The Disability Book Archive

[ID: A book cover. A quote from author Rainbow Rowell reads “Full of humor and heart” in small green writing at the top. Directly below this, the title “Nimona” in large white caps. The name “Noelle Stevenson” is written at the bottom in smaller pink caps, in a white banner. The background is dark green with various faint swilrs and drawings of dragons, cats, deer, snakes and octopus and other animals. In the lower half of the cover, art of three people. The person on the left has long blonde hair, golden armour and a long green cape. The person in the centre has short orange hair, a red tunic over a green tunic that reaches their mid thigh, brown bands over their forearms, red wings and a pointed red tail. The person on the right has short black hair, a black goatee, dark green armour and a red cape. Their right arm has been replaced with a robotic prosthetic and they are holding a sword with both hands. /end]

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Content Warning:

• Violence
• Death
• Murder
• Confinement
• Blood
• Injury
• Injury Detail
• Abandonement
• Poisoning
• Torture
• Explosion

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Summary:

The graphic novel debut from rising star ND Stevenson, based on his beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it “a deadpan epic.”

Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from N.D. Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.

Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their 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.

But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona’s powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.

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Notes:

Originally, this started as a webcomic.

There is an audiobook.

There is an ebook. There is a kindle edition.

In 2023, an animated film of the same name was released by Netflix.

Stevenson was the creator and and showrunner of the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. He is also the co-creator of the comic series Lumberjanes, and has published the autobiographical book The Fire Never Goes Out, a personal “memoir in pictures”.

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Archivist Comments:

This film was all over tumblr when it came out. I watched it. It’s so good. And the animation is just on point. Highly recommend.

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