Editing Wonder Woman (section)

====Modern Age====
{{main|Modern Age of Comic Books}}
[[File:Wonder woman 02.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Cover of ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #1 (February 1987), showing the character's look after the ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' continuity reboot. Art by [[George Pérez]].]]

=====''Crisis on Infinite Earths''=====
The events of ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' greatly changed and altered the history of the [[DC Universe]]. Wonder Woman's history and origin were considerably revamped by the event. Wonder Woman was now an emissary and ambassador from [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]] (the new name for Paradise Island) to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to the outside world. Various deities and concepts from [[Greek mythology]] were blended and incorporated into Wonder Woman's stories and origin. Diana was formed out of clay of the shores of Themyscira by [[Hippolyta (DC Comics)|Hippolyta]], who wished for a child; the clay figure was then brought to life by the Greek deities. The gods then blessed and granted her unique powers and abilities{{spaced ndash}}beauty from Aphrodite, strength from Demeter, wisdom from Athena, speed and flight from Hermes, Eyes of the Hunter and unity with beasts from Artemis and sisterhood with fire and the ability to discern the truth from Hestia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Colluccio|first=Ali|title=Top 5: Wonder Woman Reboots|date=April 10, 2012|url=http://ifanboy.com/articles/top-5-wonder-woman-reboots/|publisher=iFanboy|access-date=April 10, 2012|quote=After she was "erased" from existence in the final pages of Crisis on Infinite Earths, George Perez, Len Wein and Greg Potter brought the Amazon Princess back to the DC Universe. While the basics of the story remained the same, Wonder Woman;s powers were adjusted to include Beauty from Aphrodite, Strength from Demeter, Wisdom from Athena, Speed and Flight from Hermes, Eyes of the Hunter from Artemis, and Truth from Hestia. This run established Paradise Island as the mythical Amazon capital, Themyscira. Perez's Diana is not only strong and smart, but graceful and kind – the iconic Wonder Woman.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412201626/http://ifanboy.com/articles/top-5-wonder-woman-reboots/|archive-date=April 12, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the reboot, Diana's operating methods were made distinctive from Superman and Batman's with her willingness to use [[deadly force]] when she judges it necessary. In addition, her previous history and her marriage to Steve Trevor were erased. Trevor was introduced as a man much older than Diana who would later on marry [[Etta Candy]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Mozzocco |first=J. Caleb |title=The Many Loves of Wonder Woman: A Brief History Of The Amazing Amazon's Love Life |url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/28/the-many-loves-of-wonder-woman-steve-trevor-nemesis-batman-superman-romance/ |work=[[ComicsAlliance]] |access-date=August 28, 2012 |quote=When the next volume of Wonder Woman would start, Trevor was sidelined as Diana's love interest. He still appeared in the series, but as an older man, one who would ultimately marry the post-Crisis version of Wondy's Golden Age sidekick, Etta Candy. |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830054351/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/08/28/the-many-loves-of-wonder-woman-steve-trevor-nemesis-batman-superman-romance/ |archive-date=August 30, 2012  }}</ref>

=====War of the Gods=====
{{Main|War of the Gods (comics)}}
Starting in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #51, the Amazons, who had revealed their presence to the world in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #50, are blamed for a series of murders and for the theft of various artifacts. The Amazons are then taken into custody, Queen [[Hippolyta (DC Comics)|Hippolyta]] is nowhere to be found and Steve Trevor is forced by General Yedziniak to attack Themyscira. These events lead to the "[[War of the Gods (comics)|War of the Gods]]" occurring. The culprit of the murders, thefts and the framing of the Amazons is revealed to be the witch [[Circe (comics)|Circe]], who "kills" Diana by reverting her form back into the clay she was born from. Later, Wonder Woman is brought back to life and together with [[Donna Troy]], battles Circe and ultimately defeats her.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer=George Pérez| penciller=George Pérez| copencillers=Cynthia Martin| inker=Cynthia Martin| story = War of the Gods, Chapter One: Hellfire's Web| title=War of the Gods| volume=1| issue=#1| date=September 1991| publisher =DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer=George Pérez| penciller=George Pérez| copencillers=Cynthia Martin| inker=Cynthia Martin| story=The Holy Wars| title =War of the Gods| volume=| issue=#2| date=October 1991| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer=George Pérez| penciller=George Pérez| copencillers=Cynthia Martin |inker=Cynthia Martin| story=Casualties of War| title=War of the Gods| volume=| issue=#3| date=November 1991| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite comic| writer=George Pérez| penciller=George Pérez| story=In the Beginning... There Was the End| title=War of the Gods| volume=| issue=#4| date=December 1991| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

