While this looks very much like a "girl's comic", and in a way I suppose it is, this fantasy tale actually appeals to a broad group of readers. It's more She-ra than Conan, but it's still a pretty decent fantasy series with some nice world building and decent art. The original 12 issue series was the best, as it seemed the story was forced once it turned into an ongoing series. It's an all ages story although not exactly for kids. Most of the issues have the same creative team, the team that cre...

A good read. Pity that DC decided to release this in black and white as Amethyst really would look amazing in full colour not to mention depriving artists of their amazing work. For how old these comics are, they read quite well in todays world. For an 80’s comic I can say I did not find it hard to read at all. Overall the black and white does work in its favour and make it akin to reading a Manga. This volume gives some great back story to a lesser known DC hero. Amethyst has become another DC

Enjoyed this a ton. At first I was weirded out by the age change between Amy and Amethyst but I got used to it and really enjoyed the getting to know Amy the teenager and Amethyst the princess. I am hoping that eventually they will release the missing end issues of the ongoing.

I really wanted to rate it 5 stars, but lets face it, the last parts kindof subpar and the absence of color kind of takes away from things for me. But regardless of this, it's Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. She predates She-ra as a fantasy princess heroine, and is one of the (if not THE) original 'girl power' titles of comics. Everyone should read Amethyst at least once. It's full of adventure and everything else you might want from a nostalgic 80s comic. And she has a Pegasus. What else do you...

I think there's a really good research paper that could be written on the notion that fantasy stories for boys are generally geared toward the protagonist having a skill that earns them their value, whereas fantasy stories for girls are usually based on the protagonist being valued for their identity. To put it another way, boys' stories are about being the only person who can pilot a giant robot against an alien invasion because they're the best video game player in the world, while girls' sto

This is a tale of good and subsequent stuff that is largely derivative of good.The initial teaser story of Amethyst, the Earth girl who is actually an orphaned princess from a land of mystical gems, her initial half-issue insert in "Legion of Super-Heroes" (no cameos from 30th century superheroes unfortunately) was really good, and the initial "maxi-series/long mini-series" called "Amethyst, princess of gemworld", was great.The mini-series benefitted from a couple of things. One,the plot of the

The book should have been published in color, even if it had to be split into smaller increments (which might have been better anyway, since the last comic leaves the story in a weird place). If there is a Volume 2, I'd really like to find it (because it is a fun story); otherwise, I'll stick to collecting the color issues from flea markets.

I adored these comics as a child but lost almost all of them (and hundreds of other comics) to a basement flood. And while I missed the color pages, the original 12 issue "maxi series", as DC so goofily named it, still holds up and is a really strong fanasy comic. The book lost its strength and direction when it was renewed as an ongoing book, although the initial Fire Jade arc still works well. Amy/Amethyst was such a well written, complex, strong-despite-her-youth character in the beginning. A...

12-16-20: Updated Review/ ReRead5 stars (for material.)4 stars for this volume presentarion (being B&W only.)After completing reading the new 2020 mini-series, I went back and re-read the original material.And boy! This was always a guilty-pleasure title and remains so this day! (While I have all the original issues, this volume is easier to read and handle, though DC missed the boat in not putting out a colored version, as it's kind if essential to the premise of Gemworld!)An enjoyable fantasy

This a very weird series of comics but one I have a strange fondness for it. It goes to some absurd places and loses some of the prismatic fun in the black and white form. Yet, I cannot help but enjoy the fun.

Fun sword 'n sorcery for all ages in the vein of She-Ra, Conan, and the like. Since these comics are reprinted in b/w, Amethyst's sparkling colorful Gemworld is brought to life here on the strength of Ernie Colón's fantastic art. I could spend hours looking at all of the detail he works in. The original 12 part story, the Annual, and the side stories featuring Amethyst's intro as well as a team up with Superman in the DCUniverse proper make a perfect collection and introduction to the transformi...

My only familiarity with Amethyst was her brief appearance in The Crisis on Infinite Earths where she was blinded during an attack and Dr. Fate takes her back to Gemworld to do...something. That's all since the rest took place in her own book. So, this was my chance to see the original stories and I am a sucker for these DC reprints. How was it?Not bad. The series was clearly written for little girls with the female hero, the gemstone motif, and the early level of the storytelling. I am not sure...

I liked the art, my kid liked the art and the stories. Although it came out in the 80s era of having comics as part of an overall scheme of toys and videos bundled together (He-Man, I'm looking at you), this storyline transcended all that commerce and worked on its own level.

Tenuto presente gli ani in cui fu originariamente pubblicata, questa serie fantasy della DC, con un target abbastanza diverso dai soliti ragazzini in quanto è palese il tentativo di interessare sia le ragazzine sia persone un poco più adulte, questa serie è un must.Certo, risente di un'eccessiva verbosità rispetto agli standard attuali e, in parte, del meglio dell'epoca, però si lascia leggere bene e riesce ad interessare. I disegni di Ernie Colon sono molto buoni, e furono alla base del mio des...

I didn't read these comics when they came out in the 80s because I was a teenage boy and the whole concept seemed too "girly" for me. Also, the fact that the art was by a guy who drew "Richie Rich" was something i couldn't handle then. Fortunately, I outgrew those attitudes and picked up a lot of the issues from quarter-bins. But I never completed the set, so I am glad that DC has finally collected the series. I do think they would have sold a lot more of this if they had put out a digest-sized