Princess amaya was the daughter of the ruling house of amethyst on gemworld. Amethyst is one of those odd characters owned by dc that doesnt seem to fit. Princess amethystas she returns to her magical kingdom to celebrate her 16th birthday in style. Amethyst can actively be seen in the current young justice comic book series alongside tim drake, impulse, naomi, and wonder girl. The old book gem is a gem artifact that appeared in the steven universe comic series. Dc to launch new amethyst comic book series for 2020. This is quickly becoming one of my favourite comics to read. Amy reeder to write and draw amethyst series for dc comic book. The 1980s heroine and magical girl extraordinaire amethyst, princess of gemworld, makes a sparkly return to the modern day in dcs new comic amethyst.
In june 2012 it was announced that amethyst would make her debut in the rebooted the new 52 dc universe as the main character of the new sword of sorcery. The series tells the story of a teenage girl named amy winston who discovers she is the orphaned princess of the magical land of gemworld. Its widely acknowledged that amethyst, princess of gemworld, is both one of the most frustrating and intriguing of dcs comic properties. Amethyst, princess of gemworld was a comic book series about a little girl who discovers that she is really the ruler of a magical world, and must return there to defeat the tyrant who now rules it. Amethyst, princess of gemworld comic book tv tropes. Mar 01, 2019 steven universe is a halfhuman, halfgem hero whos learning to save the world with the magical powers that come from his bellybutton. Amethyst retreats from a chaosridden gemworld to find earths not any better, especially when flaw follows in her path. Magical girl hero fans need to meet amethyst, princess of gemworld, who. Amethyst dc comics new 52 version character profile. Dc announces new amethyst comic book series for 2020.
Studios and has comics from the steven universe comic series in it. This is the second part of our character and setting profile for the 2006 version of dc comics amethyst. Amethyst is such an incredibly overlooked character. This character has only appeared on a cover and been mentioned in a comic issue, she has not actually appeared in a comic issue. Amethyst reading order with images amethyst princess of. Comic shops enter zip code indie bookstores enter zip code following her triumphant reintroduction in the pages of young justice, the new amethyst miniseries follows teenager amy winstona. So, view our 2,000 comics or other amethyst comics. In the shorts, gemworld is a video game played by amy winston which she gets pulled into and proceeds through the levels to take on dark opal. Heres a commission i did of the 80s dc character, amethyst. Plot by keith giffen, dialogue by mindy newell, art by ernie colon and karl kesel. This debut issue of amethyst is an incredibly cute and fun look into how princess amethyst deals with being a leader to her people, as well as an ordinary earth girl. She was born to the royal family of gemworld in the house of amethyst, although her parents were killed by the evil dark opal. Steven universe is a halfhuman, halfgem hero whos learning to save the world with the magical powers that come from his bellybutton.
Amy reeder is able to put so much in such a small comic and it definitely makes me want to come back for more. Amy reeder to write and draw amethyst series for dc. There is a yellow bookmark peeking out of its pages. See more ideas about amethyst, justice league dark and amethyst princess of gemworld. Jul, 2016 cosplays of amethyst, aka amy winston on earth. Amy winston is the long lost princess of amethyst on gemworld. But when she was just an infant, her house fell into chaos following the uprising of the house of opal and its ruthless ruler, dark opal. Mar 25, 2020 this is quickly becoming one of my favourite comics to read. Oct 30, 20 this entry was posted in comic book heroes, i. Then the character was not seen again until 2005 in infinite crisis. This lasted until may 20, when sword of sorcery was cancelled. A full character profile for amaya, lady amethyst, from the 2011 dc comic book.
Nov 30, 2019 amethyst can actively be seen in the current young justice comic book series alongside tim drake, impulse, naomi, and wonder girl. Amethyst woke up late so she missed the conflict with young justice, but she still ended up being apprehended by impulse. The oneyear anniversary of dcs wonder comics the imprint curated by writer brian michael bendis featuring dcs younger characters, and. Jan 10, 2020 following the characters triumphant reintroduction in the pages of young justice, the new amethyst series from dcs wonder comics follows teenager amy winston, a. Princess of gemworld is a superhero created by writers dan mishkin and gary cohn and artist ernie colon for the comic book series of the same name first published in 1983 by dc comics. This version started things over from scratch with 17yearold amy learning her true identity for the first time after a life on the road with her mother. The majority of comic book readers are male, so thats what youll find in a comic book store. Following the characters triumphant reintroduction in the pages of young justice, the new amethyst series from dcs wonder comics follows teenager amy winston, a. After that she got a 4 issue limited series in 1986. She was also a lord of order before the new 52 reboot. Amethyst loses control of her powers in the definitive battle against the evil and deadly villain. Reeder spoke with cbr about what drew her to the upcoming book, what she hopes younger readers will get from her series and new queer character phoss, who will play an integral role in amy winstonamethysts quest to find.
