Editing Wonder Woman (section)

==Publication history==
{{Main|Publication history of Wonder Woman}}

===Creation===
[[File:Wonder Woman Concept Art (Golden Age).jpg|thumb|right| Original [[illustration]] of Wonder Woman by [[H. G. Peter]], circa 1941.]]
In an October 1940 interview with the ''Family Circle'' magazine, [[William Moulton Marston]] discussed the unfulfilled potential of the comic book medium.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Charles|title=Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7921|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=August 23, 2006|access-date=August 23, 2006|quote=In October 1940, the popular women's magazine "Family Circle" published an interview with Marston entitled "Don't Laugh at the Comics," in which the psychologist discussed the unfulfilled potential of the medium.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420133117/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7921|archive-date=April 20, 2008|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> This article caught the attention of comics publisher [[Max Gaines]], who hired Marston as an educational consultant for National Periodicals and [[All-American Publications]], two of the companies that would merge to form [[DC Comics]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Lyons|first=Charles|title=Suffering Sappho! A Look at the Creator & Creation of Wonder Woman|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7921|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=August 23, 2006|access-date=August 23, 2006|quote=Maxwell Charles Gaines, then publisher of All-American Comics, saw the interview and offered Marston a job as an educational consultant to All-American and sister company DC Comics.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420133117/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7921|archive-date=April 20, 2008|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> At that time, Marston wanted to create his own new superhero; Marston's wife and fellow psychologist [[Elizabeth Holloway Marston|Elizabeth]] suggested to him that it should be a woman:<ref name="Bostonia">{{cite web | last=Lamb | first=Marguerite | date=Fall 2001 | url=http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2001/fall/wonderwoman/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208045132/http://www.bu.edu/alumni/bostonia/2001/fall/wonderwoman/| archive-date=December 8, 2007 | title=Who Was Wonder Woman? | work=Bostonia }}</ref>

{{blockquote|William Moulton Marston, a psychologist already famous for inventing the [[polygraph]], struck upon an idea for a new kind of superhero, one who would triumph not with fists or firepower, but with love. "Fine," said Elizabeth. "But make her a woman."}}

Marston introduced the idea to Gaines. Given the go-ahead, Marston developed ''Wonder Woman'', whom he believed to be a model of that era's unconventional, liberated woman. Marston also drew inspiration from the bracelets worn by [[Olive Byrne]], who lived with the couple in a [[polyamorous]] relationship.<ref>{{Cite book | first=Les | last=Daniels | title=Wonder Woman: The Complete History | publisher=Chronicle Books | date=April 6, 2004 | pages=28–30 | isbn=978-0-8118-4233-4}}</ref> Wonder Woman debuted in ''[[All Star Comics]]'' [[Introducing Wonder Woman|#8]] ([[cover date]] Dec/Jan 1941/1942, released in October 1941),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dcindexes.com/features/comic.php?comicid=2249 |title=All-Star Comics #8 |author=Library of Congress |website=dcindexes.com |publisher=Mike's Amazing World |access-date=May 19, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907075954/http://www.dcindexes.com/features/comic.php?comicid=2249 |archive-date=September 7, 2017  }}</ref> scripted by Marston. Marston was the creator of a systolic-blood-pressure-measuring apparatus, which was crucial to the development of the polygraph (lie detector). Marston's experience with polygraphs convinced him that women were more honest than men in certain situations and could work more efficiently.<ref>{{Cite journal | last=Bunn | first=Geoffrey C. | title=The lie detector, ''Wonder Woman'', and liberty: The life and work of William Moulton Marston | journal=History of the Human Sciences | volume=10 | issue=1 | location=London | publisher=[[Routledge]] | year=1997 | pages=91–119 | doi=10.1177/095269519701000105| s2cid=143152325  |issn = 0952-6951}}</ref>

Marston designed Wonder Woman to be an allegory for the [[Love leadership|ideal love leader]]; the kind of woman who he believed should run society. "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who, I believe, should rule the world", Marston wrote.<ref name="Hendrix2007">{{Cite news|title=Out for Justice|last=Hendrix|first=Grady|date=December 11, 2007|newspaper=[[The New York Sun]]}}</ref>

