Absolute Wonder Woman, Vol. 3: Season of the Witch

Absolute Mulher-Maravilha (2025) Brazilian Series #3

by Kelly Thompson, Hayden Sherman (Illustrator)

Eisner Award winners Kelly Thompson and Hayden Sherman continue their bestselling, critically acclaimed take on Wonder Woman with the debut of Absolute Zatanna!

The Mark of Hecate, the symbol on Diana’s arm, shows up at a series of crime scenes in Gotham, drawing her into Batman’s orbit and kicking off a deadly team-up—the very first in the Absolute Universe!

But back in Gateway City, a familiar face has emerged—Zatanna Zatara, the Mistress of Magic. This time, her appearance is no dream—instead, it’s pure nightmare fuel, as Zatanna and a strange new Suicide Squad are set loose on the city with one mission...kill Wonder Woman at any cost. Will it take a witch to destroy a witch?

Plus, the return of artist Mattia De Iulis for a mythic tale of gods and monsters as Diana journeys to the ends of the Earth to deliver justice!

Collects Absolute Wonder Woman #15-20 and Absolute Wonder Woman 2026 Annual #1.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Comic Book, Graphic Novels, Graphic Novels Comics, Adult

216 pages, Paperback

Expected publication October 27, 2026

About the author

KELLY THOMPSON has a degree in Sequential Art from The Savannah College of Art & Design. Her love of comics and superheroes have compelled her since she first discovered them as a teenager. Currently living in Portland, Oregon with her boyfriend and the two brilliant cats that run their lives, you can find Kelly all over the Internet where she is generally well liked, except where she's detested.

Kelly has published two novels - THE GIRL WHO WOULD BE KING (2012) and STORYKILLER (2014) and the graphic novel HEART IN A BOX from Dark Horse Comics (2015). She's currently writing ROGUE & GAMBIT, HAWKEYE, and PHASMA for Marvel Comics and GHOSTBUSTERS for IDW. Other major credits include: A-Force, Captain Marvel & The Carol Corps, Jem and The Holograms, Misfits, Power Rangers Pink, and the creator-owned mini-series Mega Princess.

Kelly's ambitions are eclipsed only by her desire to exist entirely in pajamas. Fortunately pajamas and writers go hand in hand (most of the time). Please buy all her stuff so that she can buy (and wear) more pajamas.

Reviews

[José Vitor - zetalendo · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 estrelas.


Curti muito a finalização deste arco.

Diana é uma guerreira que aparenta ter muito a aprender, mas ela muito perspecaz nas batalhas.

Essa é uma heroína que conheço bem pouco dos quadrinhos, mas sei o básico.

Gostei muito dessa adaptação dela para o universo Absolute. A forma como ela usa magia e tem suas estratégias de luta, torna ela uma pessoa extremamente inteligente.

Nesta HQ, ela fez algo na luta contra o Tetracida que eu fiquei muito chocado. Não esperava nada desse tipo e curti demaaaaais.

O segundo issue desse volume foi mais light, mas mostrou mais do passado da Diana, mais da personalidade dela, que é algo que eu não esperava. Para este universo, imaginei ela totalmente violenta e sem pensar nas consequências.

Mas está sendo uma incrível surpresa conhecer a personagem como ela é. Curioso para as próximas edições!

[Renato]

As a recap of the elements Absolute Wonder Woman:
⨈➵ Takes place in a world where Diana of Themyscira is stolen from the Amazons as a baby, and put into the care of Circe
⨈➵ Diana grows up in the underworld (on Wild Isle in Hell) and develops the strength of magic first and foremost (but she can still punch a wallop)
⨈➵ She is based in California (Gateway City) and has a magical base called The Hieron.
⨈➵ Instead of bearing the Golden Lasso of Hestia (truth), she has 3 alternative Lassoes:
𓍯𓍯🟢Green Thysía - allows for shape-shifting
𓍯𓍯🔴Red Nemesis - reflects the pain they have caused to others upon the perpetrator
𓍯𓍯🔵Blue Troika - causes the user and bearer to plunge into a cognitive space where fears and guilts are faced

This volume has 3 main stories:

An Absolute Batman x Wonder Woman Crossover
- I was not excited for this one, as I felt that the Absolute stories worked well in their own lanes. But this crossover was a low stakes story that had this great moment included:


A story where Diana seeks to save the tortured Medusa
Story speaks for itself, but look at the glory that is Athena's characterization - GLORIOSKY!


Season of the Witch
Main chunk of this volume setting a Task Force X employed/brainwashed Zantanna Zatara. Really cool they stuck with the strong magical aspect of the Absolute Wonder Woman universe. Did not make it all about uppercuts and swords (although there ARE uppercuts and swords)

All in all, very happy that AWW remains so strong and consistent with the Absolute Batman and Superman imprints.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Temos mais uma edição muito boa de Absolute Mulher-Maravilha, agora encerrando o primeiro arco e iniciando um segundo, mais curto. Talvez o que mais me fascine nesta versão alternativa da princesa Diana seja a presença da feiticeira Circe como presença materna e o fato de que a Mulher-Maravilha é uma bruxa. Ao tratar o feminino poderoso como bruxa, algo a ser perseguido, caçado e exterminado, existem muitíssimas camadas a serem exploradas. O segundo arco leva a Mulher-Maravilha de volta ao Inferno, onde se depara com seu senhor, Hades, e aprendemos mais sobre os outros laços coloridos que a personagem carrega, um pouco de sua origem, poderes e destino. Vale dizer que este novo arco não conta com os incríveis desenhos de Hayden Sherman, mas com a arte de Matia de Iullis, que não decepciona no seu encargo. Poderia dizer que o início do novo arco está mais interessante que o fechamento do arco antigo. Vamos ver na próxima edição.

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was definitely the weakest Wonder Woman book so far but I still enjoyed it

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lot of great issues in here with the teamup, the annual, and the witch arc. I think the other volumes are a bit stronger than this one but it doesn’t mean this one is bad in any way. Things don’t feel concluded with Cane which I felt like was the direction this was heading in so we’ll see where it goes.

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

No, I’m not gonna start doing a bunch of comics reviews in Goodreads, this is a singular case (and I’m caught up regardless).

Another step down from volume 2 to just a really good comics arc. Cool Zatanna design and Kaiju fight with Giganta tho.

[Robert · Rating 2 out of 5]

Half the dialogue is just an endless listing of Diana's titles and associations, and the other half is written in the annoying backward magic that grinds the reading to a halt. So...repetitive and stilted.

[Kurt Lorenz]

15, ☆☆☆☆
Annual #1, ☆☆☆☆☆
16-20,

[Laura Zarzyńska · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nigdy nie przestanę jej kochać. I do tego tyle bogów pojawiło się w tej części. Dajcie mi już kolejne zeszyty!

[Noah frelin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Editorial may bot let diana be explicitly bi, but they said nothing abt zatana

I swear this isn’t me just liking their designs together. This ship has evidence, 10/10 ship. Need more

[Thomas Gagel · Rating 4 out of 5]

DC won’t let WW be queer but god knows that won’t stop the writers/artists from going crazy with the subtext

[Yoghavaarman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wondaaa Womannnn