When Hippolyta and the other Amazons were trapped in a demonic dimension, she started receiving visions about the death of Wonder Woman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superhero Makeovers: Wonder Woman, part two|url=http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|publisher=The Screamsheet|access-date=February 10, 2011|quote=Hippolyta received a vision where Wonder Woman died.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191938/http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fearing her daughter's death, Hippolyta created a false claim that Diana was not worthy of continuing her role as Wonder Woman, and arranged for a contest to determine who would be the new Wonder Woman, thus protecting Diana from her supposed fate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superhero Makeovers: Wonder Woman, part two|url=http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|publisher=The Screamsheet|access-date=February 10, 2011|quote=Desperate to save her daughter, she claimed that Diana had failed in her role as an ambassador to Man's World and called for a do-over on the contest that had determined Diana fit to carry the Wonder Woman mantle in the first place.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191938/http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The participants of the final round were Diana and [[Artemis of Bana-Mighdall|Artemis]], and with the help of some mystic manipulation by Hippolyta, Artemis won the contest.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superhero Makeovers: Wonder Woman, part two|url=http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|publisher=The Screamsheet|access-date=February 10, 2011|quote=Due to Hippolyta secretly meddling so her daughter would lose the contest, Diana lost to one of the Bana named Artemis, who became the new Wonder Woman.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191938/http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thus, Diana was forced to hand over her title and costume to Artemis, who became the new Wonder Woman and Diana started fighting crime in an alternate costume.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superhero Makeovers: Wonder Woman, part two|url=http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|publisher=The Screamsheet|access-date=February 10, 2011|quote=Meanwhile, Diana herself wore the costume equivalent of black lingerie and a jacket and continued to fight crime.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191938/http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Artemis later died in battle with the [[White Magician]]{{spaced ndash}}thus, Hippolyta's vision of a dying Wonder Woman did come true, albeit not of Diana as Wonder Woman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Superhero Makeovers: Wonder Woman, part two|url=http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|publisher=The Screamsheet|access-date=February 10, 2011|quote=Artemis was killed off, resulting in the death of Wonder Woman that Hippolyta had foreseen, and Diana returned as Wonder Woman.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107191938/http://screamsheet.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/superhero-makeovers-wonder-woman-part-two/|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The demon [[Neron (DC Comics)|Neron]] engaged Diana in battle and managed to kill her. [[Olympian Gods (DC Comics)|The Olympian Gods]] granted Diana divinity and the role of the Goddess of Truth who started to reside in Olympus; her mother Hippolyta then assumed the role of Wonder Woman and wore her own different incarnation of the costume. In ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #136, Diana was banished from Olympus due to interfering in earthly matters (as Diana was unable to simply watch over people's misery on Earth). She immediately returned to her duties as Wonder Woman, but ran into conflicts with her mother over her true place and role as Hippolyta seemed accustomed to her life in America. Their fight remained unsolved, as Hippolyta died during an intergalactic [[Our Worlds at War|war]]. Themyscira was destroyed during the war, but was restored and reformed as a collection of floating islands.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wonder Woman & Hippolyta – As All Great Heroes Do...|url=http://www.cosmicteams.com/profiles/wonderwoman.html|publisher=Cosmic Teams|access-date=November 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227213145/http://www.cosmicteams.com/profiles/wonderwoman.html|archive-date=December 27, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Circe later resurrected Hippolyta in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 3) #8.<ref>{{cite comic| writer=Jodi Picoult| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Love and Murder, Part 3| title=Wonder Woman| volume=3| issue=#8| date=June 2007| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>

