Wonder Woman #35
Wonder Woman (Volume 5) #35 serves as the full-issue secret-origin spotlight for Jason, Diana's long-hidden twin brother — a character whose mere existence had been teased since Geoff Johns' Justice League: Darkseid War and the DC Universe: Rebirth Special, but who had never been given a dedicated origin story until this point in the DC Rebirth era. By devoting an entire installment of a bi-weekly flagship title to Jason's formative years on the Greek islands, writer James Robinson made this issue the definitive first fully fleshed-out character biography of a figure who became central to the 'Children of the Gods' arc and to Diana's mythos for years afterward. The 'Times Past: Jason' framing also sparked genuine critical debate about editorial priorities on the title — whether expanding Diana's world with a male twin enriched or diluted one of comics' foundational feminist characters — making the issue a reference point in ongoing conversations about gender and representation on Wonder Woman.
In "Times Past: Jason," James Robinson and Emanuela Lupacchino explore the origins of Jason, the son of Hippolyta and Zeus and brother to Diana, as he grows up under the watchful eye of Glaucus. Raised in secrecy, Jason learns to harness his powers, trains with Hercules, and grapples with the weight of his heritage—until Apokolips discovers his existence and sends the Deep Six to hunt him down. Bryan Hitch's striking cover captures the intensity of Jason's hidden destiny.
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DC Publisher Dan DiDio specifically tasked James Robinson — who had made his name crafting deep mythological supporting casts on Starman and JSA — with resolving the Jason plotline, which had sat unaddressed for over a year since Johns planted it in Justice League #50. Robinson's run on Wonder Woman (Volume 5) began with issue #31 and operated on a demanding bi-weekly Rebirth schedule, which reviewers noted affected the pacing of Jason's character development; #35 was Robinson's fifth issue on the series and fell mid-arc in the 'Children of the Gods' storyline, serving as a standalone 'Times Past' interlude drawn by penciler Emanuela Lupacchino (inked by Ray McCarthy, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr.), while the main-arc chapters used a rotating roster that also included Carlo Pagulayan and Sergio Davila. The issue was published on November 22, 2017, with a cover date of January 2018, and carried a cover by Bryan Hitch with a variant by Terry and Rachel Dodson.
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- Cover date January 2018; on-sale date November 22, 2017 — part of Wonder Woman Volume 5 (DC Rebirth).
- Story title: 'Times Past: Jason' (part two of the 'Times Past' interlude within the larger 'Children of the Gods' arc, #31–37).
- Written by James Robinson; pencils by Emanuela Lupacchino; inks by Ray McCarthy; colors by Romulo Fajardo Jr.; cover by Bryan Hitch (colors by Alex Sinclair); variant cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson.
- The issue provides the first full origin story for Jason, Diana's twin brother — son of Hippolyta and Zeus — raised in secret on the Greek islands by a mortal guardian named Glaucus, who kept his divine heritage hidden.
- Herakles (Hercules) appears in the issue as Jason's trainer and self-described 'brother,' deepening the mythological family tree around Diana.
- The Deep Six — Apokoliptian aquatic warriors — appear at the issue's close, directly connecting Jason's origin story to the Darkseid/Grail cosmic threat driving 'Children of the Gods.'
- This is notably one of two issues in Robinson's run (alongside #33, Grail's origin) in which Wonder Woman herself does not appear, a creative choice that drew significant critical commentary at the time.
- Collected in Wonder Woman Vol. 6: Children of the Gods (ISBN 9781401284244), a trade paperback that gathers Wonder Woman #31–37.
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Reprinted in Wonder Woman #5 (2018), Mulher-Maravilha #18 (2018), Wonder Woman #6 (2018), Wonder Woman Rebirth #5 (2018)
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