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Flashpoint
The World of Flashpoint: Featuring Wonder Woman
Don't miss this Wonder Woman volume collecting EMPEROR AQUAMAN #1- 3, OUTSIDER #1-3, LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE #1-3 and WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES #1-3. Not a dream, not an imaginary story, not an elseworld. This is Flash Fact: When Barry Allen wakes at his desk, he discovers the world has changed. Family is alive, loved ones are strangers, and close friends are different, gone or worse. It's a world on the brink of a cataclysmic war � but where are Earth's Greatest Heroes to stop it?
272 pages, Paperback
First published March 20, 2012
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November 7, 2022
(B+) 76% | Good
Notes: It’s a ravenous world of treachery and melodrama, where obsolescence foments defiance and torment triggers doom.
Notes: It’s a ravenous world of treachery and melodrama, where obsolescence foments defiance and torment triggers doom.
August 29, 2018
I've been meaning to read this for a very long time, but since I didn't get around to it when Flashpoint was the new big thing it kept getting put on the back burner.
So. 7 years later, I'm finally catching up...
The Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman and the Furies issues made up the main storyline. And I agree that this was maybe some of the better parts of the Flashpoint World storylines. But honestly? It went on too long and became quite a chore to read by the end.
That's not to say I'm sorry I finally got around to this one. I've always wondered what the hell those two were tearing the world apart for, and now I know.
Yaaaaaay.
But other than just a niggling need to read it all like I have, I'm not sure why anyone would bother with this. <--and I say that knowing I'll probably read the rest of the tie-ins, at some point. Ugh. I hate myself sometimes.
Part of the problem is that this volume felt bloated with random Flashpoint stories that perhaps didn't need to be written in the first place?
The issues of The Outsider felt like filler. I didn't know who that character was, so his story wasn't all that interesting to me. And I can't imagine where in the multiverse he's so popular that we needed three issues about him.
Lois Lane and the Resistance wasn't bad, but by the time I got around to it, I was just sorta burned out.
This isn't terrible and you get some answers but this is definitely for completionists only, at this point.
So. 7 years later, I'm finally catching up...
The Emperor Aquaman and Wonder Woman and the Furies issues made up the main storyline. And I agree that this was maybe some of the better parts of the Flashpoint World storylines. But honestly? It went on too long and became quite a chore to read by the end.
That's not to say I'm sorry I finally got around to this one. I've always wondered what the hell those two were tearing the world apart for, and now I know.
Yaaaaaay.
But other than just a niggling need to read it all like I have, I'm not sure why anyone would bother with this. <--and I say that knowing I'll probably read the rest of the tie-ins, at some point. Ugh. I hate myself sometimes.
Part of the problem is that this volume felt bloated with random Flashpoint stories that perhaps didn't need to be written in the first place?
The issues of The Outsider felt like filler. I didn't know who that character was, so his story wasn't all that interesting to me. And I can't imagine where in the multiverse he's so popular that we needed three issues about him.
Lois Lane and the Resistance wasn't bad, but by the time I got around to it, I was just sorta burned out.
This isn't terrible and you get some answers but this is definitely for completionists only, at this point.
December 18, 2015
Not great. Some good stories but overall pretty meh.
May 17, 2012
SPOILERS
This is probably the book to start with if you're going to try the "World of Flashpoint" series as it explains why the world is basically entering World War 3 with the Atlanteans on one side and the Amazonians on the other. Mirroring WW1, the war begins with an assassination of a royal figure, Wonder Woman's mum, and from there quickly progresses to all out warfare with Britain being sunk by Aquaman. But rather than being exciting the book is more frustrating as the style of the narration is highly irritating as are the characters' actions.
Wonder Woman especially comes off as an incredibly stupid person. From initially coming off as forward thinking and intelligent, she quickly becomes reactionary, myopic, and makes foolish and rash decisions on the fly leading to all out warfare. Then, when she and Aquaman finally twig that they're being manipulated (which if they'd thought for a moment they would've known from the start) Aquaman then becomes stupid and begins making bad decisions. It's hard to care about either character when they're far too concerned with being the toughest kid on the block.
And for anyone thinking WW isn't stupid, how can she go months occupying Britain without knowing that the Amazonians had built massive prison ships and concentration camps?! Is she blind as well as stupid? And why are there concentration camps to start with!?
There are also very "novelistic" devices put into the story to conveniently explain the situation, such as when the two traitors on both sides are caught kissing in the midst of an attack. WW walks in and sees this (very Telemundo), immediately realising that she's being used and acts. Why would the traitors take the time in the middle of an attack/act of sabotage to lock lips in a large open area where they could be discovered? It's so contrived. And how the hell can Aquaman see the Amazonians' invisible ships?
"Emperor Aquaman" - can anyone reading this take any character called this seriously? I was smiling every time Arthur Curry was addressed as "Emperor Aquaman", ditto the Amazonian Queen (cool sounding) as "Wonder Woman" (dumb). These two characters are way past it, can't DC just let them die and be gone? Wonder Woman is just embarrassing with her lasso of truth, invisible ship, whacky outfit, tiara... and Aquaman is... well everything. He definitely needs a better name.
All of which was bad enough without the choppy narration which jumps from present to past to near past to present and back and forth over and over again. It's just plain bad storytelling and is frustrating to read.
I thought the Flashpoint series was a cool idea at first but after reading three of these books now I can see they're mostly half-baked stories that aren't particularly brilliant unless you're a hardcore DC fan who loves the minor characters and are willing to go along with these storylines (how is Aquaman able to raise the sea level to sink an entire continent? Who the hell is Brion Markov?!). Wonder Woman and Aquaman are two characters I've not read before and having read this I'm not going to read any more. Outdated and embarrassing, they're lost in a world of poorly plotted storylines and average artwork. I'm done with the Flashpoint series.
This is probably the book to start with if you're going to try the "World of Flashpoint" series as it explains why the world is basically entering World War 3 with the Atlanteans on one side and the Amazonians on the other. Mirroring WW1, the war begins with an assassination of a royal figure, Wonder Woman's mum, and from there quickly progresses to all out warfare with Britain being sunk by Aquaman. But rather than being exciting the book is more frustrating as the style of the narration is highly irritating as are the characters' actions.
