Nubia & The Amazons

Nubia & the Amazons #1-6

by Stephanie Williams, Vita Ayala, Alitha Martinez (Illustrator)

Nubia, Queen of Themyscira! But what challenges await our new queen?

After the thrilling events of Infinite Frontier, Nubia becomes queen of Themyscira, but the new title also brings challenges. With the unexpected arrival of new Amazons, our hero is forced to reckon with her past and forge a new path forward for her sisters. Little does she know, a great evil grows beneath the island and it's up to this former guardian of Doom's Doorway to unite her tribe before paradise is lost forever!

This thrilling collection includes tales from Infinite Frontier #0 and Nubia & the Amazons #1-6!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics, Fantasy, Superheroes, Wonder Woman, Graphic Novels Comics

160 pages, Hardcover

Published September 6, 2022

Reviews

[Chad]

If you like your Amazonian stories to be about women in Greek dress standing around talking, this is the book for you. This was really boring. Too much talking about meaningless Amazon politics. It's about a new group of Amazons being born from a newly opened Well of Souls. Some Amazons aren't happy Nubia is their new queen. Medusa's spirit also gets out somehow and starts taking Amazons over. The last issue is part of the Trial of the Amazons crossover and I suggest reading it there instead as it's part 2 of the crossover.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈]

*Read as single issues*

This was fantastic! I don't read a ton of Wonder Woman stories and I haven't read anything about Nubia outside of the short stories during Future State. Ayala and Williams created a story that not only a very easy, seamless introduction to the character, but it was a blast to read!

The character work for Nubia was fantastic! We got to see her compassion and empathy towards others, but most importantly, we actually get insight into who she is as a character. We see her insecurity at taking on a new role after being champion for so long. We see her love for her fellow Amazons, her fire and drive. We also get to see her kick ass and I loved seeing that, of course!

I loved the artwork and the colors! The action scenes worked well and the emotional scenes were well done.

The Trial of the Amazons crossover cuts in at the end and I hope that means this series is continuing on because I really enjoyed reading this! Not only was it a comic book starring a queer black female lead (still a rarity in comics unfortunately), but the cast of characters was diverse as well. Also, I'm really invested in seeing how Nubia continues to lead as Queen.

Definitely on the look out for more comics from these two writers!

[Rod Brown]

The story gets a little lost at first amidst the introduction of twenty or so Amazons with one-trait personalities, but once the conflict settled down to a struggle for control of the severed head of the legendary Medusa I started to engage more with Nubia and her closest batch of allies -- who have at least two personality traits each! But it was still lukewarm at best.

The main story wrapped up in five chapters, with the sixth chapter actually being the second chapter of a crossover event called Trial of the Amazons. So that was a little jarring. But the crossover looks promising, and I have it on hand to read soon.


FOR REFERENCE

Contents:
• [Four-page selection], Infinite Frontier #0 / Becky Cloonan and Michael, writers; Alitha Martinez, penciler; Mark Morales, inker
• Paradise Lost, Nubia & the Amazons #1 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez, pencils; Mark Morales, inks
• Pride of a Lion, Nubia & the Amazons #2 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez, pencils; Mark Morales and Alitha Martinez, inks
• What Is Truth, Nubia & the Amazons #3 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez and Domo Stanton, pencils; Mark Morales, inks
• The Ties That Bind, Nubia & the Amazons #4 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez and Darryl Banks, pencils; Mark Morales, Darryl Banks, and Alitha Martinez, inks
• A Champion's Last Quest, Nubia & the Amazons #5 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez, pencils; Mark Morales, inks
• Trial of the Amazons: Part 2, Nubia & the Amazons #6 / Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala, story; Stephanie Williams, script; Alitha Martinez, pencils; Mark Morales and Alitha Martinez, inks
• Covers, Variant Covers & Design Gallery / Alitha Martinez, Darryl Banks, Sozomaika, Jamal Campbell, Brittney Williams, Juni Ba, Joshua Swaby, Alexis Franklin, Kyle Baker, and Julliet Nneka, illustrators

[Mia]

A slow burn book with good art.

[Sid]

medusa did nothing wrong, ever, in her life!! and i'm glad nubia agrees. anyways,, i love love loved this.

[Library 87]

Too dialogue heavy for my taste. Art was pretty good but should’ve been better.

