Wonder Woman’s Shocking Murder Mystery Event Is Finally Solved
Warning: spoilers for Trial of the Amazons: Wonder Girl #2 are ahead!
The biggest question behind Wonder Woman's first crossover in decades has finally been revealed in the pages of DC Comics. The Trial of the Amazons event, spanning the pages of Wonder Woman, Nubia and the Amazons, Wonder Girl, and a two-part Trial of the Amazons title, has brought together the Amazons of Themyscira, Bana-Mighdall, and the Esquecidas to uncover the truth behind one of the most shocking events in recent Wonder Woman history: the death of Diana's mother, Hippolyta. Hippolyta's murder exacerbated existing tensions between the different Amazonian tribes, and with the identity of her killer now revealed, only time will tell how DC's Wonder Women will handle the truth.
The Trial of the Amazons eventwas billed to fans as a murder mystery, with Hippolyta dying during the first act of the story. But Hippolyta's death also gave the Amazons a chance to investigate the tensions between them. The warlike Bana-Mighdall felt like they were condescended to on Themyscira, while the reveal of a new, «lost» Amazonian tribe, the Esquecidas of Brazil, posed an existential question to both groups over what the value of «sisterhood» was when all three groups are so separated from each other in the first place. And with Nubia ruling as the new queen of Themyscira, there hasn't been a more crucial time in Wonder Woman history for this event to unfold.
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In the penultimate chapter of Trial of the Amazons, former Wonder Girl, Cassie Sandsmark, used her detective skills to narrow down the list of suspects in Hippolyta's murder, ultimately settling on Artemis of Bana-Mighdall as her killer.
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