Wonder Woman especially comes off as an incredibly stupid person. From initially coming off as forward thinking and intelligent, she quickly becomes reactionary, myopic, and makes foolish and rash decisions on the fly leading to all out warfare. Then, when she and Aquaman finally twig that they're being manipulated (which if they'd thought for a moment they would've known from the start) Aquaman then becomes stupid and begins making bad decisions. It's hard to care about either character when they're far too concerned with being the toughest kid on the block.
And for anyone thinking WW isn't stupid, how can she go months occupying Britain without knowing that the Amazonians had built massive prison ships and concentration camps?! Is she blind as well as stupid? And why are there concentration camps to start with!?
There are also very "novelistic" devices put into the story to conveniently explain the situation, such as when the two traitors on both sides are caught kissing in the midst of an attack. WW walks in and sees this (very Telemundo), immediately realising that she's being used and acts. Why would the traitors take the time in the middle of an attack/act of sabotage to lock lips in a large open area where they could be discovered? It's so contrived. And how the hell can Aquaman see the Amazonians' invisible ships?
"Emperor Aquaman" - can anyone reading this take any character called this seriously? I was smiling every time Arthur Curry was addressed as "Emperor Aquaman", ditto the Amazonian Queen (cool sounding) as "Wonder Woman" (dumb). These two characters are way past it, can't DC just let them die and be gone? Wonder Woman is just embarrassing with her lasso of truth, invisible ship, whacky outfit, tiara... and Aquaman is... well everything. He definitely needs a better name.
All of which was bad enough without the choppy narration which jumps from present to past to near past to present and back and forth over and over again. It's just plain bad storytelling and is frustrating to read.
I thought the Flashpoint series was a cool idea at first but after reading three of these books now I can see they're mostly half-baked stories that aren't particularly brilliant unless you're a hardcore DC fan who loves the minor characters and are willing to go along with these storylines (how is Aquaman able to raise the sea level to sink an entire continent? Who the hell is Brion Markov?!). Wonder Woman and Aquaman are two characters I've not read before and having read this I'm not going to read any more. Outdated and embarrassing, they're lost in a world of poorly plotted storylines and average artwork. I'm done with the Flashpoint series.
March 5, 2012
Death and intrigue abound in this battle royal between Amazon and Atlantis.
January 31, 2016
The futility of this book is beyond belief. I came into this with the bare bones of the story, having already seen the movie and I have to say - the movie is infinitely better.
The first four or five stories all focus on how the war in the Flashpoint world came about, then there's a totally random one about Lois Lane and the resistance and even more random one about a white skull villain called the Outsider.
While the Resistance and Outsider stories are bad because it looks like a fifth grader wrote them, the main plot is far worse because it looks like an angsty teenager wrote them. Like, who though this infuriating back-and-forth style of narration was a good idea?
The plot is so bad - it has every soap opera element ever and all you really want is for the characters to kill each other. How am I supposed to believe that this giant war came out of a series of misunderstandings? Also, way too many WW1 vibes for my taste.
The art is terrible as well. I was going to give this one two stars until I remembered how lazy the graphics were.
Altogether, such a waste of time and space. Wish I could warp back to a point this didn't exist.
The first four or five stories all focus on how the war in the Flashpoint world came about, then there's a totally random one about Lois Lane and the resistance and even more random one about a white skull villain called the Outsider.
While the Resistance and Outsider stories are bad because it looks like a fifth grader wrote them, the main plot is far worse because it looks like an angsty teenager wrote them. Like, who though this infuriating back-and-forth style of narration was a good idea?
The plot is so bad - it has every soap opera element ever and all you really want is for the characters to kill each other. How am I supposed to believe that this giant war came out of a series of misunderstandings? Also, way too many WW1 vibes for my taste.
The art is terrible as well. I was going to give this one two stars until I remembered how lazy the graphics were.
Altogether, such a waste of time and space. Wish I could warp back to a point this didn't exist.
November 16, 2017
The World of Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman: I thought this book would give a glimpse of the initial stages of War and related to it. But I was taken for a roller coaster ride.
If only the Authors could have stopped with Wonder Woman and Aqua man it would have been better and they could have released a separate TBP for Resistance and The Outsider where both had an important role to play in the whole Flashpoint Paradox.
Seems that they had other plans. Although the story and the pace were good to an extent it was tiring to read and see the same few incidents repeating often. Otherwise, this is a decent read.
If only the Authors could have stopped with Wonder Woman and Aqua man it would have been better and they could have released a separate TBP for Resistance and The Outsider where both had an important role to play in the whole Flashpoint Paradox.
Seems that they had other plans. Although the story and the pace were good to an extent it was tiring to read and see the same few incidents repeating often. Otherwise, this is a decent read.
September 28, 2018
Emperor Aquaman - 4/5
Best one of the lot. Explains why Aquaman and Wonder Woman are hell-bent on destroying the world.
Outsider - 2/5
Another unnecessary tie-in for a character nobody cared about.
Lois Lane and the Resistance - 3/5
Ties in greatly to the main story, but one of the main characters, Britannia is nowhere to be found in the core Flashpoint book.
Wonder Woman and the Furies - 2.5/5
Very weak characterisation of Diana. The revelation that she had not known about the atrocities the Amazons committed on the people of Britain was pretty hard to believe.
Average Rating - 2.875/5, rounded off to 3 stars
Best one of the lot. Explains why Aquaman and Wonder Woman are hell-bent on destroying the world.
Outsider - 2/5
Another unnecessary tie-in for a character nobody cared about.
Lois Lane and the Resistance - 3/5
Ties in greatly to the main story, but one of the main characters, Britannia is nowhere to be found in the core Flashpoint book.
Wonder Woman and the Furies - 2.5/5
Very weak characterisation of Diana. The revelation that she had not known about the atrocities the Amazons committed on the people of Britain was pretty hard to believe.
Average Rating - 2.875/5, rounded off to 3 stars
May 27, 2024
Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint Featuring Wonder Woman
A terrible war between Atlantis and Themyscira rages and Lois Lane finds herself behind the lines in New Themyscira, the former United Kingdom. She joins a rebel resistance and is the voice of freedom as she fights alongside Brittania and other British heroes. The Outsider has captured and killed Teth Adam and reveals to J'onn J'onzz that there are 52 parallel worlds.
