Wonder Woman: Paradise Lost

In this 2002 DC special, J. M. DeMatteis and Phil Jimenez explore the founding of the Amazons and the early days of Themyscira, weaving a mythic origin story that deepens the lore of Wonder Woman’s homeland. A single-issue prestige project, it stands as a visually lush, character-driven meditation on the island’s hidden history and the women who shaped it.