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Wonder Woman (2023)
Wonder Woman, Vol. 4: The Island of Mice and Men
A warrior, a mother, a legend--Wonder Woman's greatest battle is far from over.
Tom King's groundbreaking Wonder Woman saga continues as Diana faces the fallout of war, justice, and legacy. With the rise of new threats and the echoes of past battles still shaping her path, Wonder Woman must stand strong against enemies who seek to shatter everything she holds dear. As the truth behind the Amazonian conflict deepens and her daughter, Trinity, begins her own heroic journey, Diana is forced to confront what it truly means to be Wonder Woman in a world that fears and reveres her in equal measure. Featuring stunning artwork and gripping storytelling, this volume is an essential chapter in the Wonder Woman mythos.
Collects Wonder Woman #23-28.
Tom King's groundbreaking Wonder Woman saga continues as Diana faces the fallout of war, justice, and legacy. With the rise of new threats and the echoes of past battles still shaping her path, Wonder Woman must stand strong against enemies who seek to shatter everything she holds dear. As the truth behind the Amazonian conflict deepens and her daughter, Trinity, begins her own heroic journey, Diana is forced to confront what it truly means to be Wonder Woman in a world that fears and reveres her in equal measure. Featuring stunning artwork and gripping storytelling, this volume is an essential chapter in the Wonder Woman mythos.
Collects Wonder Woman #23-28.
232 pages, Paperback
First published May 26, 2026
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June 27, 2026
Can you even be let down if your expectations are already the lowest they can be? At this point, to still be reading King's Wonder Woman run is a form of self-sabotage. Again, the art tries very hard to carry the narrative, but King's storytelling technique continues to lack cohesion and readability, with its repeated lines, fractured chronology, and pretentious prose; if he ever writes the word 'mouse' or 'mice' again, it will be too soon. I am convinced he doesn't understand Wonder Woman as a character anymore, so he's just filling up multiple issues with recurring phrases that mean absolutely nothing to fill out his run.Trust me, even mouse man knows that this is another bad entry. The only redeeming quality is the design and potential of The Matriarch who, in the hands of any other writer, could be someone to look forward to. However, despite all of my criticism, I will see you when the next volume drops, as, like with a car crash, it is hard to look away.
actual rating 1.5 stars
actual rating 1.5 stars
May 26, 2026
The only reason this is a 3 star instead of a 2 star review is because the story promises to lead to something better. The Matriarch and the Wonder War looks interesting. This storyline is not. The whole plotting is a weak bridge between the Sovereign storyline and the Wonder War storyline. DC should just leave Wonder Woman in the hands of Greg Rucka; the only modern writer for WW that I respect. I feel like I should reread Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Watchtower again so I can calm down.
July 28, 2026
3.5 Stars.
Mice have ears. Mouse man knows. Mouse man knows. Mouse man knows. Mice have ears.....
WAIT.... ok, I'll continue in English.
This Volume was wild in its execution. We basically cover 3 stories:
1) "The Village" ends our Volume with Diana heading home to Themyscira to have her fellow Amazons help raise Lizzie. There is always ill feelings when Discord comes to visit, and I wonder how it will play out when we get to....
2) "The Wonder War" is coming and we are given brief glimpses of Justice League members being defeated by the forces of The Matriarch. We are given the origin of the Matriarch in...
3) "The Island of Mice and Men" covers most of the Volume. Basically, a group of people on Earth choose to live in a country where superheroes and people with powers are not legally allowed to be. This is enforced by the Justice League. Over time, a brute known as Mouse Man comes to take over the island, highly controlling them, even their language. Diana, knowingly violating the law, goes to the island and frees the people from the oppression of Mouse Man. But.... because she doesn't step up to lead the country after freeing it, a woman named Lyssa, raised at the same time as Lizzie, grows up to become The Matriarch. (It seems like this new villain is going to be Diana's Joker or Lex Luthor.)
Excited to see what comes next. We could be looking at an entirely new era for Wonder Woman.
Mice have ears. Mouse man knows. Mouse man knows. Mouse man knows. Mice have ears.....
WAIT.... ok, I'll continue in English.
