Wonder Woman #38 Preview

 

It should have been a day like any other. Diana was teaching her daughters how to deal with monsters. Then, he returned. Suddenly, Steve Trevor was there in the cavern with her, along with a young woman who claimed to be her daughter. And like Han Solo in the Carbon Freeze chamber, Steve assured Diana that words were unnecessary.

 

But someone followed Steve and Elizabeth. The woman uses a power ring to pluck baby Lyssa from her back. And suddenly, Diana’s past and future converge with her present. Is a younger, confused Diana a match for the Matriarch after her trials on the River Phlegethon? And despite her sacrifice in the Temple of the Moirai, can Diana escape the Fates’ plans for her?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

Wonder Woman #38 Preview

Writer: Tom King

Artist & Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Ariel Diaz, & Karen S. Darboe

Kingdom Come 30th Anniversary Variant Cover Artist: Jenny Frison

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

$4.99 US | Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: 10/21/26

 

 

Amazons United!

 

 

With two strangers in their midst, the Amazons have locked down Themyscira hoping to get to the truth. Man’s World has not been kind to them after their troubles with the Sovereign, and even Steve Trevor is no match for the might of Queen Nubia and her army. Can Diana keep the peace as the Matriarch plots her course to victory in the present?

 

 

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Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For how the Matriarch passes through the Fates' crucible, see Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1 Review. 

For the Ferryman's views on life and the Amazons' hunger for death, see Wonder Woman #37 Review. 

For the second half of Steve's story about falling in love with Diana, see Wonder Woman #36 Review.

For the first part of Steve's tale, see Wonder Woman #35 Preview. 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

 

Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1 Review

 

Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1 Review

Writers: Stephanie Williams & Leah Williams

Artists: Eduardo Pansica, Júlio Ferreira & Belén Ortega

Colorists: Romulo Fajardo Jr & Triona Farrell

Letterer: Clayton Cowles

Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey

Variant Cover Artists: Kyuyong Eom, Guillem March & Leirix

Editors: Marquis Draper & Brittaney Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $5.99 US/Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 30, 2026

 

Her mother, Emilie, battled Diana for the right to represent Themyscira on the world stage. Her father, the Sovereign, quietly ruled the United States behind the façade of democratic institutions. Lyssa succeeded her father as the Matriarch of the United States. And then she killed everyone who opposed her.

 

How did the girl Diana raised become such a brutal killer? And what happened after Diana defeated the Matriarch in the Temple of the Moirae? Let’s leap into Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1 and see!

 

Story

After Diana’s fist hurled her through a stone pillar, Lyssa awakens in a boat. Unlike Steve Trevor and Elizabeth, no Ferryman steers her course. And instead of gliding along the River Styx, her wooden vessel floats on the bloody currents of the Phlegethon.

 

While no one travels with her, Lyssa is far from alone in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1. As the boat carries her toward Tartarus, shades of the heroes he killed rise to meet her. And as in life, Lyssa must decide how to confront them.

 

Stephanie Williams and Leah Williams intersperse Lyssa’s journey through the Underworld with key events from her past. These scenes chart Lyssa’s journey from her childhood on Themyscira to grasping for something that Hippolyta warned Diana she must avoid. But by the time she reaches adulthood, deviating from her Amazons’ code of conduct has become the rule of Lyssa’s life.

 

She may have lost her power ring. Still, Lyssa has someone who travels with her. It’s someone she has not listened to as much as she should have. Instead, this person has become a stranger to her. But after crashing through the barrier of death, this still small voice regains its strength. And unlike in life, Lyssa can no longer repress her conscience in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1.

 

Art

When she awakens in the boat, no ring adorns her gloved hand. As she rises, Lyssa stands in the middle of the boat between two lamps to light her way. Like Diana in the Colosseum, Lyssa dodges projectiles. When her journey grows rough, Lyssa clings to the boat instead of a Kanga. As dark figures arise, red streams down their heads and backs. Yet when Lyssa meets this test of her strength and skills, no red trickles from her palm when she clenches her fist. Yet as Lyssa remembers how her path diverged from the Amazons, one person reaches out to help another when she falls.

