Wonder Woman's incredibly dark new team should be a bigger focus of her lore

WARNING: Contains Potential Spoilers for BATMAN: GOTHAM BY GASLIHT – THE KRYPTONIAN AGE #3!

while Wonder Woman A princess of Themyscira, she rarely works with other Amazons outside of the Wonder-Family, and even those team-ups are rare. Diana Prince's alliances usually include Batman, Superman, and other heroes “The human world.” So the introduction of Diana, who recently led the entire Amazon team, in one of DC's Elseworlds titles was a refreshing and much-needed addition. Wonder Woman's lore.

DC should recognize the epic potential of Diana's Dozen and bring them back to comics.

Sequel to the fan favorite Other worlds series, Batman: Gotham By GaslightContinued in issue 3 by Andy Diggle and Leandro Fernández Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – Krypton era. This installment further expands the lore of the 19th century-inspired alternate universe, introducing new characters including Wonder Woman.

Among the many revelations about Amazon Warrior, The debut of Wonder Woman's short-lived all-Amazon team, Diana's Dozen, stands out as one of the most interesting. While their appearance is brief and out of mainstream continuity, the addition of Diana leading an elite group of twelve Amazon warriors is one of the most interesting updates to her lore in recent years.

Diana's Dozen : Wonder Woman once revealed that she leads an elite group of Amazon warriors

Diana's Amazon sisters join her to save humanity

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – Krypton era #3 completely reimagines Wonder Woman, giving her a new origin where she lives with her sisters in the infernal realm of Skartaris, located in the hollow core of the Earth, Not on the island of Themyscira. However, this was not always the case; The Amazons originally lived in Themyscira “Krypton's Doom” He landed, forcing the survivors to move to Skartaris. While the details remain unclear, Wonder Woman makes it clear that despite this cataclysmic event centuries ago, the Amazons still consider the Kryptonians their ancestral enemies.

When the Amazons' seers predict that the second coming of the Kryptonian Doom will hit Earth, the Amazons decide to leave the surface world to its fate. However, Diana refuses to abandon a world full of innocent lives and insists that they help if they can. In the end, twelve of the Amazon sisters choose to stand with him, traveling to the surface to save as many lives as possible. These are known as twelve warriors “Diana's Dozen.” Thus, Wonder Woman's elite Amazon task force was born out of her compassion and determination to save humanity..

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – Krypton era #3 marked Diana's Debut and End

Diana's 10 men had a lot of story potential, but it's understandable why they were killed off

As previously mentioned, Diana's Dozen were short-lived due to the dangerous nature of their journey to the surface. Through the memories she shared with Adam Strange, Wonder Woman reveals that she and her sisters have set off into the forbidden world of men. But they soon discover that the roads to the surface have been destroyed by earthquakes and nightmarish creatures. Their quest to reach the surface became a desperate battle for survival, which led to their gradual downfall. until only Wonder Woman remains.

Thus, Krypton era #3 not only introduced Diana's Dozen, but marked their end. While this conclusion makes narrative sense, it's still disappointing that such a compelling addition to Wonder Woman's lore was so short-lived. Leading a group of twelve elite Amazons, Diana's conception is inherently eviland this idea would have been even more effective if it had been explored more deeply beyond a few panels. It would be especially interesting to see each member of the Dozen develop as individual characters, with their unique designs, personalities, and relationships both with each other and with Diana.

The Journey of Diana's Dozen Off the Page Krypton era EPIC will create a Black Label mini-series

There is a small chance that a dozen of Diana's men will return to the comics

Although Diana's Dozen were killed Gotham by Gaslight In this series, fans will no doubt welcome a spin-off mini-series that delves into Wonder Woman and Dozen's journey to the surface world. Although the plot is relatively simple, explore this off-page journey Krypton era #3 has significant story potential. It would be an especially grim tale, given that everyone but Diana was doomed. However, it would be a perfect fit for DC's Black Label imprint, known for exploring darker storylines outside of mainstream continuity. Hopefully DC recognizes the epic potential of Diana's Dozen and brings them back Wonder Woman lore.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight – Age of Krypton #3 available now from DC Comics!