Wonder Woman’s the undisputed champion of women in comics, and in my opinion, the most inspiring character in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Getting into Wonder Woman comics can be an immense challenge, though. It’s often unclear where to start, what the best Wonder Woman comics are, and how her complex mythology has transmogrified over time. Factor in her de factor Justice League adventures, and you’ve got yourself some DC continuity navigation ahead.
Below you’ll find the most straight forward Wonder Woman reading order I can manage. Enjoy the comics!
Wonder Woman Reading Order
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II) Post Crisis Reimagined Wonder Woman – The George Perez Era
III) Early 2000’s – The Greg Rucka Era
IV) Wonder Woman Rebooted – Gail Simone and J. Michael Straczynski Era
V) New 52 Wonder Woman Reading Order
Wonder Woman’s Origins and Early Days
If you’re unfamiliar, the brilliant Paul Dini (Batman: The Animated Series) and iconic painter Alex Ross (Marvels, Uncle Sam) teamed up for a series of introductions to the essential essence of DC’s most iconic characters. The end results are gorgeous insights into DC’s finest, naturally including Wonder Woman. You’ll get a glimpse of her classic origins, as well as what makes Wonder Woman tick today in our world.
The Wonder Woman Chronicles Vol. 1
If you want the true beginning, DC’s Chronicles volumes do a nice job collecting the first Wonder Woman stories from William Moulton Marston in the early 1940’s. Marston himself is a fascinating figure (Grant Morrison’s Supergods
provides a compelling overview), and his commitment to women in powerful, iconic roles of leadership is decades ahead of his time.
This is a purposefully unique retelling of Wonder Woman’s origins from Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette. If you’re familiar with other Earth One stories, such as Superman: Earth One
, then you know these exist outside the confines of what would be considered the “main” DC Universe. You can read them on their own quite easily and quickly, and get another perspective on the character.
Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity
It’s far from the only Justice League / Trinity origin out there, but Matt Wagner’s Trinity is a strong starting place for an early meeting between Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman After Crisis on Infinite Earths
The DC Trinity saw reimagined, modern origins after 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths
. For Superman, this meant John Byrne’s Man of Steel
, and for Batman, this meant Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One
.
For Wonder Woman, the late 80’s reimagining meant the artwork and storytelling of George Perez, alongside the likes of Len Wein, and later Phil Jimenez.
Note that “Gods & Mortals” collects the first six issues of the relaunched Wonder Woman, and retells her origin, establishing Themyscira for the future of the DC Universe.
There is also a Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals Animated DVD
package, that includes both the DC animated movie, and this selection of comics.
Wonder Woman by George Perez Omnibus
If you want to go all in on this era of Wonder Woman, you can check out the first 24 issues plus the first annual of Wonder Woman in this omnibus. Note that it will double up on those Gods and Mortals first six issues above.
Wonder Woman By George Perez Omnibus Vol. 2
Issues: Wonder Woman #25-45, Wonder Woman Annual #2, Who’S Who ’87 #4, Who’S Who ’88 #4
Issues: War of the Gods #1 to #4, Wonder Woman #58 to #62, Wonder Woman: War of the Gods #1
Wonder Woman by John Byrne Vol. 1
Note that John Byrne’s run on Wonder Woman begins after The Death of Superman
in the 1990’s.
Issues: Wonder Woman #101 to #113
Wonder Woman in the Early 2000’s
Unquestionably one of the finest JLA stories with Wonder Woman as the clear lead. Better yet, A League of One is a self-contained graphic novel, making it one of the easier Wonder Woman comics to pick up and read cold.
Issues: Wonder Woman #164 to #170
Issues: Wonder Woman #171 to #177, Wonder Woman Secret Files #3
Greg Rucka’s Wonder Woman
Greg Rucka’s first Wonder Woman story, a standalone graphic novel that prominently features some great Wonder Woman v Batman action.
Wonder Woman: Eyes of the Gorgon
Wonder Woman: Land of the Dead
The above collections contain Greg Rucka’s extended run on Wonder Woman, covering issues #195 to #213.
Wonder Woman Rebooted (2006 to 2011)
Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman?
There are many Wonder Woman fans who will tell you this trade is quite aptly named, as creators Allan Heinberg and Terry Dodson don’t quite seem to know much about Wonder Woman either. Nonetheless, it marks the first six issues of a new, post Infinite Crisis
Wonder Woman title.
Gail Simone’s Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman: The Circle
– #14 to #19
Wonder Woman: Ends of the Earth
Wonder Woman: Rise of the Olympian
The above selections contain Gail Simone’s run on Wonder Woman, from Wonder Woman #14 to #44.
Following the Simone run, Wonder Woman restores her original numbering just in time for a #600 anniversary milestone. This also begins the J. Michael Straczynski era of Wonder Woman.
Flashpoint World of Wonder Woman
Flashpoint
is the DC Universe event that sets the stage for the New 52. Wonder Woman sees an interesting transformation during this time, albeit thankfully in an alternate future.
New 52 Wonder Woman Reading Order
If you want to see how Wonder Woman fits into the DC Universe at large, you can check out the full Comic Book Herald New 52 reading order!
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Vol. 1
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman Vol. 2
Digital first anthology of odds-and-sods Wonder Woman tales. Frequently very fun, and free from the confines of New 52 continuity.
Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chang’s Wonder Woman Run
Wonder Woman remained one of my favorite New 52 titles for the first 35 issues of Wonder Woman, with Azzarello and Chang delivering on all the most compelling elements of Greek myth at the center of Diana’s mythos.
In the spirit of the New 52, this is absolutely a departure from the George Perez era, but I found the changes compelling within the context of the story Azarello and Chang set out to tell.
Wonder Woman Vol. 8: Twist of Faith
DC Rebirth Wonder Woman Reading Order
DC Rebirth Wonder Woman Reading OrderFor all of the DC Universe during this time, you can check out Comic Book Herald’s complete DC Rebirth reading order.
Note that the first two volumes of Wonder Woman oscillate between odd and even numbered issues. The odd numbered issues form “The Lies,” while the even numbered issues offer a “Year One” story from Greg Rucka and Nicola Scott.
Collects: Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1, Wonder Woman #1, #3, #5, #7, #9
Collects: Wonder Woman #2, #4, #6, #8, #10
Trinity Vol. 1: Better Together
Wonder Woman Vol. 3: The Truth
DC Rebirth Era, Out of Core Continuity Wonder Woman Stories
DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 1: Enlisted
DC Comics: Bombshells Vol. 2: Allies
The Legend of Wonder Woman Vol. 1: Origins
Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol. 1
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Hello, thanks for the awsome work but please specify the year of the issue, I was looking into wonder woman reading order , I find ” Wonder Woman #25 ” buy I don’t know if it’s 1942 or 1987.
So, I notice that in this one it skips several issues. In the omnibus it ends at issue 24 then War of the gods picks up at issue 58.
Why are there gaps?
(This is also in general).
This is absolutely fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Glad you like it. Enjoy the comics!
Do you think you could do an Aquaman reading order sometime? I know you usually focus on Marvel but he’s been one of the harder ones to read for me.
Sometime, yes. He’s a tricky beast in a lot of ways.