The Legend of Wonder Woman: Book 2 was to have been a follow-up to the 2016 Eisner Award-nominated series The Legend of Wonder Woman by Renae De Liz. The follow-up series was announced in tweets by De Liz and DC Comics in May and June of 2016.[1][2]
![Act 1: Gateway City "Oh yeah! Here's the pitch images I gave as further thanks to all the readers who enjoyed the series. :)" [1]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_Act_1.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - Act 1.jpg (37 KB)")
"Oh yeah! Here's the pitch images I gave as further thanks to all the readers who enjoyed the series. :)" [1]
![Act 2: To the North "(character designs, etc weren't final, but still fun to see) :)" [2]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_Act_2.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - Act 2.jpg (145 KB)")
"(character designs, etc weren't final, but still fun to see) :)" [2]
![Act 3: Gates of Horn and Ivory "(Priscilla Rich/Cheetah design not final)" [3]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_Act_3.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - Act 3.jpg (168 KB)")
"(Priscilla Rich/Cheetah design not final)" [3]
Despite strong sales,[3] De Liz announced on December 15, 2016 that the book had been cancelled[4] just two days after the collected release of The Legend of Wonder Woman (notably subtitled, "Volume 1: Origins").
De Liz took to Twitter to share her disappointment as well as sketches from "Book 2" which had already been in production. The series would have featured Cheetah, Giganta, Blue Snowman, Gateway City, and more of Etta Candy.
DC Comics later commented publicly about the cancellation, stating that they found working with the creative team to be "a challenging relationship". They specifically cited inker Ray Dillon as a point of contention regarding his comments about the company on social media, as well as his opinion of Wonder Woman: Earth One: Volume One published in the same year.[5][6][7]
!["As a love letter to the fans of Legend of Wonder Woman who patiently awaited Part 2, here's an icy villain for ya :)" [4]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_01.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - 01.jpg (61 KB)")
!["And Wonder Woman being awesome and saving people, because she's awesome. :)" [5]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_02.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - 02.jpg (60 KB)")
!["And Etta being, y'know...Etta :)" [6]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_03.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - 03.jpg (60 KB)")
!["Gateway City, a new home :)" [7]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_04.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - 04.jpg (63 KB)")
!["And finally heres my a favorite panel of Etta being triumphant & full of hope. A place I hope to be in again soon :)" [8]](/wiki/File:Legend_of_WW_Book_2_-_05.jpg "Legend of WW Book 2 - 05.jpg (67 KB)")
Sources[]
- ↑ "I'm so excited to announce that @DCcomics has officially green lit LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN - Volume 2!!!" [9]
- ↑ "LEGEND OF WONDER WOMAN gets a second story arc, and ✍ @RenaeDeLiz wants to feature the JLA! [10]" [11]
- ↑ "Also, no, sales wasn't the reason. Last I heard the hardcover was looking to do optimistically well." @RenaeDeLiz, Dec 15, 2016 [12]
- ↑ "I am sad to announce Legend of Wonder Woman pt 2 has been cancelled. I am surprised & devastated I won't be able to finish the project." @RenaeDeLiz, Dec 15, 2016 [13]
- ↑ The Guardian "Wonder Woman writer and artist dropped by DC over challenging relationship" by Sian Cain, December 20, 2016
- ↑ Bleeding Cool "The Mary Sue Article That Killed Wonder Woman" by Rich Johnston, December 16, 2016
- ↑ The Mary Sue "Wonder Woman’s Amazons Finally Getting An Origin of Their Own — How Much Does Who Creates It Matter?" by Teresa Jusino, December 14th, 2016