10 Wonder Woman Graphic Novels You Must Read Before You Die

10. Rise Of The Olympian

Gail Simone's Rise of the Olympians was released in 2009 as a new type of story arc for Wonder Woman. Instead of the traditional "shotgun" style of storytelling, Simone sought to introduce new villains, new threats, and new characters in a story that would ultimately create a "new everything" for Wonder Woman's world.

The story consists of Wonder Woman, Vol 3. #26-33, which is compiled into a hardcover and paperback trade under the overarching title, Rise of the Olympians.

The story begins with the Gods of Olympus returning to Earth after their imprisonment on Apokolips. Zeus uses the last power of the Gods to restore the Amazons to their home on Themyscira. He then creates a force of Gargareans consisting of long-dead warriors like Jason and Euphemus to take up the work of the Amazons whom he allows to rest.

The story continues with the Gargareans attempting to bring peace to the world through the destruction of tyranny, but it doesn't exactly work out the way Zeus may have imagined in the beginning. At the end of the story, things have changed across the globe for the Amazons and especially for Princess Dianna.