 

As Eduardo Pansica, Júlio Ferreira, and Belén Ortega show Lyssa in black and white on a red river, Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Triona Farrell adorn the Matriarch’s past with a vibrant palette. Red mixes with violet and lavender when Lyssa and Elizabeth's paths diverged. The colors return later to convey how far apart they have grown. Blotchy red borders frame gray, brown, and green panels of love and loss. Yet, orange tinges more tragic memories of how Lyssa demonstrated her worth in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1.

 

While Lyssa sees the Underworld as she viewed the Earth, her uppercase white thoughts appear in black narrative boxes. She cannot vanquish small, lowercase white letters in black boxes. Black uppercase dialogue in white balloons grows bold to convey inflection and shrinks when voices lower. While Clayton Cowles’ sound effects may be few, Lyssa’s dialogue grows progressively larger as the trials grow more difficult. Still, beige uppercase letters in blue boxes force Lyssa to remember the needless pain she has caused. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Every decision we make empowers us. Yet no matter how much they help us accomplish, our decisions also limit us. As Lyssa looks back on her life choices, she measures the narrative she has spun. But if she wishes to act "so that all that will be might not be again," Lyssa must cut the threads binding her to her former life in Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War—The Matriarch Special #1.

 

Rating 9.4/10

To look inside see Wonder Woman 2026 Annual: Wonder War –The Matriarch Special#1 Preview.

For Steve Trevor and Elizabeth's return to Themyscira, see Wonder Woman #37 Review. 

For the second half of Steve's story about falling in love with Diana, see Wonder Woman #36 Review.

For the first part of Steve's tale, see Wonder Woman #35 Preview. 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For how Diana, Steve, and Elizabeth enter the Underworld, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For Tammy's interview with the Matriarch, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

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

 

Her mother, Emilie, battled Diana for the right to represent Themyscira. Her father, the Sovereign, quietly ruled the United States behind the façade of democratic institutions. Lyssa succeeded her father as the Matriarch of the United States. And then she killed everyone who opposed her.

 

How did the girl Diana raised become such a brutal killer? And what happened after Diana defeated the Matriarch in the Temple of the Moirae?

 

Here's all the info from DC Connect: 

 

 

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

Writers: Stephanie Williams & Leah Williams

Artists: Eduardo Pansica & Belén Ortega

Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere

Variant Cover Artists: Kyuyong Eom, Guillem March & Leirix

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 48 Pages

Price: $5.99 US/Variant $6.99 US (Card Stock)

Release Date: September 30, 2026

 

 

Matriarch’s Inferno!

 

 

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

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For Steve Trevor and Elizabeth's return to Themyscira, see Wonder Woman #37 Review. 

For the second half of Steve's story about falling in love with Diana, see Wonder Woman #36 Review.

For the first part of Steve's tale, see Wonder Woman #35 Preview. 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For how Diana, Steve, and Elizabeth enter the Underworld, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For Tammy's interview with the Matriarch, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

Wonder Woman #37 Review

 

Wonder Woman #37 Review

Writer: Tom King

Artist: Daniel Sampere

Colorist: Adriano Lucas

Letterer: Clayton Cowles

Cover Artists: Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama; Kyuyoung Eom; Mahmud Asrar & Mike Spicer

Editors: Marquis Draper & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $4.99/$5.99 Card Stock

Release Date: September 16, 2026

 

You always know it can happen. Society will always try to prepare you for it. Yet the death of a loved one always leaves you bereft. So, as the Ferryman poles them back along the River Styx, Steve Trevor tells Elizabeth Marston Prince a story. Sharing how he met Diana and why he fell in love with her brings Steve a small measure of comfort.

 

Steve hopes that his tale of how and why Diana left Themyscira can help his daughter embrace her future. Most of all, Steve wants his daughter to realize that her mother didn't become Wonder Woman because of her strength or skills. Instead, it was her inner qualities that helped her become Themyscira's representative in a tumultuous world.

 

Where will the Ferryman deliver Steve and Elizabeth? And what challenges will the broken family face upon their arrival? Let’s leap into Wonder Woman #37 and see!

