The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 388 Gotham Will Not Let You Down
Seeing that Yang Le didn't seem to be lying, Wonder Woman didn't say anything more. After all, she knew the characteristics of the lantern ring. The power of the red lantern ring was considered to be superior among all the lantern rings. Its dominance was self-evident. The host would modify it the first time he came into contact with the lantern ring, and would never wear it on the wearer's hand without any movement like this.

Ignoring this little episode, the two of them once again focused their attention on Circe and the girl named Troy.

Seeing this girl reconstructed from her mother's body, Diana's complicated feelings can be imagined. This Valkyrie experienced confusion for the first time since her birth.

"I bet Superman's feelings when he saw Superboy weren't half as complicated as yours now." Yang Le put his hand on Wonder Woman's shoulder to comfort her, but in fact, he was also feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart at this time.

This girl named Troy should be the famous second-generation Wonder Girl Donna Troy. The reason why Yang Le was able to identify her at a glance was because the second-generation Wonder Girl was famous not because of her identity or beautiful appearance, but from a topic that no superhero can avoid - origin.

Famous superheroes usually have two or three origins, including the initial design and subsequent updates or reboots. Donna is no exception, but she has too many origins.

How many are there? A rough estimate is about fifteen, which are relatively well-known. Many fans even think there may be more.

The clay figure made from the fragments of Hippolyte's statue is one of Donna's origin stories. Coincidentally, in this origin, Donna's original identity was the weapon that killed Wonder Woman, and Troy, who was bewitched by Circe, just happened to coincide with this identity.

Although he guessed the girl's identity with the knowledge from comics, it was not very useful because Yang Le still knew nothing about the whereabouts of Sersi and the girl. The comics he had read could only give him foresight on the overall situation, but Yang Le could only be at a loss when it came to such small matters.

Wonder Woman had no idea about Circe's whereabouts. After thinking about it, the two decided to seek external help. Dad's words were very meaningful. Magic must be relied upon to defeat magic. Of course, they had to ask the magician where the magician was.

As a local, Diana took Yang Le to another place without stopping, and this place can definitely be regarded as one of the most famous places in DC.

...

Lively but elegant music sounded, and well-dressed gentlemen and ladies walked in pairs on the red carpet into a huge theater. At the entrance of the theater was a huge sign with a huge photo printed on it. An old gentleman in a tuxedo and a top hat was looking at every guest with his wise eyes.

Next to the sign, there is a sentence written in mysterious purple artistic words: Magician Giovanni Zatara will show you real magic, and we will swim in the ocean of magic together.

The music began to become faster, reminding everyone that the performance was about to begin. The guests could not help but quicken their pace to take their seats. When all the seats were taken, the lights in the theater went out and the entire theater fell into darkness.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, a beam of light hit the stage, but what was strange was that under the light, there was no one, not even the props that magicians usually use to perform or cover up their tricks.

Before the audience could feel surprised, elegant music started playing and the musicians on both sides of the stage began to play their instruments. What was surprising was that as they played, notes floated out from the instruments.

Each instrument produced a different color of note. These notes, like free birds, began to float freely throughout the theater. The audience's initial shock turned to curiosity, and many even reached out to catch the notes. However, the notes were even more agile than the birds, not only evading the grasping hands but even teasing the audience members who had ill intentions towards them.

Gradually, the music came to an end, and the notes began to converge towards the light in the center of the stage. The various colored notes were like a puzzle. In full view of the crowd, those countless notes actually pieced together to form a man, Giovanni, the protagonist of this magic show.

Giovanni stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the last floating note. After expanding, the note turned into a magic wand and landed steadily in Giovanni's palm. At this time, the music just stopped, and Giovanni saluted.

The audience spontaneously applauded. This magical and novel way of appearance was something they had never heard of before. This opening alone was worth the price of admission.

"Thank you, thank you everyone." Giovanni stood up straight. "Welcome to the Gotham Theater to watch my magic show. To thank you for your support, I will give you the most unforgettable night."

Giovanni's voice was obviously not loud and he didn't bring any amplification equipment, but his voice could be clearly heard by every guest.

Under the expectant eyes of all the audience, Giovanni took off the hat on his head with a smile. He was going to start today's performance with the most classic hat magic. This was Giovanni's favorite way of opening. Almost all of his performances started with hat magic. It was a pity that something unexpected might happen today.

"boom!"

A deafening gunshot rang out, and Giovanni had to stop just as his hand reached into his hat. Unlike the panic shown by the audience at first, Giovanni's expression actually contained a hint of helplessness.

"Gotham never disappoints me," Giovanni muttered.

"Robbery!" A man wearing a clown mask stood at the last aisle of the auditorium. Although the lights were dim, it was not difficult for everyone to see that there were many dark shadows behind him. They should be his accomplices. A burly man in a suit was lying at the feet of the masked man. He seemed to be the security guard of this performance. The red carpet under the burly man in the suit was more seductive than other places, and it was obviously stained with blood.

"what!!!!"

As soon as the scream sounded, the man in the clown mask pulled the trigger again. The loud gunshot covered up the scream, and then he pointed the gun at the woman who had screamed the loudest and threatened her.

"I'm letting you go because I think you're still a slave. If you dare to scream again, I'll definitely kill you."

The theater fell into silence again, just like when the performance began. The masked man nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand. Immediately, many masked men who looked similar to him emerged from behind him. There were both men and women among these people, but without exception, they all wore clown masks.

(End of this chapter)