In a 1943 issue of ''[[The American Scholar (magazine)|The American Scholar]]'', Marston wrote:<ref>{{cite web|last=Tartakovsky|first=Margarita|title=A Psychologist and A Superhero|work=World of Psychology |url=http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/05/17/a-psychologist-and-a-superhero/|publisher=Psych Central|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519072637/http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2011/05/17/a-psychologist-and-a-superhero/|archive-date=May 19, 2012|url-status=live|date=May 17, 2011}}</ref>

{{blockquote|Not even girls want to be girls so long as our feminine archetype lacks force, strength, and power. Not wanting to be girls, they don't want to be tender, submissive, peace-loving as good women are. Women's strong qualities have become despised because of their weakness. The obvious remedy is to create a feminine character with all the strength of Superman plus all the allure of a good and beautiful woman.|William Moulton Marston}}

Marston was an outspoken [[feminist]], [[polyamorist]], and firm believer in the superiority of women.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/marston_william-moulton.htm |title=William Moulton Marston |website=Lambiek Comiclopedia |access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Archived copy">{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/lgbt-superheroes-wonder-woman-lesbian-gay-queer-1201838274/ |title=LGBT Superheroes: Why 'Wonder Woman' Could Never Have Been the Lesbian Avenger We Still Need |access-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725123004/https://www.indiewire.com/2017/06/lgbt-superheroes-wonder-woman-lesbian-gay-queer-1201838274/ |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |url-status=live  |date=June 7, 2017 }}</ref> He described [[Dominance and submission|bondage and submission]] as a "respectable and noble practice". Marston wrote in a weakness for Wonder Woman, which was attached to a fictional stipulation that he dubbed "Aphrodite's Law", that made the chaining of her "Bracelets of Submission" together by a man take away her Amazonian super strength.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wonder-womans-bracelets/4055-51517/ |title=Wonder Woman's Bracelets (Object) |website=Comicvine.gamespot.com |access-date=December 14, 2016 |quote=In the golden age if Diana's bracelets (or those of any Amazon) were bound by a man it made her lose all her powers. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109211443/http://comicvine.gamespot.com/wonder-womans-bracelets/4055-51517/ |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

{{blockquote|The only hope for peace is to teach people who are full of pep and unbound force to enjoy being bound... only when the control of self by others is more pleasant than the unbound assertion of self in human relationships can we hope for a stable, peaceful human society.|William Moulton Marston}}

===Golden Age===
{{main|Golden Age of Comic Books}}
[[File:All-Star Comics Vol 1 8.png|thumb|Wonder Woman made her first appearance in All-Star Comics Vol. 1 #8 (January 1942), with artwork by Everett E. Hibbard.]]
Initially, Wonder Woman was an Amazon champion who wins the right to return [[Steve Trevor]]{{spaced ndash}}a United States intelligence officer whose plane had crashed on the Amazons' isolated island homeland{{spaced ndash}}to "Man's World" and to fight crime and the evil of the [[Nazism|Nazis]].<ref>''All Star Comics'' #8 (October 1941)</ref>

In her first appearance in All-Star Comics Vol. 1 #8 (January 1942), one of the most iconic moment, Diana enters the Amazon tournament in disguise, wearing the identity of “Contestant Number 7.” The final trial is to deflect bullets with her bracelets—an ultimate test of Amazonian skill. Diana succeeds flawlessly. When Queen Hippolyta meets the winner, Diana removes her mask, revealing her true identity. Hippolyta realizes it was her daughter all along, and acknowledges that Diana truly deserves the title of Amazon Champion.

During this period, Wonder Woman joined the [[Justice Society of America]] as the team's secretary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hanley|first=Tim|title=Wonder Woman: Secretary Of The Justice Society Of America|url=http://thanley.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/wonder-woman-secretary-of-the-justice-society-of-america/|publisher=Straitened Circumstances|access-date=June 25, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607233855/http://thanley.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/wonder-woman-secretary-of-the-justice-society-of-america/|archive-date=June 7, 2013|url-status=live|date=June 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>''All Star Comics'' #12 (August/September 1942)</ref>