[Bradley]

Two Nubia comics in quick succession. This comic is much better at describing the character and how she fits in as queen of the Amazons compared to the last work I read. Much more grounded. Just get ready for lots of discourse that runs in circles, quite literally. I think there were two pages of the same thing said in different ways three times. It’s almost confusing because you might think after all is said and done that it’s…done, but they bring it up again because…Well, if I knew why I wouldn’t be mentioning it here, lol.

You can't always expect a graphic novel as a collection of issues to always work.

While I DO understand Nubia’s character better (which is what I did want from these) I can’t say I’d recommend this comic. It’s way too spread out. The only action that refreshes the eyes comes in the final act. Too late. This comic can be a third of its length and still achieve the same goals with more to expand upon. It felt like butter scraped over too much bread xD

I’ve always appreciated the Amazons. I don’t think they ever feel any different no matter what comic you find them in. They’re just Greek-named stand-ins besides Hippolyta and a select few (who never make it past the stories they’re introduced in). I like Nubia. It’s hard to try and push her on without feeling like Falcon taking up the mantle of Captain America. She still feels like a Wonder Woman 2.0 that just ain’t Wonder Woman.

I enjoyed the art. Nubia’s character design was a lot of fun, I just can’t say the same for the rest of the Amazons and Medusa was left wanting.

[Jenn]

An excellent tale of the Amazons and Themyscira. I enjoy Wonder Woman comics and Nubia is a great heroine.

[Alicia Birdie and the books]

This was really interesting it was my first comic bind up I'm not sure how to review it properly, but I really liked it.

[♡*WithLove, Reesie*♡]

Story ☆☆
Art ☆☆☆

Lots of narrative and characters. It was rough getting through this. It read so slow to me.

Not sure if I'll read the next volume.

I wouldn't read again. I wouldn't recommend.

[Rachel]

3.5 slow, too many characters, Nubia didn't seem to have a whole lot of personality. Some decent side characters, but feel like the Medusa part ended abruptly. Very pretty art and lots of gay ladies.

[Darik]

A pretty decent volume that suffers from some pretty bad story compression; it's hard to keep up with the dozen or so characters Stephanie Williams and Vita Ayala introduce in just the first few issues, and Alitha Martinez's flat artwork doesn't make it any easier to keep track. But when you finally get to it, the main storyline (involving Medusa running loose on Themyscira) is actually pretty decent, and has a GREAT resolution! It's just curtailed somewhat by all the other business going on-- including a crossover event that hijacks the sixth issue entirely.

Frankly, the one thing I found most disappointing is the lack of development of Nubia herself. I got this volume because I wanted to know more about the character-- who was originally introduced in the Bronze Age as Wonder Woman's twin sister, but was recently reintroduced to modern continuity with a new backstory. But unfortunately, this book just assumes your familiarity with Nubia and much of her backstory, and seems less interested in exploring HER story than it is with the rest of the Amazons.

Aww, well. Maybe DC will put out an introductory compilation at some point. One can only hope.

[Tyler Zamora]

Nubia is such a fierce queen! And I mean that literally. People would normally assume that Diana would take Hippolyta’s place as ruler of Themyscira, but I love that this new series has Nubia assume the throne. Not only is it important to have Black representation in the Wonder Woman universe, it’s even more important that characters like Nubia get their own titles. I will admit I read this series out of order. I didn’t realize this graphic novel should’ve been read before Trial of the Amazons. I think it would’ve definitely given me context that’s important, but it didn’t completely derail me. It also helped me learn more about this new version of Nubia, the Well of Souls, and her previous position as guardian of Doom’s Doorway.

I was also super psyched to get a villain in Medusa. I think she’s such a fun character to explore within the Wonder Woman canon and we’re familiar with her already from her encounters with Diana and other Amazons. I also loved how Nubia’s story focused on getting to the root of Medusa’s rage. This also highlights one of the main reasons I’ve always loved Wonder Woman comics, because there is usually a focus on Greek mythology. And those who are familiar with mythology know that Medusa was a victim of Athena and Poseidon’s bullcrap, which is unfortunately how she became the snake and stone monster we’ve come to love. I also think from an artistic standpoint, Medusa is such a fun character to draw and portray on the page.

