In a development any kid who’s ever had a friend their parents say is a bad influence will recognize, Mona is soon encouraging Diana to skip her lessons, prank the Amazons, and mess with dangerous magical elements on the island. Finally, Diana has someone to play with – but it doesn’t take long to discover that Mona’s version of play is a little rougher than Diana’s. Not surprisingly, it works and creates a grey-skinned little girl named Mona. That will go over very well with long-time fans of the character, and it’s also what drives Diana to try to create her own friend the same way. This is a very traditional take on the character’s origin, reinstating the “shaped from clay” origin with nothing about Zeus in sight. Her attempts at rebellion set the plot into motion. As she gets older, she starts to feel more out of place as she’s no longer a child, but she also doesn’t have any friends her own age. That makes her the center of attention – but it also means she essentially has dozens of aunts helping her mom watch her every move. It takes place on Themysrica and focuses on an eleven-year-old Diana, who is the only child on the island. That changes this week with a one-two punch of original graphic novels focusing on DC’s most popular movie hero at the moment – Wonder Woman.įirst up is Diane: Princess of the Amazons, an early-days flashback adventure by acclaimed husband-wife writing duo Shannon and Dean Hale and artist Victoria Ying.
Ray: DC Ink and Zoom (for young readers and young adult audiences, respectively) have delivered a ton of quality so far, but they’ve also been very Gotham-heavy. Diana: Princess of the Amazons – Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, Writers Victoria Ying, Artist Lark Pien, Colorist Ratings: Ray – 9/10 But when she decides to take matters into her own hands, she encounters the unexpected! From New York Times bestselling authors Shannon Hale (Princess Academy) and Dean Hale and artist Victoria Ying comes a heartfelt story about making mistakes, learning the hard way, and growing up to become a hero.Diana: Princess of the amazons cover, via DC Comics. What Diana needs is a friend someone her own age whom she can talk to. Every other person on the island is an adult proficient in their trade and mighty in body, while she is gangly, sometimes clumsy, and not particularly good at anything. She just can't seem to measure up no matter what she does. In fact, she's the only child on the entire island! After an escapade goes wrong, Diana gets in trouble for not living up to the Amazonian standard. Though she has a loving mother and many 'aunties,' she is an only child. Cut off from the rest of the world, she's beginning to feel a little alone. Diana Princess of The Amazons Graphic Novel USD $ 9.99Įleven-year-old Diana leads an idyllic life on the island of Themyscira.
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