Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia Paperback – September 1, 2003

Must read tale of Batman vs Wonderwoman

This is one of my all time favorite stories for the comics. Wonder Woman and Batman are such interesting characters. When they are in the same storyline I love every moment. Forget Superman and Wonder Woman. Give me this any day. I shared this copy with my brothers and we adore this. The writing is top notch. The art is stunning. This printing of the story is perfect. So glad it's back in print again. It used to be out of print and that made me so mad.

I really liked "The Hiketeia". It was an interesting storyline for Wonder Woman. The Hiketeia is a vow of servitude. A young woman vowed her loyalty to WW and Diana is required to care for and protect her. Batman wanted to take her in for murders that the woman committed in Gotham. WW refused because of the Hiketeia and a fight between Diana and Batman ensues. I enjoyed the fight between WW and the Batman. Why the woman did what she did in Gotham is very sad because I can see that situation actually occuring in the world we live in. It is also a sad ending but is appropriate for the storyline. It is not just for an emotional impact. I don't think WW fans will be disappointed.

A lost both hero's felt it. Diana grieves while batman just stands there like a goofball.

I bought this one because I thought the idea of a conflict that pitted Batman against Wonder Woman sounded interesting. In concept, it is, but this story is never really flushed out. Batman behaves out of character at times just to push the plot along and the girl at the center of the conflict is never fully developed, either. I think with all the effort put into the research of the Greek ritual of Hiketeia, they could've spent a little more time on researching the batman. [SPOLIER ALERT] He is the world's greatest detective and I don't think he'd chase a criminal to NYC to catch them when all they did was kill some deserving scumbag pornographers. He doesn't chase Jason Todd around. And the Deus ex Machina ending was also terrible. It was almost like they had a page limit and needed to wrap this up quickly. So very very contrived.

Although the cover makes The Hiketeia look like just another wish-fulfillment story of superheroes duking it out, the story is actually much more nuanced than that. Multiple perspectives are presented in a no-win scenario and both Batman and Wonder Woman are portrayed well. This story is a great introduction to Wonder Woman's character, highlighting her time as an ambassador as well as the true strength of her character which is her love and compassion for others (something Rucka did well in his run on Wonder Woman). There's not much action, but the story is still compelling. I'd say it's a must-read for Wonder Woman fans.

Only reason for 4 stars is because it had some sticker glue on the cover - Zippo lighter fluid worked perfect to remove the glue. Great story.

After reading this story I agree with many people that is the best story of Wonder Woman ever, a very bad treated character in comics with bad scripts but good draws. The way it is draw is incredible and the color too. The story doesn't end well it's a Greek drama but you find the story interesting and how actual problems are involved. Greg Rucka and his team have mad a great job. I recommned this story if you're a fan of Batman and Wonder Woman.

L'Hiketeia, est un serment dans la mythologie grecque, un individu, pourchassé, se donne à un autre, en échange de sa protection absolue, le serment est sacré, si le protecteur n'assure pas sa fonction, les trois Furies, agentes de la justice divine, le mettent en pièces, qu'il soit homme ou dieu...Wonder Woman, la princesse de Thémiscira, accépte ce serment de la part d'une jeune femme, celle ci, a tué, et elle est pousuivie par Batman, qui veut la livrer aux autorités...La lutte entre ses deux héros devient inévitable, sous le regard, cruel et inflexible des furies...Une oeuvre sombre, humaine, c'est un regard glacial posé sur les diverses justices, la loi du talion exercée par la protégée de Diana, la justice humaine de Batman, celle divine, et donc inhumaine des furies...Au sens strict Hiketeia, est une tragédie, au sens antique, et une pure merveille, un des meilleurs épisodes de Wonder Woman jamais écrit...

Excellent condition

Brilliant book

ＷＷ、Batman、Batmanから逃れＷＷに庇護を求めてGottham City から来た女、それに三人の復讐の女神、によるエピソード。女は自分の妹の復讐のためにに犯罪を犯すのですが、そのためBatmanに追われることに。また、復讐の女神も掟の履行のために彼女に付きまといます。女を護ろうとするＷＷ。（私のような）活劇ファンには、もっとＷＷの戦いシーンが見たいという感じでしょうか。ただ、ＷＷも美しく描けているし、アメコミＷＷシリーズの雰囲気も出ているので個人的には好みです。表紙が掲載されないのは、ＷＷがBatmanの頭をブーツで踏みつけているのがAdultだからでしょうか。。。