When we last left Wonder Woman in “The Lies” she’d returned to Themyscira and found the Hippolyta and Amazons of the New 52 era rather than the ones we’ve been seeing lately in “Year One.” It was a surprising reveal, and one that had been a long time coming. “The Lies” has been a very slow burn, and now finally we’re digging into the heart what’s really going on. Adventures in Poor Taste has a preview of Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp’s Wonder Woman #11, the finale of this storyline which is out this Wednesday, but Themyscira is nowhere in sight. It would be a disappointment if the scene we got instead didn’t center on Etta Candy being a bad ass spy:
Oh dang, Sasha Bordeaux, you are in trouble now! Etta Candy is wise to you. Veronica Cale and her Godwatch group seem to have access to the Picket via Sasha (who is more machine than human, really, and thus hackable; it doesn’t seem like she’s a willing accomplice here or in her previous appearances) and she’s helping them with their fiendish plans. But now Etta is wise to her, which does not bode well for Sasha. I mean, look at that stare down.
I love that Etta Candy is a key player in both arcs of Wonder Woman right now, though I’m guessing that her investigation will take a backseat to Wonder Woman’s adventures for the rest of the issue, and will be a slow build sidestory until it all comes to a head in dramatic fashion months down the road. The book is called Wonder Woman after all, not Etta Candy: Traitor Buster. Though I would totally read that book, too.
Wonder Woman #11 will be available in stores and online this Wednesday, and maybe we’ll finally figure out what “The Lies” are? The last issue showed that something is clearly off on Themyscira, and if you’re looking for a further tease, Liam Sharp posted a spread from the book that shows a troubled Steve and an angry Hippolyta. I’m very curious to see how this all plays out!
TIM HANLEY 
Liam Sharp has really grown as an artist. His work on Wonder Woman is amazing.