The final chapters of the prelude to 'Flashpoint' set up the main storyline very well. The artwork is smooth and devastating in tragic detail as war begins to destroy the Earth.
A terrible war between Atlantis and Themyscira rages and Lois Lane finds herself behind the lines in New Themyscira, the former United Kingdom. She joins a rebel resistance and is the voice of freedom as she fights alongside Brittania and other British heroes. The Outsider has captured and killed Teth Adam and reveals to J'onn J'onzz that there are 52 parallel worlds.
The final chapters of the prelude to 'Flashpoint' set up the main storyline very well. The artwork is smooth and devastating in tragic detail as war begins to destroy the Earth.
March 25, 2021
En este volumen, nos adentramos en el "casus belli" de la guerra entre Amazonas y Atlantes. Al igual que en las anteriores entregas, la historia es cruda y las muertes se acumulan. Hay además otros puntos de vista de historias que hemos visto antes: Lois Lane y la resistencia británica, y Outsider tratando de ser reclutado por Cyborg, pero ejecutando su propia agenda. Esta muy y le da mucha profundidad a Flashpoint.
June 2, 2024
3.25 // DNF @ 67% because it became less and less interesting the longer it went on
March 14, 2017
So Arthur was raised up here, but eventually taken away from Thomas Curry. Kinda like pilgrims coming to North America and tell persecuting the indigenous tribes!
April 29, 2012
Abnett and Lanning open the trade with Wonder Woman and the Furies, followed swiftly by Tony Bedard’s Emperor Aquaman mini-series. Together, these form the most important back-story of the Flashpoint universe, showing how and why Aquaman and Wonder Woman are at war, and the events leading up to it. Reading them separately is a bit difficult, since they tend to crossover and expand on each other to fill in the gaps, so I’m considering them as one series rather than two. The overall idea between them is well done, though it does rely on some rash decisions from both Wonder Woman and Aquaman, but at least Aquaman’s are well explained in flashbacks to his youth.
Artistically, Wonder Woman and the Furies suffers from changing artist syndrome, going from Scott Clark to Agustin Padilla, neither of whom seem very polished here. Emperor Aquaman is treated to Vincent Cifuentes and Ardian Syaf, who are much more consistent and powerful. If you’re interested at all in any background on Flashpoint, these two mini-series are certainly where you should start.
Next comes Lois Lane and the Resistance, Abnett and Lanning’s second foray into the world of Flashpoint, and thankfully it is much stronger and more coherent storywise than the Wonder Woman series. The Resistance are much more interesting here than in any other series so far, even Canterbury Cricket isn’t as annoying as he could be. The series gets much better as it goes along, after a fairly weak starting issue, and the final battles link up nicely with the end of the main Flashpoint event series. With three different artists on the series, this is really annoying, but the latter two are enjoyable if not similar in style, whilst the first does not seem to grasp how to draw humans without making them look scary. Probably my favourite of the series in this trade.
The Outsider, by James Robinson, brings up the rear and this series, whilst superfluous to Flashpoint in general, is actually a lot of fun. The Outsider is your typical snide anti-hero/villain, who takes much pleasure in dispensing problems in his own unique ways. We also get a glimpse at a few characters who had been missing so far, namely Martian Manhunter and Black Adam, and there are some well placed ties to the main series too, so that we can see the other side of the conversations that took place. Like The Outsider’s skin, the art on this series is scratchy, gritty and perfect for the material. Javi Fernandez is not a name I’d heard before, but his work on these three issues is consistent and helps create the tone needed for the darkest of all the Flashpoint series. A good note to end on.
Overall, I would recommend this Flashpoint trade as much as the Green Lantern one, if not moreso for the fact that it fleshes out the background to the biggest conflict in Flashpoint between Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Supplementing this are two very enjoyable mini-series in the form of Lois Lane and the Outsider, so I don’t think you could go wrong picking this one up.
Artistically, Wonder Woman and the Furies suffers from changing artist syndrome, going from Scott Clark to Agustin Padilla, neither of whom seem very polished here. Emperor Aquaman is treated to Vincent Cifuentes and Ardian Syaf, who are much more consistent and powerful. If you’re interested at all in any background on Flashpoint, these two mini-series are certainly where you should start.
Next comes Lois Lane and the Resistance, Abnett and Lanning’s second foray into the world of Flashpoint, and thankfully it is much stronger and more coherent storywise than the Wonder Woman series. The Resistance are much more interesting here than in any other series so far, even Canterbury Cricket isn’t as annoying as he could be. The series gets much better as it goes along, after a fairly weak starting issue, and the final battles link up nicely with the end of the main Flashpoint event series. With three different artists on the series, this is really annoying, but the latter two are enjoyable if not similar in style, whilst the first does not seem to grasp how to draw humans without making them look scary. Probably my favourite of the series in this trade.
The Outsider, by James Robinson, brings up the rear and this series, whilst superfluous to Flashpoint in general, is actually a lot of fun. The Outsider is your typical snide anti-hero/villain, who takes much pleasure in dispensing problems in his own unique ways. We also get a glimpse at a few characters who had been missing so far, namely Martian Manhunter and Black Adam, and there are some well placed ties to the main series too, so that we can see the other side of the conversations that took place. Like The Outsider’s skin, the art on this series is scratchy, gritty and perfect for the material. Javi Fernandez is not a name I’d heard before, but his work on these three issues is consistent and helps create the tone needed for the darkest of all the Flashpoint series. A good note to end on.
Overall, I would recommend this Flashpoint trade as much as the Green Lantern one, if not moreso for the fact that it fleshes out the background to the biggest conflict in Flashpoint between Aquaman and Wonder Woman. Supplementing this are two very enjoyable mini-series in the form of Lois Lane and the Outsider, so I don’t think you could go wrong picking this one up.
July 6, 2016
Brilliant to get more insight on the world of Flashpoint and its war. I'd recommend reading the issues in the order they were published (and not series by series as I did), it's probably more enjoyable that way (not that I didn't enjoy it!).
Emperor Aquaman: Not my favourite of the bunch but quite nice, even knowing next to nothing about Aquaman(I'm wondering if they'll eventually start drawing him as Jason Momoa?). It was interesting to see more of the war and what surrounds it.
