A few months back, the creative team of writer Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere unleashed “The Wonder War,” the latest major storyline as part of their run on the ongoing Wonder Woman title. Set twenty years in the future, the story pits Diana and her grown-up daughter Trinity against the machinations of an all-new foe known as The Matrich. Today DC publishing revealed details for “The Wonder War” Act 2 in September.
It kicks off on September 16 with Wonder Woman #37 by King and Sampere, and continues on September 30 with Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, a 48-page special from the creative team of Eisner Award–nominated writer Stephanie Williams, GLAAD Media Award–nominated writer Leah Williams and artist Eduardo Pansica and Eisner Award–nominated artist Belén Ortega.
Here’s what fans can expect from Wonder Woman #37,
Steve Trevor and his daughter Trinity arrive in the present after a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Matriarch 20 years in the future. Now they must find Wonder Woman and convince her of the threat a seemingly innocent child will pose in the years to come. Will the truth prevail? Don’t miss the exciting first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2”!
Wonder Woman #37 will feature variant covers by David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom, and Mahmud A. Asrar. This first chapter of “The Wonder War Act 2” publishes on September 16 with a main cover priced at $4.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $5.99 US.
Then two weeks later in the pages of Wonder Woman Annual the Matriarch finds herself literally in Hell.
After the shocking events of Wonder Woman #34, the Matriarch must crawl her way through Hell and back to the land of the living to stop Steve Trevor and Trinity from changing the past. The only thing that stands in her way is a river filled with the souls of heroes and villains alike who perished by her hand. Retribution is coming for the Matriarch. Will she survive it, or is she doomed to fate?
Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1 will feature a main cover by Daniel Sampere, as well as variant covers by Kyuyong Eom, Guillem March, and Leirix. This 48-page special publishes on September 30 with a main cover priced at $5.99 US and card stock variant covers priced at $6.99 US.
Writer Stephanie Williams teased what readers can expect from this can’t miss issue:
“In the Matriarch Special, Leah and I are exploring a single motif: conviction versus doubt. The Fates take Lyssa’s Green Lantern ring and send her alone onto the Phlegethon, the River of Fire she was warned about as a girl. This leaves her isolated, compelled to confront her own fears and uncertainties. We’re intentionally paralleling the events of ‘The Wonder War Act 2’ that begins earlier in September. While Tom and Dani fight the external war in Wonder Woman #37, Eduardo, Belén, Leah and I are following Lyssa’s internal struggle after she chooses fate over freedom.”
