DC has announced a unique new Justice League roster, as a classic villain returns with a chilling new name and role. Combining heroes and villains, this new Justice League team has been built around a singular mission, with a focus on one particular type of superpower…
DC recently announced the upcoming Justice League: Arctic Attack Special, which will see Wonder Girl Donna Troy lead a unique team of ice-based heroes and villains.
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The story kicks off with DC’s Wonder Girls attempting to recover Amazonian healing tech, only to come up against the villainous Frozen Empress, discovering her plan to wipe out humanity. In response, Donna will bring together an Arctic Justice League. The issue is coming from Stephanie Williams and Dexter Soy in January 2027. The summary reads:
THE FROZEN EMPRESS COMETH!
When the Wonder Girl’s covert mission to retrieve stolen purple ray tech goes sideways, Donna Troy must assemble an unconventional team of cool-headed heroes and villains to down the undead Frozen Empress before she plunges humanity into a frosty grave! Rising stars Stephanie Williams and Dexter Soy take the helm of this frosty Justice League Special!
When the Wonder Girl’s covert mission to retrieve stolen purple ray tech goes sideways, Donna Troy must assemble an unconventional team of cool-headed heroes and villains to down the undead Frozen Empress before she plunges humanity into a frosty grave! Rising stars Stephanie Williams and Dexter Soy take the helm of this frosty Justice League Special!
Wonder Girl, aka Donna Troy
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Originally depicted as a magically created human designed to destroy Wonder Woman, Donna was later retconned as a trafficked child rescued from a fire by Wonder Woman and taken to Themyscira, where she was raised as Diana’s sister. The two share a mystical bond, granting Donna identical powers and allowing them to sense when the other is in danger.
The current leader of the Titans, Wonder Girl boasts superhuman strength, agility, stamina and durability, and is biologically immortal. She also possesses the power of flight and wields the bright blue Lasso of Persuasion.
The Lasso of Persuasion allows the wielder to compel those in physical contact with it, however the role of ‘wielder’ is defined by the person with the greater will power, meaning it can easily be turned against its owner.
Justice League: Arctic Attack Special sees Donna wearing a new arctic costume, with the summary revealing that she and her fellow Wonder Girls are trying to recover Amazonian technology when they discover the Frozen Empress. With that failed mission as the premise for this issue, it’s likely Donna is fighting to free her friends – the type of mission on which she’s typically unstoppable.
Ice, aka Tora Olafsdotter
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A longtime DC hero, Ice is a former member of the Justice League International, often partnering with her best friend Fire (aka Beatriz da Costa.) She possesses godlike ice powers rooted in magic, able to generate ice and cold, but also able to manipulate existing ice, alter the temperature and even manipulate the weather.
Despite her superhero status, Ice is generally depicted as a timid person, though this was undercut in the recent non-canon Human Target, which saw her at the center of a plot to assassinate Lex Luthor.
Frost, aka Caitlin Snow (fka Killer Frost)
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A scientist involved in a disastrous project for S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin Snow is forced to absorb heat in order to survive. This grants her the ability to manipulate the temperature and wield ice as a weapon, with a particular fondness for weaponized icicles.
Formerly a supervillain, Frost embraced heroism in 2017 after helping to save the planet from Eclipso and was welcomed onto the Justice League of America. While Frost has had some dark days since – recently attacking the Titans after being manipulated by Psycho-Pirate – Frost remains a Justice League member in good standing, and is an obvious choice for this mission.
Mrs. Freeze, aka Nora Fries
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Batman villain Mr. Freeze famously carries out crimes to fund efforts to cure his cryogenically frozen wife Nora. What many people don’t know is that, in 2019’s Detective Comics , he succeeded, bringing his former lover back to consciousness. However, potentially harmed by her years in the ice, she almost instantly embraced a chaotic life of villainy.
Like Mr. Freeze, Nora wears a special suit to keep her body at a low temperature. She wields a version of Mr. Freeze’s Ice Gun as well as a gauntlet with gathers a thick layer of spiky ice around one arm. She’s shown a preference for fighting with a chainsaw, which appears on Dexter Soy’s cover for Justice League: Arctic Attack Special .
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After years of illness and time spent frozen, Mrs. Freeze is a thrill-seeker – it makes sense that she’d be willing to join a Justice League mission just for the experience.
Captain Cold, aka Leonard Snart
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The leader of Flash villains the Rogues, Captain Cold is known for his ruthless nature and pragmatic attitude. Snart tries to keep casualties to a minimum during his heists (if only to avoid superhero attention) and has worked to save the planet multiple times against villains with an apocalyptic agenda.
While Captain Cold has possessed metahuman powers at some points in DC history, generally he wields the technologically advanced Cold Gold – a weapon which doesn’t just generate ice, but slows atomic motion to absolute zero. Snart is constantly upgrading the weapon, and despite originally stealing it, he can now repair and reconstruct it blindfolded.
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Already seen as one of DC’s most competent villains, Cold is even deadlier than he seems. His professionalism and code of honor see him holding back in his day-to-day criminal life, but when faced with foes like Earth-3’s Johnny Quick (essentially an evil Flash), he’s shown himself capable of taking down high-level metahumans in seconds.
Blue Snowman, aka Byrna Brilyant
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The Blue Snowman is a deep-cut Wonder Woman enemy, and one of DC’s few genderfluid villains. Indeed, it may not even be accurate to call Byrna Brilyant a villain anymore.
The character most recently appeared in 2021’s DC Love Is a Battlefield , calling an abrupt end to their attack on Wonder Woman after making a breakthrough regarding their gender identity. It’s possible Byrna could have a different outlook now they no longer feel like a “freak,” and Arctic Attack could even begin a hero era.
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While Byrna doesn’t have any superhuman powers, the Blue Snowman suit vastly increases the strength of the wearer to incredible levels. The mech’s weaponry can also fire bolts of energy which create ‘blue ice.’ In DC lore, blue ice is a fixed substance which resists being broken down, either physically or into chemical components. This makes blue ice all but unbreakable, especially as a restraint.
The Villain: The Frozen Empress, aka Crystal Frost
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As revealed by Comics Beat, the villain of Arctic Attack Special may style herself as the Frozen Empress, but her true identity is Crystal Frost – the first Killer Frost, who debuted way back in 1978’s Firestorm . The classic villain was granted ice powers by a scientific experiment gone wrong, which also awoke her psychopathic alter ego.
Like the modern-day Frost, the Frozen Empress absorbs heat, and the more she absorbs, the more powerful she becomes. She also has a history of being vulnerable to the cold, which cuts off her source of energy and causes her to become comatose. This weakness explains why Donna Troy has selected the heroes and villains above for her new team – any heat whatsoever only makes Crystal Frost stronger.
As a classic villain returns, Donna Troy’s Wonder Girl will assemble a Just-Ice League of heroes and villains to take down the Frozen Empress and save the planet.
Justice League: Arctic Attack Special is coming January 27 from DC Comics.
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