Written by Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams, Art by Alitha Martinez, Mark Morales, and Emilio Lopez, Lettering by Becca Carey
In the Prelude to Trial of the Amazons, Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala create a new chapter for Nubia that expands her canonical story even further. Gone are the days when she was only considered to be the “Black Wonder Woman” – Nubia now has the chance to stand in her own glory and story. The series has a stacked and diverse crew behind it – all are Black and/or Latinx, a standard that is still relatively new in the comics world. To ensure that this story is crafted by the people with lived experiences and identities that mirror the character, Nubia is given the chance at an authentic perspective in her world. Because let’s face it – even Themyscira has its sociological issues. [Read more…] about Best of 2021 – Nubia and the Amazons
with writer James F. Wright. We talk crafting mythology in a graphic novel, whether or not James and Josh Eckert would return to the world of Contact High, and James absolutely punks me while talking about his self-published Foxglove!
, and chase that brilliance with an off the beaten path 
miniseries from Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning!
, and she did it by appearing in only one of twelve issues, and while her character was technically dead in the present day! Destiny’s relevance has continued to grow heading into 2022, as the X-Men approach a “Destiny of X” era centered around this fascinating character.