Comic Title: Wonder Woman:Beauty and the Beasts TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: September 21, 2005 Direct Market Date September 21, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #7 (#199)

Direct Market Date September 21, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Direct Market Date September 21, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #948

Cover Price: $19.95
Page Count: 160
Editor: Anton Kawasaki

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Creatures of the Dark"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Wonder Woman (Post-Crisis)

Writer/Penciller: George Perez
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Carl Gafford

Reprinted From:
Wonder Woman #18 (1988)

Feature Character(s)

• Wonder Woman (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)

Supporting Character(s)

• Julia Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Vanessa Kapatelis (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)

Villain(s)

• Circe (identity and name revealed; last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Mikos (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Theophilus Ventouras (next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Demetrios (Theophilus's nephew; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Nisus and an unnamed nurse (Circe's minions; no further appearances)
• Circe's beasts (next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Olympian Gods (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #21)
• Zeus (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #21)
• Hades (last appearance in Wonder Woman #12; next appearance in Wonder Woman #21)
• Poseidon (last appearance in Wonder Woman #11; next appearance in Wonder Woman #21)

Other Character(s)

• Stavros Christadoulodou (last appearance in Wonder Woman #17; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Agostos and Maria Deneiros (Julia's parents; next appearance in Wonder Woman Annual #2)
• Katina Leikos (a rebel leader; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)
• Spiros and Andrea (rebels; Spiros dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Gregori Davalos (a rebel; only first named given in this story; next appearance in Wonder Woman #19)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• David Kapatelis and Peter Deneiros (Julia's husband and brother; in photographs)

Comments:
This story is continued from Wonder Woman #17 and continues in Wonder Woman #19.

Synopsis:
Wonder Woman recovers in a hospital in Cephalonia after she fainted on the boat ride over. After regaining her strength, Diana is introduced to Julia's parents. She is still suspicious of the island near where she passed out. The following day she visits the home of Theophilus Ventouras, a wealthy estate owner. In his library Wonder Woman researches Cassandra Colchis, the reclusive owner of the island, but Julia and Theophilus persuade her to give up the search.

Meanwhile Circe's minions continue to monitor Diana's movements. Julia's friend Stavros is summoned by the rebels who oppose Circe. He is given a scroll to translate. The rebels are discovered, and they kill one of the lycanthropes who is watching them. The dead boy is Demetrios, Theophilus's nephew.

Theophilus, who is also a shapeshifter, seeks revenge on the boy who killed his nephew. The boy, Spiros, has gone with Stavros to translate the scroll. The shapeshifters kill the boy and set fire to Stavros's home. Diana arrives to find the house aflame. She rescues Stavros and tracks down Vanessa who has been given the scroll. The shapeshifters attack and defeat Wonder Woman. They bring her back to Circe, but they are unable to penetrate a circle made by Diana's lasso which protects Vanessa and the scroll.