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[themyskira]

[gwillow-deactivated20190925]

The rumors were true

My friends! Starting in November, I’ll be taking over writing duties on the Wonder Woman ongoing comic book series. Consider this your official invitation to join me in Themyscira! 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Please Tag Coverage: @DCComics, @GWillowWilson

ACCLAIMED WRITER G. WILLOW WILSON BRINGS 

“THE JUST WAR” TO WONDER WOMAN THIS NOVEMBER 

Award-Winning Author and Creator Returns to DC 

as 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.”

Part one of “The Just War” begins in WONDER WOMAN issue #58, on sale November 14. For the latest news from DC, download the DC All Access mobile app, available for free on the Apple App Store and Google Play. 

About DC Entertainment: 

DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), DC Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating across Warner Bros. and WarnerMedia. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is one of the largest English-language publishers of comics content in the world.

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[stjepan-sejic]

in five minutes of thinking i was legitimately scared at how easy it would be for me to write a sunstone style romance involving harley and ivy, all while acknowledging and using every bit of their long established lore and characterization.

too… damned ..easy!

[themyskira]

HO SHIT THIS IS AWESOME

AND CHECK OUT THIS GORGEOUS ARTWORK

:D:D:D:D:D:D

[marveloki]

Hawkeye (2012) #6

[kirstenmcduffie]

#okay so one reason i love this is clint’s little head tilts#because yes precious and adorable#but also it’s a fairly common habit for people with hearing problems#you kind of try to get a slightly better angle without being obvious about it#so now knowing what we know of fraction’s take on clint’s hearing loss#knowing that he was deafened as a child and then had some degree of hearing restored#but not 100% hence his difficulty with foreign languages sometimes#it makes perfect sense that he’s like ‘uh what is this my ears or your accent’ (x)

[bookish]

There’s a level of optimism that goes along with her character, and kindness. To me, it’s more about her being kind and compassionate than just being good.

Leigh Bardugo on Wonder Woman (via themyskira)

[biggoonie]

ISOLA #1

STORY: BRENDEN FLETCHER & KARL KERSCHL ART: KARL KERSCHL & MSASSYK COVER: KARL KERSCHL APRIL 4 / 32 PAGES / FC / T+ / $3.99 GEM OF THE MONTH Childhood friends BRENDEN FLETCHER (MOTOR CRUSH) and Eisner Award-winning storyteller KARL KERSCHL (Gotham Academy) reunite on the comics page with a breathtaking fantasy adventure two decades in the making! The captain of the Royal Guard has fled the capital city with the Queen of Maar, suffering under the effects of an evil spell. Captain Rook’s only hope of returning Queen Olwyn to her throne and saving the kingdom from impending war lies on an island half a world away—a place known in myth as Isola, land of the dead. Featuring lush color work by MSASSYK (Gotham Academy) and letters by ADITYA BIDIKAR (MOTOR CRUSH). Recommended for fans of Studio Ghibli and the work of Hayao Miyazaki.

[omgcheckplease]

Check, Please: #Hockey hits the ice 9/18/18!  ✓

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[themyskira]

Amazons Attack! - part 1

Once upon a time, in the lead-up to the 2005-2006 cesspool of a crossover event that was “Infinite Crisis”, DC had plans for a miniseries called “Amazons Attack!”. The story was to be helmed by then-Wonder Woman writer Greg Rucka and artist Ethan Van Scriver, and it would deal with a conflict between the Amazons and the United States following Diana’s killing of Max Lord (and, presumably, building off the simmering background tensions between the two nations since the floating islands of Themyscira had crashed into the ocean off the coast of the US in early 2004).

The idea was nixed, but it never entirely went away. Over the next few years, it passed through the hands of numerous people at DC before finally landing in the lap of Will Pfeiffer in late 2006. By this stage, the original proposal was no longer feasible. The Max Lord story had been resolved, Themyscira had retreated entirely from the mortal plane, and there was no longer any interaction between the Amazon and American peoples.

But that wasn’t gonna stop DC from achieving their glorious vision of man-hating harpies attacking the US capital with swords and pointy sticks.

Around this same time, somebody else in the company had a genius idea. Jodi Picoult, a bestselling author with a strong following among women readers, had just released a new novel about family relationships and trauma, and one of the main characters happened to be a comic book artist. Why didn’t they find out if Picoult was interested in writing an actual comic and, you know, lending DC some of that New York Times Bestseller cred?

Picoult wasn’t sure. She didn’t know if she had the time, let alone the interest, in the project. She’d never been much of a Wonder Woman fan. But her kids talked her into accepting, and so, with no previous comic writing experience and far too little editorial guidance, Jodi Picoult set out to make her mark on Wonder Woman.

Together, Picoult and Pfeiffer would craft one of the most widely-derided stories in Wonder Woman’s history. There would be crimes against the written word. There would be character assassination on a mass scale. There would be bees.

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[9musesandanoldmind]

I started this last year and it changed a lot since… I just love this run and Barbara so much! T-T Here hoping for future nice things.

(tried a more web friendly format, not very satisfied with the result though… it’s as always kind of a hurried fanart orz)

[kohquette]

TURF WARS gets EW’s Best All-Ages Comic pick for 2017! :)

Huzzah!

[accras]

Kerry Washington, Rashida Jones Team on 'Goldie Vance' Film

The tale of a teen detective, based on Hope Larson and Brittney Williams' graphic novel, is being produced by Boom! Studios and Simpson Street for Fox.

Nice!

[lgbtincomics]

Jolene Nguyen | Spell on Wheels (2016)

[vaxildvn]

Moonstruck trade cover! Out January 2018.

[lgbtincomics]

“Don’t mess with my friends, you spooky meatball!”

Moonstruck #3

[serpentsnspells]

Picked up issues 2 and 3. Seems like the perfect evening to curl up with something sweet.

[spiritsflame]

“Oh. It’s you.”

[boomboxcomics-blog]

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