===Silver Age===
{{main|Silver Age of Comic Books}}
During the [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] of the 1960s, under writer [[Robert Kanigher]], Wonder Woman's origin was revamped,<ref>''Wonder Woman'' #98 (May 1958)</ref> along with other characters'. The new origin story increased the character's [[wikt:Hellenism|Hellenic]] and mythological roots: receiving the blessing of each deity in her crib, Diana is destined to become as "beautiful as [[Aphrodite]], wise as [[Athena]], strong as [[Hercules]], and swift as [[Hermes]]."<ref name="Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #105">''Wonder Woman'' #105 (April 1959)</ref>

At the end of the 1960s, under the guidance of [[Mike Sekowsky]], Wonder Woman surrendered her powers to remain in Man's World rather than accompany her fellow Amazons to another dimension. Wonder Woman was always Diana Prince and opens a [[Mod (subculture)|mod]] boutique. She acquires a Chinese mentor named [[I Ching (comics)|I Ching]], who teaches Diana [[martial arts]] and weapons skills. Using her fighting skill instead of her powers, Diana engaged in adventures that encompassed a variety of genres, from espionage to mythology.<ref>''Wonder Woman'' #179 (1968)</ref><ref name="Reed">{{cite web|last=Reed|first=Bill|title=365 Reasons to Love Comics|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/03/05/365-reasons-to-love-comics-64/|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=March 5, 2007|access-date=March 5, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312235637/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/03/05/365-reasons-to-love-comics-64/|archive-date=March 12, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> This phase of her story was directly influenced by the British spy thriller ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' and [[Diana Rigg]]'s portrayal of [[Emma Peel]].<ref>"We were all in love with Diana Rigg and that show she was on." Mike Sekowsky, quoted in Les Daniels, ''Wonder Woman: The Complete History'' (Chronicle, 2004), p. 129.</ref>

===Bronze Age===
{{main|Bronze Age of Comic Books}}
In the early 1970s the character returned to her superhero roots in the ''[[Justice League|Justice League of America]]'' and to the [[World War II]] era in her own title.<ref>''Wonder Woman'' #204</ref> This, however, was ultimately due to the popularity of the TV series at the time also having Wonder Woman set in the WWII era, and was shifted back to the 1970s era once the TV show did the same.

With a new decade arriving, DC president [[Jenette Kahn]] ordered a revamp in Wonder Woman's appearance. Artist [[Milton Glaser]], who also designed the "bullet" logo adopted by DC in 1977, created a stylized "WW" emblem that evoked and replaced the eagle in her bodice and debuted in 1982.<ref>{{cite book|title=American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1980s|author=Keith Dallas, Jason Sacks, Jim Beard, Dave Dykema, Paul Brian McCoy|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|year=2013|isbn=978-1605490465|pages=47–8}}</ref> The emblem in turn was incorporated by studio letterer [[Todd Klein]] onto the monthly title's logo, which lasted for a year and a half before being replaced by a version from Glaser's studio.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kleinletters.com/Blog/logo-study-wonder-woman-part-3/|title=Logo Study: Wonder Woman part 3|author=Klein, Todd|publisher=Klein Letters|date=January 18, 2008|access-date=April 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814175108/http://kleinletters.com/Blog/logo-study-wonder-woman-part-3/|archive-date=August 14, 2016|url-status=live|author-link=Todd Klein}}</ref> The series was canceled with issue #329 (February 1986) written by Gerry Conway, depicting Steve Trevor's marriage to Wonder Woman.

===Modern Age===
{{main|Modern Age of Comic Books}}
Following the 1985 ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' series, [[George Pérez]], [[Len Wein]], and [[Greg Potter]] rewrote the character's origin story, depicting Wonder Woman as an emissary and ambassador from [[Themyscira (DC Comics)|Themyscira]] to Patriarch's World, charged with the mission of bringing peace to the outside world. Pérez incorporated a variety of deities and concepts from Greek mythology in Wonder Woman's stories and origin. His rendition of the character acted as the foundation for the modern Wonder Woman stories, as he expanded upon the widely accepted origin of Diana being birthed out of clay. The relaunch was a critical and commercial success.<ref>{{cite journal |author= Mangels, Andy|date= January 1, 1989|title= Triple Threat The George Pérez Interview|journal= Amazing Heroes|issue= #156|page= 30|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|quote = ''Wonder Woman's'' sales are some of the best the Amazing Amazon has ever experienced, and the book is a critical and popular success with its weaving of Greek mythology into a feminist and humanistic atmosphere.|author-link= Andy Mangels}}</ref>

