DC Announces a Unique Justice League Roster: Members and Powers in Arctic Attack
A mission in the Arctic
The Wonder Girls set out to recover stolen purple ray technology. Their mission goes sideways when they encounter the Frozen Empress and learn of her plan to wipe out humanity.
Donna Troy responds by assembling an unconventional Arctic Justice League of heroes and villains. The special is written by Stephanie Williams, with Dexter Soy, and is scheduled for January 2027.
Donna Troy leads the team
Donna was first depicted as a magically created human meant to destroy Wonder Woman. Her origin was later changed: Wonder Woman rescued her as a child from a fire and brought her to Themyscira, where she grew up as Diana’s sister.
The two share a mystical bond that lets them sense when the other is in danger. Donna has superhuman strength, agility, stamina and durability, along with flight and biological immortality. She also carries the bright blue Lasso of Persuasion, which can compel someone it touches; the person with greater willpower determines who controls it.
Ice-based allies and adversaries
Ice, a former Justice League International member, can create and manipulate ice, change temperatures and affect the weather through magical powers. She has often partnered with her best friend Fire, also known as Beatriz da Costa.
Caitlin Snow, known as Frost, absorbs heat to survive and can control temperature and use ice as a weapon, including weaponized icicles. After helping save the planet from Eclipso, she became a hero and joined the Justice League of America in 2017. She later attacked the Titans after Psycho-Pirate manipulated her, but remains a Justice League member in good standing.
Nora Freeze joins the roster
Mr. Freeze once succeeded in reviving Nora, his cryogenically frozen wife, in Detective Comics #1014, published in 2019. Nora soon turned to villainy, potentially affected by her years in the ice.
Like Mr. Freeze, Mrs. Freeze wears a suit to keep her body cold. She carries an Ice Gun and a gauntlet that forms thick, spiky ice around one arm, and has shown a preference for fighting with a chainsaw. Dexter Soy’s cover for Justice League: Arctic Attack Special #1 features the weapon. The article also identifies Captain Cold as the leader of the Flash villains the Rogues, but gives no further details about his role in the special.
Key points
- Donna Troy will lead an Arctic Justice League team of heroes and villains.
- The Frozen Empress plans to wipe out humanity, according to the story setup.
- The special is scheduled for January 2027, with Stephanie Williams and Dexter Soy.
- Ice, Frost and Mrs. Freeze bring distinct cold-based abilities to the roster.