Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1 Review
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Jim Cheung
Colorist: Jay David Ramos
Letterer: Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith
Editors: Brittany Holzherr & Dacy Lim
Cover Artists: Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos; Jim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair; Gabrielle Dell’Otto; Pablo Villalobos & Mostafa Moussa
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.99/$5.99 Card Stock
Release Date: April 29, 2026
She wants to help him, but he doesn't want to talk about it. Diana wants Bruce to understand himself. Bruce needs to keep Gotham safe. She is a stranger in America. Yet she remains open to everyone she meets. Bruce Wayne belongs in Gotham. Yet he keeps everyone at a distance. In this tale of opposites, which hero has more to learn from the other? And what can one night in Gotham teach Batman and Wonder Woman about themselves? Let’s leap into Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1 and see!
Story
As they prepare for the night’s event, Diana tries to distract him. But Batman remains mission-focused. Sin defiles his city. As hard as he tries to eradicate it and make Gotham a safe place to live, chaos reigns. So, when they reach the Wayne Foundation’s Charity Exhibition, and Bruce trades his costume for a tuxedo, he presents Gotham with a symbol greater than Batman. Wonder Woman shines like a beacon of virtue. She was born in Paradise, unsullied by the sins of men. If Batman cannot inspire people to embrace a better version of themselves, perhaps Wonder Woman can heal Gotham.
In Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1, Diana helps Bruce open Wonder Woman: The Exhibition. She is entrusting Bruce and Gotham with a gift she received before leaving Themyscira. Working at his anvil, Hephaestus forged it from the Girdle of Gaia. Anyone who touches it feels compelled to tell Diana the truth. Bruce hopes this symbol will remind people of what Gotham could be like if they said, "No, thank you," to crime.
Jeph Loeb's fast-paced story contrasts the people in Bruce's life and how Diana affects them. When Bruce's plan goes awry, forcing Batman and Wonder Woman to recover the Lasso of Truth, they keep clashing. Both want to work together. Yet they bang elbows as each strives to take the lead.
Their competition brings out the best in them. They may be worlds apart. Bruce admires Diana despite her mothering instincts. Batman may not speak softly like Hush. Yet Diana stays close by in case he relents and shares his thoughts with her. Bruce and Diana may never see eye to eye. Still, when their need to take command causes them to stumble, each strives to be there for the other in Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1.
Art
Jim Cheung begins by comparing the heroes’ symbols of power. Diana bears a star on her tiara. A bat adorns Batman’s chest. She deploys a lasso while he tosses a Batarang. Yet both talk easily while defying injury and death. Twin searchlights frame the two heroes as they approach their destination. Inside the museum, fluted columns support carved walls surrounding glass cases showcasing armor and the accoutrements of war. While he dons a tuxedo, Diana stands, resplendent in a dress version of her uniform, and wrapped in a gold-trimmed cloak. The Gotham elite surround them, adorned in their finery, as Diana offers her glowing lasso for their perusal.
Jay David Ramos brings light to the darkness in Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1. While the Gotham skyline glows with towers and domes, the golden steps outside the museum link with the gold columns and walls inside. Diana's red uniform and cloak in the present link with a double-page memory of her triumph in Paradise. Gray often frames panels in the glowing exhibit hall, while a glowing lasso illuminates a figure clasping it in the darkness. While the thief appears in black with purple highlights, the white ghost images left behind suggest the two sides of the thief’s character.
Amid Jim Cheung’s detailed art and Jay David Ramos’ lavish colors, Richard Starkings and Tyler Smith fill white balloons with black uppercase text. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and rarely shrink. Black cursive lowercase letters in yellow and gray boxes contrast Bruce and Diana's thoughts. White letters in black boxes showcase Bruce's Bat controls. Sound effects help readers hear roaring animals, gunfire, and a monument to the past breaking as giant black laughter fills the air. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.
Final Thoughts
They are very different people. Diana left Themyscira to meet people and embrace different ways of living. Bruce remains in Gotham to protect people and convince them to embrace lives of peace and service. Yet as they work together to recover the Lasso of Truth, Bruce and Diana grapple with the issues that test our relationships in Batman/Wonder Woman: Truth #1.
Rating 9.6/10
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