History ComicBook / AmazonsAttack

* 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.

* InfantImmortality: Averted. In fact, its what kicks off the plot as two Amazons brutally kill an innocent father and ''his young son'' just because they are male.

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

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

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

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

* 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!]] BUT WAIT! The entire miniseries was actually a tie-in to ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', where [[spoiler:Granny Goodness is training hundreds of women to be female furies]] in connection to the Death of the New Gods! BUT WAIT! [[FourLinesAllWaiting The Death Of The New Gods/Jimmy Olsen's superpowers plotline]] from ''Countdown'' was actually all part of [[spoiler:Darkseid's evil plan involving the Anti-Life equation, and Granny Goodness was just working for him!]] [[KudzuPlot WHAT.]]

* 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.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Given by Athena to all parties at the conclusion. [[spoiler: And she turns out to be Granny Goodness in disguise.]]

** On a larger level, the Amazons were punished and forced into isolation by Athena herself for ''doing the same exact thing to Herakles' men''. And at least they had the motivation of having been ''raped'' by them. However, the punishment was swift and decisive by the goddess for their acts on just a hundred men. The first ''day'' involved the deaths of tens of ''thousands'' of ''innocent'' men... and ''children''.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Given by Athena to all parties at the conclusion. [[spoiler: And she turns out to be Granny Goodness in disguise.]]
** {{Retcon}}ned in ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' with a prison labor camp full of Amazon war criminals.
* RockBeatsLaser: The Amazons' horses move faster than jets, and their bows beat guns and tanks.

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 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}}''.

* 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 NewGods while ''disguised'' as Athena and keeping the other Greek gods imprisoned!]] BUT WAIT! The entire miniseries was actually a tie-in to ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'', where [[spoiler:Granny Goodness is training hundreds of women to be female furies]] in connection to the Death of the New Gods! BUT WAIT! [[FourLinesAllWaiting The Death Of The New Gods/Jimmy Olsen's superpowers plotline]] from ''Countdown'' was actually all part of [[spoiler:Darkseid's evil plan involving the Anti-Life equation, and Granny Goodness was just working for him!]] [[KudzuPlot WHAT.]]

* 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 NewGods while ''disguised'' as Athena and keeping the other Greek gods imprisoned!]] BUT WAIT! The entire miniseries was actually a tie-in to ''CountdownToFinalCrisis'', where [[spoiler:Granny Goodness is training hundreds of women to be female furies]] in connection to the Death of the New Gods! BUT WAIT! [[FourLinesAllWaiting The Death Of The New Gods/Jimmy Olsen's superpowers plotline]] from ''Countdown'' was actually all part of [[spoiler:Darkseid's evil plan involving the Anti-Life equation, and Granny Goodness was just working for him!]] [[KudzuPlot WHAT.]]

* JustFollowingOrders: Apparently, this is the excuse that let the vast majority of the Amazons waltz from the conflict with nothing more than amnesia. The excuse rings a bit hollow when Amazons are depicted on several occasions going out of their way to commit war crimes against innocent civilians.

* HijackedByGanon: It turns out Queen Hippolyta's killing spree happened because Athena was running a SecretTestOfCharacter. BUT WAIT! It turns out the real villain is [[spoiler:Granny Goodness, Darkseid's {{Dragon}}, disguised as Athena]]!

** {{Retcon}}ned in ''SecretSix'' with a prison labor camp full of Amazon war criminals.

* StrawFeminist: One of many reasons not to bring this series up around WonderWoman fans.

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 while Pete Woods contributed gorgeous art to the project, it's difficult to find positive comments about any ''other'' aspects of the project.

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

* DevelopmentHell: The idea for the series originated as a ''visual'' one - an Amazon army fighting modern American military forces, amidst the photogenic Neoclassical architecture of Washington, D.C. A series was originally planned as a lead-in to ''InfiniteCrisis'', but the idea was shelved until the runup to ''FinalCrisis'' instead.

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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.

* InfantImmortality: Heavily averted. In fact, its what kicks off the plot as two Amazons brutally kill an innocent father and ''his young son'' just because they are male.