DC Icons (Leigh Bardugo) Books in Order

Leigh Bardugo's entry in the DC Icons line is Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a young adult origin story for Diana before she becomes Wonder Woman. The DC Icons books invite different writers to imagine famous heroes at a younger age, with room for new supporting characters and a complete story rather than a long run of superhero continuity.

Diana is an Amazon princess on Themyscira, surrounded by warriors she admires and eager to prove that she is worthy of standing beside them. She wants a chance to show her courage. When that chance appears, it comes with a cost: she breaks Amazon law to save a drowning girl from the outside world.

The girl is Alia Keralis, a teenager from New York with a problem far bigger than she understands. Alia is a Warbringer, descended from Helen of Troy and believed to be fated to bring death and conflict wherever she goes. Saving her brings Diana into the human world and puts both young women in the path of people who would rather use Alia's fate than let her choose her own life.

Diana's first mission is not a clean victory lap.

The book follows Diana and Alia as they travel with a small group of friends, evade enemies, and try to keep a prediction from becoming real. Diana's strength is important, but so are her doubts, her choices, and her growing understanding that heroism is not the same as being rewarded for following rules.

Bardugo's take on the character focuses on friendship, responsibility, and the uneasy gap between legend and real people. There is action, mythology, and a race against time, but the emotional core is the bond between Diana and Alia. Both are carrying expectations they did not choose.

Readers can begin here without prior knowledge of DC comics. The story uses recognizable Wonder Woman history but explains what it needs to explain, making it a good fit for readers who want a superhero adventure with a strong coming-of-age thread. A graphic novel adaptation retells the same central story in a visual format.