This Volume was wild in its execution. We basically cover 3 stories:
1) "The Village" ends our Volume with Diana heading home to Themyscira to have her fellow Amazons help raise Lizzie. There is always ill feelings when Discord comes to visit, and I wonder how it will play out when we get to....
2) "The Wonder War" is coming and we are given brief glimpses of Justice League members being defeated by the forces of The Matriarch. We are given the origin of the Matriarch in...
3) "The Island of Mice and Men" covers most of the Volume. Basically, a group of people on Earth choose to live in a country where superheroes and people with powers are not legally allowed to be. This is enforced by the Justice League. Over time, a brute known as Mouse Man comes to take over the island, highly controlling them, even their language. Diana, knowingly violating the law, goes to the island and frees the people from the oppression of Mouse Man. But.... because she doesn't step up to lead the country after freeing it, a woman named Lyssa, raised at the same time as Lizzie, grows up to become The Matriarch. (It seems like this new villain is going to be Diana's Joker or Lex Luthor.)
Excited to see what comes next. We could be looking at an entirely new era for Wonder Woman.
June 19, 2026
4.3 stars
July 7, 2026
Contrary to DC's site, this contained #22-30.
It's been a while since I read Vol. 3, but I was immediately reminded of why I hate Tom King's writing from the get-go.
Stilted dialogue, strange characterization, and over reliance on repetition - all packages in pseudo-intellectual wrappings.
The 2 filler issues written by Stephanie Williams show a better grasp of the side characters but still retaining some King-like awkwardness.
(I'm not a fan of Williams' Nubia/Amazon plotlines either because they're kind of boring - let her write another character!)
The art (except maybe Spokes') is too good to bump this down to 1 star. But I was close, though.
It's been a while since I read Vol. 3, but I was immediately reminded of why I hate Tom King's writing from the get-go.
Stilted dialogue, strange characterization, and over reliance on repetition - all packages in pseudo-intellectual wrappings.
The 2 filler issues written by Stephanie Williams show a better grasp of the side characters but still retaining some King-like awkwardness.
(I'm not a fan of Williams' Nubia/Amazon plotlines either because they're kind of boring - let her write another character!)
The art (except maybe Spokes') is too good to bump this down to 1 star. But I was close, though.
August 6, 2026
If 1984 was an island……Wonder Woman would show up and overthrow the government, apparently. Skip this one if rodents make you scream. I love seeing the Amazons finding their unity through vulnerability.
June 6, 2026
Your enjoyment of this beautifully drawn book will be directly linked to your tolerance for Tom King’s “look how clever I am” approach to storytelling which has the vast majority of characters saying “Mice have ears. Mouse Man knows.” as the only dialogue for literally 4 whole issues.
Sometimes Tom King is brilliant. Sometimes he gets lost up his own rear end. This one is more of the latter than the former.
Sometimes Tom King is brilliant. Sometimes he gets lost up his own rear end. This one is more of the latter than the former.
June 30, 2026
In the previous volume of Tom King and Daniel Sampere’s Wonder Woman run, Diana manages to defeat the Sovereign who orchestrated the creation of the Amazon Extradition Entity and turned the United States against the Amazons of Themyscira. However, there is still the disappearance of Emelie, the rogue Amazon who sets up the chain of events at the start of this run. Now that she has information about where her fellow Amazon is, Diana has to go against the rules of the Justice League and go rogue herself. Is it a rule in comics where every superhero must go rogue, much to the chagrin of everyone else?
As this volume is appropriately subtitled “The Island of Mice and Men”, the main villain here is Mouse Man, part of Wonder Woman’s rogues gallery during the Silver Age. In fact, the opening issue plays out like a Silver Age adventure with Diana and Steve Trevor, while discussing their romance, take down Mouse Man whom, along with his army of giant mice invade the U.S. Capitol Building. Despite the whimsical nature of the issue itself, as evident through the fun art from guest artist Caitlin Yarsky, like the rest of King’s run, he is not subtle when satirising American politics.
Despite the silly gimmick of Mouse Man, King as always takes an obscure character from DC’s history and does something dark and interesting, in this case, turning Mouse Man into a tyrannical ruler of an island where its imprisoned inhabitants can only say “mouse man knows” and “Mice have ears.” With imagery that symbolises the mouse as a form of propaganda, King once again is not being subtle as he is touching subject matter from cultism to fascism.
