![]() ![]() What unfolds instead is a story of the immigrant experience not just an American tale but an unflinching look at the global scale of the world’s many injustices and the human toll they take. ![]() But this is where Tempest Tossedtakes a refreshingly clean break from the traditional origin story. ![]() But when the Amazonians turn a blind eye to the plight of desperate refugees spotted off the coast of Paradise Island, Diana defies the rules and explodes with trademark compassion, choosing instead to try and save lives, and in doing so sacrifices her identity and home on the island.įrom here you may be expecting a coming-of-age story where our heroine matures into the gracefully powerful Wonder Woman we are all familiar with. She is a ‘changeling’ a week and clumsy teenage misfit. In Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed, writer Laurie Halse Anderson strips away the strength and confidence synonymous with the titular character and delivers a timely, powerful reimagining of the iconic warrior’s origins.Īs she approaches her 16 th birthday, Princess Diana is still not quite an Amazonian. ![]()
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