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ofearna's review
5.0
Sela starts to wander from her path...
Beauty & the Beast, Three Little Pigs, Little Miss Muffet, The Juniper Tree AND The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
Beauty & the Beast, Three Little Pigs, Little Miss Muffet, The Juniper Tree AND The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
alandd's review
4.0
Ok, ok, we're improving! I'm starting to like this!
Ok, ok, ¡vamos mejorando! ¡Esto me está empezando a gustar!
Ok, ok, ¡vamos mejorando! ¡Esto me está empezando a gustar!
buer's review
1.0
I found this book at a flea market for cheap and it looked like a darker version of the Fables series, so I had to get it. Silly me should have known how unlikely it is for there to be two awesome comic series about Fairy Tales. Silly me should have known that I had already read the good one.
Full disclosure: I started on the third book of the series. Despite this, though, I can say with complete confidence that none of the flaws I noticed can be attributed to starting late.
The writing itself is forced and tediously brims with the author's moral takeaways. Normal dialogue is clunky and unrealistic and is exceeded only by the awfully rendered old English attempted in storylines from a couple hundred years back. The reinterpretation of the fairytales are excessively violent and sexual (and I promise I have no problem with either of those things used effectively to tell a story).
If nonexistent storylines and poor writing is not enough to dissuade you, the art should. Although technically good and super fun to page through, it winds up inhibiting storytelling rather than assisting it. It is sometimes difficult to follow the order of the panels and the pace of the story is frequently disrupted by an extra panel or three of one of the female characters in skimpy clothes, which are almost always clearly aimed at a niche crowd that is clearly more interested in big boobs and slutty costumes than it is in stories.
I personally prefer stories.
Full disclosure: I started on the third book of the series. Despite this, though, I can say with complete confidence that none of the flaws I noticed can be attributed to starting late.
The writing itself is forced and tediously brims with the author's moral takeaways. Normal dialogue is clunky and unrealistic and is exceeded only by the awfully rendered old English attempted in storylines from a couple hundred years back. The reinterpretation of the fairytales are excessively violent and sexual (and I promise I have no problem with either of those things used effectively to tell a story).
If nonexistent storylines and poor writing is not enough to dissuade you, the art should. Although technically good and super fun to page through, it winds up inhibiting storytelling rather than assisting it. It is sometimes difficult to follow the order of the panels and the pace of the story is frequently disrupted by an extra panel or three of one of the female characters in skimpy clothes, which are almost always clearly aimed at a niche crowd that is clearly more interested in big boobs and slutty costumes than it is in stories.
I personally prefer stories.
jljaina's review
4.0
I feel like I am finally starting to get a feel of Sela. She is becoming a more intriguing character. It is driving me crazy how we just gets snippets of her story at a time yet it is becoming obvious that this is what is keeping the series together. I wasn't a big fan of the Beauty and the Beast stories. One of my favorite tales and it got a 2-parter in this volume and it blew it! Miss Muffet highlights Sela and her choices. The last chapter was disturbing in a whole new way and I can't wait to see how it impacts the next volume!
missuskisses's review
4.0
I'm hooked on this series. Recommended for those who love fairy tales with a twist. Later on in the series the authors develop a mythology arc.
bookishrealm's review
3.0
This definitely was a rather quick read. I'm starting to understand where the story is going with these volumes. At first I thought it was simply a twisted tale of fairy tales that I know and one's that I've never heard of; however, what I'm finding is that there is actually story line which I won't go into detail about simply because I know that it contains spoilers.
I still can't get away from comparing this series to Fables which is one of my favorite comic series of all time. I think that if I give it more time and also give myself a chance to learn more about the characters then I probably will end up enjoying the stories a lot more. I'm still trying to figure out the reading order of these comics. I think I have found a good site, but I'll let you guys know! : )
I still can't get away from comparing this series to Fables which is one of my favorite comic series of all time. I think that if I give it more time and also give myself a chance to learn more about the characters then I probably will end up enjoying the stories a lot more. I'm still trying to figure out the reading order of these comics. I think I have found a good site, but I'll let you guys know! : )
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