DC announced that “Wonder Woman” no. 40, the concluding chapter of Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere’s run on the series, will hit comic shops Dec. 16, according to a DC press release.
The finale caps a 40-issue arc that began in September 2023 and reshaped much of Diana Prince’s world, introducing new characters Trinity and the Sovereign while recasting Wonder Woman as an outlaw, mother and revolutionary. In the closing issue, the villain known as the Matriarch and her father, the Sovereign, assemble a coalition of enemies aiming to destroy Wonder Woman and everything she represents, leaving Diana and her family to defend Themyscira against what DC describes as the ultimate threat.
Sampere provides the main cover for the issue, with variant covers from David Nakayama, Julian Totino Tedesco and Jamie Hewlett.
The run has drawn steady praise from comics outlets over its run. Comic Book Clique wrote that King and Sampere were doing more than telling a Wonder Woman story, they were redefining what the character means in an era of misinformation. Geek Dad called the series a possible high point of King’s career, tied to its handling of life and death.
The full run will be collected across six volumes, from “Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Outlaw” through “Wonder Woman Vol. 6: The Wonder War Act II,” available through Penguin Random House. Ongoing coverage of the series and its characters is also available through the DC Universe Infinite digital subscription platform.
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