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gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating: 3.5/5 stars
There's some back story to this... Crappy excuse incoming!
So, I have the 3rd edition on my pc to read via Netgalley, only I didn't know know it was a 3rd in a series and I don't have excess money to buy the previous books or time to get to the library to see if they have it before it expires (which they probably won't have anyway as local libraries are quite outdated, rarely have newer releases and certainly super rare when it comes to their manga, graphic novel or comic section, plus I like to think that if I like it enough I will support and purchase my own copies anyway as well as spread the word (but yes, excuses, excuses)) so I restorted to finding it online, but please don't do what I do and please support creators in monitary ways. I'll keep putting this message in the ones I've read online, so people don't follow my terrible example, now that that's all said and done, here is the review:
This was cute. The illustrations were simplistic but nice to look at. They were different for each story as each one is written by somebody else, so some styles were preferred over others, although it would have been nice to have some colour spreads
I'd probably suggest this to pre teens (maybe 11 year olds or a bit older as there are very mild scenes of nudity in the Rapunzel story) to make them chuckle with some very soft cuss words and also give them a different outlook to the fables they probably would already know, however this is up to you because it probably is aimed at adults but the humour is too subtle to be laugh out loud hilarious for an adult, I think.
I personally hadn't heard of quite a few of these: Singing Bone was one that was new to me, nor did I actually know the story of Puss in Boots properly (I liked this one and the art was good too), Tatter hood (I loved this one, so funny and quirky), the Nixie of the Mill Pond (which is by the Brother's Grimm originally, who I like and another of the collections' best tales), and Bisclavret was also new to me, but I feel like I'm familiar with the basis of this story.
Rapunzel's ending confused me. Loved the art of the Piped Piper. Adored how it was told through just art, with no speech.
Overall, I'm excited to read the other book in this series, especially the country specific ones and I'm gonna look into some of the contributors' other work!
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
There's some back story to this... Crappy excuse incoming!
So, I have the 3rd edition on my pc to read via Netgalley, only I didn't know know it was a 3rd in a series and I don't have excess money to buy the previous books or time to get to the library to see if they have it before it expires (which they probably won't have anyway as local libraries are quite outdated, rarely have newer releases and certainly super rare when it comes to their manga, graphic novel or comic section, plus I like to think that if I like it enough I will support and purchase my own copies anyway as well as spread the word (but yes, excuses, excuses)) so I restorted to finding it online, but please don't do what I do and please support creators in monitary ways. I'll keep putting this message in the ones I've read online, so people don't follow my terrible example, now that that's all said and done, here is the review:
This was cute. The illustrations were simplistic but nice to look at. They were different for each story as each one is written by somebody else, so some styles were preferred over others, although it would have been nice to have some colour spreads
I'd probably suggest this to pre teens (maybe 11 year olds or a bit older as there are very mild scenes of nudity in the Rapunzel story) to make them chuckle with some very soft cuss words and also give them a different outlook to the fables they probably would already know, however this is up to you because it probably is aimed at adults but the humour is too subtle to be laugh out loud hilarious for an adult, I think.
I personally hadn't heard of quite a few of these: Singing Bone was one that was new to me, nor did I actually know the story of Puss in Boots properly (I liked this one and the art was good too), Tatter hood (I loved this one, so funny and quirky), the Nixie of the Mill Pond (which is by the Brother's Grimm originally, who I like and another of the collections' best tales), and Bisclavret was also new to me, but I feel like I'm familiar with the basis of this story.
Rapunzel's ending confused me. Loved the art of the Piped Piper. Adored how it was told through just art, with no speech.
Overall, I'm excited to read the other book in this series, especially the country specific ones and I'm gonna look into some of the contributors' other work!