 

Story

As the boat nears Themyscira, the Ferryman tells Steve and Elizabeth how to renew what has grown old. After delivering them to the shore, he reminds them that death cannot diminish the glow they bring to other people’s lives. But the Ferryman doesn’t stick around to explain to the Amazons guarding the island that he has brought his passengers back in time. So, after he departs, the island’s guardians do what Steve feared Hippolyta would when Diana won the right to depart Themyscira with him.

 

While Wonder Woman #37 follows Steve and Elizabeth's return to Themyscira, it also follows Diana's hunt. After Steve died, Diana poured all her love for him into Elizabeth. With Steve gone, she keeps her daughter close. Yet she also guards Lyssa like a daughter. And in her role as a mother and an Amazon warrior, Diana instructs them on how to battle the monsters they will confront. Perhaps the infants are too young to understand her words. Or perhaps her instructions are not solely intended for the children.

 

In Tom King's story, Diana, Steve, and Elizabeth are all grieving. While Diana intends to remain strong for her children, Elizabeth yearns to live up to her mother's expectations. Yet while her Human father mourns, Elizabeth won't let him start retreating from life. They may be traveling back in time to meet a younger version of her mother. Still, Elizabeth feels responsible for ensuring that Diana’s example inspires future generations in Wonder Woman #37.

 

Art

As Diana stands on a rocky promontory, greenery rises around her, partially obscuring the distant sea. Ensconced in the dual baby sling, Lizzie and Lyssa look at each other, pressing their lips shut. Then Diana dives toward the frothing waters of the plunge pool. As he directs his craft, darkness obscures the Ferryman’s features as he interacts with his passengers. When he grounds the craft on the beach, Elizabeth helps her father off the boat using two hands. After he leaves, Steve regards the Amazons with a smile. Yet the emptiness in Elizabeth’s eyes suggests that, right now, nothing can be “wonderful.”

 

As Daniel Sampere chronicles Steve and Elizabeth’s return to Themyscira, Adriano Lucas adorns Wonder Woman #37 with a vibrant palette. The irrepressible foliage links with Steve and the monster who also refuses to let others dictate its fate. The blue cave and Elizabeth’s blue uniform signal the hope that lingers even in the darkest times. Diana and Elizabeth's yellow lassos show how to battle those who attack others out of fear. Diana's costume shines brightly in the dim cave. Yet it links with an act outside, sadly not driven by righteous fury.

 

Clayton Cowles fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters. Words shrink for lowered voices and grow bold for intonation. Large, colored words in deformed balloons accompany raised voices. Yet while the Amazon’s shout fills a spiky balloon, the monster’s growls are gently rounded around each letter. Sound effects presage the fighting and eventually overtake panels as the violence grows increasingly injurious and deadly. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Her mother didn’t want her to leave. The Fates also declared that Diana should remain on Themyscira. But Diana didn't just leave her island home. Her actions inspired people to change their world. Eventually, Diana's sisters followed her lead. As Diana altered their vision of the world, the Fates punished the Amazons by imprisoning or killing those who didn’t retreat to their island home. Then, they punished Diana by decreeing that all the heroes she had loved and fought alongside should also die.

 

Diana may have sacrificed herself in their temple in the hopes of rewriting history and saving all her friends and loved ones. Yet the Fates cling to their vision for the world in Wonder Woman #37.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see Wonder Woman #37 Preview. 

 

For the second half of Steve's story about falling in love with Diana, see Wonder Woman #36 Review.

For the first part of Steve's tale, see Wonder Woman #35 Preview. 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

Wonder Woman #37 Preview

 

You always know it can happen. Society will always try to prepare you for it. Yet the death of a loved one always leaves you bereft. So, as the Ferryman poles them back along the River Styx, Steve Trevor tells Elizabeth Marston Prince a story. Sharing how he met Diana and why he fell in love with her brings Steve comfort. He hopes that his tale of how and why Diana left Themyscira can help his daughter embrace her future. Most of all, Steve wants Elizabeth to realize that Diana didn’t become Wonder Woman because of her strength or skills. Instead, it was her inner qualities that enabled her to be Themyscira’s representative in a tumultuous world.

