Princeless is an American all-ages comic book series by Jeremy Whitley. It was nominated for two Eisner Awards,[1] "Best Single Issue" and "Best Comic for Kids Ages 8-12", and five Glyph Comics Awards, winning the categories "Best Female Character", "Best Writer", and "Story of the Year"[2] A spinoff comic book series Princeless: Raven the Pirate Princess premiered at 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.[3]
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Publisher | Action Lab Comics |
Format | Ongoing series |
Genre | Fantasy, Humor, Adventure |
Publication date | 2011 |
Creative team | |
Created by | Jeremy Whitley |
Written by | Jeremy Whitley |
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Princeless tells the story of Princess Adrienne, a strong-minded, brave, and intelligent black princess who questions and challenges expectations and stereotypes associated with princesses. From a young age, Adrienne resents any limitations placed on her as a princess and struggles against them in order to define her own role. On her 16th birthday she is tricked into imprisonment in a tower, as is the expected fate of any princess in the land. Instead of waiting for a prince to rescue her, Adrienne escapes from her tower with the aid of her guardian dragon, trades her dress and crown for armor and sword and sets out to rescue her six sisters from their own prisons.
Book | Title | Publication date | Reference |
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1 | Princeless Book 1: Save Yourself | May 16, 2012 | |
2 | Princeless Book 2: Get Over Yourself | November 26, 2014 | |
3 | Princeless Book 3: The Pirate Princess | May 20, 2015 | |
4 | Princeless Book 4: Be Yourself | October 21, 2015 | |
5 | Princeless Book 5: Make Yourself | July 13, 2016 | |
6 | Princeless Book 6: Make Yourself Part Two | November 8, 2017 | |
7 | Princeless Book 7: Find Yourself | March 20, 2018 | |
8 | Princeless Book 8: Princesses | July 30, 2018 | [16] |
9 | Princeless Book 9: Love Yourself | November 2019 | [17] |
Award | Year | Category | Recipients | Outcome | Reference |
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Eisner Awards | 2012 |
Best Single Issue |
"Princeless" #3, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin | Nominated | |
Best Comic for Kids Ages 8–12 | Princeless, by Jeremy Whitley and M. Goodwin | Nominated | |||
Glyph Comics Awards | 2012 | Story of the Year | Princeless | Won | |
Best Writer | Jeremy Whitley | Won | |||
Best Female Character | Adrienne | Won |
In July 2017, it was announced Sony Pictures and Anonymous Content will produce a movie based on the comics series.[21]