Although this arc goes on longer than it should with drawn-out sequences that showcase a recurring criticism towards King, which is his repetitive use of dialogue, Sampere’s art is simply gorgeous with Wonder Woman kicking ass throughout that is truly satisfying. That said, you do question Diana’s parenting skills when she is taking her baby daughter into places of high danger, most likely featuring giant ravaging mice.
During Diana’s journey into Mouse Man’s island, we get sequences set in the future where we see older versions of DC’s heroes, as well as members of Wonder Woman’s rogues gallery, being slain by a mysterious figure, , who will grow up to become the Matriarch. Despite a sick design from Sampere, it is still too early to say what to make of this character, who is set up the big baddie for the upcoming “Wonder War” storyline. However, Jorge Fornés steps in to draw some striking imagery during the future sequences that showcase how much of a threat the Matriarch is.
The final two issues are written by Stephanie Williams with art by Jeff Spokes, and they feel more like filler with a spotlight towards the Wonder Girls who decide to take care of the baby Trinity while her mother goes on a meditative break. While Williams writes some sincere characterization and Spokes deliver some great art that great use of action and panel layouts, this is a sweet detour before we get to the heavy stuff that I’m sure King and Sampere is willing to shake up Wonder Woman and her world.
As this volume is appropriately subtitled “The Island of Mice and Men”, the main villain here is Mouse Man, part of Wonder Woman’s rogues gallery during the Silver Age. In fact, the opening issue plays out like a Silver Age adventure with Diana and Steve Trevor, while discussing their romance, take down Mouse Man whom, along with his army of giant mice invade the U.S. Capitol Building. Despite the whimsical nature of the issue itself, as evident through the fun art from guest artist Caitlin Yarsky, like the rest of King’s run, he is not subtle when satirising American politics.
Despite the silly gimmick of Mouse Man, King as always takes an obscure character from DC’s history and does something dark and interesting, in this case, turning Mouse Man into a tyrannical ruler of an island where its imprisoned inhabitants can only say “mouse man knows” and “Mice have ears.” With imagery that symbolises the mouse as a form of propaganda, King once again is not being subtle as he is touching subject matter from cultism to fascism.
Although this arc goes on longer than it should with drawn-out sequences that showcase a recurring criticism towards King, which is his repetitive use of dialogue, Sampere’s art is simply gorgeous with Wonder Woman kicking ass throughout that is truly satisfying. That said, you do question Diana’s parenting skills when she is taking her baby daughter into places of high danger, most likely featuring giant ravaging mice.
During Diana’s journey into Mouse Man’s island, we get sequences set in the future where we see older versions of DC’s heroes, as well as members of Wonder Woman’s rogues gallery, being slain by a mysterious figure, , who will grow up to become the Matriarch. Despite a sick design from Sampere, it is still too early to say what to make of this character, who is set up the big baddie for the upcoming “Wonder War” storyline. However, Jorge Fornés steps in to draw some striking imagery during the future sequences that showcase how much of a threat the Matriarch is.
The final two issues are written by Stephanie Williams with art by Jeff Spokes, and they feel more like filler with a spotlight towards the Wonder Girls who decide to take care of the baby Trinity while her mother goes on a meditative break. While Williams writes some sincere characterization and Spokes deliver some great art that great use of action and panel layouts, this is a sweet detour before we get to the heavy stuff that I’m sure King and Sampere is willing to shake up Wonder Woman and her world.
Review of advance copy
La verdad es que Tom King es capaz de lo mejor y de lo peor. Hasta ahora, en esta serie había dado lo mejor. Ahora, llega el momento de lo peor.
También es cierto que hay que tener bemoles para enfrentar a Wonder Woman y Mouse Man. Es como Superman contra el Capitán Búmeran, o poco menos. Conseguir que funcionara habría sido una proeza. Una proeza que King no logra.
Y es que, al cabo de un montón de viñetas leyendo una y otra vez "¡Mouse Man sabe! ¡Los ratones oyen!", llega uno a la conclusión de que le están tomando el pelo. Ni el Gran Hermano de 1984, oigan. Y estamos hablando de Mouse Man. O sea, Mouse Man. Un tipo vestido de ratón que puede controlar a estos bichos, y hacerlos grandotes. Contra Wonder Woman. Parece un chiste, y es un chiste.