Outsider was the one I liked the least, not because I had no clue who the character was (wikipedia-d him later, found at least one of the iterations to be really interesting), the story was built so you'd understand what was going on no matter what, but because said story simply didn't catch my attention. He might be a fascinating character, but it's difficult to judge in three issues. And he seemed completely disconnected from the war thing (though in retrospect he wasn't) so that might be another reason.
Lois Lane and the Resistance: now that was really cool. Great to see Lois kick ass in her very own way, and to get a better sense of that side of the Flashpoint world! The ending was great too.
Wonder-Woman and the Furies: really great too, I finally got a better sense of the whole conflict and what happened "behind the scenes", so to speak. Diana was brilliant, even when misguided. Really liked it.
I'm getting used to the style of art as well, so that's always good :) Bring on the next round of Flashpoint books!
Emperor Aquaman: Not my favourite of the bunch but quite nice, even knowing next to nothing about Aquaman
Outsider was the one I liked the least, not because I had no clue who the character was (wikipedia-d him later, found at least one of the iterations to be really interesting), the story was built so you'd understand what was going on no matter what, but because said story simply didn't catch my attention. He might be a fascinating character, but it's difficult to judge in three issues. And he seemed completely disconnected from the war thing (though in retrospect he wasn't) so that might be another reason.
Lois Lane and the Resistance: now that was really cool. Great to see Lois kick ass in her very own way, and to get a better sense of that side of the Flashpoint world! The ending was great too.
Wonder-Woman and the Furies: really great too, I finally got a better sense of the whole conflict and what happened "behind the scenes", so to speak. Diana was brilliant, even when misguided. Really liked it.
I'm getting used to the style of art as well, so that's always good :) Bring on the next round of Flashpoint books!
July 13, 2015
This is a rushed, plot-driven mess with litle characterization or depth. It has little time to do anything but stumble from one plot point to the next. For example, when Diana is forced to kill the queen of Atlantis, it's supposed to read as a difficult, heart-wrenching moment due to their VERY CLOSE friendship. But we barely see them speak two words to each other before this confrontation and the only reason I knew they were such great friends is because Wonder Woman yells it at the audience before she decapitates Merra. Why show the reader when you can just tell us? And sometimes the book doesn't even bother to show OR tell. Why do all the other female superheros join the Amazons? Who cares, they did!
Nobody seems to do anything in this book for any other reason than 'the plot says I have too'. But The traitors who masterminded this whole senseless war are particularly hollow, their motivations and actions lack so much sense it is painful to read. They sabotage the nation's unification and spark a war in order to decimate both their populations and force the nations into a unification...wait what?!
Save yourself some trouble and just read this book's Wikipedia page, it is far more interesting than the actual book.
Nobody seems to do anything in this book for any other reason than 'the plot says I have too'. But The traitors who masterminded this whole senseless war are particularly hollow, their motivations and actions lack so much sense it is painful to read. They sabotage the nation's unification and spark a war in order to decimate both their populations and force the nations into a unification...wait what?!
Save yourself some trouble and just read this book's Wikipedia page, it is far more interesting than the actual book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2016
WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES- 1 of 5 Stars
EMPEROR AQUAMAN- 2 of 5 Stars
LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE- 1 of 5 Stars
OUTSIDER- 1 of 5 Stars
EMPEROR AQUAMAN- 2 of 5 Stars
LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE- 1 of 5 Stars
OUTSIDER- 1 of 5 Stars
October 14, 2017
Actual rating: 4.5/5 stars
October 19, 2023
The whole idea of the flashpoint series is something I really love, this was not my favourite but I really enjoyed it still
January 12, 2019
In 2011, every DC Comics fan was told of a major event happening in that a massive reboot of the entire DC Universe was going to occur and that it would all be in part to a storyline guided by the character of Barry Allen/The Flash.
With the last major story having been the Blackest Night and the Brightest Day, Flashpoint would be the last actual story of the Post-Crisis DC Universe. All in part to the machinations of the Flash.
Barry Allen finds the world that he had known before has changed from how had remembered. With Barry Allen having been dead for years and then resurrected his memories are muddled. But he is not the only one back from the dead but also his futuristic rival Eobard Thawne/The Reverse Flash. Barry realizes that his power in tapping the speed force has it so that he cannot change the past, Eobard's power with the negative speed force is different in that change has happened. With Eobard having harmed Barry's own family. This, in turn, causes Barry to try his hardest to change it back. Unfortunately, he wakes up to a world far worse than he could have known.
A world in which he would have saved the life of his family but his friends either fail to become heroes or become villains. As this story goes on for Barry attempting to change back the world to the way it was before it was changed, he races against time as the rest of the world goes on to its eventual destruction.
Eventually, it does return, or should I say reform to what we know as the New 52 DC Universe. Flashpoint becomes an epic read. With a miniseries dedicated to the horrific world that no longer exists. Readers gain incredible insight into just how bad yet at the same time how unique this world was.
Each collection of this miniseries has the change the Flashpoint effect occur for each of its heroes in various ways. Like it was said in the animated movie, “Ripples of distortion radiated out through that point of impact shifting everything just a tiny bit. But enough. Enough for events to happen slightly differently.�
This world of Flashpoint is with Wonder Woman. But it's not just Wonder Woman, its also Aquaman as its revealed in this collection how the Amazons and Atlantis went to war with each other as well as others. The first part of the story combines what happens to Wonder Woman and Aquaman but each character has been impacted by the Flashpoint effect in their own way. Aquaman’s Flashpoint takes his origin story and establishes it as the King of Atlantis, Aquaman’s grandfather, didn’t leave his half-human grandchild on the surface and instead took him from his father to live the rest of his days as a true Atlantean. Cold, cruel and with none of the human morality instilled in him by his father, turning Aquaman from the good man in the original universe into a bad person. With Wonder Woman, Diana’s Flashpoint is an ordinary day turned into a discovery. Themiscyra was discovered by a man named Steve Trevor in the original universe, instead, it is rediscovered by the Atlanteans. Both are kingdoms and these kingdoms get on well enough and it is decided to unite peacefully with the marriage of the prince of Atlantis and princess of Themiscyra, Prince Orin and Princess Diana. However, there are parties on both sides that don’t want peace but domination and because of this numerous people die and war results.
