Jill Thompson

WONDER WOMAN- THE VERY SELFISH PRINCESS is Jill Thompson's storybook style reimagining of the early years of the Amazon Princess Dian, who would grow up to become Wonder Woman. This fully painted graphic novel is unlike any Wonder Woman tale you have ever read, told as only Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Thomspon could. When young Diana has the fawning attention of a nation, she soon grows spoiled. But a series of tragic events take their toll, and Diana must learn to grow up, take responsibility, and seize her destiny. Steeped in the mythology of this iconic character's original conception, WONDER WOMAN- THE VERY SELFISH PRINCESS is designed to appeal to a wide range of readers. It's a fresh, stand alone interpretation of the most famous and iconic female super-hero of all time and the fulfillment of a dream project by one of contemporary comics' most acclaimed creators. Collects WONDER WOMAN- A VERY SELFISH PRINCESS digital chapters #1-12.

The True Amazon

Wonder Woman

Haylie

** spoiler alert **
           I'm really torn.

Between the beautiful illustrations and the fact that, in my honest opinion, we got a solid origin of Diana's conception (Zeus isn't her father, don't @ me), I thought we were going in the right direction with this story. I could even give the benefit of the doubt to the idea of Diana, the only girl in the Themyscira, would be spoiled rotten by the Amazons, but that does not excuse the fact that her upbringing based on compassion and honesty and love was completely removed from this work in preference to a Spider-Man and Batman tragic death backstory.

I give it two stars simply because I was very much supportive of the first half of the book, but the ending and her banishment are not appropriate and felt a bit like a slap in the face to the things that make Wonder Woman, well, wonderful. She is good because she WANTS to be good. She was RAISED to be good by strong, caring women. This was not the way to tell her tale tbh.

Ryan LaFerney

Wonder Woman: The True Amazon is an elegant and beautifully painted one volume storybook-style origin story for the Amazon Princess Diana. Its is written and illustrated by Jill Thompson,an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer and illustrator (her work is wonderful). The comic itself is certainly beautiful and emotionally engaging. The story is an interesting take on Wonder Woman's origins dealing with the idea that she wasn't always the most compassionate superhero out there but instead she was a selfish girl all too aware of her gifts. Diana's compassion is certainly why I think she is my favorite superhero, and why many people love her, but I think this story illustrates that to become compassionate and in order to make a commitment to Peace and Justice the way Diana does
one must truly understand loss, suffering, and come to terms with issues of the ego. Compassion is the transcendence of the self after all. The story does make it seem like Diana doesn't have a choice when it comes to pursuing compassion, peace, and justice because in a way, she is atoning for her sins but perhaps she quickly does come to love mankind and become the noble superhero we adore.

Wonder Woman The True Amazon

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