Superheroes may are available in all styles and sizes, however they’ve just a few issues in widespread: wonderful skills or cutting-edge tools. Eye-catching costumes. A powerful sense of justice. And, most significantly, a discovered household of associates and family members who assist the beloved heroes get by means of nearly any impediment of their manner.
However what in the event that they don’t need that household?
In Shannon and Dean Hale’s Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons, a follow-up to their earlier Diana: Princess of the Amazons, the younger Themyscirans discover themselves a part of a brand new household actually in a single day. The Hales are masters at capturing precisely what it’s wish to be a child, and as soon as once more they’ve teamed up with the good artist Victoria Ying to craft a magical graphic novel about what it means to change into a household—even while you least count on it.
Meet Nubia
Nubia is the one child in Themyscira. The plucky princess can’t assist being lonely with out anybody else her age round, however she thrives underneath the love her mothers Hippolyta and Philippus bathe on her. She’s surrounded by Amazon aunties for coaching, tutelage and extra. Plus, it’s Themyscira. The beautiful island has greater than its justifiable share of lush forests, glittering seashores, brilliant blue waters and…secrets and techniques.
A mysterious cave recognized solely as Hera’s Ear is carved into a close-by mountainside. Legend says that when you whisper your want into the cavern on Solstice Eve, the goddess will grant it. Nubia gathers her energy and braveness and climbs to the darkish cave. She makes her want and returns dwelling, upset after nothing occurs. However when Nubia wakes within the morning, she finds a wierd lady in her bed room. Who’s that?
Diana of Themyscira blinks the sleep away to see a wierd lady in her bed room. What’s going on?
Hippolyta and Philippus don’t know why the bickering women insist they don’t have a sister. Their arguing intensifies till Philippus reminds them, “Nothing is extra valuable to an Amazon than a sister.” The women are shocked into silence. Solely Nubia and Diana are conscious that one thing has modified, and there are actually two princesses on Themyscira.
Nubia’s and Diana’s worlds have been introduced collectively by the goddess Hera and never every thing is similar on this new actuality. It seems Hippolyta had formed not one, however two infants from the magical clay, and the dual sisters have been born. Decided to find why this has occurred, Nubia and Diana put aside their variations lengthy sufficient to return to Hera’s Ear for some solutions.
Household Discovered
Keen to return to how issues have been, the 2 begrudgingly comply with work collectively to reverse the want that introduced them collectively. However what if…they don’t actually need issues to return how they have been?
It seems that Nubia and Diana have much more widespread than they first thought, together with stuffed animals with the most effective names ever bestowed on stuffed animals. (I would like a Princess Flopsy-Clops in my life.) Additionally they share the love of their moms and a sense of loneliness from being the one child on the island. Diana and Nubia even share the identical dream for the long run. Does that imply they will share their lives collectively in spite of everything?
“Household can begin any time,” Nubia tells Diana simply because the pair realizes they don’t wish to go their separate methods in spite of everything. It’s a implausible reminder for younger readers who is likely to be discovering themselves feeling at odds with a brand new stepparent, in-law or different new member of the family. Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons additionally reminds readers of all ages to not make snap judgements of strangers—you is likely to be extra alike than you count on. (But when somebody mysteriously seems in your bed room in a burst of sunshine, you’ve gotten my permission to be suspicious.)
In case your children are in search of extra tremendous tales of younger heroes making new associates and discovering new households within the DC Universe, you’ll want to take a look at Inexperienced Lantern: Alliance, Galaxy: The Prettiest Star and naturally, Diana: Princess of the Amazons! All of them are energetic, imaginative adventures about discovering new allies and discovering your true self on the street to turning into a superhero. Simply don’t be shocked if they begin asking for energy rings and golden lassos for vacation presents!
Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale and Victoria Ying is now accessible in bookstores, comedian retailers, libraries and as a digital graphic novel.
Kelly Knox writes about all-ages comics and animation for DC.com and her writing may also be seen on IGN, Nerdist and extra. Observe her on Twitter at @kelly_knox to speak superheroes, comics and popular culture.
NOTE: The views and opinions expressed on this function are solely these of Kelly Knox and don’t essentially mirror these of DC Leisure or Warner Bros.
