Wondra Fall Of A Heroine < PLUS >

In the end, Wondra’s true tragedy isn't that she became a villain. It's that she stopped being a hero long before anyone noticed. And when she finally stopped fighting, the world didn't know whether to build her a statue or a prison.

The arc’s brilliance was in its pacing. Writer Elena Cross (who has stated this arc was her “love letter to Icarus”) didn't turn Wondra evil overnight. Instead, we watched her obsess. She stopped sleeping. She began stockpiling neuro-toxins "just in case." She secretly used her access to the Global Justice Network to spy on her own teammates, convinced one of them was a traitor. Wondra Fall Of A Heroine

Minuet doesn't wear armor. She carries a cup of coffee and the tattered teddy bear Wondra saved for that dying child years ago. "You used to ask what people needed. Now you only tell them what they deserve." Wondra, surrounded by orbital defense systems and an army of drones, looks at the bear. For the first time in 17 issues, she cries. There is no fight. She deactivates the systems, walks past Minuet, and throws her crown into the river. In the end, Wondra’s true tragedy isn't that