===21st century===
====2010s====
[[File:Wonder Woman Annual Vol 5 1.png|thumb|left|upright|Wonder Woman with [[Batman]] and [[Superman]] on the cover of ''Wonder Woman'' (vol. 5) Annual #1 (July 2017). Art by [[Nicola Scott]] and Romulo Fajardo Jr. In the 21st century, the three have appeared together in multiple titles as part of DC's trinity of its most popular and important superheroes.]]
In August 2010 (issue #600), [[J. Michael Straczynski]] took over the series' writing duties and introduced Wonder Woman to an alternate timeline created by the Gods in which Paradise Island had been destroyed and the Amazons scattered around the world.<ref name="Who destroyed Paradise Island">{{cite web| url=http://dcu.blog.dccomics.com/2010/04/15/who-destroyed-paradise-island/ |title= Who destroyed Paradise Island? |publisher= DC Comics|date= April 15, 2010|access-date= May 23, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120922054751/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2010/04/15/who-destroyed-paradise-island|archive-date= September 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In this timeline, Diana is an orphan raised in New York. The entire world has forgotten Wonder Woman's existence and the main story of this run was of Diana trying to restore reality even though she does not properly remember it herself. A trio of Death Goddesses called [[List of Wonder Woman enemies|The Morrigan]] acted as the main enemy of Wonder Woman.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-talks-wonder-woman-100629.html |title= JMS Talks ''Wonder Woman's'' New Look and New Direction |first= Vaneta|last= Rogers|work=[[Newsarama]]|date= June 29, 2010 |access-date= May 23, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120201180427/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-talks-wonder-woman-100629.html |url-status=live |archive-date= February 1, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first= Richard|last= George |url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/110/1102826p2.html |title= Wonder Woman's New Era|website=[[IGN]]|date= July 7, 2010|access-date= May 23, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110615062116/http://comics.ign.com/articles/110/1102826p2.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 15, 2011}}</ref> In this run, Wonder Woman wears a [[#Outfit|new costume]] designed by Jim Lee.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/books/30wonder.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Gustines |first=George Gene |author-link=George Gustines |title=Makeover for Wonder Woman at 69 |date=June 29, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618025817/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/books/30wonder.html?_r=2 |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 23, 2012 }}</ref> Straczynski determined the plot and continued writing duties until ''Wonder Woman'' #605; writer [[Phil Hester (comics)|Phil Hester]] then continued his run, which ultimately concluded in ''Wonder Woman'' #614.<ref>{{cite web|last = Ching|first = Albert|url=http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-earth-one-sequel-101110.html |title= JMS Leaving ''Superman'' and ''Wonder Woman'' for ''Earth One'' Sequel |website=[[Newsarama]]|date= November 10, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120930172000/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/jms-earth-one-sequel-101110.html|archive-date= September 30, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date= May 23, 2012 }}</ref>

