Princess Diana of Themyscira is the celebrated child of the gods on her home island. She believes everything will change for the better on her sixteenth birthday. However, her celebration is cut short when rafts with dying refugees break through the barrier that hides their island from the outside world. Though told by the Amazons to stay away, Diana quickly runs down to the beach to try and rescue the outsiders but it swept out to sea and unable to reenter her island. Diana becomes a refugee and travels through the difficult process of trying to find her identity when she has nothing. She comforts others and tries to find joy where she can. She encounters a man named Steve Trevor and his partner as part of their rescue organization. Though them, she comes to the United States.
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed has a lot to unpack. Laurie Halse Anderson takes familiar characters and puts them into one of the most difficult positions for any person in our modern world. As Diana witnesses countless injustices, she has to fight not just the evil around her, but her very own fears. While Diana meets Steve Trevor in this book, he most definitely is not a love interest. He’s older and married to another man. The two fight for the rights of refugees and to help make the world a better place. The art by Leila del Duca is absolutely gorgeous and truly brings home the fears and misunderstandings that come along with not being able to speak a new language, not understanding local customs, and being utterly terrified in a new place.
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed is available now from DC Comics.
