num_pages: 304
description: Hippolyta queen of the Amazons has kept a secret from her daughter all her life--and when Wonder Woman learns who her father is her life will shatter like brittle clay. From superstar writer Brian Azzarello with stunning art from Cliff Chiang and Tony Akins and a brand new cover illustration Wonder Woman: Goddess of War (DC Essential Edition) is the critically-acclaimed Wonder Woman tale and an excellent jumping on point.The only person more shocked than Diana by the revelation of her father's true identity? Bloodthirsty Hera. So why is her sinister daughter Strife so eager for the truth to be told?Then Wonder Woman goes to hell! After playing Poseidon Hades and Hera against each other Hades strikes back by kidnapping Zola and trapping her in the Underworld. It's up to Wonder Woman--with a little help from the God of Love and the God of Smiths--to break Zola out. But what is Hades' real game and once you go to the land of the dead how exactly do you get out?Brian Azzarello's classic Wonder Woman story is now collected in its entirety in this DC Essential Edition. Collects Wonder Woman #1-12.The DC Essential Edition series of graphic novels highlights the best standalone stories the medium has to offer featuring comics' greatest characters. These trade paperback editions feature exclusive new cover art and focus on the easiest entry points to DC's vast library with seminal groundbreaking tales that transcend the printed page. Start with the Essentials.
language: English
title: Wonder Woman: Goddess of War
publisher: DC Comics