Amy learned of her powers at the age of when she returned to gemworld. Dc deployed impressive efforts to convince me not to read any new 52 material, but since i like both marxs and loprestis work. Feb 26, 2020 the 1980s heroine and magical girl extraordinaire amethyst, princess of gemworld, makes a sparkly return to the modern day in dcs new comic amethyst. Young justice spinoff amethyst aimed at new dc readers. Amethyst, princess of gemworld, is a powerful magicuser and swordwielding hero. Amethyst lady amaya dc comics christy marx character. Its really no wonder that the art goes with the story and dialogue so incredibly well.
The story and the emotion in the art has moved me to the. The old book gem is a thick, vintage leatherbound book with an orange cover. Lesbians, sex and magic, cunnilingus, oral sex, tentacles, creampie. Pictures, world, noble houses, crystal magic, characterisation, etc. History for comicbookamethystprincessofgemworld tv tropes. Amethyst is one of those prime examples that dc does in fact take risk, even if it did not pay off greatly. What amy reeder hopes younger readers get from her. Brawhalla, ubisofts freetoplay fighting game from developer blue mammoth, has officially become a little bit more epic today with the addition of. Oct 05, 2019 following the characters triumphant reintroduction in the pages of young justice, the new amethyst series follows teenager amy winston, a. Like ambush bug, shes sort of an insidersecret to the dc verse, a character with deep roots and hidden impacts. I think theyre reviving the character in a new series sometime soon, which is a good idea because the character is perfect for an adventure series aimed at young females, which is a demographic the dm comic industry in general and dc in particular should. It is written by jeremy sorese and illustrated by coleman engle.
Dc comics gorgeous, new book amethyst sparkles with a fair. Mxy, is not from dc, he is outside from dc and marvel multiverses, he was in both dc and marvel but does not belong to either. To save her life, the witch citrina sent her to earth where shed be raised unaware by herb and marion winston. In 20 amethyst received her own series of shorts appearing in the dc nation saturday morning block on cartoon network.
Then in february 2020, amethyst returns in a new series. Pictures, biography, setting guide, quotes, powers, personality, etc. Spinning out of the event of young justice, reeders amethyst miniseries, which hits shops on february 26, finds amy winston returning to gemworld to celebrate her sixteenth birthday, only to discover that her kingdom and subjects have gone missing. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. I vividly remember reading it and thinking that it was pretty cool. Reeder spoke with cbr about what drew her to the upcoming book, what she hopes younger readers will get from her series and new queer character phoss, who will play an integral role in amy winston amethyst s quest to find. Thankfully, a witch named citrina managed to save amethyst before dark opal could assassinate her, sending her to earth to live. Amethyst was initially the main feature in sword of sorcery, a comicbooknew 52 anthology comic series that launched in september 2012. The character reemerged in 2005 after 18 years of sporadic appearances, in the infinite crisis miniseries. While reeder subverts some of the tropes and builds off of the character s roots, one cant help shake the sense of having gone down this road a dozen or so times before. Select rating give have a seat 15 give have a seat 25 give have a seat 35 give have a seat 45 give have a seat 55. Amy reeder is so awesome for doing literally everything on this comic from the art to writing to the cover.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mystery, intrigue, great fight scenes, memory recalling and even some friendship. This reading order is designed to give an outline of major storylines featuring amethyst princess amaya throughout dc comics. As a small infant her parents, the rulers of the house of amethyst on gemworld, were both murdered by. Amethysts premise was initially pitched to dc comics under the title changeling, wherein its main character had. Centered on the front of the cover is a pink gemstone surrounded by gold decals. In 2011, during dcs new 52 thingamabob, a new and different version of the story was commissioned from christy marx and aaron lopresti. They think you can just put a new title out there and it will get picked up. Thankfully, reeder tells this story with enough energy and excitement that. What are you most excited for people to see in amethyst. Media release announced today at dcs wonder comics panel at new york comic con, amy reeder batwoman, moon girl and devil dinosaur, rocketgirl will be writing, drawing, and coloring the brand new amethyst monthly comic series launching february 2020. Of course it wont sell, because they put it in the same male target audience environment.
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