It was revealed today that Wonder Woman #800 will introduce Wonder Woman’s daughter Trinity in a story set in the future. Revealed exclusively via IGN, the story sets up Wonder Woman #1, which will pick up in the present day. Oh, and Tom King confirms via Twitter that her non-superhero name is Lizzie.
Written by Tom King with art by Daniel Sampere, the reveal shows off a brand new costume drawn by Sampere in red, white, and blue. She also appears to have three lassos that are black, white, and gold. And is that black lasso glowing white?
“Hard to remember exactly, but I think I stole at least the first spark from Mitch Gerads, the brilliant artist whom I’m blessed to work with on so many things,” King said to IGN. “Mitch had a great idea for doing a sort of all ages short story to follow up on our Mister Miracle series where Jon and Damian would be babysitting Scott and Barda’s kid, Jack. This got me thinking about the son of Batman and the son Superman as older brother babysitters and how really the person they should be looking after is their little sister, the daughter of Wonder Woman. I have three kids, two of whom are close in age and then one who’s 5 years younger than those two, so I’m very familiar with this dynamic and its potential for comedy and drama. Super sons…and daughter. It was the kind of thing I’d want to read with them at any age. So, after I had that idea in my head, I couldn’t get it out.”
King went on to say he’s modelling Trinity after Damian and Jon Kent in many ways. He continued, “This was a model for the impact we wanted for Trinity: someone who could reflect the greatness of Wonder Woman and still show a next possible step for the ideals embodied in that very impactful and very unique hero. And maybe more important than all of that, is that Jon and Damian are so great together: Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason gave us endless gold with Super Sons. For Trinity we wanted someone who could play in that same sandbox, who could add to that chemistry.”
Retailers have until May 21st to order Wonder Woman #800, an extra-sized milestone issue that hits comic book stands on June 20th.
In regards to the name, Trinity, King said it’s thanks to podcaster Darrell Taylor who suggested the name.
“Darrell is a super comic fan and I’ve been bouncing ideas off him for a decade to try to see what works and what doesn’t,” King says. “I had gone through fifty very bad names when he said ‘Trinity’ and it just fit perfectly. She’d have three lassos; she would complete what Jon and Damian had started; she wasn’t another Wonder Woman, she was something new; and also, it was just cool. It’s nice to have nerdy friends.”
Wonder Woman #800 will also feature a story by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, concluding their story “Whatever Happened to the Warrior of Truth?”
In that story, Diana’s visions become more vivid as she finds herself trapped in the dreams of those around her. As she struggles to escape, her life as Wonder Woman hangs in the balance. When the dust settles, will she still be the Amazons’ greatest champion? Artists on the milestone issue include Joëlle Jones, Jen Bartel, Daniel Sampere, and others.
Check out the first-ever look at Wonder Woman’s daughter below by Daniel Sampere, which will also serve as a variant cover for Wonder Woman #800. It’s a pretty slick costume, if I do say so myself.
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