Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Today in Comics History, Summer Solstice Eve, June 20: Let's get together, yeah yeah yeah / Two is twice as nice as one

Very early on the morning of Solstice Eve (today!), Nubia, only Princess of the Amazons of Themyscira, sneaks out to whisper into "Hera's Ear" (an ancient Amazonian Temple) a secret wish.


from Diana and Nubia: Princesses of the Amazons (DC, January 2023), script by Shannon Hale and Dean hale, pencils and inks by Victoria Ling, colors by Lynette Wong, letters by Becca Carey




Later that morning, Diana, only Princess of the Amazons of Themyscira, wakes with the excitement that it is the Amazonian day of Feats of Strength!


And both Nubia and Diana are is startled to discover the other in the same bedroom, where they have become the twin Princess of the Amazons of Themyscira! Oh geez, I hate when that happens!


🎶 Sisters, sisters / Never were there such distfrustful sisters... 🎶


Hey, they share the same hobbies: sneaking out after midnight to make heart-felt wishes!


Aftrer a handful of adventures, turns out the pair realize it's not so bad having a sister. After all, what did they each wish for...?


Happy Solstice Eve, Sisters Made of Clay!

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