Nimona
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Cover of the print edition
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| Author(s) | Noelle Stevenson |
| Website | http://gingerhaze.com/nimona |
| Current status / schedule | Concluded |
| Publisher(s) | Print: HarperCollins[1] |
| Genre(s) | Comedy, drama, action |
Nimona is a fantasy comic by the American comics writer and artist Noelle Stevenson. Stevenson started Nimona as a webcomic while a student at Maryland Institute College of Art. The webcomic was first published in June 2012 and doubled as Stevenson's senior thesis.[2] Nimona has been published in the form of a graphic novel by HarperCollins in 2015, and 20th Century Fox Animation acquired rights to create an animated film adaption of the webcomic that same year.
Synopsis
Nimona is set in a mash-up universe that combines fantasy and science fiction tropes. The titular character Nimona is a rambunctious young shapeshifter and the sidekick of the supervillain Lord Ballister Blackheart. Blackheart is a knight turned mad scientist who's pursued by his nemesis, Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin of the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics. The first five chapters focus on the differences in outlook between Nimona and her by-the-book boss, as well as their plots against the secretly villainous Institution.
Release and adaptions
Nimona has been published online as a webcomic since June 2012. HarperCollins published the webcomic as a young adult graphic novel in May 2015.[3][4] In June 2015, 20th Century Fox Animation acquired the rights for an animated feature film adaptation.[5]
Reception
Nimona has been well received, with Slate awarding it the Cartoonist Studio Prize for being considered the "Best Web Comic of 2012".[6] A blogger writing for Comic Book Resources compared Stevenson's artwork to that of Kate Beaton, Eleanor Davis and Faith Erin Hicks.[2][7] Io9 commented that Nimona's "light, sketchy style" helped to set up the comic's tone and favorably compared it to the Venture Bros.,[8] as well as calling it one of the "Best New and Short Webcomics of 2012".[9] Nimona was rated as the best webcomic of 2014 by Paste Magazine.[10]
The comic was nominated for a 2015 Eisner Award, and was longlisted for the 2015 National Book Award.[11][12]
See also
- Portrayal of women in comics
- Lumberjanes, Stevenson's other comic
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