 

Where will the Ferryman deliver Steve and Elizabeth? And what challenges will the grieving father and daughter face upon their arrival?

 

Here’s all the info from DC Connect:

 

 

Wonder Woman #37 Preview

Writer: Tom King

Artist & Cover Artist: Daniel Sampere

Variant Cover Artists: David Nakayama, Kyuyong Eom & Mahmud A. Asrar

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 32 Pages

Price: $4.99 US/Variant $5.99 US (Card Stock

Release Date: September 16, 2026

 

 

The Wonder War Continues!

 

 

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”!

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For the second half of Steve's story about falling in love with Diana, see Wonder Woman #36 Review.

For the first part of Steve's tale, see Wonder Woman #35 Preview. 

For Diana's battle with Lyssa in the Temple of the Moirai, see my review of Wonder Woman #34.

For what happened before that, see my preview of Wonder Woman #33. 

For what happened before that, see my review of Wonder Woman #32. 

For how The Wonder War began, see my preview of Wonder Woman #31. 

 

  

Action Comics #1100: Superman Meets Superboy Review

 

Action Comics #1100: Superman Meets Superboy Review

Writer: Joshua Williamson

Artist: Daniel Sampere

Colorist: Alejandro Sánchez

Letterer: Steve Wands

Cover Artist: Ryan Sook

Variant Cover Artists: Mark Spears; David Talaski; Jim Cheung & Jay David Ramos; Rahzzah; Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey

Editors: Jillian Grant & Brittany Holzherr

Publisher: DC Comics

Price: $5.99 US/$6.99 US Card Stock/$7.99 US Foil

Release Date: July 22, 2026

 

Young Clark Kent didn't ask Martian Manhunter, Booster Gold, and Mary Marvel to bring their battle to his time. He didn’t ask to lose his superpowers. Nor did he ask Epoch to try to kill him. Still, Clark gradually realized that, whether he wanted to or not, he had to reclaim his powers. Earth needed a Superman. And the threats facing his planet would only grow over time.

 

Now, Clark has regained his powers. Once more, Clark Kent is Superboy. But after defeating Epoch, Martian Manhunter, Booster Gold, and Mary Marvel believe he should accompany them on their mission. What will Superboy discover as he travels the time stream with his new friends? And how might it affect his future? Let’s leap into Action Comics #1100 and see!

 

Superman Meets Superboy: Story

After the events in Mission Failure, Clark accompanies Booster Gold, Mary Marvel, and Martian Manhunter on their search for Superman. While they fly through the timestream, Mary Marvel expresses her concerns that their flight could alter Clark’s future. Martian Manhunter also warns Booster Gold to curb his enthusiasm.

 

Still, Booster is in the driver’s seat in Action Comics #1100. He argues that Superman has vanished. Despite everyone's superpowers, no one has found their friend. Young Clark, with his super vision, represents their best hope of finding Superman. Amid his love for his friend and his desire to share that love with Clark, Booster shrugs off his friends’ concerns about revealing too much about Clark’s future.

 

Joshua Williamson’s story tackles the role of spoilers in our lives. Some people don’t want to know anything about their future. Others read the last chapter of a book to learn how it ends before deciding to read the book through. Booster's arguments suggest that knowing his future will give Clark a target to strive for. 

 

Superman Meets Superboy links with previous events in Action Comics with DC K.O. and Justice League Unlimited. And after Mary Marvel, Booster Gold, and Martian Manhunter asserted Clark’s importance to the future, Superboy gets to play a vital role in finding his future self. Mary Marvel and Martian Manhunter tried playing it carefully. Trying to shield knowledge of future events from Clark led to the trio being erased from time. So, they let Booster Gold call the shots in Action Comics #1100.

 

Superman Meets Superboy: Art

Booster sits before the controls of their time ship, while Clark, Mary Marvel, and J’onn stand. Booster's face reveals his exuberance as he thumps Clark on the chest. Clark's eyes glow, and his jaw drops, as he sees what lies ahead of him. When Mary moves forward, gesturing with her arms, Clark shrugs and points at the eye-catching visions beyond the canopy.

