It’s an extremely interesting take on the God of War, who has traditionally been one of Wondy’s top bad guys. Wilson has always excelled are burrowing into the characters to expose their humanity, and the short scene in the prison cave plays right into her strengths. There is humanity on display here between the two villains, each of them laid bare due to captivity.

The art team is, quite literally, composed of some of our absolute favorite talents, and each of their skills is on full display here.

Cary Nord brings a realism to the characters that truly works wonders with Wilson’s writing – the aforementioned humanity of their words matches emotive facial expressions and precise body language. His Diana is lithe and frenetic here, tearing through action sequences with grace. Nord truly has a gift with faces, as his Grail runs through a gamut of emotions I truly can’t recall seeing her display before.

Mick Gray helps remind everyone just why he’s one of the very best inkers in comics today: his manipulations of light and dark create a city of horrors in Durovnia, while simultaneously he manages to keep Diana’s lines clean and complimentary to the colors. Part of what made Tomasi’s and Gleason’s run on Batman and Robin was the atmosphere that Gray’s inks provided, and he’s bringing that same level of skill to this book.

Romulo Fajardo Jr anchors this Olympic sequential squad with an exquisite color palate. He adds depth to the panels, showing the majesty of the Amazon’s home just as clearly as the destruction of a toppled city. Fajardo Jr keeps Wonder Woman’s colors bright as her personality, and that warmth shines through even in the face of war.