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
djwudi's review against another edition
4.0
The next in this anthology series. As this one is European stories, it was the first with stories I recognized. Once again, a good selection, with good artwork, and while overall a little lighter than the other two I’ve read so far, still has a few pleasant moments of darkness.
leticiatoraci's review
3.0
This comics collection had ups and downs for me, some tales had great art, while some had art I wasn't impressed with. I think this may vary from reader to reader according to which kind of comic book art they like.
My favorite tales were Puss in Boots, Tatterhood, Kid Brother, The Nixie of the Mill-Pond, and Hamelin's Piper.
In any case, this "Cautionary Fables and Fairy-Tales" comics series is a very interesting way of presenting fairy tales, therefore I might read the other volumes in this series since this volume was quite promising.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Iron Circus Comics for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My favorite tales were Puss in Boots, Tatterhood, Kid Brother, The Nixie of the Mill-Pond, and Hamelin's Piper.
In any case, this "Cautionary Fables and Fairy-Tales" comics series is a very interesting way of presenting fairy tales, therefore I might read the other volumes in this series since this volume was quite promising.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Iron Circus Comics for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
gudzilla's review against another edition
3.0
I have decided to rate each and every story in here because I have a feeling I am going to like some stories better than others and they aren't that many. Apologies in advance if this review keeps coming up in your feed. Once all stories are rated, I will rate the entire book.
✰✰ Jack and the Beanstalk (England) by Mary Cagle
✰✰✰ The Singing Bone (Germany) by K. C. Green
✰✰✰✰ Puss in Boots (Italy) by Kate Ashwin
✰✰✰✰✰ Tatterhood (Norway) by Kate Shanahan & Shaggy Shanahan
✰✰ Rapunzel (Germany) by Ovens
✰✰✰ Kid Brother (Russia) by Carla Speed McNell
✰✰ The Nixie of the Mill-Pond (Germany) by Kory Bing
✰✰✰ Bisclavret (France) by Kel MacDonald
✰✰✰✰ hamelin's Piper (Germany) by Jose Pimienta
✰✰ Jack and the Beanstalk (England) by Mary Cagle
✰✰✰ The Singing Bone (Germany) by K. C. Green
✰✰✰✰ Puss in Boots (Italy) by Kate Ashwin
✰✰✰✰✰ Tatterhood (Norway) by Kate Shanahan & Shaggy Shanahan
✰✰ Rapunzel (Germany) by Ovens
✰✰✰ Kid Brother (Russia) by Carla Speed McNell
✰✰ The Nixie of the Mill-Pond (Germany) by Kory Bing
✰✰✰ Bisclavret (France) by Kel MacDonald
✰✰✰✰ hamelin's Piper (Germany) by Jose Pimienta
hylian_narwhal's review against another edition
4.0
True rating; 3.5 stars
Lovely illustrations to retell some classic fairytales.
This being the Europe Edition (not sure why it's not in the Goodreads title, but there we are,) I was familiar with most of these stories, but there were some I hadn't heard before so for me there was a good selection of old and new.
Lovely illustrations to retell some classic fairytales.
This being the Europe Edition (not sure why it's not in the Goodreads title, but there we are,) I was familiar with most of these stories, but there were some I hadn't heard before so for me there was a good selection of old and new.
briarsreviews's review
4.0
For one thing: The cover is INCREDIBLE. It's spooky yet detailed and grabs all of my attention.
I absolutely love fairy tales, so seeing them in graphic novel form is an absolute delight. I was more than thrilled to be able to pick this book up because it's just fun seeing different authors and illustrators ways of recreating fairy tales. Plus, I grew up pretty heavily on fairy tales so it's like a blast to the past for me. To add to this awesome sauce, this collection includes fairy tales from various European countries (and I haven't heard of some of these before so this is wicked cool!).
Included in this collection are (with my star rating, of course):
1. Jack and the Beanstalk - "I SMELL THE BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN" - 3 stars
2. The Singing Bone - - 4 stars. I had never heard of this story before, so that was wildly amusing!
3. Puss in Boots - "Oh great, a weirdo that puts clothes on his pets." - 5 stars. This was always one of my favourite fairy tales.
