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Skull White
(Zombie Fairy Tales
#11) by Kevin Richey,
Kindle Edition, 2012
Kevin Richey
Ross, but holds its own in the presented
framework. For a review of this title, click
here: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/06/24/review-of-the-day-rapunzels-revenge-by-shannon-hale-and-dean-hale/#_
Rapunzel’s Revenge
Fairy Tale Comics:
Classic Tales Told
by Extraordinary
Cartoonists
Kevin Richey’s eBook
edited by Chris
exclusive
Zombie
Duffy, 2013 First
Fairy Tales series
Second
continues with Skull
White, a horrific
As its name implies,
retelling of the classic fable that is set in
Classic
Fairy
a new, terror-stricken mythical world.
Tales… is a nice
Following the original tale’s structure, collection of fairy tale retellings in graphic
Richey incorporates elements of killing, format by a wide variety of artists. While
zombies, ghost stories and gore to nice some of the stories are presented in a more
effect. The truly evil Queen of this story “unedited”, darker version more in line with
relies on the blood of young girls to keep their original printings, many are told in a
herself beautiful and ageless, but Snow more modern, hip and updated fashion. But
White is having none of it. She tries to the stories here are just a small part of the
escape through the somewhat familiar book. The artwork in these tales is a visual
fairy tale forest, only to find it full of feast, with rich, bright color popping from
undead zombies. All of this happens before page to page. A quick flip through might
meeting the seven… well, you’ll have to lead one to believe that this book is aimed
read it for yourself. This is a relatively short solely at the younger set, but as mentioned,
book and a quick read. Just don’t tackle it some of the darker thematic elements will
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delight older readers as well. For a review of
this title, click here:
http://blogs.slj.com/goodcomicsforkids/2013/08/15/review-fairy-tale-comics/
Fairy Tale Comics
Rapunzel’s
Revenge
Once Upon a Time
by Shannon Hale,
(Nightmares
&
Dean Hale and
Fairy Tales, Vol. 1)
Nathan Hale, 2008
by Serena Valentino,
Bloomsbury
2004 Slave Labor
Graphics
In this graphic
This graphic novel
novel
retelling
is the unique and
of the Rapunzel
creepy story of
story, the Hales
Annabelle,
who
X3, veer far from
happens to be a
their source material. What’s presented is
rag doll. The stories
a wild west story with a strong, superior,
change from issue to issue and feature
confident heroine. Here Rapunzel’s hair
retellings of familiar fairy tales such as
is not just used as an alternate ladder, but
Snow White and Cinderella, but also
instead as a form of weaponry, magically
vampires and other assorted killers. The
so. Even though the western may be a
first volume sets the tone and pace for the
foreign choice for the Rapunzel audience,
rest of the series, as well as establishing the
it works well. The artwork presented is not
framing device used in the other volumes.
spectacular when compared to the likes of
Nightmares indeed. For opinions, click
notable graphic novel legends like Alex
here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/299134.Once_Upon_a_Time
Once Upon a Time
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