Lo que pasa es que alargar un chiste seis números y hacerlo pasar por una sesuda reflexión sobre el totalitarismo es de traca. La historia no tiene ni pies ni cabeza, el origen del reinado de Mouse Man en la isla esa absurda sin súpers, otro tanto, y en cuanto Diana se topa con el villano, ahí se acaba todo. Un piño y a tomar por saco. Y encima, tenemos que aguantar la homilía final de Bats y Supes tratando de comerle el coco a Wondy con que ha sido muy mala por intervenir en los asuntos de una nación soberana (¿reconocida por quién, exactamente?) y tal. Todo muy absurdo.
Por la parte positiva, tenemos el dibujo de Sempere, excelente, y la trama secundaria de la Matriarca, que tiene buena pinta. King parece tener intención de quedarse en la serie por los siglos de los siglos, y eso sería una buena noticia si evitara más sagas de mierda como esta. Por favor, más Soberanos y Matriarcas, y menos Mouse Men, señor King, que iba usted muy bien...
También es cierto que hay que tener bemoles para enfrentar a Wonder Woman y Mouse Man. Es como Superman contra el Capitán Búmeran, o poco menos. Conseguir que funcionara habría sido una proeza. Una proeza que King no logra.
Y es que, al cabo de un montón de viñetas leyendo una y otra vez "¡Mouse Man sabe! ¡Los ratones oyen!", llega uno a la conclusión de que le están tomando el pelo. Ni el Gran Hermano de 1984, oigan. Y estamos hablando de Mouse Man. O sea, Mouse Man. Un tipo vestido de ratón que puede controlar a estos bichos, y hacerlos grandotes. Contra Wonder Woman. Parece un chiste, y es un chiste.
Lo que pasa es que alargar un chiste seis números y hacerlo pasar por una sesuda reflexión sobre el totalitarismo es de traca. La historia no tiene ni pies ni cabeza, el origen del reinado de Mouse Man en la isla esa absurda sin súpers, otro tanto, y en cuanto Diana se topa con el villano, ahí se acaba todo. Un piño y a tomar por saco. Y encima, tenemos que aguantar la homilía final de Bats y Supes tratando de comerle el coco a Wondy con que ha sido muy mala por intervenir en los asuntos de una nación soberana (¿reconocida por quién, exactamente?) y tal. Todo muy absurdo.
Por la parte positiva, tenemos el dibujo de Sempere, excelente, y la trama secundaria de la Matriarca, que tiene buena pinta. King parece tener intención de quedarse en la serie por los siglos de los siglos, y eso sería una buena noticia si evitara más sagas de mierda como esta. Por favor, más Soberanos y Matriarcas, y menos Mouse Men, señor King, que iba usted muy bien...
Review of advance copy
Divisive is a good word for Tom King. The guy's either someone's favourite, or someone's most hated writer ever. I tend to swing more towards the former camp, and I could tell from the first issue of The Island Of Mice & Men that this story wasn't going to be changing anyone's minds.
First up though, there's a two-part detour to Mount Olympus while Diana solves a mystery with the help of Batman, which is good fun, and a nice palette cleanser after the more dire stuff in the previous issues. And the final two issues of the trade work much the same, with guest creatives Stephanie Williams (of Nubia fame) and Jeff Spokes (of being a hell of a good artist fame) popping in to tell a hell of a good Discord story as Diana tries to relax on Paradise Island.
And then there's the mice themselves. King's distinctive style for telling Diana's stories, mostly talking around her rather than getting into her head directly, comes in handy here as she finds herself on an island ruled by, you guessed it, Mouse Man and his cohorts. This is basically a cult gone to the extremes, with literally everyone only allowed to say a few select words. Diana tears through the place trying to find her quarry, and in the process proves once again that she can be compassionate and kick ass all at the same time. Plus Daniel Sampere draws all of these issues so they look absolutely gorgeous.
Second verse, same the first, sorta - while it looked like King's Wonder Woman was going to wrap up after Fury, it seems he's got a lot more to say about everyone's favourite Amazon. And Mouse Man knows, mice have ears, so we should be listening.