4. Tatterhood - 4 stars. Yet another I hadn't heard of before!
5. Rapunzel - 5 stars.
6. Kid Brother -3 stars.
7. The Nixie of the Mill Pond - 4 stars.
8. Bisclavret - 2 stars.
9. Hamelin's Piper - 3 stars.
The illustrations are very much comic book and 90s after school cartoon inspired and I am digging it! It made these stories more fun for me.
These include some of the lighter tales, but also some of the darker. I think YA and up would be the general age group for these stories (but hey, middle graders have seen a lot worse too).
Four out of wild boar five stars!
Thank you to NetGalley and Iron Circus Comics for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
I absolutely love fairy tales, so seeing them in graphic novel form is an absolute delight. I was more than thrilled to be able to pick this book up because it's just fun seeing different authors and illustrators ways of recreating fairy tales. Plus, I grew up pretty heavily on fairy tales so it's like a blast to the past for me. To add to this awesome sauce, this collection includes fairy tales from various European countries (and I haven't heard of some of these before so this is wicked cool!).
Included in this collection are (with my star rating, of course):
1. Jack and the Beanstalk - "I SMELL THE BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN" - 3 stars
2. The Singing Bone - - 4 stars. I had never heard of this story before, so that was wildly amusing!
3. Puss in Boots - "Oh great, a weirdo that puts clothes on his pets." - 5 stars. This was always one of my favourite fairy tales.
4. Tatterhood - 4 stars. Yet another I hadn't heard of before!
5. Rapunzel - 5 stars.
6. Kid Brother -3 stars.
7. The Nixie of the Mill Pond - 4 stars.
8. Bisclavret - 2 stars.
9. Hamelin's Piper - 3 stars.
The illustrations are very much comic book and 90s after school cartoon inspired and I am digging it! It made these stories more fun for me.
These include some of the lighter tales, but also some of the darker. I think YA and up would be the general age group for these stories (but hey, middle graders have seen a lot worse too).
Four out of wild boar five stars!
Thank you to NetGalley and Iron Circus Comics for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
jennmarshall27's review
4.0
This is an anthology of well known European folktales. Some of the stories kept the brutality of the old stories which was nice. The art was fun. Even though there was a different style for every story depending on who the creative team was, it still fit together well. In the story Nixie of Mill-Pond, the font was a very Old English style. It made that story difficult for me to read. It might be better in the hard copy since I was reading a preview copy on my phone.
I do wish that it was easier to see who the creative team was. In the beginning, it only listed one person. I was curious if that meant the one person did everything, story, art, letters.
Overall it was a fun modernized read of old fairy stories.
I do wish that it was easier to see who the creative team was. In the beginning, it only listed one person. I was curious if that meant the one person did everything, story, art, letters.
Overall it was a fun modernized read of old fairy stories.
destdest's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
sad
tense
fast-paced
2.25
[rating from personal enjoyment]
Jack and the Beanstalk (3 stars)
The artwork really gave this story personality. It had a few touches to give the story a different spin too.
The Singing Bone (2 stars)
I had never heard of this story before, but it was all over the place. Drunk bunnies? Dead boars? MURDER! This was a little morbid overall. Reminds me of those Brothers Grimm stories because they feel so unsatisfying and dark. Eh, I like the cartoony artwork though. Very expressive!
Puss in Boots (1 star)
Dumb. The Cat’s got the brains tho.
Tatterhood (2 stars)
Loved that the sisters got a long and the parents didn’t sow discord between them.
Rapunzel (3 stars)
Loved the art. This one was incredibly sad.
Kid Brother (1 star)
Didn’t get it. And the overly inked layouts made everything confusing.
The Nixie of the Mill-pond (2 stars)
???
Bisclavret (1.5 star)
Trifling.
Hamelin’s Piper (2 stars)