Another element of this story that I enjoyed was seeing the politics of the Amazons further explained. They really have their own intricate systems of beliefs and customs, which are highlighted in this collection. I loved the nod to an Amazonian fight club with The Victor’s Circle where Amazons can go to resolve their grievances with each other fist to fist. This seems pretty barbaric, but they do have their own rules and standards all must abide by during the fight. I also liked how the Well of Souls added another element to societal norms. It created different factions of Amazons. There were those who welcomed them and others who were weary of their emergence and what it meant for the island. I did love the idea of the well and how they contain the souls of women who died through acts of violence or injustice.

The art is also super good in this graphic novel. I really enjoyed it and I must say Nubia’s series had some of the best issue covers. They were so vibrant and interesting. The ones with Medusa especially were amazing. If I were a little boy and saw one of those covers in a comic shop, I would’ve instantly snatched it up if o had the money or begged my dad to pay for it. They just look so cool. I also loved how they did the historical pages that gave you info on the customs and traditions. Oh and a random side note: Nubia’s weapon, a spear/lasso with the ability to get the truth or snatch someone up, was so awesome. I loved how they played with Wonder Woman’s original lasso of truth, but made it different and spruced it up. Overall this was a fun read and I enjoyed getting to know more about the side characters in the Wonder Woman universe.

[Alex]

I'm aware that I'm coming at Wonder Woman from completely the wrong angle but I do plan to amend for my sins and in the mean time I'm getting invested with current storylines now thanks to this miniseries that ... doesn't feature Wonder Woman. Actually, Wonder Woman is currently dead (no, really and the storyline following her death was a bit of a mess Wonder Woman, Vol. 1: Afterworlds, so step in Nubia. I've just read Wonder Girl: Homecoming which highlighted a new, errr pretty Wonderful, Brazilian Wonder Woman who I'm hoping is gonna return for more adventures, but concurrently was released Nubia, finally a bona fide black Themiscyran who becomes the new Queen of Themiscyra for a bit and has to deal with a rampant Medusa in, as it turns out, pretty entertaining style. it's a little brief to get really good but we have hints of the interesting places this could go if it were fleshed out (a bunch of new women come through the Well of souls and join the clan, previously abused by men ... cue soul-searching and lesbian relationships. Cool stuff (with good art which is basically a given for a high profile DC title at this point)

[Chris Lemmerman]

Newly crowned Nubia deals with an influx of new Amazons when the Well of Souls reopens, but old foes also sneak around in the shadows as Doom's Doorway cracks open, releasing mythological madness onto Themyscira.

This one's a bit of a slow burn. The first few issues are mostly concerned with the politics on Themyscira, told through the eyes of the new arrivals, while the villain of the piece hovers around in the B plot until the latter half. Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams do a decent job of giving everyone their own personality, especially the new characters, and their Nubia feels both confident and unsure as she struggles with her queenly duties while excelling at punching monsters in the face.

Alitha Martinez handles the art, and she does a great job. Her Amazons all look distinctive and different, but they each hold a power within them, even the ones that don't look like traditional Amazons. Sometimes things can look a little static, but the good far outweighs the bad.

Nubia's newfound spotlight at DC is welcome, although her first solo outing in a while falls a little flat at times. Good characterisation and nice art keeps it going, but it probably could have done with an issue or two shaved off the page count.

[Artemis Crescent]

'Nubia & the Amazons' - an imperfect but empowering and raw, rich, and pretty much epic DC comic about the Amazons on their island of Themyscira. It is diverse as hell, embossed in worldbuilding and mythology building, and has plenty of action to offset the dialogue heavy scenes. There's a new, sympathetic twist on Medusa (even though she starts off as a villain), and oh, did I mention that Nubia, big and bold and space-taking Black Amazon extraordinaire, also an LBGTQ icon, is canonically the Queen of the Amazons now?

(Diana is dead, but then, after a lot of otherworldly journeys, she got better, and now Hippolyta, who had taken her daughter's place in Man's World in her absence, is dead, but that likely won't last long, either. You know superhero comic books.)

I wanted to read more about Nubia after the fantastic 'Nubia: Real One' comic, and in 'Nubia & the Amazons', I may have found a companion piece to 'Real One'. In the recent canon, she is a hard-ass, and a badass, never giving up, never giving in, in fights or in the ways of the heart. She has compassion and understanding, too, like Diana and Hippolyta before her.

The art and writing style reminds me of the DC comics of the mid 2000s; it reminds me of 'Wonder Woman: The Circle' and 'Wonder Woman: Who is Wonder Woman?', only set almost entirely on Themyscira (flashback sequences of Nubia fighting monsters in Chicago and romancing a POC woman are in this, too). It's a worthy comic for the Amazons.

