Warning! Massive spoilers for Wonder Woman #19 ahead!
DC Comics just dropped one of the most consequentialWonder Womanissues in the character’s long history, andamong the multiple tantalizing pieces of new lore to come out of the shocking story is the introduction of the hero’s new weapon, a dagger she debuts by declaring: “this is my fury.”
Wonder Woman#19 – written by Tom King, with art by Daniel Sempare – is apivotal moment in Diana Prince’s contemporary history, but the reason is tragic, rather than triumphant.
After debuting her impressive new dagger, it is actually turned on Diana and used to kill her, in a gamechanging moment for the DC Universe. Immediately, fans have begun to speculate that she will return from the dead and reclaim the dagger in a later moment of triumph, but at this moment, the character’s future is very much to be determined.
Wonder Woman’s New “Fury” Dagger Is Used Against Her, As Her Battle Against The Sovereign Takes A Dark Turn
Wonder Woman#19 – Written By Tom King; Art By Daniel Sempare; Color By Tomeau Morey; Lettering By Clayton Cowles
Of course, hero deaths are nothing new in comic books, but the refreshing thing aboutWonder Woman#19 is the way it plays with genre expectations to make the moment of Diana’s demise as impactful as possible. That is, the way she approaches the climactic conflict in the issue reads like she is gearing up to take down the series' arch-antagonist, the Sovereign,yet the battle ends with her powerful new dagger, “Fury,” buried to the hilt in her own chest.
The dagger seems as though it will continue to have importance in the ongoing story after this issue – which is narratively necessary, considering…this is now officially the dagger that killed Wonder Woman.
At the same time, there is a clear sense of foreboding pervading the issue, as author Tom King effectively walks the line between telegraphing the outcome and surprising readers. Crucially, the dagger seems as though it will continue to have importance in the ongoing story after this issue – which is narratively necessary, considering that whether Diana is resurrected in subsequent issues or not, this is now officially the dagger that killed Wonder Woman. In other words, it should become amajor DC Universe artifactmoving forward.
Wonder Woman’s Shocking Ending Has Fans Clamoring To Know What Happens Next
Wonder Woman#20 – Coming August 15, 2025 From DC Comics
Whatever happens next for Wonder Woman, issue #19 represents a major turning point for her current ongoing series. Without question,this was a paradigm-shifting issue, and it has readers engaging in rampant speculation about the future of the hero and how her status quo might changemoving forward. That speculation will carry fans right up until the release of the next issue in the series, and overall, DC Comics should be lauded for delivering a successfully dramatic superhero death, even if it meansWonder Womanis never quite the same again.