Basically, here we learn why Diana is Queen in Flashpoint because her mother Hippolyta was murdered. As well as other people close to her which lead to this version of Wonder Woman becoming a violent dictator but mostly because of the manipulation by her aunt Penthesilea. I found this character to be very interesting. Just as in the DC Universe having successfully incorporated the actual mythical character of Hippolyta and her sister Antiope, Flashpoint brings in Penthesilea, the actual mythical sister of Hippolyta and Antiope. I got to admit while I do like this character, it doesn’t feel correct to incorporate her without a proper explanation as to why she can exist. How did the meddling of the timeline change it to allow her aunt to live among the Amazons? According to some versions of her story she died in the Trojan War. A resurrection that happened here that didn’t happen in the original universe? However it is done, Penthesilea is a cruel woman that becomes her niece’s right hand in the war against Atlantis. Recruiting a host of female warriors from all over the world, we knew them as heroes in the original universe but here they are vicious women, called the Furies. Hawkgirl, Terra, Huntress, Vixen, etc.
While on Atlantis’s end Orm Marius aka Ocean Master is much kinder to his brother in the original universe given the fact they were both raised by Atlantis. A man of war out to usurp the peace he manipulates his brother into fighting a war and utilizing all of Atlantis� forces to fight the Amazons. Its revealed in this story that they used the geokinetic powers of King Brion Markov aka GeoForce to destroy Themiscrya as well as the rest of Europe. The fate of other people in Aquaman’s life are killed thanks to Orm as well as Penthesilea and Wonder Woman’s actions as well. Interestingly though, Black Manta is absent from this part of the story.
Still, the impact is felt especially for Lois Lane who is just an ordinary reporter who covers a measly modeling show that turns into the earthquake that destroys Europe. Sadly, many characters are killed while Lois makes it out alive and gets herself the reputation that she deserves as a hard-hitting no-nonsense reporter. Only it’s not about the Pulitzer, it’s about covering war and the people who need help. She remains in England or should I say New Themiscyra as she covers the Resistance with all the major players involved from Cyborg, Grifter, Godiva, Etrigan, and Canterbury Cricket. But none of that compares to one of the best characters written in this story, Penelope Black aka Britannia � Great Britain’s lovely and mighty champion against New Themiscyra. Things are done so well it almost a thankful sight that we don’t see what happens to Lois but if you want to know how that ended read Superman’s World of Flashpoint story.
The final part of this story deals with a character known as the Outsider, either a byproduct of DC’s partnership with WildStorm or a simply made up character. This character is the crime lord of most of South Eastern Asia. Sadly, he confronts a very dangerous being known as the Martian Manhunter. J’onn J’onzz isn’t the good man from the Justice League but a violent Martian with a score to settle against Outsider.
Not a bad collection, but it left me saddened. Seeing what happened to the three great characters of the Justice League and seeing the type of hell that was created for them to exist.
B
With the last major story having been the Blackest Night and the Brightest Day, Flashpoint would be the last actual story of the Post-Crisis DC Universe. All in part to the machinations of the Flash.
Barry Allen finds the world that he had known before has changed from how had remembered. With Barry Allen having been dead for years and then resurrected his memories are muddled. But he is not the only one back from the dead but also his futuristic rival Eobard Thawne/The Reverse Flash. Barry realizes that his power in tapping the speed force has it so that he cannot change the past, Eobard's power with the negative speed force is different in that change has happened. With Eobard having harmed Barry's own family. This, in turn, causes Barry to try his hardest to change it back. Unfortunately, he wakes up to a world far worse than he could have known.
A world in which he would have saved the life of his family but his friends either fail to become heroes or become villains. As this story goes on for Barry attempting to change back the world to the way it was before it was changed, he races against time as the rest of the world goes on to its eventual destruction.
Eventually, it does return, or should I say reform to what we know as the New 52 DC Universe. Flashpoint becomes an epic read. With a miniseries dedicated to the horrific world that no longer exists. Readers gain incredible insight into just how bad yet at the same time how unique this world was.
Each collection of this miniseries has the change the Flashpoint effect occur for each of its heroes in various ways. Like it was said in the animated movie, “Ripples of distortion radiated out through that point of impact shifting everything just a tiny bit. But enough. Enough for events to happen slightly differently.�
This world of Flashpoint is with Wonder Woman. But it's not just Wonder Woman, its also Aquaman as its revealed in this collection how the Amazons and Atlantis went to war with each other as well as others. The first part of the story combines what happens to Wonder Woman and Aquaman but each character has been impacted by the Flashpoint effect in their own way. Aquaman’s Flashpoint takes his origin story and establishes it as the King of Atlantis, Aquaman’s grandfather, didn’t leave his half-human grandchild on the surface and instead took him from his father to live the rest of his days as a true Atlantean. Cold, cruel and with none of the human morality instilled in him by his father, turning Aquaman from the good man in the original universe into a bad person. With Wonder Woman, Diana’s Flashpoint is an ordinary day turned into a discovery. Themiscyra was discovered by a man named Steve Trevor in the original universe, instead, it is rediscovered by the Atlanteans. Both are kingdoms and these kingdoms get on well enough and it is decided to unite peacefully with the marriage of the prince of Atlantis and princess of Themiscyra, Prince Orin and Princess Diana. However, there are parties on both sides that don’t want peace but domination and because of this numerous people die and war results.
Basically, here we learn why Diana is Queen in Flashpoint because her mother Hippolyta was murdered. As well as other people close to her which lead to this version of Wonder Woman becoming a violent dictator but mostly because of the manipulation by her aunt Penthesilea. I found this character to be very interesting. Just as in the DC Universe having successfully incorporated the actual mythical character of Hippolyta and her sister Antiope, Flashpoint brings in Penthesilea, the actual mythical sister of Hippolyta and Antiope. I got to admit while I do like this character, it doesn’t feel correct to incorporate her without a proper explanation as to why she can exist. How did the meddling of the timeline change it to allow her aunt to live among the Amazons? According to some versions of her story she died in the Trojan War. A resurrection that happened here that didn’t happen in the original universe? However it is done, Penthesilea is a cruel woman that becomes her niece’s right hand in the war against Atlantis. Recruiting a host of female warriors from all over the world, we knew them as heroes in the original universe but here they are vicious women, called the Furies. Hawkgirl, Terra, Huntress, Vixen, etc.
