Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia

In this 2003 DC prestige one-shot, writer Greg Rucka and artist J. G. Jones craft a tightly wound, modern-day morality play that pits Wonder Woman against Batman. When a young woman fleeing a dark past performs the ancient ritual of hiketeia—placing herself under Diana’s protection—the Amazon princess finds herself bound by sacred oath to defend her, even when Gotham’s Dark Knight comes seeking justice. A stark, character-driven exploration of honor, law, and the clash between two very different codes of heroism, this single issue stands as a potent and self-contained chapter in the Wonder Woman mythos.