diana princess of the amazons a graphic novel

After 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. “I had a blast drawing her and felt like I got to be her friend too.”Ĭut off from the rest of the world, Diana had an idyllic childhood on Themyscira. “It was a real treat to explore Diana as a child,” said Ying. Ying has also written and illustrated several children’s picture books and was thrilled to work on this original story starring Wonder Woman. Ying comes to DC from an animation background, having worked on such hit Disney films as Tangled, Frozen, and Wreck-It Ralph, among others. “To have the opportunity to tell a story in her formative years, to provide one of the many story ‘ingredients’ that combine to make her the hero she becomes, was an incredible honor.” Fans can take a look at the official launch trailer below:ĭiana: Princess of the Amazons also marks Ying’s first work with DC and her very first graphic novel. “Wonder Woman has always been one of my favorite superheroes, but Diana has been one of my favorite heroes, full stop, super or not,” added Dean Hale.

We started from there and got to explore who Wonder Woman was as a child, and challenge her with an adventure that would help shape who she would become.” How extraordinary-but also potentially lonely. “I always wondered what it would feel like for young Diana to grow up as the only child in her world.

“I was so excited to write about young Wonder Woman,” said Shannon Hale. RELATED: Wonder Woman: Warbringer Graphic Novel Gets Official Trailer Both are longtime fans of Wonder Woman, and this book marks their first project with the character and first work with DC.

The Hales are veterans in the children’s publishing space and are the co-authors behind acclaimed and fan-favorite novels and graphic novels including the Princess in Black series, Rapunzel’s Revenge, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, among others.

Diana princess of the amazons a graphic novel