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Loading... Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonistsby Chris Duffy (Editor)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A good mix of fairy tales you know and ones you maybe don't. Some artists personalize the tale more than others. I'm curious whether a child will gravitate to certain tales in this simply because the art is more appealing to them. ( ) I won this awesome collection through Goodreads' First Reads giveaway. First Second is such a great comics publisher, and Fairy Tale Comics is an excellent companion to their previous collection, Nursery Rhyme Comics. I love the diversity of renditions here, that they picked selections not only from the classic Grimm and Perrault tales ("The Prince and the Tortoise" by Ramona Fradon/Chris Duffy, "The Boy Who Drew Cats" by Luke Pearson, "Rabbit Will Not Help" by Joseph Lambert, and "Baba Yaga" by Jillian Tamaki were particular favorites), and that they made sure to balance stories with both male and female protagonists, as artist and editor Chris Duffy points out in the editor's note. I found myself chuckling aloud throughout the whole dang thing and pointing out particular frames to my boyfriend (that final frame in Karl Kerschl's "Bremen Town" is classic). Other favorites include "Sweet Porridge" (Bobby London), "Puss in Boots" (Vanessa Davis), "Snow White" (Jaime Hernandez--totally reminded me of something I would have seen on Fractured Fairy Tales), "Rapunzel" (Raina Telgemeier--I can't ever get enough of her), "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" (Graham Annable), and "Give Me the Shudders" (David Mazzucchelli). Totally recommended! This collection would be best for introducing kids to classic (and a few not-so-classic) fairy tales for the first time. For veterans, however, flip through this volume for the extraordinary art, not for the retellings of the stories, which lack originality. The exceptions are "Puss in Boots" by Vanessa Davis, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Graham Annable, and "Bremen Town" by Karl Kerschl. no reviews | add a review
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From favorites like Puss in Boots and Goldilocks to obscure gems like The Boy Who Drew Cats, this volume has something to offer every reader. Seventeen fairy tales are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by such noted artists as Raina Telgemeier, Brett Helquist, Cherise Harper, and others. No library descriptions found.
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