 

Their ship may look futuristic. Still, the keyboards and black-and-white monitors reveal its cobbled-together nature. Daniel Sampere tilts panels 45 degrees when separately showing Mary Marvel and J’onn frowning at Booster Gold’s decisions. But in a cinematic wide shot, the camera rights itself as Mary Marvel throws up her hands in Action Comics #1100.

 

Their ship travels along a stream of light as it ventures into the future. The white, light-red, and light-yellow bands of light contrast with the vibrantly colored occupants and the glimpses of the future. People in the timestream radiate colors like an aura, or multiply in slow motion. Then, their view outside grows opalescent until Alejandro Sánchez portrays their surroundings as individual bands of color amid a white void.

 

Steve Wands fills white dialogue balloons with uppercase black lettering that grows bold with intonation. Offscreen dialogue appears in white boxes with colored borders, while Superboy’s appears as white words in blue boxes. Sound effects reveal how the ship reacts to changes in the flow of the timestream. As alarms wail inside the transparent canopy, the dialogue swells, and balloons change shape in Superboy Meets Superman. Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this story with us.

 

Final Thoughts

Mary Marvel and J’onn argue that learning secrets will heap more responsibility on Clark’s young shoulders. Yet Booster Gold insists on sharing the secrets he knows Clark will enjoy hearing. As the trio argues over two sides of the same coin, they embody different aspects of friendship while searching for their greatest friend in Action Comics #1100.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

To look inside the previous story, Mission Failure, see my preview of Action Comics #1100. 

 

For what happened last time, see my review of Action Comics #1099. 

For how Clark lost his powers, see my preview of Action Comics #1098. 

 

For Clark's battle at the Metropolis Expo of Tomorrow, see my review of Action Comics #1097. 

 

For how Superboy met Martian Manhunter, Mary Marvel, Booster Gold, and Epoch, see my review of Action Comics #1096.  

 

 

Action Comics #1100 Preview

 

Young Clark Kent didn't ask Martian Manhunter, Booster Gold, and Mary Marvel to bring their battle to his time period. Nor did he ask to lose his superpowers. He definitely didn't ask Epoch to try and kill him. And despite their promise to protect him, when Epoch returns, Clark Kent must defend himself against the time traveler who laughs at paradoxes.

Can scientist Bruce Gordon help the high schooler reclaim his superpowers? Why is Lana Lang so worried about her father's new book? And where will the other stories in this extra-long take us?

Here's all the info from DC Connect:

 

Action Comics #1100 Preview

Writers: Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell & Dan Slott

Artists: Skylar Patridge, Ryan Sook, Daniel Sampere, Dan Mora & Lucas Meyer

Cover Artist: Ryan Sook

Variant Cover Artists: David Talaski, Mark Spears, Daniel Sampere, Jim Cheung & Rahzzah

Foil Variant Cover Artist: Jim Cheung

Publisher: DC Comics

Issue Length: 56 Pages

Price: $5.99 US/Variant $6.99 US (Card stock)/Foil $7.99 US

Release Date: July 22, 2026

 

Superman Returns 

In This Landmark Issue!

 

Celebrate 1,100 issues of Action Comics with DC’s top talent and architects of the world of Superman! In April 1938, a man faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound graced the pages of Action Comics #1, and the rest was superhero history. Now, together with the talents of writers Mark Waid, Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, and Dan Slott, we honor Superman’s storied career and turn toward his thrilling future. Brought to life by the all-star artistic talent of Skylar Patridge, Ryan Sook, Dan Mora, and Lucas Meyer, the Man of Steel has never looked better.

 

 

Now, let's take a look inside:

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to DC Comics for sharing this preview with us.

For what happened last time, see my review of Action Comics #1099. 

For how Clark lost his powers, see my preview of Action Comics #1098. 

 

For Clark's battle at the Metropolis Expo of Tomorrow, see my review of Action Comics #1097. 

 

For how Superboy met Martian Manhunter, Mary Marvel, Booster Gold, and Epoch, see my review of Action Comics #1096.