"Trial of the Amazons" is a seven issue crossover event from DC Comics written by Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, Jordie Bellaire, Vita Ayala and Joelle Jones. The story details a civil war between the Amazons, and has Wonder Woman crossing paths with Nubia, Yara Flor, Cassie Sandsmark, Donna Troy, Hippolyta (DC Comics) and Artemis of Bana-Mighdall. The event received positive reviews, although the ending received criticism for it being rushed.
Publication history
DC Comics announced in October 2021 that it will have its first Wonder Woman comic book event since 1992 called "Trial of the Amazons" where Wonder Woman must bend the relationships between different Amazon tribes or else there will be a civil war.
Plot summary
Prelude
After the events of Dark Nights: Death Metal where Wonder Woman sacrificed herself to defeat The Batman Who Laughs, she is transported to Asgard where she travels throughout dimensions to get back to Earth. On the way to Earth, she meets Greek Gods where she overhears that there is a civil war between Amazons. Yara Flor (an Amazon with ties to Brazilian) is traveling to Brazil when the Greek Gods, Amazons from Bana-Mighdall, and Diana's tribe all feel threatened by Yara for mysterious reasons and everyone targets Yara. Artemis of Bana-Mighdall and Wonder Girl go try to find Yara Flor, but are interrupted by Brazilian Amazons. Eros takes down the plane Yara was at, but accidentally nicks himself with the arrow and falls in love with Yara.
Eros takes Yara to Mt. Olympus where Yara meets Hera, who plans to have Yara marry Eros and become a god-like being. Artemis and Wonder Girl defeat the Brazilian Amazons and go to their headquarters. Yara meets a Brazilian Amazon name Potira who reveals that the Gods created a tribe of powerful warriors, however they were defeated by the darkness and after regaining their humanity they were split in half: The Amazons and the Bana-Mighdall. An Amazon name Aella broke free from both tribes and fell in love with a human, but was separated and landed in Brazil where she met a female Brazilian warrior tribe and gave birth to Yara, however the Greek Gods killed Aela as punishment for deserting the Amazons tribes. Artemis and Wonder Girl arrive, and tell Yara that if she allies with Hera then there will be a path of destruction that the Amazons can't stop.
The next day, Yara Flor refuses to drink the elixir of immortality, and escapes Mt. Olympus. Wonder Girl meets Potira, where they travel to the Brazilian Amaon's headquarters called Akahim and plan to invade Themiscyra as punishment for taking Yara Flor against her will, and Wonder Girl meets Donna Troy. Hephaestus arrives and sends Yara to Tartarus. but Yara escapes and arrives at Mt. Olympus the same time her Brazilian allies plan to attack. Yara Flor is attacked by Greek Gods, and realizes that one of them is Eros who killed her mother so that he can be with her. Yara Flor opens the gates of Mt. Olympus, and Donna Troy, Wonder Girl, and the Brazilian allies help Yara fend off the Gods, and Wonder Girl calms Zeus down.
When Wonder Woman comes back to Earth, she is greeted warmly by Superman, Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, The Flash, Cyborg, Doctor Fate, and her mother Queen Hippolyta. When Wonder Woman saves a group of innocent civilians, the whole world hears her return and everyone is celebrating except Artemis and Yara Flor. After defeating a person name Attum, Wonder Woman receives a message saying that something is happening in Themiscyra, Wonder Woman flies off. Artemis introduces a new Amazon to her tribe, when she hears that they are under attack by a creature. After defeating the creature, Artemis realizes that creature came from Themyscira. The Bana-Mighdall believe Yara is responsible, but Artemis defends Yara. Faruka (a Bana-Mighdall) wants to take down Themiscyra so the rest of the tribe can have immortality and win back Themyscira. Artemis meets up with Hippolyta, Atalanta, and Antiope and pledges her oath to them to help unite the Amazons against an evil enemy known as Chaos. It is revealed that Nubia accidentally opened a magic portal called Doom's Doorway while fighting Medusa that draws attention to the three Amazons tribes as Queen Hippolyta arrives to ask where is Nubia.