DC Introduces Wonder Woman's Evil Brothers With Epic New Powers And Origin

Published Sep 23, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. Two of Diana's siblings make their debut as extremely powerful Wonder Woman enemies. Wonder Woman has her own counterparts to Batman's Joker and Superman's Lex Luthor, in the form of recurring nemeses like Cheetah and Veronica Cale. However, given her mythological nature, most of Wonder Woman's famous enemies are DC reinventions of figures from real-world myth. The two most famous examples are Ares and Circe, who often clash with Diana of Themyscira just like they do with classic mythical figures like Athena and Odysseus. DC's Absolute Universe puts special focus on Wonder Woman's mythological allies and villains. Apollo acts as a primary antagonist who condemns Diana to Hell, and Hades rules over the Underworld as a capricious captor who forces Diana to fight a monstrous Chimera in his gladiatorial arena. On the bright side, Circe is Diana's mother figure in this continuity, and Diana manages to recruit Ferdinand the Minotaur as an ally. Circe works alongside Hecate, who acts as a powerful guiding force over Diana's mystical abilities. Deep within the Underworld, Diana also encounters Persephone, as well as Gaia, the primordial Earth mother who manifests as a sentient mountain of rock and vegetation. Diana of the Wild Isle gets increasingly close to fighting top-tier mythological opponents like Ares and Zeus in the Absolute Universe. Before that, however, she must prove her worth against her divine brothers. Absolute Wonder Woman Unveils Phobos And Deimos Absolute Wonder Woman #24; Written By Kelly Thompson; Art By Hayden Sherman & Jordie Bellaire Absolute Wonder Woman's "Heretic" arc introduces a massive twist with Ares, the God of War. Disgusted by Zeus’s treatment of the Amazons, Absolute Ares enters the fray as an ally to Diana, though his arrival is quickly followed by the emergence of his terrifying twin sons with Aphrodite, Phobos and Deimos, who bring a war to Gateway City. In this universe, Phobos and Deimos are giant beings of lightning and gas with animal skulls for heads, and they have set their sights on Diana since she was a little child, feeding on her fear. In ancient Greek mythology, Phobos and Deimos are the twin gods and personified spirits of fear, both loyal charioteers and sons of Ares and Aphrodite. Both represent the psychological toll of conflict, but each of them embodies distinct elements of terror. Deimos is the personification of dread, whereas his brother Phobos represents outward panic and the chaos of an army losing control on the battlefield. Unlike many Olympian gods who watch humanity from afar, Phobos and Deimos ride into war alongside their father, driving his armored chariot and scattering psychological madness into the hearts of mortals and immortals alike. Absolute Wonder Woman Explores What Few Superhero Stories Dare To DC's Absolute Universe Blends Classic Myth With Modern Superhero Fiction Without Replacing The Former With The Latter Too often, superhero stories use ancient pantheons as the background for new generations of gods, but they let iconic deities fade away to be replaced by superhumans who acknowledge ancient myth as fiction just like any regular human would. Although the superhuman and metahuman communities from the Marvel and DC Universes are well acquainted with the Greek and Norse pantheons, few of those mythological figures play an active role in their battles. Absolute Wonder Woman features Greek mythology as an evolving force that actively dictates the stakes of the present-day world. Besides full-fledged villains like Phobos and Deimos, Absolute Wonder Woman has also featured famous mythological characters like Medusa, whom Diana passionately risks her own powers to free from her cursed prison; as well as Prometheus, who receives temporary relief from Diana in exchange for a drop of his blood. The biggest change Absolute Wonder Woman makes to Greek myth is perhaps Diana's dark steed Pegasus, who becomes her most loyal ally and receives a horror-fueled overhaul that strips him of all flesh and skin. Ancient myth is a limitless well of inspiration for Absolute Wonder Woman, and there are plenty of gods, heroes, and creatures yet to adapt. Which mythical figure would you like to see adapted in Absolute Wonder Woman? Absolute Wonder Woman #24 is now available from DC Comics Alias Diana Prince Created By William Moulton Marston, H. G. Peter First Appearance All Star Comics Alliance Justice League, Justice Society of America, Justice League Dark, Justice League International Race Amazon-Olympian Movies Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Wonder Woman 1984, Wonder Woman 3