Matriarch Must Crawl Through Hell And Back To The Land Of The Living inbWonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War

By Chad Burdette

on September 25, 2026

First launched in September 2023, Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s Wonder Woman will conclude with six collected editions, dozens of new characters and storylines, and one of the longest and most acclaimed creative runs on the title in recent years. Read all of Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s Wonder Woman before the finale!

DC Comics News:

Over forty issues, Tom King and Daniel Sampere transformed Wonder Woman’s world, introduced Trinity and the Sovereign to the DC Universe, redefined Diana as an outlaw, a rebel, a mother, a revolutionary, a warrior, and a legend, and delivered one of the most talked-about Wonder Woman runs in modern comics history. Now it all concludes in Wonder Woman #40 this December.

WONDER WOMAN VOL. 5: THE WONDER WAR ACT I

Wonder Woman faces the next evolution of her legend as Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s modern epic continues into its most powerful act: The Wonder War!

Collects Wonder Woman #31-36, Act I of The Wonder War!

Comic Watch Reviews:

WONDER WOMAN VOL. 6: THE WONDER WAR ACT II

The Wonder War reaches its conclusion in the second half of Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s era-spanning Wonder Woman epic!

Wonder Woman #37: Act II Begins

The Matriarch and her father, the Sovereign, have gathered a group of violent villains to destroy Wonder Woman and all that she represents. Can Diana and her family stand strong and protect the shores of Themyscira from the ultimate threat? Witness the monumental conclusion of the Wonder War and the historic run by Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King and superstar artist Daniel Sampere!

Matriarch must crawl her way through Hell and back to the land of the living in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch Special #1

Lesley ‘Leirix’ Li Variant Cover:

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Kyuyong Eom Variant Cover:

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Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch Special #1

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 that perished by her hand. Retribution is coming for the Matriarch. Will she survive it, or is she doomed to fate?

Creative Team

Writer: Stephanie Williams and Leah Williams
Artist: Belén Ortega, Eduardo Pansica (Pencils)
Inker: Eber Ferreira
Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Tríona Farrell
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Cover Artists: Jeffrey Spokes
Variant Cover Artists: KyuYong Eom; Guillem March; Lesley ‘Leirix’ Li
Group Editor: Paul Kaminski
Senior Editor: Brittany Holzherr
Assistant Editor: Marquis Draper
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/40 Pages

Matriarch must crawl her way through Hell and back to the land of the living in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War – The Matriarch Special #1 on shelves and digital platforms September 30, 2026, from DC Comics

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