ACCLAIMED WRITER G. WILLOW WILSON BRINGS “THE JUST WAR” TO WONDER WOMAN THIS NOVEMBER
Award-Winning Author and Creator Returns to DCas New Ongoing WONDER WOMAN Writer with Artist Cary Nord
(BURBANK, CA, July 11, 2018) – Following DC publisher Dan DiDio’s surprise reveal on today’s episode of DC All Access, celebrated writer G. Willow Wilson will be bringing her incredible storytelling skills to the shores of Themyscira as the new writer of WONDER WOMAN, beginning in November.
Wilson has won several prestigious literary awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story in 2015 and the Dwayne McDuffie Award for Diversity in 2016 for the Muslim-American character Kamala Khan, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel. Wilson is also no stranger to DC, having previously written SUPERMAN, VIXEN and THE OUTSIDERS, as well as DC Vertigo titles CAIRO and AIR. She takes over the ongoing adventures of the Amazon Warrior this November with her debut story arc, “The Just War.”
“I’m delighted to be writing such an iconic character as Wonder Woman and to be working with DC once again,” said Wilson. “With more than 75 years of history, Wonder Woman has a wealth of backstory and drama to draw from, and I look forward to putting a spin on Diana and her supporting cast that’s both new, yet familiar. It’ll be a challenge to do her justice, but I like a challenge and can’t wait to get started.”
Joining Wilson on art duties for "The Just War" will be Cary Nord, who recently launched THE UNEXPECTED (with co-artist Ryan Sook) as part of The New Age of DC Heroes. Nord is also known for his acclaimed runs on Dark Horse Comics’ Conan and Valiant Entertainment’s X-O Manowar.
When Steve Trevor’s unit goes missing in an Eastern European country torn by revolution, Wonder Woman immediately flies across the globe to help him—only to slam into the brick wall that is Ares, the God of War, who’s taken a strange interest in this conflict. But why is Ares acting so strange? Has he turned over a new leaf? Does Wonder Woman have a chance to redeem him? And just as important...if Ares has returned to Earth, then what happened to the supposedly unbreachable prison built to contain him—Wonder Woman’s homeland, Themyscira?
“Willow’s return to DC to write WONDER WOMAN is an incredible opportunity for us, and we couldn’t be more excited,” said DiDio. “Keeping our core audience engaged requires having the best storytellers around, and she’s definitely a great addition to our current list of writing talent.”
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Beechler says he will re-add Wonder Woman to his pull list. Anyone here feel that strongly about it?
I've been reading Wonder Woman all along, but was thinking of dropping it, depending on the new oncoming writer. These Robinson issues weren't my cup of tea, and Steve Orlando is pretty hit-and-miss with me. Now I'll be keeping it around.
I'll start reading it again, for at least one issue (but a very hopeful one!), when G. Willow Wilson AND Cary Nord take over. Cary Nord hasn't been on anything big for awhile, and while art is no longer enough to carry a title for me, attached to the creator of Ms. Marvel is a big double-plus for me.
I just hope Nord does more than one or two issues before it's taken over by someone with DC's fallback house style.
This would get me interested in the title again. At least for a few issues.
Captain Comics said:
Yes, me. I've been on board with G. Willow Wilson and Ms. Marvel since the first issue #1, and I'm confident I'll enjoy her take on Wonder Woman. I'm not even afraid I'll be burned; I loved Brian Azzarello on 100 Bullets, but I didn't take to his version of Wonder Woman at all. The only Wonder Woman runs I've really liked are George Perez, Gail Simone and Greg Rucka.
If anyone hasn't tried Wonder Woman under the new creative team yet, you really really need to give it a try. It's not a great sign that no one is talking about it on any of the big websites (or at least the ones I think to check out), but it is really a great book that is worth checking out.
I've got the books, but haven't read most of them yet. I'll get on it though -- you're right, WS, that the Amazing Amazon (and Wilson) deserve our attention.
I've been enjoying the new Wilson/Nord issues -- I think the ideological positioning of Ares has been really interesting, and I'm looking forward to seeing what eventually comes of this whole thing. (I haven't read today's issue yet, but it's sitting here in the new comics pile!)
So I just read the most recent issue of Wonder Woman, where Aphrodite shows up, disillusioned with Love. I'm really liking this -- now we've seen TWO gods rethinking their traditional domains...but neither one in a total 180 of where they stood before. It's complex and subtle, and I'm looking forward to finding out what's at the heart of this...although I doubt that'll be revealed in this story -- I think it's a long-term plan Wilson has.
I finally read the latest issue, and I agree about the characterization of the gods. It seems like a very realistic version of how I would expect a god to act--not depending on any sense of morality, but more about what makes sense to them.
The art this time around wasn't by Cary Nord, but his fill-in was acceptable, if a little less stylized.
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