Wonder Woman 1984 is one of the most popular comic book movies coming out this year and many are hoping that COVID-19 doesn't affect its June 5 release. As we wait with bated breath for this possible classic, DC has decided to capitalize on the movie's popularity by announcing a big comic book tie-in that will be coming out a good week before the movie. Yes, we mean big because this is going to be a 96-page giant filled with new stories and some classic reprints.
Revealed by DC's June 2020 solicitations (thanks Newsarama), Wonder Woman 1984 Giant #1 will have a tie-in story to the movie that has Diana multi-tasking, as she has to take care of her teenage tour group while also attempting to diffuse a hostage situation. We're also getting an original story where Diana and Steve Trevor have to find someone who stole her Lasso of Truth, which doesn't appear to be a movie tie-in.
Here's the full solicitation, which details the new stories, along with the classic reprints:
That's a lot of bang for your buck and we're a bit surprised that DC only recently decided to release material like this to tie-in to their movies. Sure, we had a Birds of Prey Giant #1 when that movie came out but it didn't explicitly tie-in to the movie, though it did have Gail Simone's awesome writing.
Wonder Woman 1984 comes out on June 5, while Wonder Woman 1984 Giant #1 comes out on May 27. No, we don't know why they revealed it in the June solicitations and not the May ones.
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