By Chad Burdette

on June 22, 2026

Last week, DC Comics revealed that Act 2 of “The Wonder War” storyline begins on September 16 with Wonder Woman #37 by Eisner Award–winning writer Tom King and Eisner Award–nominated artist Daniel Sampere, and continues on September 30 with Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, a 48-page special from Eisner Award–nominated writer Stephanie Williams, GLAAD Media Award–nominated writer Leah Williams, artist Eduardo Pansica and Eisner Award–nominated artist Belén Ortega.

Comic Watch Reviews:

Wonder Woman #37

On Sale September 16, 2026

In Wonder Woman #37, “The Wonder War” continues!

Wonder Woman #37

“The Wonder War Act 2”

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”!

Creative Team

Writer: Tom King
Artist: Daniel Sampere
Cover Artists: Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey
Variant Cover: David Nakayama; KyuYong Eom; Mahmud Asrar
Main cover price: $4.99 US and card stock variant covers: $5.99 US

KyuYong Eom Variant Cover:

David Nakayama Variant Cover:

Mahmud Asrar Variant Cover:

Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1

On Sale September 30, 2026

In Wonder Woman Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch #1, we witness the Matriarch’s inferno.

Stephanie Williams said in a DC Com8cs Press release:

“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.”

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?

Creative Team