In 2011's [[The New 52]], DC Comics relaunched its entire line of publications to attract a new generation of readers, and thus released volume 4 of the ''Wonder Woman'' comic book title. [[Brian Azzarello]] and [[Cliff Chiang]] were assigned writing and art duties respectively and revamped the character's history considerably. In this new continuity, Wonder Woman wears a costume similar to her original Marston costume (except with a red-black-silver color scheme rather than the classic red-blue-gold), uses a sword and shield, and has a completely new origin. No longer a clay figure brought to life by the magic of the gods, she is, instead, a [[demi-goddess]] and the natural-born daughter of [[Hippolyta (DC Comics)|Hippolyta]] and [[Zeus (DC Comics)|Zeus]]. Azzarello and Chiang's revamp of the character was critically acclaimed, but highly divisive among longtime fans of the character.<ref>{{cite web|first=Joey|last=Esposito|title=The Best of DC Comics in 2011|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/14/the-best-of-dc-comics-in-2011-2|website=[[IGN]]|date=December 14, 2011|access-date=December 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007203245/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/14/the-best-of-dc-comics-in-2011-2|archive-date=October 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last= Renaud| first= Jeffrey| title= Azzarello Lowers the Boom(Tube) on Wonder Woman| url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40597| website=[[Comic Book Resources]]| access-date= August 22, 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120824065430/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=40597| archive-date= August 24, 2012| url-status= live| df= mdy-all| date= August 22, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Garcia|first=Joe|title=The Best & Worst of DC Comics' New 52, One Year Later|url=http://fronttowardsgamer.com/2012/09/05/the-best-worst-of-dc-comics-new-52-one-year-later/|publisher=Front Towards Gamer|access-date=September 5, 2012|quote=Despite being one part of the Justice League's "Holy Trinity", Wonder Woman never seems to get the recognition that she deserves. While she might not be invincible, her strength is second only to Superman and she is arguably a better fighter. Her solo outings, however, were rarely very interesting. The New 52 put an end to that injustice, with Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang spearheading one of the best books DC is putting out. Azzarello currently has Wonder Woman tearing through the ranks of Greek mythology, and Chiang's art manages to be intense despite his use of softer lines. If you're not reading Wonder Woman, go rectify that.|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910001659/http://fronttowardsgamer.com/2012/09/05/the-best-worst-of-dc-comics-new-52-one-year-later/|archive-date=September 10, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hughes|first=Mark|title=Top Ten Best Comics in DC's 'New 52' – UPDATED|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2011/09/29/top-ten-best-comics-in-dcs-new-52/2/|magazine=Forbes|access-date=September 29, 2011|date=September 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001213701/http://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2011/09/29/top-ten-best-comics-in-dcs-new-52/2/|archive-date=October 1, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, DC Comics once again relaunched all of its publications as part of the "[[DC Rebirth]]" continuity reboot, and the new fifth volume of ''Wonder Woman'' was released semi-monthly with writer [[Greg Rucka]]. This fifth volume of ''Wonder Woman'' is part of the "DC Universe", the current continuity established after Rebirth. Initially, the new series does not use a regular storyline that exists between each issue; instead two separate storylines share the book, with an installment of one story published every other issue, and those of the other storyline published in between those. This practice began with the storyline "The Lies", for the odd numbered issues, and "Year One", for the even numbered issues. The new storyline as presented in these issues effectively retcons the events from the previous New 52 series. "The Lies"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/03/03/wonder-woman-the-story-keeps-changing|title=Wonder Woman: The Story Keeps Changing|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014125526/http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/03/03/wonder-woman-the-story-keeps-changing|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> storyline reveals that numerous events from the previous ''Wonder Woman'' series, in which Diana was made the Queen of the Amazons and the God of War, were in fact all an illusion created by a mysterious villain, and she had never once been back to Themyscira ever since she left, nor is she capable of returning there. The "Year One" story is presented as an all-new origin story for Diana,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-rebirth-origin/|title=Wonder Woman: Rebirth Begins Diana's REAL Origin Story|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015085058/http://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-rebirth-origin/|archive-date=October 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which reveals how she received her powers from the Olympian Gods,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-rebirth-superpowers/|title=Wonder Woman: Rebirth Reveals How Diana Got Her Powers|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=September 16, 2016|access-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921000619/http://screenrant.com/wonder-woman-rebirth-superpowers/|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which was intended to bring her back to her classical DC roots. Wonder Woman appears in DC Rebirth with a revised look with an ancient Greek motif, including a red cape and light armor fittings, such as [[pteruges]] and shin guards. Along with her lasso and bracelets, she now regularly uses her sword and shield. ''Wonder Woman: Rebirth'' artist Liam Sharp described the new armor as a utilitarian piece which allows her to move more freely.<ref>{{cite web |author=Christian Holub |url=https://ew.com/books/2017/03/03/dc-rebirth-wonder-woman |title=DC Rebirth: How Wonder Woman went back to her roots |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 3, 2017 |access-date=November 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023144605/http://ew.com/books/2017/03/03/dc-rebirth-wonder-woman/ |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

