This is a wonderful story with beautiful artwork. It's a neat take on Diana's adventures when she's younger, and very enjoyable. I really liked what I got to read of it. Unfortunately, Netgalley's software on the app is very irritating to get through with comics in particular, and it was a struggle to zoom in on parts of the pages to take in the full detail or read all the speech bubbles. I'm sure Wonder Woman fans would love this book, though.

Young Diana was absolutely adorable and I loved how this story was able to capture her teenage angst and curiosity of the world so beautifully. I’m such a fan of Wonder Woman and I think it’s always so nice getting to see how she grew up because you can see all of the early elements of what will make for an incredible superhero. Also, I loved the art style of this graphic novel so much and I thought it was so pretty and really brought this story to life.

Thank you to DC Comics and NetGalley for providing this ARC.

From the get-go, it seems like an introductory Diana tale, but I definitely believe that some kind of background knowledge is required to be able to fully enjoy this tale based on the DC characters present in this tale. I personally would recommend this for a younger/teen reader who already enjoys the adventures of Wonder Woman and wants a tale from her younger years.

So cute! Anything that introduces more readers to Diana is a friend of mine! I found this book to be so enjoyable and just truly so pleasant to read!

I have been enjoying these YA books from DC Comics, so I was excited when I got the opportunity to check out Wonder Woman: The Adventures of Young Diana from Jordie Bellaire and Paulina Ganucheau.

The book follows a “teenage” Diana on some adventures in Themyscira. She’s questioning whether or not the crown is even what she truly wants in life, and her mother Hippolyta is none too pleased.

Diana finds her proposed internship with Clio to be a boring one; however, adventure awaits for Diana to discover missing knowledge of a darker part of Themyscira’s past. What has Hippolyta and the other elder Amazons been hiding for all of these years? What is this dark past? (CW: implied sexual assault) Also, what happens when Diana runs into Persephone, Hades’ wife?

The subtle references throughout make me feel in this version of the DC universe, Hippolyta and Philippus are a couple which always makes me happy.

I really liked Ganucheau’s artwork throughout the book. She managed to catch the whisky and mythic aspects of Themyscira while simultaneously making the characters full of expressions at all times. It’s fantastic.

This was a fun book, and it’s wholly appropriate for all ages while not feeling like only a book for kids. (However, I will reiterate that there’s nothing wrong with that.) I think I might get this for my stepdaughter.

Thank you Netgalley and DC Comics for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

Fans of Wonder Woman (aka Diana Prince) will enjoy this look back to Diana’s younger years, as she yearns for far more adventures than her mother Hippolyta is willing to allow. A teenage Diana roams the island of Themyscira looking for opportunities to sharpen her heroic skills, whether it’s swimming with megalodons to find lost ancient texts, reuniting with a long-lost aunt, or making her first visit to Mount Olympus.

Students will likely enjoy this more if they already have some familiarity with Wonder Woman, but even if they don’t, the graphic novel tells fun adventure stories with nods to Greek mythology and strong female characters.

Thank you NetGalley and DC Entertainment for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are our own.

*This review will be posted at https://threeheads.works/category/blog/ya-books/ on September 30, 2024.

A story about Wonder Woman, when she was younger and just Diana. When books featuring her homes history go missing, she becomes determined to find them. I wanted to like this one more because I love Wonder Woman, but it was so wordy for a graphic novel, even for an adult (much less a teen)! It felt like the dialogue was crammed into each box, which made it harder to read both visually but also just because the font was just small. The art was good though and the overall story was fine.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I enjoyed this book and think you will to.

Wonderful artwork but definitely not for first time graphic novel readers. Very little world building or background is provided so it is assumed that the teen picking this up would've already known about Diana/Wonder Woman

It's Diana finding herself and at the same time learning about her fellow Amazons and if she really wants to be Queen in the future.

There's Circe, there's some interesting Queening by Hippolyta, and it seems like she and Phillipus are together. Whoo! (Even if it's subtle).

Then Antiope arrives back on Themyscira and there is much drama between her and Hippolyta, and, it was interesting how this TPB had Diana get her powers too, that was one of my favorite parts of the book I think (other than the Phillipus/Hippolyta subtextish stuff).

The book definitely started slowly, but really turned into a fun read.

Thank you for an arc of this book! I really enjoyed it - the illustrations are GORGEOUS and it’s a fun introduction to the world and story. DC fans and children would love this one.

This was a fun introduction to Wonder Woman! The storyline was easy to follow and the illustrations are eye-catching. I think anyone with a love of the DC universe (or anyone trying to get kids on board!) would enjoy this book very much.

I am used to seeing Jordie Beliaire as a colorist. I am a HUGE fan of her work on the Spurrier Constantine run. So when I saw that she would be writing a Wonder Woman story I had to get my hands on it. The art is by Paulina Ganucheau and this the first time I have read one of her books and I look forward to finding more. The art is cute, the story is fun. Love the inclusion of Jumpa. The colors fit really well and the letters never got in the way of the art.

4 stars

An incredibly cute and fun look at Diana before she became Wonder Woman as the backup stories are all collected together here. This would be the perfect kind of book to introduce Wonder Woman with. I know I'm not the target demographic, but it was a lot of fun.

Special Thanks to DC Comics and Netgalley for the digital ARC. This was given to me for an honest review.

(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Netgalley. Content warning for violence, including slavery and implied sexual assault.)

The world might know her as Wonder Woman, but Diana used to be a kid, just like the rest of us. Well, maybe not just like us: fourteen-year-old Diana's days are spent exploring the magical shores of Themyscira, swimming with megaladons and flying through the skies with her trusty Kanga, Jumpa; sparring with her Amazon sisters; and learning about diplomacy and leadership from her mother, Queen Hippolyta, so that she may one day assume the role herself. That's a lot of pressure, even for an Amazon! It's no wonder that Diana sometimes feels as though the walls of Themyscira are closing in around her.

THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG DIANA features several story lines that loosely tie together. In the first, Hippolyta apprentices Diana to Clio, Themyscira's scribe. What initially seems like a boring internship in a dusty old library (ahem!) quickly promises adventure, as Clio enlists Diana's help in hunting down some missing texts that may or may not chronicle the darker events in Themyscira's past. Segueing from Diana's discovery, the unexpected return of Antiope - Hippolyta's estranged sister, and a pivotal character in the previous story - brings tempers to a boiling point, as Hippolyta worries that she's a bad influence on Diana. (Also, Diana saves a magical creature and makes her first visit to Mount Olympus.) Finally, during the annual remembrance of lost Amazons, the Emerald Flame goes missing. When Diana tracks down the culprit - none other than Persephone, Queen of the Underworld - Diana must reckon with the realization that she cannot set right every injustice in the world.

THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG DIANA is a really fun and thoughtful exploration of Diana's teenage years. The story telling is captivating and the art, simply adorable (the magical creatures are *chef's kiss*). I loved getting to meet some of the other Amazons, and we even get a brief glimpse of Nubia, doing her duty as the guardian of Doom's Doorway.

A great introduction to Wonder Woman for younger readers looking for a good origin story. Young Diana is a great character with fantastic artwork.

What a fun intro to Wonder Woman lore! I loved the illustrations, and all the outfits that everyone wore. I think this is a really good peek into DC and mythological lore.