Diana Princess of the Amazons by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
A couple of years ago, Free Comic Book Day found me frustrated with the lack of superhero comics for young readers, prompting me to write this open letter. Not long afterwards, DC began to prove me wrong. First with the DC Superhero girls , then Clark Kent, and now this book. And unlike some stories, this is a genuine superhero story. Sure, Diana has regular kid worries: feeling ignored, difficulty making friends, that sort of thing. But she also fights monsters. This is a solidly entertaining read. Exciting without becoming too dark for a young reader. And the characters have a reasonable degree of depth. If the big comic companies stay on this path we could be looking at a real renaissance of the superhero genre.
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