Recently I have met a lot of young girls, baby through to toddler age, and have been reminded of the prevalence of the Princess story for young female children. There's loads of traditional Princess stories out there - you know, about the passive beautiful sort who wait for a Prince to rescue or marry them and don't actually do much.
Thankfully, there are a few comics out there who challenge this narrative and create an entirely different sort of Princess. These are:
The Princess - a webcomic about a transgender girl, her crushes, her wish to join the Girl Cadettes, her friends and her family. It's full of sparkles and rainbows and cheerful art, and full of messages of support for trans kids. It's called The Princess because the lead, Sarah, always wears a home made crown. We reviewed it here.
JL8 - also a webcomic, this is a fan comic about the Justice League of America (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern etc) as little kids, all in their costumes and with all their powers. It's really cute and funny. Wonder Woman is of course an Amazon Princess and recent strips have been about her birthday party, with her Mum telling everyone she is a Princess. Wonder Woman is not happy about this. We reviewed it here.
Princeless - This is an actual print comic about a Black Princess who refuses to hang around in her tower to be rescued by a Prince, and instead befriends her dragon guard, steals some armour and sets out to rescue all her sisters. It's relatively new and is in its second volume, or story arc if you prefer. I recommend this to everyone and it's always been well received. We reviewed volume 1 here. You can get it in print from your local comic shop and possibly Amazon or Ebay, or buy it digitally from Comixology.
Please try these comics out! They are fun for kids and adults.
Al images reproduced with kind permission of the creators.
Thankfully, there are a few comics out there who challenge this narrative and create an entirely different sort of Princess. These are:
The Princess - a webcomic about a transgender girl, her crushes, her wish to join the Girl Cadettes, her friends and her family. It's full of sparkles and rainbows and cheerful art, and full of messages of support for trans kids. It's called The Princess because the lead, Sarah, always wears a home made crown. We reviewed it here.
JL8 - also a webcomic, this is a fan comic about the Justice League of America (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern etc) as little kids, all in their costumes and with all their powers. It's really cute and funny. Wonder Woman is of course an Amazon Princess and recent strips have been about her birthday party, with her Mum telling everyone she is a Princess. Wonder Woman is not happy about this. We reviewed it here.
Princeless - This is an actual print comic about a Black Princess who refuses to hang around in her tower to be rescued by a Prince, and instead befriends her dragon guard, steals some armour and sets out to rescue all her sisters. It's relatively new and is in its second volume, or story arc if you prefer. I recommend this to everyone and it's always been well received. We reviewed volume 1 here. You can get it in print from your local comic shop and possibly Amazon or Ebay, or buy it digitally from Comixology.
Please try these comics out! They are fun for kids and adults.
Al images reproduced with kind permission of the creators.
Thank you for highlight such great comics. I've been using this site to add to my comic book library for months now. Keep up the wonderful work :)
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