diana princess of the amazons a graphic novel

I was so fascinated with the idea of, “What if you were the only kid in your world and everyone else was an adult? What would that be like?” I hadn’t seen that explored a lot with Wonder Woman, and I knew as a kid I would have loved that idea. Shannon Hale: For me as a storyteller, one of the main reasons why, if there was any character I wanted to write as their younger version, it was Wonder Woman. Samantha Puc: How did you go about adapting the Diana that we all know as Wonder Woman, and exploring her childhood and who she was before she became this epic hero? But when she decides to take matters into her own hands-she may just make a monster instead.Īhead of Diana: Princess of the Amazon‘s release, The Beat hopped on the phone with the creative team to talk about their process for creating the story, what it meant to write and illustrate a young Diana, and why this is a “golden age” for kids’ comics. What Diana needs is a friend someone her own age whom she can talk to. Diana just can’t seem to measure up, no matter what she does! Literally 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 proficient in anything. THE only child, in fact.Īfter an escapade goes wrong, Queen Hippolyta chastises Diana for not living up to the Amazon standard. Though she has many “aunties” and a loving mother, she is an only child. But now 11-years-old, she’s beginning to feel more and more isolated. Written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Victoria Ying, the new kids’ graphic novel Diana: Princess of the Amazons explores the titular character’s life as an 11 year-old living on Themyscira from her perspective, and it’s a delightful read from cover to cover.Ĭut off from the rest of the world, Diana had an idyllic childhood on Themyscira. But aside from a brief glimpse at her childhood in the 2017 movie directed by Patty Jenkins, we don’t see too much young Diana, especially in comics - until now. What was Wonder Woman like as a kid? Spirited, certainly, and brave.

Diana princess of the amazons a graphic novel