However, the volume ends on the second issue of a sequel storyline (!). There are tie-ins, crossovers, the usual comics business. It is all connected to an event, a plan for all the Amazons by DC, culminating in the series, 'Trial of the Amazons'. I have read it, and I am disappointed. It is an equal balance of good - great, even - and bad, but overall, it is a rushed, choppy mess. Maybe I should stick to some of the tie-ins and not the main even itself.

I prefer standalones, or at least comic volumes I can enjoy without having to buy and read other comics to understand what is going on. Ugh, events.

Luckily, 'Nubia & the Amazons' can be enjoyed as its own separate thing, in my opinion. A badass POC, sapphic queen protagonist, an epic, badass story, an all-female cast of characters, Medusa, and brilliant art - I am in! I will be reading another series about Nubia soon, as well as one more 'Trial of the Amazons' tie-in/prequel.

The comic loses a point, however, in that, for its accurate portrayal of Medusa as a victim in need of comfort, understanding, compassion and empathy from her fellow women, Athena gets off completely scot-free in the end for what she did to her. She even still calls her a snake! Why not call her out!? F&%*! the gods! Poseidon the rapist isn't even mentioned at that point. Bloody terrific.

Medusa is also completely forgotten about by the time 'Trial of the Amazons' progresses and wraps up. *sigh*

Well, regardless:

Long live Queen Nubia.

Final Score: 3.5/5

EDIT: I have recently read 'Wonder Girl: Homecoming' and 'Nubia: Queen of the Amazons', and I'll share my thoughts here:

I'm done.

The subtitle of 'Wonder Girl' is 'Homecoming', though it really should have been 'Abandon all common sense ye who enter here'. I hate it. Nothing makes sense, nothing flows, details, developments, and characters keep getting dropped and never mentioned again - it's a writing (and feminist) disaster. Which is a shame because before I felt I could very much like Yara Flor as a character, but in her debut, she's as much a mess as "her" stupid story, where she is used and manipulated by others constantly, and she barely possesses any agency and free will of her own. DO all the Amazons want to kill her or not, and WHY?! Why is she showcased as so astronomically and cosmically important anyway? It doesn't reflect on any future books she's in. Hack decades old clichés abound, too.

While 'Nubia: Queen of the Amazons' is better, and more entertaining, it's confusing and structurally messy, as well. Many details get forgotten about (of course). Side by side with this is the character derailment of Nubia - the flipping queen of all the Amazons - which is unforgivable; just like what happened with Yara and her squandered potential, only not as extreme.

I don't think any of the writers at DC have been keeping up with this new storyline, this new chapter, of Wonder Woman and the Amazons well. Medusa remains a tiny blip on the radar, not a character. I'm sad to say I won't read any more Wondy titles, unless I can be sure that anyone at DC knows what they're doing at this point. It is a shame, for everything to do with 'Trial of the Amazons' had huge, shining potential. Still not sure about 'Future State'. It's exhausting, keeping up with all these storylines - for the readers and the writers and artists.

[Adam Fisher]

To prepare for "Trial of the Amazons", I grabbed up this one to see what is going on in Themyscira now that Wonder Woman has died (end of Death Metal) and Queen Hippolyta has gone off to Man's World to help be a hero in the Justice League.
The story deals with new beings get released from the Well of Souls, a place where women who died from unjust violent means get reborn to become Amazons. Under the new leadership of Queen Nubia, they have to deal with Medusa escaping from Doom's Doorway and corrupting the new girls to make her escape complete.
The full story is set up for the next one, but it's not bad. I can see where Nubia would be a great leader for them. Wonder how things with change with Diana coming back from the dead?
Recommend, but not necessary to stay current.

[Somu]

An amazing read. Stephanie Williams was the best person to do Nubias first ever series. You can tell the love no care she has for not only Nubia but for the Amazonian mythology as well. The twist that occurred was shocking and I’m curious to see how it ends. Overall an amazing read my only issue is the exclusion of trials of the Amazon issue one which is meant to be read before issue 6 of nubia. If not for me having access to trials of the amazons (a separate book) and reading it there I would have been very confused. I do think this needs to be fixed but asides from the mapping I had no issues with this and I definitely recommend it as Nubia is one of my favorite characters.

