Wonder Woman #23 – Tom King, Writer; Daniel Sampere, Artist; Tomeu Morey, Colorist
Ray – 9.5/10
Ray: Last issue introduced us to the strange new character of Mouse-Man, a seemingly d-list misogynist supervillain who nearly took over the US Congress with the power of…giant mice? This being a Tom King run, that was naturally just a one-off story with an absurdist foe set in Wonder Woman’s past…right? Not so much. In the present day, there apparently exists an island solely populated by people who worship this villain – and more disturbingly, only talk in strange phrases of praise towards him – endlessly repeating “Mouse Man Knows. Mice have ears” no matter the circumstances. They converse in these words, teach in them – and shout them in anger when someone questions the dogma and does anything that might get the authorities to pay attention to them. They live there in isolation since an unknown Crisis – including a young girl who seems to be key to the story somehow.
And Wonder Woman has had enough. Following a brief visit to the JL Watchtower – where Stephanie Brown guest-stars and gets her most meaningful screentime since Batgirls ended, somehow – she meets with Mister Terrific to discuss a possible intervention on the island. How these people wound up there and what they want out of the island isn’t made clear yet, but it seems that the situation has become untenable – as they have someone that Wonder Woman is looking for. However, the JL and the UN are united – there was some kind of deal made with the island, and they can’t allow any outsiders to enter it. That’s not nearly acceptable to Diana, even as Mister Terrific threatens her that going rogue could mean the end of her time with the League. But with baby Lizzie strapped to her back, she boldly heads into enemy territory, seeking help from the girl we’ve been following – only to discover that she is very much not wanted there. This is easily the most unsettling issue of this run in a while.
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