Wonder Woman: Amazonia
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one-shot published by DC Comics
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under its Elseworlds
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imprint. As with all Elseworlds it tells a non-canon
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story of a DC hero, this time Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
, outside of regular continuity
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and is set in the 19th Century. The story is written by William Messner-Loebs
William Messner-Loebs
William Messner-Loebs is an American comic book writer and artist from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs...
and illustrated by Phil Winslade
Phil Winslade
-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
.
According to the DC Comics website, the setting of Amazonia is Earth-34 in the post-Infinite Crisis
Infinite Crisis
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.http://www.dccomics.com/sites/arena/?action=wonder_woman_ballot
Plot
In another reality, the entire British Royal family was wiped out in an explosion in the 19th century, except the Duke of ClarenceDuke of Clarence
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, who is injured in the explosion and uses a wheelchair, and a distant American cousin, Jack Planters, who becomes King. Planters is Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
"Jack the Ripper" is the best-known name given to an unidentified serial killer who was active in the largely impoverished areas in and around the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The name originated in a letter, written by someone claiming to be the murderer, that was disseminated in the...
and under his rule the British Empire
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becomes steadily more misogynistic.
Diana (Wonder Woman) is snatched away from Paradise Island
Themyscira
Themyscira is a fictional island nation in the DC Comics universe that is the place of origin of Wonder Woman and her sister Amazons. Known as Paradise Island since Wonder Woman and the island's first appearance in All Star Comics #8 , it was renamed "Themyscira" with the character's February...
by Captain Steven Trevor
Steve Trevor
Steve Trevor is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, as the primary love interest of Wonder Woman. He first appeared in All Star Comics #8 .-Golden Age:...
and the Royal Marines
Royal Marines
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. She is forced to marry Trevor and becomes the star of a London
London
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theatrical show
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, reenacting tales of women from the Bible
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. She eventually shows herself to be a great heroine, freeing oppressed women from all over the Empire and taking on the terrible reign of King Jack.
Publication
- Wonder Woman: Amazonia (by William Messner-LoebsWilliam Messner-LoebsWilliam Messner-Loebs is an American comic book writer and artist from Michigan, also known as Bill Loebs and Bill Messner-Loebs...
, Paul KupperbergPaul KupperbergPaul Kupperberg is a former editor for DC Comics, and a prolific writer of comic books and newspaper strips.-Biography:Kupperberg entered the comics field from comics fandom, as had his brother, writer/artist Alan Kupperberg...
and Phil WinsladePhil Winslade-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
, DC, 1997, ISBN 0-606-22070-4)
See also
Other Elseworlds that involve Jack the Ripper:
- Gotham by Gaslight
- JLA: The Island of Dr. Moreau
- Batman: Two FacesBatman: Two FacesBatman: Two Faces is a DC Comics Elseworlds special published in 1998. Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, pencilled by Anthony Williams and features Tom Palmer as the inker....