While on Atlantis’s end Orm Marius aka Ocean Master is much kinder to his brother in the original universe given the fact they were both raised by Atlantis. A man of war out to usurp the peace he manipulates his brother into fighting a war and utilizing all of Atlantis� forces to fight the Amazons. Its revealed in this story that they used the geokinetic powers of King Brion Markov aka GeoForce to destroy Themiscrya as well as the rest of Europe. The fate of other people in Aquaman’s life are killed thanks to Orm as well as Penthesilea and Wonder Woman’s actions as well. Interestingly though, Black Manta is absent from this part of the story.
Still, the impact is felt especially for Lois Lane who is just an ordinary reporter who covers a measly modeling show that turns into the earthquake that destroys Europe. Sadly, many characters are killed while Lois makes it out alive and gets herself the reputation that she deserves as a hard-hitting no-nonsense reporter. Only it’s not about the Pulitzer, it’s about covering war and the people who need help. She remains in England or should I say New Themiscyra as she covers the Resistance with all the major players involved from Cyborg, Grifter, Godiva, Etrigan, and Canterbury Cricket. But none of that compares to one of the best characters written in this story, Penelope Black aka Britannia � Great Britain’s lovely and mighty champion against New Themiscyra. Things are done so well it almost a thankful sight that we don’t see what happens to Lois but if you want to know how that ended read Superman’s World of Flashpoint story.
The final part of this story deals with a character known as the Outsider, either a byproduct of DC’s partnership with WildStorm or a simply made up character. This character is the crime lord of most of South Eastern Asia. Sadly, he confronts a very dangerous being known as the Martian Manhunter. J’onn J’onzz isn’t the good man from the Justice League but a violent Martian with a score to settle against Outsider.
Not a bad collection, but it left me saddened. Seeing what happened to the three great characters of the Justice League and seeing the type of hell that was created for them to exist.
B
July 7, 2021
The first two story archs are amazing! (Wonder Woman and the Furies & Emperor Aquaman) I really enjoyed looking at the dark side of each DC hero’s character and seeing what might be if their powers went unchecked. It’s great to see Diana as a villain. It’s the antithesis of the good girl vibe that she usually gives off and instead of protecting man she sees the need to protect from man, which is a logical leap (and not one I could argue harshly against either). What she does to Mera is also pretty cutthroat. I wish that fight scene would have been way longer than it was. Aquaman’s character seemed a bit more forgivable than Wonder Woman’s, until he floods the entire Vatican and most of Italy, killing thousands of people. Wonder Woman does the same in Great Britain, so they really are two worthy foes. It’s an awesome match up that I really enjoyed, but the last two story archs felt like they did not add more to the story and that could be because I’m missing parts of the Flashpoint storyline. I also love Hawkgirl and I just couldn’t deal with how easy she was dismissed during a fight in the Lois Lane story line. On a side note, I would love an alternate timeline series of Wonder Woman and the Furies. How awesome of a team up would that be for a comic run!? I know I’m bias because I love bad ass women, especially on a team together. I can always dream! Other than that this was a pretty solid read, I gave it a 3 because I only got into the first half of the book and the rest fizzled out a bit for me after that. I appreciate what the writers were doing, but I wish they would’ve had more time to flesh it out and give some other side characters more time to shine in the alternate timelines. Despite that though, it’s an entertaining read that’s worth the time!
July 4, 2016
Whereas other volumes in the "World of Flashpoint" series have contained four separate stories, The World of Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman consists of four much more closely related stories. The first two feature Wonder Woman and Aquaman, respectively, so we see the war that is tearing apart the world from both perspectives. The third story explains how Lois Lane, reporter, ends up in the UK working for the Resistance. The final story features an odd villainous character known as The Outsider.
In the Wonder Woman story, Princess Diana meets King Arthur of Atlantis - and the two plan a royal wedding as a way to merge their kingdoms for the betterment of the world. Diana even offers to let the marriage be one of convenience and appearances only - allowing Arthur to be with Mera his love. But unfortunately for them, and the world at large, during the wedding Prince Orm, Arthur's brother has Diana's mother killed during the wedding. And Orm and Penthesilea, Diana's aunt, even frame Arthur's ward, Garth for the crime. This starts the war between Atlantis and Thermyscira.
Every time one side or the other proposes peace or even seems to think of ending the war - either Orm or Penthesilea does something to blame the other side, to make the situation worse, and to continue the war - with hapless humanity in the crosshairs between the two titans of Atlantis and the Amazons. Aquaman sinks half of Europe when his wife, Mera, is killed during a peace conference in Vienna - unaware that it was Orm who killed her. In retaliation, at Penthesilea's suggestion - the Amazons destroy Thermyscira, then invade the UK and raise it to new heights, towering above both the ocean and Europe at the cost of millions of lives.
Finally, Diana discovers that Penthesilea has been torturing and experimenting upon the humans she's captured and put in concentration camps - in addition she's also working with Orm to promote war. Diana is angered by what she discovers and goes to explain all to Arthur, exposing the manipulation for what it is. Arthur, to his credit, does actually believe her - until his entire fleet is blown up (by Orm - but he doesn't know that). Aquaman becomes determined to make Wonder Woman pay for her final betrayal.
The Aquaman story also tells in flashbacks the story of Arthur's early beginning - how his father met AtLanna, his mother, and how later he was stolen away to Atlantis to be the prince.
By showing the war from both Diana's point of view and Arthur Curry's point of view - the reader is able to really understand the conflict and see exactly what has brought Wonder Woman and Aquaman to their positions of destroying the world. That the two had wanted to join together to be a force for peace, for good, for enlightenment, and for making the world a better place - only to have that plan snatched away by "warriors" who only understand destruction and only want war - makes the story that much more tragic. Diana and Arthur could have brought about a "Golden Age" - instead Orm (whom DC comics readers know as "Ocean Master" one of Aquaman's deadliest foes) and Penthesilea decide that war is "better" than peace, that as "warrior cultures" supporting peace and a better world is "the coward's way", etc. They practically accuse Diana and Arthur of "singing Kumbaya and growing flowers". If this sounds familiar it should. The real villains here aren't Aquaman and Wonder Woman for all the completely terrible things they do and the deaths they cause. The real villains are Orm and Penthesilea who manipulate two great cultures into a war - and cause the deaths of millions. Orm and Penthesilea call themselves cowards and also call Diana and Arthur weak "peacemongers" - but it is the two traitors who are weak. They are the ones who lack the vision of a better world.
