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Writer: Greg Rucka Penciller: J.G. Jones Inker: Wade von Grawbadger Colorist: Dave Stewart Publisher: DC Comics Price: $17.95 Pages: 90

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Hiketeia was a Greek ritual in which a suppliant could seek protection and asylum. It was a serious thing. There are plenty of Greek myths that tell the tales of the gods punishing those that did not properly care for their suppliants.

This story examines that ritual by having a character come to the Amazon embassy in America, seeking Hiketeia. The ambassador, Diana (Wonder Woman), grants the asylum and becomes responsible for the protection of that character. The conflict arises when it turns out that the suppliant was being sought by Batman, for a crime in Gotham.

Behind that conflict and the ritual, this story gives the readers an interesting look at Diana, the person. Greg Rucka showed such an afinity for the character that he went on to write the Wonder Woman comic for two and a half years.

Since it is drawn by J.G. Jones, it goes without saying that the art is gorgeous. Dave Stewart's coloring does an excellent job of having a story told mostly at night not be murky.

It's easy to come up with half a dozen defining stories for Superman or Batman. Wonder Woman is the third member of DC's trinity, and yet it is incredibly hard to come up with defining stories for her. I believe that this is one of those stories.