[Nick Sokol]

It’s an interesting comic book that fails to inspire anything in the reader. I picked it up thinking it would deal with mythology and battle seeing as it’s a side story to Wonder Woman, but it’s mostly politics with a small amount of fighting. Additionally, Wonder Woman comes back in the last two chapters so it wasn’t even a Nubia story.

The pacing is all over the place. I honestly thought I skipped a few pages because at one point we go from talking about the Queen to a bunch of side characters.

I really wish more emphasis was placed on Nubia and not Amazon society. It comes across as flat. I’ll be looking to sell this one but I doubt I will have much luck with that.

[Ma'Belle]

5 stars for the art throughout this series - in particular, the realistic portrayal of Black, kinky hair that is a jillion times better than what I've seen in superhero comics previously. The storyline, characters, and revised approach to that classical enemy Medusa were all great.

1 star for the horrible non-transition from issue 5 to 6. There is clearly a whole chapter of events missing - I'm guessing from the main Wonder Woman title, but its absence basically ruins the ending of this trade.

[Ellen Marie]

3.5 - Okay firstly, the women on Themyscira are all badasses and I have crushes on every one of them. Secondly, Nubia and Io are absolutely adorable. And thirdly, I love Medusa’s role in this story.

It started off slow with a lot of exposition, which is to be expected in a first book of any series. There were just so many characters and so much lore. The last third sped up and I found myself more immersed, but I sort of powered through the slower bits. BUT the illustrations were absolutely gorgeous.

[Theo]

I liked the story beats, and the showing of how Nubia is a different leader than Hippolyta. The forgiveness of Medusa and the feminist reassment of her story worked well for me, even if rather 101. I also liked the creators playing with the Well of Souls. The art and layouts were lovely.

However, the narrative and dialogue were vastly overwritten with a lot of information dumping about the Amazons. I can't imagine there are a bunch of new to Wonder Woman fans picking this up or that with a little more editing, some of the exposition couldn't have been cut.

[Helena]

I love this series! The story is well-written and interesting, and the art is awesome. It changes Nubia’s origin story and she finally gets to step out of Diana’s shadow. We also get to learn more about Themyscira and the Amazons, and I like how the story addresses justice alongside a mythological figure who is solely seen as a villain when she is also a victim.

I’m glad I picked this up, it was well done and now I have a new favourite character in Nubia!

Read as single issues.

[Sesana]

Kind of a slow and talky book, because it's primarily concerned with the transfer of power and internal politics of Themyscira. Action doesn't come until near the end. This was fine by me, because I liked the characters that were being developed here. And most of all, this was a new and welcome take on Medusa. Note that the sixth issue is actually the second part of the Trial of the Amazons event, and should probably be read with the rest of that story.

[David Waweru]

All hail the Queen

The story of Medusa is the saving grace of this tale. I don't really like how they are portraying Nubia. It feels like she's some kind overly sexualized character. There is hardly any action, I know they're trying to setup the next chapter in this saga. Wonder woman always seemed to strike the right balance. They could have won me over if other beings had also escaped Doom Doorway.

[Nicole]

𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝. 𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐢 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚/𝐧𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐚/𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐚, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐨 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝. 𝐢 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 #𝐬 𝟏-𝟓 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭. 𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐭 & 𝐢'𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝--𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡!

[James Ocean]

I really loved the complex story and characters with this story. The spear of understanding is a great tool to go alongside the lasso of truth. It's as much a deadly spear as a force of clear communication. The action and art style was great. Williams does a wonderful job and I look forward to reading more of her work going forward.

[Lauren]

Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams should write a space opera. Because political intrigue is not what I was expecting from Nubia and the Amazons but it was certainly what I got. And I liked it when I usually struggle with dialogue heavy comics.

So after reading Nubia and the Amazons, the feeling I am left is: I would love to see a space opera from Vita Ayala and Stephanie Williams.

[Dallas Johnson]

If you care about Amazon lore or are interested in Nubia as a character, this collection is a fantastic touchstone! I love what this book does in establishing how both platonic and romantic relationships between the Amazon's are and their Themyscirian culture! Nubia is a fantastic character and by the end of this book, she is set up pretty magnificently!

[Gina]

Really kept my attention, and I like what they are doing with Medusa.

I believe the direction has a lot of potential, but I admit I don't feel compelled to keep up with the continuing story.

Gorgeous illustration.