"Lois Lane and the Resistance" starts with Lois on the phone with Perry White from Paris Fashion Week complaining about doing fluff pieces rather than real reporting. Well, be careful what you wish for, because Lois is right there when Paris and half of Europe are flooded. Lois sees Jimmy Olsen get killed and is transported to the former UK by the Amazons, but not before discovering that the "camera" Jimmy gave her before being swept away was actually made by Cyborg and was a link allowing Jimmy to report in as an agent. Lois agrees to work for Cyborg. Lois's diary as a prisoner of the Amazons shows just how horrifying the conditions are. Yet it's Lois who exposes Penthesilea to Wonder Woman who didn't know what her Aunt is doing. Lois makes a desperate broadcast from the prison. She's then rescued by the Resistance, led by Grifter (who looks a lot like Red Hood in costume, but remember Jason Todd is a priest in Gotham), and including Lady Godiva, Britannia, Canterbury Cricket and Hyde. Despite a betrayal by Hyde's alter ego, Bobbie Stephenson a woman who's gone over to the Amazons to be cured of Hyde, the Resistance and Lois are able to get Britannia her Mark 2.0 battle suit. Lois's story ends with her broadcasting what's going on, and the Resistance fighting the Furies (Wonder Woman's most deadly troops).
"The Outsider" is the most unusual story in the collection. "The Outsider" is from India, yet his skin is greyish-white and looks like stone. He's an unsavory businessman with his hands in every illegal business there is, and a manipulator of currencies, raw materials, jewels, metals, and just about everything else. He has no qualms about killing to get what he wants. He's pretty much as evil as Lex Luthor, with none of the "charm", and works on a global scale. The story also mentions Blackout, whom "The Outsider" want to use as a power source for India, Black Atom - now the ruler of Pakistan, and an awesome surprise - J'onn J'onzz - the Martian Manhunter, and The Outsider's plaything who strikes back. It's a surprising story, but though it's told from The Outsider's perspective he's an utterly unempathetic character who one cannot identify with, even with his background explained.
The World of Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman is the one Flashpoint novel you must read if you only read one of the extra novels - it gives the deepest background for Flashpoint and takes place directly before that story. Although the Flash isn't in the novel at all, it sets the stage and explains what is going on and what this world is that Barry has woken up in. Highly, highly recommended.
In the Wonder Woman story, Princess Diana meets King Arthur of Atlantis - and the two plan a royal wedding as a way to merge their kingdoms for the betterment of the world. Diana even offers to let the marriage be one of convenience and appearances only - allowing Arthur to be with Mera his love. But unfortunately for them, and the world at large, during the wedding Prince Orm, Arthur's brother has Diana's mother killed during the wedding. And Orm and Penthesilea, Diana's aunt, even frame Arthur's ward, Garth for the crime. This starts the war between Atlantis and Thermyscira.
Every time one side or the other proposes peace or even seems to think of ending the war - either Orm or Penthesilea does something to blame the other side, to make the situation worse, and to continue the war - with hapless humanity in the crosshairs between the two titans of Atlantis and the Amazons. Aquaman sinks half of Europe when his wife, Mera, is killed during a peace conference in Vienna - unaware that it was Orm who killed her. In retaliation, at Penthesilea's suggestion - the Amazons destroy Thermyscira, then invade the UK and raise it to new heights, towering above both the ocean and Europe at the cost of millions of lives.
Finally, Diana discovers that Penthesilea has been torturing and experimenting upon the humans she's captured and put in concentration camps - in addition she's also working with Orm to promote war. Diana is angered by what she discovers and goes to explain all to Arthur, exposing the manipulation for what it is. Arthur, to his credit, does actually believe her - until his entire fleet is blown up (by Orm - but he doesn't know that). Aquaman becomes determined to make Wonder Woman pay for her final betrayal.
The Aquaman story also tells in flashbacks the story of Arthur's early beginning - how his father met AtLanna, his mother, and how later he was stolen away to Atlantis to be the prince.
By showing the war from both Diana's point of view and Arthur Curry's point of view - the reader is able to really understand the conflict and see exactly what has brought Wonder Woman and Aquaman to their positions of destroying the world. That the two had wanted to join together to be a force for peace, for good, for enlightenment, and for making the world a better place - only to have that plan snatched away by "warriors" who only understand destruction and only want war - makes the story that much more tragic. Diana and Arthur could have brought about a "Golden Age" - instead Orm (whom DC comics readers know as "Ocean Master" one of Aquaman's deadliest foes) and Penthesilea decide that war is "better" than peace, that as "warrior cultures" supporting peace and a better world is "the coward's way", etc. They practically accuse Diana and Arthur of "singing Kumbaya and growing flowers". If this sounds familiar it should. The real villains here aren't Aquaman and Wonder Woman for all the completely terrible things they do and the deaths they cause. The real villains are Orm and Penthesilea who manipulate two great cultures into a war - and cause the deaths of millions. Orm and Penthesilea call themselves cowards and also call Diana and Arthur weak "peacemongers" - but it is the two traitors who are weak. They are the ones who lack the vision of a better world.
"Lois Lane and the Resistance" starts with Lois on the phone with Perry White from Paris Fashion Week complaining about doing fluff pieces rather than real reporting. Well, be careful what you wish for, because Lois is right there when Paris and half of Europe are flooded. Lois sees Jimmy Olsen get killed and is transported to the former UK by the Amazons, but not before discovering that the "camera" Jimmy gave her before being swept away was actually made by Cyborg and was a link allowing Jimmy to report in as an agent. Lois agrees to work for Cyborg. Lois's diary as a prisoner of the Amazons shows just how horrifying the conditions are. Yet it's Lois who exposes Penthesilea to Wonder Woman who didn't know what her Aunt is doing. Lois makes a desperate broadcast from the prison. She's then rescued by the Resistance, led by Grifter (who looks a lot like Red Hood in costume, but remember Jason Todd is a priest in Gotham), and including Lady Godiva, Britannia, Canterbury Cricket and Hyde. Despite a betrayal by Hyde's alter ego, Bobbie Stephenson a woman who's gone over to the Amazons to be cured of Hyde, the Resistance and Lois are able to get Britannia her Mark 2.0 battle suit. Lois's story ends with her broadcasting what's going on, and the Resistance fighting the Furies (Wonder Woman's most deadly troops).
