History ComicBook / AmazonsAttack

For a miniseries expected to be a major "event" comic, sales of ''Amazons Attack'' were disappointing at best, and the critical/fan reception even worse. While most fans agree that Pete Woods contributed gorgeous art to the project, it's difficult to find positive comments about any ''other'' aspects of the project. Despite this, DC was willing to give it a second shot after 16 years, in their [[DCRebirth Rebirth]] line.

For a miniseries expected to be a major "event" comic, sales of ''Amazons Attack'' were disappointing at best, and the critical/fan reception even worse. While most fans agree that Pete Woods contributed gorgeous art to the project, it's difficult to find positive comments about any ''other'' aspects of the project.

%%* AxCrazy: Hippolyta.

* KarmaHoudini: The Amazon soldiers go out of their way to carry out genocide with fervor and eagerness that would put the Schutzstaffel to shame...and as punishment, they have their memories erased, and are implanted in normal lives across the world. And even this is later reversed, making [[spoiler:Granny Goodness]] the only character who seemed to think that an entire nation leaping at the chance to enact mass murder merited some sort of punishment. {{Retcon}}ned in ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' with a prison labor camp full of Amazon war criminals ... and yet , the story tries to make it seem that the treatment of Amazon prisoners is somehow WRONG !!!?
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Granny Goodness, who was behind Athena]], who was behind the madness of Hippolyta.

* KarmaHoudini: The Amazon soldiers go out of their way to carry out genocide with fervor and eagerness that would put the Schutzstaffel to shame...and as punishment, they have their memories erased, and are implanted in normal lives across the world. And even this is later reversed, making [[spoiler:Granny Goodness]] the only character who seemed to think that an entire nation leaping at the chance to enact mass murder merited some sort of punishment. {{Retcon}}ned in ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' with a prison labor camp full of Amazon war criminals ... and yet , the story tries to make it seem that the treatment of Amazon prisoners is somehow WRONG ?!!!

* KarmaHoudini: The Amazon soldiers go out of their way to carry out genocide with fervor and eagerness that would put the Schutzstaffel to shame...and as punishment, they have their memories erased, and are implanted in normal lives across the world. And even this is later reversed, making [[spoiler:Granny Goodness]] the only character who seemed to think that an entire nation leaping at the chance to enact mass murder merited some sort of punishment. {{Retcon}}ned in ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' with a prison labor camp full of Amazon war criminals.

* AxCrazy: Hippolyta.
* BeeBeeGun: See the page quote. My God.

* DeusExMachina: Just like the plays in ancient Greece, only without the strings holding "Athena" up.

* FromBadToWorse: Happens several times over the course of the conflict.
* HijackedByGanon: {{Exaggerated|trope}}. A brainwashed Queen Hippolyta has led the Amazons of Themyscira to wage war on the United States! BUT WAIT! It turns out that Queen Hippolyta's attack was actually [[spoiler:all a SecretTestOfCharacter by the goddess Athena!]] BUT WAIT! It turns out it was all a convoluted plot masterminded [[spoiler:by Granny Goodness of the ComicBook/NewGods while ''disguised'' as Athena and keeping the other Greek gods imprisoned!]]

* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Granny Goodness]].

* StrawFeminist: One of many reasons not to bring this series up around Wonder Woman fans.
* StrawMisogynist: At one point, the Amazons found a female pilot on the ground, and one of them kills her without a second thought. Nor do the other Amazons bat an eye about it. Later, it is shown that a group of Amazons tried to kill Lucy Lane.
* TookALevelInDumbass: Everyone here is stupid, if not for individual actions it’s stupidity by association.

->''"An [[TitleDrop Amazon attack]]. A deadly bee weapon. [[BeeBeeGun Bees]]. [[MemeticMutation My]] [[{{Narm}} God]]."''
-->-- '''{{Franchise/Batman}}'''

Of course, all is not exactly what it seems, and among other things, Wonder Woman's captivity had been engineered by Circe herself. The plot involves a number of subplots, including the Justice League's attempts to fight back, the internment of women suspected of Amazon sympathies by the U.S. government, and an ill-fated mission by Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and ComicBook/WonderGirl to speak to the President of the United States. Events from ''Amazons Attack'' also affected a number of other books, including the weekly ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'' series, ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'', and ''ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}''.

--> '''Athena''': Hmm, perhaps you're right. Perhaps Justice isn't the proper word. But you must admit... [[spoiler: ''[[Comicbook/NewGods GOODNESS]]'' has certainly triumphed!]]

* HijackedByGanon: Taken UpToEleven. A brainwashed Queen Hippolyta has led the Amazons of Themyscira to wage war on the United States! BUT WAIT! It turns out that Queen Hippolyta's attack was actually [[spoiler:all a SecretTestOfCharacter by the goddess Athena!]] BUT WAIT! It turns out it was all a convoluted plot masterminded [[spoiler:by Granny Goodness of the ComicBook/NewGods while ''disguised'' as Athena and keeping the other Greek gods imprisoned!]]

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