Nimona

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How ‘Nimona’ Helped Its Creator Explore His Emerging Identity: The graphic novelist ND Stevenson wrote the trans allegory long before he came out. When it was time to adapt it for a new film, he was ready to go further. by Robert Ito in The New York Times (30 June 2023). a b c "2010-Present". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 2, 2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020 . Retrieved August 18, 2020.

Vermont Golden Dome Book Award". Vermont Department of Libraries. https://libraries.vermont.gov/services/children_and_teens/book_awards/vtgdba. Since Nimona typically retains a color scheme of either red or pink when she transforms, she can be easily recognized by people who know her, which she makes up for by being creative (e.g., painting a rat red). A disgraced knight, unjustly blamed for a murder, joins forces with an outcast teenage girl. He hopes to clear his name. She just wants to cause some chaos. And she’s well equipped to do so: Nimona (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz) is a shape-shifter. She can effortlessly morph from rhino to eagle, whale to mouse. She is sparky fun: an irreverent antihero with a talent for destruction. Unfortunately, she’s also the very monster that the knight, Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), has been trained to kill. a b Brown, Alex (January 28, 2015). "Pull List: Nimona". Tor.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2020 . Retrieved September 28, 2020. Extreme stamina/unlimited energy: Nimona can access a seemingly unlimited supply of magic energy from another plane, which she uses to shapeshift. The act doesn't appear to tire her: only grievous injuries do.

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Nimona is the New York Times bestselling graphic novel sensation from Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic. Kirkus says, “If you’re going to read one graphic novel this year, make it this one.” a b c d e f Cavna, Michael (October 16, 2015). "From idea born at MICA, Noelle Stevenson is the youngest 2015 National Book Award finalist". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020 . Retrieved September 29, 2020. a b Sims, Chris (August 26, 2016). "Noelle Stevenson Announces Full-Cast 'Nimona' Audiobook". ComicsAlliance. Archived from the original on April 2, 2017 . Retrieved April 1, 2017.

She is allergic to bananas, and will break out in hives when she encounters them, no matter what form she is in. [17] Their main mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.

a b Precup, Mihaela (August 23, 2017). "To 'all the monster girls': violence and non-normativity in Noelle Stevenson's Nimona". Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics. 8 (6): 550–559. doi: 10.1080/21504857.2017.1361457. S2CID 148988511 . Retrieved September 12, 2020. ND Stevenson On Nimona, Bearing Your Queerness, And Staying Hopeful: "Turn a light on in the next room so you can move through the darkness" by Jade King on The Gamer (30 June 2023). Ballister is one of the few people Nimona cares for and appears to trust, to any particular extent, and even when they have a bad argument, she still goes to attempt to rescue him. Otherwise, Nimona is tight-lipped about most everything, whether it's the details of her past, her motives, how her powers work, or how she's feeling, and she lies to most everyone when asked. She is not used to trusting people, as she has been hurt before. [2] In the movie, his arm is severed during the knighting ceremony. Bowed before the queen, he readies for her blessing. Then, his sword — which shoots lasers, because Nimona is set in a world where medieval fantasy and sci-fi tech collide — goes off and kills her. In a hasty and futile attempt to save the queen, Ambrosius (voiced by Eugene Lee Yang) tries to disarm the threat and dis-arms Ballister. Both know it was his training and not a choice, but that doesn't make it sting any less. Just like that, Ballister goes from the kingdom's great new hope to a notorious queen-killer, on the run and desperate to clear his name. DETROW: But Ballister and Ambrosius - they're in a relationship with each other before the queen is murdered. They were implicitly queer in the comic, but the movie makes their relationship very straightforward, very obvious. It's one of the first things you learn about the two of them. Why was that important?

Form creation: Nimona transforms by instantly creating a new body for herself, and disintegrating the old one. All of her various powers stem from this one.In the movie adaptation, Nimona's "Demon Baby" shapeshift is possibly based on the comic shapeshift where she turns into "Gregor" at the Science Expo, as both forms are very young boys with pale skin and short, dark hair. She enjoys zombie movies (though she is afraid of them), pizza, hanging out, and dangerous objects. I originally didn't plan on reading Nimona. I did not know about its history as a webcomic before sitting down to read it, and didn't know what to expect beyond the hype. But when I got it in a subscription box, I thought I'd give it a go. Ultimately, as per usual, the hype did the story a disservice.

Kroll, Justin (November 11, 2019). "Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel' Gets the Greenlight as Disney Dates Multiple Titles". Variety. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021 . Retrieved November 16, 2019.Ballister is initially impressed by Nimona's shapeshifting, and comes around to her ideas for battle plans, though he finds her methods too dangerous and risky in terms of causing casualties and even deaths. The two grow close, though there is a tension between them over how Nimona hides or lies about her past, and how Nimona fears and awaits the day Ballister turns on her, as others have. Ballister still tries his hardest to save her in the end, though he betrays her by using the Anomalous Energy Enhancer to dampen her powers, causing her to become even more enraged. In the end, he still insists she isn't a monster and he feels bad for killing his friend. The last time they wave to each other is soft and hopeful. In the adaptation, I knew that things were going to change,” Stevenson said in a presentation livestreamed for select press outlets. “But it was always really important to me that Nimona herself remain the center of this story, and that the things that made her were not removed or sanded down or simplified too much.” Eisner Awards 2010-Present". Comic-Con International: San Diego. December 2, 2012. https://www.comic-con.org/awards/eisner-award-recipients-2010-present. On April 18, 2023, Illumicrate announced an Illumicrate Exclusive edition of Nimona the graphic novel, with new art for the cover, an updated author name, sprayed edges, foil designs, and an author signature. [26] In both movie and graphic novel, Ballister and Ambrosius are reunited. Ballister is redeemed to the kingdom, his good name restored. And rumors of Nimona's demise have been greatly exaggerated. However, wherein the movie, there's the potential for a sequel, the graphic novel paints this realization more as a bittersweet farewell.