I wasn't expecting a Columbo episode out of the latest issue of Wonder Woman, but that's exactly what Wonder Woman #16 delivers. With Wonder Woman spending time in Themyscira with her mother Hippolyta and her daughter Lizzie, retribution comes to the Sovereign from an unexpected source. Diana doesn't make a move against him herself, but the death of a thousand cuts to the secret organization continues with the arrival of an unexpected guest.
I never really thought of Detective Chimp as Columbo, but it works well with the ape returning with "one more question" over and over again forcing the Sovereign into lies used to trap him and expose the secret organization (with the help of a notable Daily Planet reporter). Chimp is quite amusing here riling up the villain who remains confounded by both Wonder Woman's actions and inaction, wondering what may come next.
[DC, $4.99]
- Title: Wonder Woman #16
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Tom King
- Artist: Bruno Redondo
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