Warning: Spoilers for Wonder Woman #12 ahead!
Summary
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Captain Boomerang forces Wonder Woman to abandon her principles.
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He is an annoying force to reckon with.
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The defeat is more stinging than any physical confrontation.
As one of DC’s flagship characters, Wonder Woman is known for her strength, compassion, and unnecessary bravery. So it’s surprising to see her admit defeat when faced with an enemy clearly beneath her measure: Captain Boomerang, A Bottom-of-the-barrel bottle rogue and the frequent butt of jokes. Yet in a surprisingly one-sided encounter, the foul-mouthed villain has proven capable of forcing Diana past her breaking point.
The confrontation takes place in Wonder Woman #12 by Tom King and Tony Sh. Daniel, what features Wonder Woman and Robin Damian Wayne team up to investigate Captain Boomerang With their own spin on the classic “good cop, bad cop” routine.
While Damian’s sincere attempts to intimidate their captors are rebuffed, Diana’s attempts to appeal to Captain Boomerang through compassion are equally ineffective. The man’s rude attitude instead provokes Diana into violent, frustrated outbursts. “Fear can’t do it. and can’t love” Diana laments before immediately calling herself a failure; Captain Boomerang successfully withstands her style of interrogation.
critical, Wonder Woman #12 is Ann Absolute power Tie-in. For more context on the events of this issue, check out The Absolute power Event series by Mark Waid and Dan Mora.
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Diana’s mercy met its match in Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang is traditionally a bottle rogue
The 2023 run of Wonder Woman Emphasizes Diana’s caring and compassionate nature Over her more violent aspects. Issues #4 and #10 – by King and Daniel Sampere – are standouts in this regard: in the former, Wonder Woman defies Amazon’s edict to give a cancer-stricken boy a tour of Paradise Island, while the latter sees You finally forgive and redeem your long-time nemesis, the cheetah.
But Captain Boomerang’s abrasive nature manages to cut through all of Diana’s vaunted patience, instead Provoking her to acts of violence that are much more in line with Wonder Woman Who snapped Maxwell Lord’s neck in 2005 as her contemporary incarnation.
To be fair to Diana, Captain Boomerang is no ordinary scumbag. Although contemporary depictions are quick to play him off as a joke (he has been frequently killed since 2021 The Suicide Squad film, directed by James Gunn), this is still the man who killed Tim Drake’s father in Identity crisis. Captain Boomerang’s rude behavior and blatant disregard for anyone but himself Put him in the dubious company of figures like Dr. Psycho and Maxwell Lord—those few, rare people whom Diana finds to be utterly irascible and who can only be met with violence.
The tragic death of Jack Drake – and, incidentally, of Captain Boomerang – can be found in Identity crisis #5, by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales, Michael Bair, Alex Sinclair, and Ken Lopez.
Captain Boomerang forces Wonder Woman to abandon her principles
He is an annoying force to be reckoned with
Although Wonder Woman eventually gets the information she seeks from Captain Boomerang, it is not through the merits of her love or compassion (he blubs completely by accident). Captain Boomerang has scored a major ideological victory over Wonder Woman, pushing her to violence again and again every time she tries to preach patience and love. The defeat is far more stinging than any physical confrontation; When push comes to shove, Captain Boomerang forced Wonder Woman To abandon everything she strives to stand by sheer guilt alone.
Wonder Woman #12 is available now from DC Comics.
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