"The Outsider" is the most unusual story in the collection. "The Outsider" is from India, yet his skin is greyish-white and looks like stone. He's an unsavory businessman with his hands in every illegal business there is, and a manipulator of currencies, raw materials, jewels, metals, and just about everything else. He has no qualms about killing to get what he wants. He's pretty much as evil as Lex Luthor, with none of the "charm", and works on a global scale. The story also mentions Blackout, whom "The Outsider" want to use as a power source for India, Black Atom - now the ruler of Pakistan, and an awesome surprise - J'onn J'onzz - the Martian Manhunter, and The Outsider's plaything who strikes back. It's a surprising story, but though it's told from The Outsider's perspective he's an utterly unempathetic character who one cannot identify with, even with his background explained.
The World of Flashpoint featuring Wonder Woman is the one Flashpoint novel you must read if you only read one of the extra novels - it gives the deepest background for Flashpoint and takes place directly before that story. Although the Flash isn't in the novel at all, it sets the stage and explains what is going on and what this world is that Barry has woken up in. Highly, highly recommended.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 10, 2020
Collects EMPEROR AQUAMAN issues #1-3, OUTSIDER issues #1-3, LOIS LANE AND THE RESISTANCE issues #1-3 and WONDER WOMAN AND THE FURIES issues #1-3
This is the only "Flashpoint" tie-in collection that I feel like is (practically) required reading to get the full "Flashpoint" experience. I especially mean this regarding the six issues that tell the story of Aquaman vs. Wonder Woman. The "Lois Lane" and "Outsider" issues are good, but it is Atlantis vs. the Amazons that have the biggest impact on "Flashpoint."
This is the only "Flashpoint" tie-in collection that I feel like is (practically) required reading to get the full "Flashpoint" experience. I especially mean this regarding the six issues that tell the story of Aquaman vs. Wonder Woman. The "Lois Lane" and "Outsider" issues are good, but it is Atlantis vs. the Amazons that have the biggest impact on "Flashpoint."
March 30, 2023
This collection of Flashpoint tie-ins provides an expanded view of the war between Atlantis and the Amazons. The series devoted to Wonder Woman and the one devoted to Aquaman play off each other well and serve up the historical backdrop and emotional tensions that are absent from the main series. The Lois Lane series gives a more detailed view of what the Amazonian occupation of the UK looks like on the ground. The final series centers on The Outsider, a character specific to the world of Flashpoint. It's skippable. On the whole, this volume is a pleasure to read.
August 25, 2017
The main FLASHPOINT
book was awesome.
The companion series meant to
elaborate on / cash in on
the main story line.
These stories are progressively
more and more
half assed and derivative.
What in the FLASHPOINT
comic is a clever and innovative
way of seeing
a long standing character
becomes pedantic
upon reviewing
in the hands of a less gifted
writer.
another example of a
clever idea
killed by corporate greed.
book was awesome.
The companion series meant to
elaborate on / cash in on
the main story line.
These stories are progressively
more and more
half assed and derivative.
What in the FLASHPOINT
comic is a clever and innovative
way of seeing
a long standing character
becomes pedantic
upon reviewing
in the hands of a less gifted
writer.
another example of a
clever idea
killed by corporate greed.
December 11, 2017
4.5 Staaaaars!!
You know how I love my AQUAMAN, this time it was waaay different than what I'm used to read.
For the first time I didn't hated Lois Lane, but I felt that WONDER WOMAN was missing some charcter development and you know... leader material or something!
This was one of my favorite Flashpoint tie-ins.
Also Orm was great with the villanous drama and all that. haha
(Guilty pleasure, I know. Don't hate me. PlusPatrick Wilson is gonna rock that character in the movie)
You know how I love my AQUAMAN, this time it was waaay different than what I'm used to read.
For the first time I didn't hated Lois Lane, but I felt that WONDER WOMAN was missing some charcter development and you know... leader material or something!
This was one of my favorite Flashpoint tie-ins.
Also Orm was great with the villanous drama and all that. haha
(Guilty pleasure, I know. Don't hate me. PlusPatrick Wilson is gonna rock that character in the movie)
April 10, 2019
2.5 stars
Required reading only for Flashpoint fans because, while this is the core explanation of the Flashpoint world, it's just not very good. A lot of the artwork was terrible. Not as good as .
Required reading only for Flashpoint fans because, while this is the core explanation of the Flashpoint world, it's just not very good. A lot of the artwork was terrible. Not as good as .
January 26, 2025
The tie ends should be shorter. From each read so far after reading the stories advertised on the covers it is very hit or miss with the rest of the comic. This was the worst example of that. The Wonder Woman and Aquaman section was great. However the resistance section was okay and I could not care less about the outsider. The rest of the ties were around a 3.5 for me that I round up to a 4 this is barely a 3 star sadly with its strong start.
April 10, 2022
The real interesting tie in after Batman..
We follow Emperor Aquaman, Wonder Woman and furies , Lois Lane and Resistance all of which are quite interesting and develop the Flashpoint storyline finely ...
Though the betrayal part of Amazons vs Atlantians leading to the End of World War is very lame .
We follow Emperor Aquaman, Wonder Woman and furies , Lois Lane and Resistance all of which are quite interesting and develop the Flashpoint storyline finely ...
Though the betrayal part of Amazons vs Atlantians leading to the End of World War is very lame .
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2017
A quick and enjoyable read. As much as I like seeing the new and short world version I am not a fan of how easily Arthur and Diana are played and that this collection has a lot of characters other than wonder woman even though this is supposed to be her story in flashpoint.
July 29, 2017
Prilis politicke. Je dobre vediet, preco konflikt vo Flashpoint svete vznikol, aj pozadie cisara Aquamana. Tu toho ale bolo prilis, a zlievalo sa to do jedneho. Partizanska Luis Lane sa mi pacila, Outsiderov pribeh takmer vobec.
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