First up though, there's a two-part detour to Mount Olympus while Diana solves a mystery with the help of Batman, which is good fun, and a nice palette cleanser after the more dire stuff in the previous issues. And the final two issues of the trade work much the same, with guest creatives Stephanie Williams (of Nubia fame) and Jeff Spokes (of being a hell of a good artist fame) popping in to tell a hell of a good Discord story as Diana tries to relax on Paradise Island.
And then there's the mice themselves. King's distinctive style for telling Diana's stories, mostly talking around her rather than getting into her head directly, comes in handy here as she finds herself on an island ruled by, you guessed it, Mouse Man and his cohorts. This is basically a cult gone to the extremes, with literally everyone only allowed to say a few select words. Diana tears through the place trying to find her quarry, and in the process proves once again that she can be compassionate and kick ass all at the same time. Plus Daniel Sampere draws all of these issues so they look absolutely gorgeous.
Second verse, same the first, sorta - while it looked like King's Wonder Woman was going to wrap up after Fury, it seems he's got a lot more to say about everyone's favourite Amazon. And Mouse Man knows, mice have ears, so we should be listening.
July 14, 2026
A relatively self-contained arc featuring the rise (and fall) of a fascist state led by obscure Wonder Woman villain Mouse Man…
Well, Tom King does it again. One of his creative quirks comes round again with the constant refrains uttered in Mouse Man’s island (created, possibly, in the aftermath of Crisis on Infinite Earths, after which Mouse Man’s original legacy came to an end), almost as an act of defiance from King himself, the whole arc being an incredible act of narrative bravado. In the background is relevant information for the greater Matriarch story about to play out in Wonder War (multiple volumes yet to be published/completed), but here on The Island of Mice and Men we get to see King unleashed in a way that emphasizes everything that’s been working so well in this run, without having to worry too much about the specifics. It’s been a kind of heavy run, somehow deeper than everything he did with Batman, in large part because no one has ever done something like this with Winder Woman before.
And yet someone had the wisdom to suggest, “Well, this doesn’t break up everything that preceded it,” which is why the volume rounds out with Stephanie Williams essentially revisiting the context in the title immediately before King’s run began, everything King has been working around, the supporting cast and the lives they’re still leading, all the Amazons (and Amazon-adjacent) not named Diana or Lizzie…
And I liked that era, so I’m glad it endures, even if Williams is a very different writer than King (even at the level of whether Wonder Woman calls Steve Trevor “Steven” or “Steve”). Plus, I always love to see Yara Flor.
Well, Tom King does it again. One of his creative quirks comes round again with the constant refrains uttered in Mouse Man’s island (created, possibly, in the aftermath of Crisis on Infinite Earths, after which Mouse Man’s original legacy came to an end), almost as an act of defiance from King himself, the whole arc being an incredible act of narrative bravado. In the background is relevant information for the greater Matriarch story about to play out in Wonder War (multiple volumes yet to be published/completed), but here on The Island of Mice and Men we get to see King unleashed in a way that emphasizes everything that’s been working so well in this run, without having to worry too much about the specifics. It’s been a kind of heavy run, somehow deeper than everything he did with Batman, in large part because no one has ever done something like this with Winder Woman before.
And yet someone had the wisdom to suggest, “Well, this doesn’t break up everything that preceded it,” which is why the volume rounds out with Stephanie Williams essentially revisiting the context in the title immediately before King’s run began, everything King has been working around, the supporting cast and the lives they’re still leading, all the Amazons (and Amazon-adjacent) not named Diana or Lizzie…
And I liked that era, so I’m glad it endures, even if Williams is a very different writer than King (even at the level of whether Wonder Woman calls Steve Trevor “Steven” or “Steve”). Plus, I always love to see Yara Flor.
