I know I am really late but I had issue with getting my books. Anyway, I got my copy now. We last left off with Diana battling Poseidon.And our big, fat fish-God is a tad chauvinistic and will not tolerate Hera ruling heaven. "Without a king, the Queen has nothing." Meaning : the spoils are for him and Hades, the brothers, to share.
Meanwhile, Lennox meets Hades to try to convince him to come to a bargain with Poseidon. Again, the designs for these Gods are so clever and very original. Diana fights Poseidon and tries to convince him it would be worth his while to make that bargain and they would both keep Hera in her place. While they try to come to some agreement, those creepy centaurs created by Hera come for Zola.
Diana dispatches them and saves Zola. Together with Lennox, Hermes, and the two gods, they talk. What Diana is trying to do is play these Gods at their own game and get what she really came for.
While they dialogue, Hera appears because she is not having any one sharing heaven or her. Lennox gets a chance to get Hades to agree to giving him a light. What he does is swipe one of the candles off his head and throws it to Diana, who uses Hermes' staff to go to Hera's house. She uses the candle to destroy the pool that Hera uses to see everything. She has blinded her.
Poseidon is amused and leaves. Hades is miffed and storms off. Diana rubs it in while giving Hera a warning. Will she really spend her days reeking vengeance on Hera? I think our Amazon has much to learn still. Anyway, Diana rejoins her crew on the bank of the Thames and they think they have won this round. But Hades kidnaps Zola and warns Diana. She must fulfill her end of the bargain or he will kill Zola and her child.
Good stuff. The story's pacing is good and keeps us on our toes and it's good to see how these Gods see themselves. Atkins' art is not Chiang's but still adequate.
I give this 4 out of 5 stars.
Best Panel : Yeah, Zola, it's no position for any sane person to be.
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