DC kicked off a new epic by killing Wonder Woman’s mother

Trial of the Amazons is DC’s first crossover springing out of Wonder Woman since the 1990s, And it’s making up for lost time with the cliffhanger at the end of the first issue. Ready your scream emojis: Wonder Woman’s mother, former queen of the Amazons, Lady Hippolyta, has been [dramatic reverb] POISONED!

Now Themyscira’s new queen, Nubia, not only has to keep a peaceful lid on the simmering tensions between the three tribes of Amazon-dom — the philosophical Themyscirans, the warlike Bana-Mighdall, and the mysterious Esquecidas — and lead them through a three-way championship to see who is worth to guard the door to the underworld … she’s also got to solve Hippolyta’s murder at the same time!

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Wonder Girls Yara Flor, Cassie Sandsmark, and Donna Troy gather triumphant with their Barzillian Amazon sisters from the Esquecida tribe in Trial of the Amazons #1 (2022).

Kick off Amazons trialThe collaboration between the teams is key Wonder Woman, Wonder GirlAnd Nubia & the Amazons, so it’s also an opportunity to see Joëlle Jones draw Yara Flor and the Esquecidas again, which is not to be missed.

“By the stars, I don’t believe it ... I’ve found you, boy,” says an older man as he hugs a surprised Han Solo in Han Solo & Chewbacca #1 (2022).

Unexpected openers aside, Han Solo unexpectedly met up with his father to launch his miniseries. Han Solo & Chewbacca.

“God!” exclaims an exasperated boy to his friends, “Aren’t you guys sick of this? [...] Doing the same stuff every night. Capture the flag, tag. Jumping off buildings. All of it.” One of his friends, who has blood smudged around her mouth, rolls her eyes. “Gawd, don’t start on this again, Billy,” in Little Monsters (2022).

Writer Jeff Lemire and artist Dustin Nguyen are two creators I’ll always check out, and the vibe of their new “feral children are vampires actually” is quite enjoyable.

“What’s happening?!” Lois Lane yells as she kicks in the door of her son, Superman, wearing pajamas and crocs, and holding a giant laser gun glowing with energy. Every thing is fine: It’s just Jon, his boyfriend Jay, and Dick Grayson/Nightwing in Superman: Son of Kal-El #9 (2022).

There have been many words, some of them my own, about Superman stories and how having a son increases their potential, but less about Lois Lane’s narrative experience. So I’d just like to say that I thoroughly enjoy a world where Lois Lane hears some yelling from her teenage son’s bedroom and just kicks in the door with crocs and a fully charged laser gun.

“Don’t I get a say in this?” asks Captain Peggy Carter, as U.S., Russian, and U.K. diplomats argue whether she should return from her frozen state to the U.S., U.K., or Russia in Captain Carter #1 (2022).

Another thing I love: The first thing she does after being freed from the frozen ice is to have Russia, the U.S. and the U.K. fight over who will take her home to their respective countries.

A double page spread is completely black, except for three panels of Naomi sitting on a couch with her parents watching a movie. Each panel is much farther apart than the characters are in “reality,” to illustrate the emotional distance between them, in Naomi: Season Two #1 (2022).

The second arc will be available in 2019 after hitting the shelves. NaomiThe original creative team is returning with Season 2 of ‘Superheroes!’, which was one of the greatest superhero shows of the last decade. Jamal Campbell artwork! An artist might not feel at ease creating a double-page spread using one large panel to show the emotional distance among three families. However, this is what artists are most comfortable with in graphic novels. Jamal Campbell not.

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