Wonder Womanhas a long history as a well-respected leader and princess to her Amazonian sisters, with the island of Themyscira having an even richer backstory that stretches back centuries. Updating and expanding Amazonian lore over the years to bolster Diana Prince’s ever-evolving status as a DC Comics icon,the writer of one of the most influential and successful Wonder Woman stories of all time has hinted that her series may actuallynotbe over, a hopeful wish that may come to pass sooner rather than later.
Spread across three issues and published under the DC Black Label imprint starting in 2021,Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazonstells “the entire story of the Amazons” that began a millennia agoand follows the future Queen of the Amazons and mother to Wonder Woman, Hippolyta, as she founds her tribe of warriors while coming into conflict with the Greek god, Zeus.
Beautifully illustrated in a stunning oversized format by Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott,Historiasucceeded in shedding light on the mysterious origin of the Amazons, with writerKelly Sue DeConnick recently revealing how a sequel toWonder Woman Historiais not only in the cards but the reason it’s getting held up is because of her!
DC Wants a Wonder Woman Historia Sequel and Its Writer Is Open to the Idea
According to Original Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick
Taking part in a recent AMA (Ask Me Anything) on theLeague of Comic Geeks, one fan expresses to DeConnick how “Wonder Woman Historiais a generational book and it’s a shame that you weren’t able to continue with it the way you had planned.” Admitting that“DC has been very kind in saying that they’re open to a conversation about continuingHistoria,” DeConnick clarifies that “at the moment, it’s not them, it’s me,”giving an official explanation as to why a secondWonder Woman Historiavolume hasn’t materialized yet despite its continuation being something that has actively been addressed.
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Clarifying that she’s “swamped” and needs to “work up the courage to go back at it,” DeConnick says she has two more book ideas that are “complicated,” with her suspecting they “won’t be as universally well-received as the first,” something that seems highly unlikely. Originally planning to makeHistoriaa multi-arc talelasting at least six issues that was then downsized (in part) thanks to the long production times stemming from the highly detailed artwork found in each book,DeConnick has stated she has more story to tell beyond what was published, giving this potential sequel talk some serious validity.
Wonder Woman Historia Successfully Filled in Some Blanks in the History of the Amazons
It Expanded on Amazonian Lore Outside of Wonder Woman
Hippolyta and the Amazons have a rich history all their ownseparate from Wonder Woman, with the hint of moreHistoriabeing a welcome surprise that will hopefully lead to an official sequel announcement sometime in the near future — especially considering how acclaimed the book was by both fans and critics alike. Regardless of whether or not a follow-up series happens,Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazonsis a must-read comic storyforWonder Womanfans that not only reinforces and expands on what it means to be an Amazon but shows how Themyscira’s turbulent past has informed its hopeful future.