June 1, 2026
There is not much to recommend this book, nor is there much here to vilify it. This book is neither here nor there. The main story is some light fluff that doesn't really live up to its promise, about a despotic cult leader ruling an island where people aren't allowed to speak freely, and a bunch of oversized mice. He crosses paths with the Amazonian Princess and comes out the worse for it. And that's about all there is to it. It doesn't feel like it is part of the larger story arc, and there is no real explanation for the large rodents or the subjugated populace. Wonder Woman is also a mother now and goes into battle with her child strapped to her back - hence the cover art. The book ends with two throwaway stories. The first story introduces a new villain, and the last one is a lame girl-power tale involving the forgettable Strife. The Greek Goddess who likes to mess with people for giggles. None of these stories stand out or add to the overall story arc. The writing remains heavy-handed, if not as preachy as before. However, it is still confusing and seems unnatural. The artwork is also only so-so. The two-star rating on this site is defined as 'it was ok' and that describes this book perfectly. There was not enough here for me to dislike it, and there was certainly nothing here for me to love. It was just OK.
May 30, 2026
No estuvo mal, pero tampoco me encantó. Siento que tardan una eternidad en salir los compilados (según yo antes salían casi al mismo tiempo que publicaban el último número regular) y entonces la verdad es que termino no recordando al 100% lo que pasaba en el anterior. En realidad este está autocontenido con pocos detalles que necesitarías saber de antes. No me agrada demasiado el brinco que se da entre los tiempos. El segundo número (el #23) honestamente no me gustó nada. Entiendo la intención que tenía Tom King con lo de los diálogos, pero la verdad es que pues no, para mi fue cansado. Y tampoco me gusta mucho el hecho de que no todos los números los dibuje Daniel Sampere. Quizás lo que si podría destacar fue el cameo de Stephanie y los dos últimos números con todas las Wonder Girls (¿Cassie todavía llevará esa identidad?) pero voy a decir una obviedad, este compilado solo es para gente que ha estado leyendo lo anterior. Y una apreciación personal. Este run de Tom King no está mal, pero dista mucho de ser lo mejor de Wonder Woman, ya no digamos de la historia, ni de este siglo.
June 13, 2026
I’d forgotten I had a pull on the TPBs of “Wonder Woman” until it came in.
We start with a flashback to Wonder Woman taking down Mouse Man after he used giant mice to take over the capital. Then we jump to the current timeline, when Diana breaks a covenant to visit the island now ruled by Mouse Man, all in order to track down the fugitive Amazon Emilie. And at the end of that storyline, we get a two-issue tale of returning to Paradise Isle.
There was context missing from the story that presumably derives from other books I haven’t read. But overall this was a less interesting turn in the storyline, and I am not planning to continue the series from here.
We start with a flashback to Wonder Woman taking down Mouse Man after he used giant mice to take over the capital. Then we jump to the current timeline, when Diana breaks a covenant to visit the island now ruled by Mouse Man, all in order to track down the fugitive Amazon Emilie. And at the end of that storyline, we get a two-issue tale of returning to Paradise Isle.
There was context missing from the story that presumably derives from other books I haven’t read. But overall this was a less interesting turn in the storyline, and I am not planning to continue the series from here.
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June 6, 2026My least favorite of King's run so far. The foreshadowing to Wonder War did not for me, and took away from the main narrative. I also don't know if we gained any new perspectives on Wonder Woman's character through Mouse Man main story that goes for most of this volume. The action is great, but we are 4 volumes in now so Wonder Woman kicking ass isn't noteworthy nor is it as cool many issues in to see her say 'no thank you' mid-fight. Cute baby though. Take care of your baby, Diana! [she will]
July 7, 2026
2.75 stars. The Mouseman story is interesting but makes absolutely no sense. The last 2 issues just hit the same exact beats twice in a row, with extremely disposable platitudes dispensed by our heroes. Comic book dialogue and characterization is often dicey, but everyone in this mini-arc is just a cardboard cutout that talks like a PBS Kids character. Still, this was propulsive enough to read in one sitting and the art is still strong. Won’t be buying the next trade, though.
July 21, 2026
This was bad. I never thought something Tom King wrote could annoy me more than his "cat/bat" run on Batman, but here ya have it folks. The last storyline was just stupid, and I am not looking forward to this whole Matriarch thing.
Review of advance copy
8/10
June 3, 2026
A bridge from the king of America to Wonder War that seems quirky but has hidden messages about control.
June 5, 2026
The mice story kind of weird but it’s actually really good and the setup this series is heading into is very intriguing.
July 21, 2026
Strange
July 23, 2026
This is SO Tom King.
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