By Christopher Moeller (DC Comics)
ISBN 1-84023-575-6
This slight but satisfying fantasy romp is actually a Wonder Woman vehicle with the rest of the World’s Greatest Superheroes reduced to the roles of bit-players and hostages for the body of the action but is still nonetheless a pretty good blend of angst and adventure, and well leavened with some fine tongue-in-cheek comedy touches.
In 1348AD the last Dragon is defeated by Christian Knights and the modern Age of Man begins. But the Queen Wyrm is not dead, and sleeps beneath the Swiss Alps until awakened by Gnomes, whom she subjects to her will as she plans to devastate the Earth.
After a busy tour of duty with her fellow Justice Leaguers, Princess Diana returns to Greece for a break and hears a prophecy from the Oracle of Delphi. The mystic seer declares the menace of the last Dragon and warns that it will be defeated by the JLA – but only at the inevitable cost of their lives. Although the Oracle is never wrong, she can be open to interpretation, so if the team only has one member only one member has to die…
Beautifully painted art and a solid, if not too fresh plot makes this a plain-and-simple fun book to read and the themes, light touches and deft avoidance of continuity means that new readers and old fans can enjoy this modern fairy tale equally.
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