Amethyst Princess of Gemworld

Cast Party: Who Should Star In An 'Amethyst' Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star In An 'Amethyst' Movie?
Cast Party: Who Should Star In An 'Amethyst' Movie?
It's Fantasy Week, which seems like the perfect time to look at one of DC's classic fantasy properties: Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld. Created by Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn, and Ernie Colon, Amethyst stars Amy Winston, a young girl from Earth who learns that she's actually a princess from a fantasy kingdom, where she's already grown up because time moves differently.
Mari Hosaka's 'Amethyst' Backgrounds Are Beautiful
Mari Hosaka's 'Amethyst' Backgrounds Are Beautiful
Mari Hosaka's 'Amethyst' Backgrounds Are Beautiful
Brianne Drouhard's Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld animation shorts are easily one of our favorite DC Comics media projects of the past few years. The serial is exciting, it's got great action, and it's an incredibly interesting spin on Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Ernie Colon's original idea, sending Amy Winston into a video game fantasy world where she has to level up and fight the bad guys to get home. And it's also an incredibly beautiful series. The character and monster designs are fantastic, but the backgrounds are breathtaking, which is why I was excited to see that background painter Mari Hosaka had posted a bunch of them at her Tumblr. Check 'em out below to take a trip through Gemworld's forests, volcanoes and caves -- and, if you're me, get frustrated that you can't actually take a vacation there.
Animator Brianne Drouhard Talks DC Nation 'Amethyst' Shorts
Animator Brianne Drouhard Talks DC Nation 'Amethyst' Shorts
Animator Brianne Drouhard Talks DC Nation 'Amethyst' Shorts
Warner Bros. Animation's DC Nation shorts produced some pretty fantastic material and shined a mass media spotlight on a lot of obscure DC Comics characters. But my favorite, hands down -- and that of many viewers -- was the animated reimagining of Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Ernie Colon's Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. Over the course of seven 75-second shorts produced, directed and designed by artist and animator Brianne Drouhard, Amy Winston was upgraded from an '80s straight-faced sword-and-sworcery concept to a a synthesis of gamer culture and magical girl anime, starring a contemporary young woman pulled into a funny and dangerous video game world where she's a princess of destiny set on a quest to battle skeletons, slay dragons and save the world. With the series of shorts concluded and available to watch online, we spoke to Drouhard about how she pitched the fan-favorite story, the trials of adapting her illustrating style for animation, and why it was important for Amethyst to have video games in her life. We also got plenty of gorgeous Amethyst art from Drouhard in the process.
Amethyst Faces Off Against A Surprisingly Apologetic Skeleton In Newest DC Nation Short [Video]
Amethyst Faces Off Against A Surprisingly Apologetic Skeleton In Newest DC Nation Short [Video]
Amethyst Faces Off Against A Surprisingly Apologetic Skeleton In Newest DC Nation Short [Video]
One of the best things about Cartoon Network's DC Nation block is that it's been able to throw a spotlight on some of DC's lesser-known characters -- and in some cases, it's reinvented them for a new audience. The best example? Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld, in which Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and Ernie Colon's sword-and-sorcery heroine has been transformed into the story of a young girl who gets su
Amethyst Returns For ‘Level 2′ This Weekend In New DC Nation Short [Video]
Amethyst Returns For ‘Level 2′ This Weekend In New DC Nation Short [Video]
Amethyst Returns For ‘Level 2′ This Weekend In New DC Nation Short [Video]
If you dug last week's debut of Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld during the DC Nation program block, it looks like you can expect a second equally fantastical installment this Saturday on Cartoon Network. Entitled "Level 2: Village of the Frogs," the new short continues Amethyst's videogame-y adventures with a solid mix of combat, common sense and lots of stylized charm...
New ‘Amethyst’ And ‘Thunder & Lightning’ Shorts Debuting On DC Nation This Saturday [Video]
New ‘Amethyst’ And ‘Thunder & Lightning’ Shorts Debuting On DC Nation This Saturday [Video]
New ‘Amethyst’ And ‘Thunder & Lightning’ Shorts Debuting On DC Nation This Saturday [Video]
DC Nation fans have been anticipating new episodes of Young Justice ("Before the Dawn") and Green Lantern: The Animated Series ("Steam Lantern") since Cartoon Network announced the superhero-centric program block's return from hiatus last month, but the two new shorts debuting this Saturday, January 5 at 10 a...
‘Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld’ Debuts On DC Nation This Weekend
‘Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld’ Debuts On DC Nation This Weekend
‘Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld’ Debuts On DC Nation This Weekend
For those of you whose lives have been lacking in magical battles against dudes with names like "Dark Opal," we have some good news: This Saturday during Cartoon Network's "DC Nation" block, Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld is set to debut with the first installment of a series of short cartoons...