Whitley uses this opportunity to challenge the idea of the type of costume vs. In issue 3, we meet Bedelia who is the daughter of the blacksmith and is designing 'armor' for women. For those young girls out there looking for a smart, strong heroine of color, then Princeless is a story for you. Additionally, Adrienne is not a fair-haired maiden. Instead of the fair maiden in need of rescuing, Adrienne is smart, quick thinking, and just snarky enough to be funny but not annoying. This graphic novel basically is a parody of the typical fairy tale and princess stories. Upon finding a sword under her bed, Adrienne decides that she is going to set herself free and with the help of her dragon, Sparky (yes, she named the dragon Sparky), then together they set out to free her sisters who are also being held in towers in various parts of the kingdom. However, at 16, Adrienne finds herself locked in a tower by her parents, and being guarded by a dragon. Quickly the reader discovers that our young Princess Adrienne thinks that these kind of stories are ridiculous and has her own opinions about princesses, dragons, and being rescued.

Princeless begins with the young Adrienne being read a bedtime Fairy Tale about fair-haired maiden who is rescued from the dragon by Prince Charming. As we were chatting on Twitter about Princeless, Jeremy Whitley (author of Princeless) asked if I would consider doing a review. Thanks to my friend Maria over at Maria's Mélange, I have discovered some really fun comics featuring strong women protagonists. Join Adrienne, her guardian dragon, Sparky, and their plucky friendīedelia as they begin their own quest in this one of a kind, action Pick it up in a comic shop near you starting on August 28th, 2019.įans and newcomers can also check out the Princeless Kickstarter campaign going on right now until July 3rd, 2019.Of Princess Adrienne, one princess who's tired of waiting to be rescued. Written by Jeremy Whitley, with art by Emily Martin, Christine Hipp, and Brett Grunig and a cover by Martin and Grunig, you can pre-order Princeless Book 9: Love Yourself #1 with Diamond item code JUN191321. Fans of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Lumberjanes will fall in love with this fantasy world. Princeless subverts traditional comic book tropes and promotes empowering female characters.

Will he get out in one piece with his friends? It’s Princess Adrienne versus her father! Meanwhile, Devin has been taken prisoner in the elf kingdom. And she still has a sister to save–if she can make it past a labyrinth and a duel fans have been waiting for. The Glyph award-winning and Eisner nominated Princeless continues it’s epic fantasy saga here! Book 9 of Princeless has so many revelations that will have longtime fans shocked.įinally, the Black Knight has been unmasked, leading to major revelations for Princess Adrienne.

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