliation. Everything that happened was because Zeus wanted to get back at Wonder Woman for instilling "female weakness" on his son. He even attacked Batman to spite Wonder Woman.

With the mystery solved, Wonder Woman demands for her mother's release, but Zeus refuses, until Batman threatens with giving their information to their friend Deadman, who could inform Ares and Hades of Zeus' duplicity. Wonder Woman is aware that although Zeus might not fear a war between gods and Amazons, he does fear a war between the gods themselves because they can be disruptive and Zeus has choice to but comply.

Wonder Woman, driving the Batmobile, brings Batman home and he asks whether this outcome can truly be considered justice. She doesn't believe that, but at the same time, she believes that if the gods suffered for their sons as mortal do, the music of the heavens would be nothing but an endless, painful scream. She admits that her anger over Steve's death still lingers. She asks how can she go on and he replies that the only way anybody can is by standing together.

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