The rewarding part of this issue, however, is the small dive into Donna's backstory, and the hints of how she and Diana are connected in more ways than one. Historically, Donna Troy's superheroine identities have been known as Wonder Girl and Darkstar, and her origin stories have been retconned and revisited multiple times. With the words from the Fates in mind, it seems that this next arc will explore both Donna's myths as well as Amazonian history, which will in turn build a richer, more complex series.

The death of the Fates has set off some unexpected consequences, complicating things even further for Wonder Woman.

The next logical step will pit Wonder Woman, the God of War, against Eirene, the Goddess of Peace. Eirene seems to be mad at Diana for killing Ares, and there's an undercurrent of a love-triangle brewing in this tension, which doesn't sound too great. Overall, Issue #45 was great, but I believe it leaves the series at a weird point.

Meanwhile, the Hasigawa Family and Sionis have found out that a few men have defected to the Calabrese family. While they prepare their strategy, Eiko and Spoiler head out into town to see what they can find. The women split up, and shortly after, Eiko ruins into Sionis — it doesn't end well for her, and hints at the introduction of a new, vicious character.

Selina's “retirement” will be a refreshing change. The series has been rather boring with its portrayal of such a mild-mannered mafia boss. While the intention is to split the action and identity of Selina between mob boss and Catwoman, it dulls the story. The political intrigue, or lack thereof, is drawn out, and there have been few times where we see Catwoman bring out her claws. Maybe this new risk will change that, and up the excitement factor.

THE KINGS OF THE WASTELAND is an overall decent attempt at telling an old tale in a fresh, new way. With a more focused effort on dialogue and some added depth to the characters, this series has the potential to be gripping.