Elijah Williams
Get ready, because DC’s Wonder Woman #1 by Tom King and Daniel Sampere is causing a frenzy in comic shops! The demand is so high that it’s heading back to the printers just days after its release.
DC took to Twitter to announce the exciting news of a second printing for the first issue of King and Sampere’s Wonder Woman relaunch. Mark your calendars for October 24, when the second edition of Wonder Woman #1 will hit the shelves. And guess what? It comes with a brand new cover illustrated by none other than DC president Jim Lee, with inks by Scott Williams and colors by Alex Sinclair. But that’s not all! Lee’s stunning Wonder Woman art will also be featured in a special foil triptych variant cover of the DC Trinity from the ‘Jim Lee Icons’ cover series.
What is DC’s new Wonder Woman series about?
Prepare to be captivated by the latest Wonder Woman series, written by King, illustrated by Sampere, and colored by Tomeu Morey. The debut issue, released on September 19, introduces us to a thrilling storyline. “After a mysterious Amazonian is accused of mass murder, Congress passes the Amazon Safety Act, barring all Amazons from U.S. soil,” reveals the official synopsis of the first issue. “To carry out their plans, the government starts a task force, the Amazon Extradition Entity (A.X.E.), to remove those who don’t comply, by any means necessary. Now, in her search for the truth behind the killing, Wonder Woman finds herself an outlaw in the world she once swore to protect!”
In a recent interview with DC, King shared his approach to writing the new series. “I write a lot of comics (comics I love) that are about sad dudes being sad — sort of kind of deconstructions of superhero and genre trope. This is not that,” he explained. “This is the other kind of comic I love to write, what I tried to do in Superman: Up in the Sky and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow. This is a story where every panel, every page points back to Wonder Woman, seeks to show the reader why Wonder Woman is awesome, how she kicks ass in a unique and compelling way.”
But that’s not all! King promises that there will be “huge stakes and emotional consequences” throughout the series. His ultimate goal is to convince readers that Wonder Woman is the essential superhero of the DC Universe.
Don’t miss out on the action! Wonder Woman #1 is available now from DC, and the second printing will arrive in comic shops on October 24 (with a Final Order Cutoff date of October 1).
