Wonder Woman: The Adventures of Young Diana Special #1

Wonder Woman: One-Shots

by Jordie Bellaire, Paulina Ganucheau (Penciller, Inker, Cover Artist), Kendall Goode (Colorist)

The world may know her as Wonder Woman, but once upon a time she was Diana, the young princess of Themyscira. Back then, she struggled to find her place on an island deemed paradise by many, but which was, to her, a prison. Trapped in her role as a royal and shielded from the harsh realities of Man’s World, Diana yearned for adventure, or at least a purpose. So when ancient texts portraying her home’s history go missing, she gets both. How far will our hero go to find the texts and the truths they’re hiding? Find out in this exciting story that promises to be a classic for for years to come! Collected together for the first time, these backup stories by Eisner Award-winner Jordie Bellaire and rising star Paulina Ganucheau provide an intimate look into Wonder Woman’s upbringing and dangerous secrets of her past you’ll never forget!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Wonder Woman, Fantasy, Comic Book

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 12, 2021

About the author

Jordie Bellaire is an American comic book colorist and writter who lives in Ireland and works for DC, Marvel, Valiant, and Image comic book publishers. She has colored Pretty Deadly, The Manhattan Projects, Moon Knight, The Vision, Magneto, Nowhere Men, Hawkeye, Batman, among other titles. As a writer, her most famous works are Redlands and the reboot of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
Bellaire is credited with starting the "Comics are for everybody" initiative to make the comic book community more inclusive and compassionate.

Reviews

[Fay · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the cutest and the best. I love the artwork and the storyline. The friendships are adorable. Can't wait to read more!!

[Constanza R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es precioso, tiene ilustraciones muy bellas y la historia también la lograron hacer buenísima

[Theo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collected backstory from Wonder Woman issues #770-779 that was also released in a stand-alone. Young Diana is being trained to eventually lead her people. Through the help of a librarian and a witch/healer, Diana learns that the Amazons are hiding their history. Specifically, the retribution that Hippolyta and the rest of the Amazons sought against Hercules and the other men who enslaved and raped them. Since we're seeing the story through Diana's POV, the violence is touched on and there, but between the lines. It was certainly a darker story than I expected, but it showcases the justice and restorative beliefs of the Amazons well. A key point many authors miss when writing Wonder Woman is how the Amazons treat criminals, villains, and others who mistreat people and creatures and break social bonds and their abolitionist and restorative stances that have been in the comics since their beginnings. The art is fabulous.

[Guilherme Smee · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Aventuras da Jovem Diana eram um "second feature" da revista da Mulher-Maravilha durante a fase Fronteira Infinita. As historinhas curtas contavam acontecimentos ocorridos na Ilha Paraíso enquanto a princesa amazona era uma pré-adolescente. Vale dizer que a primeira Moça-Maravilha era uma versão jovem de Diana e não Donna Troy. Eu curti muito esse quadrinho não somente porque tem desenhos dinâmicos em um estilo para todas as idades, que as jovens fãs de Diana adorariam. A outra razão é que o argumento da trama lida com os usos e abusos da memória e sua diferença com a história. Diana, como o espírito da verdade, não quer saber de histórias inventadas ou mascaradas, mas ir a fundo na verdade que a ilha e sua mãe, Hipólita escondem das demais amazonas. Só por esse discurso a HQ me ganhou profundamente. Acredito que das versões para crianças feitas com a Mulher-Maravilha essa é uma das mais bem sucedidas. Por sorte a PaniniTM lançou esse material, mesmo que demorou para fazer isso.

[Lexi52Lemire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this to be pretty good. I like Diana's characterization as a child and I think the story has a good balance between keeping a positive vibe for a younger audience and keeping the more serious themes of the WW world. Plus I fell in love with artwork.

[Ektor1714 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tiene ilustraciones bellísimas. La historia es ideal para une preadolescente, quién quiera iniciarse en el mundo del cómic y conocer más de la historia de Wonder Woman. Además, están juntas Hyppolita y Philippus <3

[Emma · Rating 2 out of 5]

Story was a bit lackluster but stunning art.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Sacred Magical story.

[Delfi · Rating 5 out of 5]

STUNNING artwork, a captivating story, and little baby diana is adorable. we love to see it

[Alexia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun and well told. Perfect tone for Diana at this point.I hope they collect the rest of this series.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art isn't typically my thing, but this was okay.