The final chapter of this current Legends storyline has Wonder Woman and World War II anti-hero Fury battling it out over a false sense of entitlement. See, Fury bonded with Wonder Woman's mother during her time-travelling antics during the second world war. Fury took it to mean Hippolyta was in reality her mother. It was in reality nothing more than a kind hearted woman taking an orphan child under her wing during the horrors of war.
The biggest conflict is between Wonder Woman and Superman. For this entire storyline, Wonder Woman has been juggling with her heart over whether of not to accept a date with a despot to end a bloody civil war. Superman has been taking the whole thing on the chin, agonizing over whether of not Diana will go so far as to sleep with this rebel leader. It's very 8th-grade romance if you ask me.
Honestly, with a story like this, it surprises me when people get all bent out of shape that Wonder Woman and the Man of Steel are currently an item in the New 52. Hint of a romance between these two characters has been hinted at since the early 70s and the love affair went so far that in days of John Bryne's post-Crisis Superman run in the 80s, the two went on a date in Action Comics #600. That attraction fizzled after only one outing and a kiss that grossed Wonder Woman out (I.E. like when Lorraine kisses Marty in Back to the Future and says "it's like kissing my brother.)
The romance has turned into so much more over the course of the past 25 years with Elseworlds stories such as 'Red Son,' 'Whom Gods Destroy,' and 'Kingdom Come' and it's sequel 'The Kingdom' having a now widowed Superman marry Wonder Woman and have a child. (Technically Kingdom Comic isn't an Elseworlds title as much as an alternate timeline story, as that series does not carry the Elseworlds Compass logo. Yet The Kingdom does carry the Elseworlds imprint.)
A very satisfying ending to a very good Wonder Woman story. It featuring some great art, sexy covers, and some great plot twists and surprises.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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