| |
|
 |
| Issue |
Trinity
#1 |
| Subtitle |
-- |
| Date |
2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| Artist(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| storyline |
Superman
saved a train full of people - a sniper had murdered
the driver. After handing off to the authorities,
he headed to the shooters location, but he was long
gone. The shooter met up with his gang; they were
taken down at their next heist, presumably by Superman,
but the way they were left was not his method. While
Superman visited his Fortress of Solitude, Ra's
al Ghul led his team to Antarctica and released
Bizarro from his icy containment.
The next day, Bruce Wayne called Clark Kent. They
met; Wayne told Kent about "Purge," a
criminal organization which was about to give them
a lot of trouble. He'd stopped them from stealing
Kryptonite.
Ra's welcomed a renegade Amazon into Purge. She
called herself Diana. Slowly, he gained Bizarro's
trust as he was nursed back to health. Bizarro was
quested with stealing two missiles. He went a step
beyond that and took an entire submarine out of
the ocean. One of the missiles launched once airborne
and destroyed a small island.
Superman, after learning Bizarro was loose, visited
the Batcave. Batman told him about Ra's al Ghul.
Later, after searching North America for Bizarro,
Superman was met by Diana. She introduced herself
as an Emissary and Ambassador of the Amazon people.
She decided it was time to meet with him after hearing
of the red-cloaked man who'd taken the sub. An awestruck
Superman explained Bizarro to her, and she apologized
for the implication. She offered her help in taking
down the creature. They were able to track the sub's
trail using her invisible jet. They found it in
the Sahara Desert. They recognized the remains of
a base, but it appeared to have been abandoned.
Using his x-ray vision, Superman found an underground
bunker. Inside, they were ambushed by suicide bombers
and nerve gas. Deeper inside, they found one of
the missiles, armed. Superman drilled it into the
Earth, where it detonated. Before it exploded, Diana
saw a crate marked Gotham City and bearing an Amazonian
knot on it's rope.
She told Superman, and they headed to Gotham City. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Trinity
#2 |
| Subtitle |
-- |
| Date |
2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| Artist(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| storyline |
Batman
took down the Purge at an arms deal, but was defeated
by the renegade Amazon. She split, leaving him with
the weapons and survivors. As he interrogated one
of them, Superman and Wonder Woman arrived. Superman
had go separate them after they argued about methods,
etc. Using her lasso, they got some information
from the man. Superman again had to get between
them after Batman broke the man's jaw. He left them
saying he'd take care of the missile in "his"
city.
Ra's got closer to his Amazon and she revealed to
him where she was from.
Superman visited Batman in the cave. Batman told
him he'd learned of a Purge plot to take out communications
across the world - most all communication satellites
would soon be within 5 miles of each other in orbit.
A missile silo in Bulgaria had been attacked. Wonder
Woman found Bizarro and followed him all the way
to Ra's al Ghul. She confronted him, but was attacked
by the creature. She was defeated and chained up
where Bizarro once was. As the beast was about to
crush her skull, Batman burst in and took him out
of the equation. He rescued Diana as Ra's and his
people escaped. They headed downward looking for
the missile set to destroy the city.
Superman reached the launching missile. He was able
to tear it apart and get the warhead into deep space
before it detonated.
Batman and Wonder Woman found the missile near a
Lazarus Pit. The fumes disrupted Diana's breathing,
and she fell. Batman disabled the weapon; Diana
was stabbed by a guard. She crawled into the pit.
Superman arrived in time to see her fly away in
madness. |
|
 |
| Issue |
Trinity
#3 |
| Subtitle |
-- |
| Date |
2003 |
| Writer(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| Artist(s) |
Matt
Wagner |
| storyline |
Batman
tracked Wonder Woman, Superman flew them to Paradise
Island. Batman was overtaken by her grace and beauty
- he kissed her. She punched him and sent her guards
away. They formed a plan; Batman gave Wonder Woman
her lasso back and left. Superman headed out to
find the injured Bizarro. On his way back to the
mainland in his submarine, Batman encountered what
appeared to be a blond man in an orange shirt deep
beneath the sea.
Artemis returned to Ra's al Ghul after being taken
down by Batman. Ra's only had two missiles left.
Ra's regained the Bizarro just before Superman found
his trail.
After Wonder Woman told her mother what was happening,
she headed back to "Man's World." Jason,
in full Robin gear, headed into the cave and notified
Batman they had a visitor. Wonder Woman was at the
doorstep of Wayne Manor - she'd tracked him using
Superman. Bruce invited her into the cave, where
he clued her in that Ra's al Ghul would probably
strike her homeland.
Superman found and attacked Bizarro. Ra's told him
he had an attack being carried out in Metropolis.
Superman flew away to save his city.
The Amazons prepared for the attack. Batman went
after Bizarro while Wonder Woman attacked al Ghul.
Superman joined the fight and took down some helicopters.
He realized one of their own had turned against
the team - it was the rogue Amazon.
Ra's was defeated by Wonder Woman and fell into
the sea. Superman blasted Bizarro into a volcano
and left him for dead. Batman disabled the missiles
and let them sink to the bottom of the ocean. A
piece of Bizarro - red and crystallized also made
it's way to the bottom of the sea.
Talia found and recovered her father's body. |
|
| hardcover
edition |
trade
paperback edition |
 |
 |
| Notes,
references to time, and chronology: |
|
Wonder
Woman met Superman and Batman for the first time. |
|
Wonder
Woman was forced to use the Lazarus Pit under Gotham City.
|
| |
This
was a great starting point for Wonder Woman in the post-CoIE
DCU. However, post-Infinite Crisis, she existed previous
to the original Crisis and was a founding member of the
JLA. I'm placing it here, though the events may or may not
be canon. |
|
|