=====''The OMAC Project''=====
{{Main|Infinite Crisis|The OMAC Project}}
One of the events that led to the "[[Infinite Crisis]]" storyline was Wonder Woman killing the villain [[Maxwell Lord]] in ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 2) #219. Maxwell Lord was mind-controlling [[Superman]], who as a result was near to killing [[Batman]]. Wonder Woman tried to stop Superman, Lord (who was unable to mind control her) made Superman see her as his enemy [[Doomsday (comics)|Doomsday]] trying to kill [[Lois Lane]]. Superman then attacked Wonder Woman, and a vicious battle ensued. Buying herself time by slicing Superman's throat with her tiara, Wonder Woman caught Lord in her Lasso of Truth and demanded to know how to stop his control over Superman. As the lasso forced the wearer to speak only the truth, Lord told her that the only way to stop him was to kill him. Left with no choice, Wonder Woman snapped Lord's neck and ended his control over Superman.<ref>{{cite web| last= Goldstein| first= Hilary| title= Infinite Crisis Guide| url= https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/23/infinite-crisis-guide?page=2| website=[[IGN]]| date= March 23, 2005| access-date= March 23, 2005| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140429221238/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/03/23/infinite-crisis-guide?page=2| archive-date= April 29, 2014| url-status= live| df= mdy-all}}</ref> Unknown to her, the entire scene was broadcast live around every channel in the world by [[Brother Eye]]. The viewers were not aware of the entire situation, and saw only Wonder Woman murdering a Justice League associate. Wonder Woman's actions put her at odds with Batman and Superman, as they saw Wonder Woman as a cold-blooded killer, despite the fact that she saved their lives.<ref>{{cite web|last=Goldstein|first=Hilary|title=Defending Wonder Woman – Why the Amazonian princess should be spared punishment from DC's heroes|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/01/defending-wonder-woman|website=[[IGN]]|date=August 2005|access-date=August 1, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023125025/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/01/defending-wonder-woman|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

=====One Year Later=====
{{Main|One Year Later|Who is Wonder Woman?}}
At the end of ''Infinite Crisis'', Wonder Woman temporarily retires from her costumed identity. Diana, once again using the alias Diana Prince, joins the Department of [[Metahuman]] Affairs. [[Donna Troy]] becomes the new Wonder Woman and is captured by Diana's enemies. Diana then goes on a mission to rescue her sister, battling Circe and [[Hercules (DC Comics)|Hercules]]. Diana defeats the villains, freeing Donna and takes up the role of Wonder Woman again. Circe places a spell on Diana, which renders Diana into a normal, powerless human being when in the role of Diana Prince; her powers come to her only when she is in the role of Wonder Woman.<ref>{{cite comic| writer=Allan Heinberg| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Who is Wonder Woman?: Part One| title=Wonder Woman| volume=3| issue=#1| date=August 2006| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer=Allan Heinberg| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Who is Wonder Woman?: Part Two| title=Wonder Woman| volume=3| issue=#2| date=September 2006| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer=Allan Heinberg| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Who is Wonder Woman?: Part Three| title=Wonder Woman| volume=3| issue=3| date=October 2006| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer=Allan Heinberg| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Who is Wonder Woman?: Part Four| title=Wonder Woman| volume=3| issue=#4| date=February 2007| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer=Allan Heinberg| penciller=Terry Dodson| inker=Rachel Dodson| story=Who is Wonder Woman?: Part Five| title=Wonder Woman Annual| volume=3| issue=#1| date=November 2007| publisher=DC Comics}}</ref>