85 years in the past at this time, one among DC’s most iconic characters made her debut on the pages of All-Star Comics #8: Marvel Lady. Within the many years since, Marvel Lady has not solely been one among DC’s most recognizable and in style characters, however she’s additionally been a beacon of reality, compassion, and equality not only for readers however for each type of media she’s made the leap to. Marvel Lady has additionally had many various lives, eras, and adventures over the many years and now, Princess Diana of Themyscira is about to look in direction of her subsequent period with a legendary author main the cost in addition to a fan-favorite inventive crew coming alongside as effectively.
On Wednesday, DC introduced that 2027 would be the Yr of Marvel, a full 12 months dedicated to new, unforgettable tales for Marvel Lady coming from celebrated and iconic creators. First up would be the legendary Louise Simonson, who will start writing the primary Marvel Lady sequence for the primary time with Marvel Lady #41 kicking off on January twentieth. She’ll be joined by artist Cian Tormey for a four-issue story that, as DC describes it, units Diana up with a daring new establishment — and can see her crew up with one other icon in Lois Lane, and that’s simply scratching the floor.
“I haven’t written many books with feminine leads, they usually don’t come any extra iconic than Diana,” Simonson stated. “Teaming her up with Lois Lane, one other iconic character, is a dream come true. Throw in Granny Goodness and her Feminine Furies? It doesn’t get extra enjoyable than that.”
She continued, “Writing Marvel Lady, not simply as a part of the primary sequence however throughout DC’s Yr of Marvel, is each intimidating and thrilling. Intimidating as a result of my four-issue arc is sandwiched between the sensible Tom King run and the work of the immensely proficient, sensible, and humorous Stephanie Williams. Thrilling as a result of I get to work with artist Cian Tormey, who attracts lovely figures, exhilarating motion, and delicate feelings with equal mastery. His pages are attractive!”
Simonson’s Run Is Simply the Begin for Diana’s Epic Yr
As Simonson famous, her run is simply the beginning of an epic 12 months for Diana. After Simonson and Tormey’s four-issue story, Stephanie Williams and artist Elena Casagrande will take over from there, giving Marvel Lady an all-new six-issue arc. That run will take the Yr of Marvel by October 2027 and can convey Williams again to Diana after her earlier 4 points on the sequence this 12 months in addition to her work with Marvel Lady 2026 Annual: Marvel Warfare — The Matriarch Particular #1. As for what else is coming for the Yr of Marvel, extra tales and creators are but to be revealed.
“Diana has my complete coronary heart,” Williams stated. “So, getting to come back again to her world after Marvel Lady and Matriarch looks like coming residence, solely this time with an extended runway. Six points provides me room to actually sit with Diana, to let her be fierce and humorous and compassionate unexpectedly, and to let the story breathe in a method I’m so excited for readers to expertise. Plus, I lastly get to work within the Nubia team-up I’ve been wanting to inform for a very long time, however this time they received’t be going to Las Vegas.”
She continued, “And I get to be in the primary Marvel Woman sequence alongside Weezie? Louise is an absolute legend and sharing this Yr of Marvel together with her is a full-circle, pinch-me second. After which there’s Elena Casagrande, who’s ridiculously proficient. Few draw girls fairly like Elena does: attractive, highly effective, and so energetic and motion. Attending to see her convey Diana and the Amazons to the web page is a dream, and I can’t wait for everybody to see what she does.”
The Yr of Marvel Would possibly Simply Be Precisely What Followers Have Been Wanting
The announcement of the Yr of Marvel in addition to Simonson and Williams coming to the Marvel Lady title is prone to be welcome information for followers. Author Tom King and artist Daniel Sampere have been on the title for 3 years and can finally conclude with Marvel Lady #40 this December. However whereas King is an acclaimed author and Sampere’s artwork is improbable, the run hasn’t been with out criticism. King introduced some large adjustments to Diana’s mythos and launched some massive villains, specifically the Sovereign and the Matriarch, and for a lot of readers these villains have been an enormous a part of the difficulty. Some really feel that King’s run has targeted an excessive amount of on the villain (particularly the Sovereign) and turned the story into being extra concerning the dangerous man and numerous political conspiracies than Marvel Lady herself. That type of connects to different critiques of the run that felt that King’s run left Marvel Lady with none actual company, sidelining her in not solely her personal life however the story itself.
What might be fascinating to see within the Yr of Marvel is what from King’s run sticks and what doesn’t. Williams has already had expertise with this explicit period for Marvel Lady (and her work on Marvel Lady 2026 Annual: Marvel Warfare — The Matriarch Particular #1 is phenomenal) so the framework for continuity is there. It additionally appears that Simonson’s story will even join — DC describes the story as seeing Marvel Lady decided to abolish the Amazon Security Act and clear the best way for her sisters to return to Man’s World. Whereas we don’t know the way every thing will unfold, what we do know is once we’ll get to learn it. Marvel Lady #41, written by Louise Simonson with artwork by Cian Tormey, that includes principal cowl by Ryan Sook and variant covers by Daniel Sampere, Walter Simonson, and Tormey in addition to a foil variant cowl by David Nakayama and a Sweater Climate variant cowl by Alexander Lozano, will arrive in comedian outlets on January 20, 2027.