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Hippolyta (DC Comics)
Queen Hippolyta is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, based on the Amazons, Amazon queen Hippolyta from Greek mythology. Introduced in 1941 during the Golden Age of Comic Books, she is the queen of the Amazons (DC Comics), Amazons of Themyscira (DC Comics), Themyscira, the mother of Wonder Woman, and in some continuities, the adopted mother of Donna Troy. Cloris Leachman, Carolyn Jones and Beatrice Straight portrayed the character in the 1970s ''Wonder Woman (TV series), Wonder Woman'' series. Hippolyta made her cinematic debut in the DC Extended Universe 2017 film ''Wonder Woman (2017 film), Wonder Woman'', played by Connie Nielsen; she reappeared in the 2017 film ''Justice League (film), Justice League'' (as well as Zack Snyder's 2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League, cut) and the 2020 film ''Wonder Woman 1984''. Publication history Golden Age The character Hippolyta (initially spelled "Hippolyte") first appeared in ''All Star Comics'' #8 (Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite Frontier
Infinite Frontier is a 2021 relaunch by the American comic book publisher DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic book titles. It is the follow-up to the 2018 New Justice relaunch. The relaunch and event was shepherded by writer Joshua Williamson. The continuity and repercussions established by Infinite Frontier continue into the 2023 Dawn of DC relaunch. Changes in the DC Universe Infinite Frontier begins after the events of '' Dark Nights: Death Metal'', ''Generations'' and '' Future State''. The DC Multiverse has expanded into a larger "Omniverse" where everything is canon and it will still deal with the repercussions of DC Rebirth. The new Multiverse has two opposite worlds that represent the Metaverse and sustain the balance: one is the Elseworld, and the other is Earth Omega, where Darkseid is imprisoned. In the new status quo, all of DC history "counts" when understanding a character's backstory, and legacy and history within the franchise is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |