Ever since Diana found out last issue that Genocide is actually her own future self . . as a corpse . . she's really gone after this chick with a vengeance. This issue, she just pounds, and pounds, and pounds away at her. And, in case you're wondering where this new Olympian is during all of this . . I mean, even though their opposites and their missions are different, their ultimate goal is still the same, the improvement of mankind . . it appears that Zeus has him off on the side-lines watching. "I wanted you to understand, Achilles. I wanted you to see exactly whose mantle you are going to take up. This is no mere king or petty, self-gratified professional warrior, whose position you will usurp on my behalf. This is the daughter of the hunter's moon, boy. And you would do well to take her measure and hope you have a fraction of her steel!" So, while I, and I'm sure the rest of the readers, were lead to believe that Zeus was just trying to replace Diana, and the Amazons, it appears that maybe he knows more about the future of this contest than we do. And, as has been the case all along, Ares also figures greatly into the future of Diana and her people. During their battle, Diana rips her lasso out of Genocide's body. She then dumps her almost lifeless corpse into the deepest part of the ocean, hoping that the time and tides will do her bidding, finishing her off. But, when it comes down to it, even she can't leave an enemy to such a fate. So she dives in after her. However, the short time she's in the water is long enough for the fates to make their move. Euphemus, one of Poseidon's children, retrieved Genocide's body immediately when it entered his father's domain, and brought it straight to Ares at Thalarion. Ares considers Genocide, " . . my future Queen's body . .", and upon retrieval tells Euphemus "It's time to break Zeus' heart forever . . summon every foul thing that's ever lived in the seas, send them here and to Themyscira. We have 2 cultures to exterminate today." It appears that Ares wants to wipe out the Amazons and the Olympians. They may have to come together to fight for something afterall . . whether that's what Zeus wants, or not. This has been a fantastic story-line. I think Gail Simone is doing an incredible job. The only thing we haven't really found out about yet is this curse that Diana has mentioned that is part of the burden of carrying the lasso. I assume that is why Genocide had it, and Diana had to rip it out of her, but . . we don't really know the specifics yet. And, I can't say enough about Aaron Lopresti's pencils. The art on this book has been fantastic. His action sequences, and framing seems to improve with every passing issue. And the detail, and feeling he puts into his characters faces is simply incredible. Their emotions jump right off the page at us. This truly is a classic in the making. I can't wait to see how it all plays out. Gail, Aaron . . thanks for all the hard work!
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