In 2018, DC Comics announced [[G. Willow Wilson]] as the new writer on the ''Wonder Woman'' ongoing series. Wilson began her run in November, with the first story arc titled "The Just War."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/g-willow-wilson-new-wonder-woman-writer/ |title=G. Willow Wilson Announced as New Wonder Woman Writer |access-date=July 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713012632/https://www.cbr.com/g-willow-wilson-new-wonder-woman-writer/ |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |url-status=live  |date=July 11, 2018 }}</ref>

====2020s====
[[File:Wonder Woman (circa 2022).png|thumb|right|upright|Wonder Woman as depicted in the promotional character art of ''[[Trial of the Amazons]].'' Art by [[Joëlle Jones]].]]
[[Steve Orlando]] took over from Wilson in 2020 with [[Mariko Tamaki]] taking over from him later in the year. 2020 also saw the ''Wonder Woman comics'' issues' numbering order restructured as DC's [[Doomsday Clock (comics)|Doomsday Clock]] event united the current series to the original Golden Age as one continuous run. This meant the next issue was ''#750'' despite the previous issue being numbered only ''#83''. To celebrate, the issue was extra length and collected a variety of short stories celebrating the character of Wonder Woman with previous writers such as [[Phil Jimenez]], [[Gail Simone]] and [[Greg Rucka]] returning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WONDER WOMAN #750 |url=https://www.dc.com/comics/wonder-woman-2016/wonder-woman-750 |access-date=May 14, 2023 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref> In early 2021, it was announced that [[Becky Cloonan]] and Michael Conrad would serve as the writers of ''Wonder Woman'' starting with issue 770 as a part of ''[[Infinite Frontier]]'', with Travis Moore serving as the initial artist.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Comments |first=Rich Johnston {{!}} Last updated {{!}} |date=December 5, 2020 |title=Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Travis Moore Join Wonder Woman #770 |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/becky-cloonan-michael-conrad-travis-moore-join-wonder-woman-770/ |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=bleedingcool.com |language=en}}</ref> Their run would last up to issue 800 in June 2023, where it was then announced that the series would receive a new #1 as a part of the Dawn of DC relaunch. [[Tom King (writer)|Tom King]] will serve as the writer and Daniel Sampere providing the art, with the first issue launching on September 6, 2023, and a short story in issue 800 that will set up the series by introducing Diana's future daughter Elizabeth / Trinity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dawn of DC Continues with Oversized Special Issues and New Talent Teams |url=https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/03/10/the-dawn-of-dc-continues-with-oversized-special-issues-and-new-talent-teams |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=DC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schedeen |first=Jesse |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Wonder Woman #800 Will Introduce Diana's Daughter, Trinity |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/wonder-woman-800-will-introduce-dianas-daughter-trinity |access-date=May 15, 2023 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514120544/https://www.ign.com/articles/wonder-woman-800-will-introduce-dianas-daughter-trinity |url-status=live }}</ref>

Much of the events of King and Sampere's run are relayed at some in the future to Diana's daughter along with Batman's son [[Damian Wayne]] and Superman's son [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|Jon Kent]], both of whom have succeeded their parents in their respective mantles, by the imprisoned villain Sovereign, who Trinity seeks out to learn information about her father.

During the events of King's run, Diana also takes part in the DC-wide ''[[Absolute Power (comics)|Absolute Power]]'' event as she and other heroes face off against Amanda Waller after their powers are stolen from them by Waller. Diana teams up with Damian Wayne, whom she bonds with over the way that they feel that struggle to live up to the legacies of their parents, with Diana relating to how Damian views his father through the way she aspires to live up to her mother Hyppolyta. Damian and Diana also meet with Steve Trevor during their mission, who assists Diana and Damian on their mission and reconnects with Diana romantically. At the end of the event, Diana and the other heroes regain their powers.

This run notably retcons Zeus's parentage of Diana and restores the origin of Diana's birth from clay as her canon backstory. It is fully restored when the Sovereign reveals that he killed Steve Trevor and reveals that Steve is in fact Elizabeth's father, though not in a traditional sense. After the Sovereign killed Steve Trevor to break Diana, he reveals that after Diana unsuccessfully attempted to bring Steve back from the dead, Diana went to Paradise Island and used her and Steve's essences and formed a child from clay. Diana called upon Hyppolyta to bring life to the child, in the same way that Aphrodite had done for Hyppolyta when she brought Diana to life.