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allygrove's review against another edition
3.0
I'll say 3.5 stars. Overall I enjoy the premise of the story but Belle's inner monologue is distracting to me. I enjoy some of the art, but honestly why do all female superheroes leave so much cleavage exposed? That can't be safe.
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine, but I definitely prefer Fables by Bill Willingham.
luna_rondo's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting premise, but the story and art veered wildly from section to section.
vicserr1's review against another edition
3.0
Standard action story, decent art although the final chapter took a sharp dip in quality....
erindurrett's review against another edition
2.0
Not a fan of Belle's "costuming." There is actually a way to make this a good graphic novel and have her breasts covered up. Not a surprise this was written by men.
snchard's review against another edition
2.0
As a generic action comic, it wasn't bad. However, I was excited about the retelling aspect, and this was completely unrecognizable as a Beauty and the Beast story. Some characters shared names from the fairy tale, but nothing in the way of personality traits. Plot was predictable. I did enjoy the art, so that saves it from a one-star rating.
theybedax's review against another edition
4.0
The artwork in this is pretty fantastic. The story is a new fresh take on a tale as old as time. I look forward to seeing Belle kick some more butt while looking hella hot while doing it....also how are there not a billion cosplays from this yet???
carroq's review against another edition
2.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Grimm Universe books that Zenescope has been putting out have been pretty interesting. They take familiar fairy tale characters and put them into a modern setting, usually with some sort of superhero style story attached. In this one, Belle from Beauty and the Beast fame is put into a role that has her hunting down various monsters that are cropping up across the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Her costume reminded me a bit of Batgirl or Batwoman's.
There are some cool monsters that she fights along the way. It starts out with some well known mythological creatures and eventually settles on the Beast. My feeling on this book is that there just wasn't enough to make me care about Belle and the cast of characters that join her on this adventure. It almost feels rushed because so many of the characters taken from the inspirational material will be known to readers. I guess I would have liked to have seen more build up for some of them. Clearly, Belle has been doing this for a while and it never really seemed to matter that we were seeing this particular story.
It isn't all bad though. It's a fun enough book to read and it has a good concept. The execution wasn't up to my expectations though. I did like the art for the most part, especially when it came to the creatures that Belle was hunting. Tying this in with some of the other books under this umbrella concept might give it some more context and staying power. I wouldn't write this series off completely, but I certainly won't be going out of my way to find out what happens next.
The Grimm Universe books that Zenescope has been putting out have been pretty interesting. They take familiar fairy tale characters and put them into a modern setting, usually with some sort of superhero style story attached. In this one, Belle from Beauty and the Beast fame is put into a role that has her hunting down various monsters that are cropping up across the eastern seaboard of the U.S. Her costume reminded me a bit of Batgirl or Batwoman's.
There are some cool monsters that she fights along the way. It starts out with some well known mythological creatures and eventually settles on the Beast. My feeling on this book is that there just wasn't enough to make me care about Belle and the cast of characters that join her on this adventure. It almost feels rushed because so many of the characters taken from the inspirational material will be known to readers. I guess I would have liked to have seen more build up for some of them. Clearly, Belle has been doing this for a while and it never really seemed to matter that we were seeing this particular story.
It isn't all bad though. It's a fun enough book to read and it has a good concept. The execution wasn't up to my expectations though. I did like the art for the most part, especially when it came to the creatures that Belle was hunting. Tying this in with some of the other books under this umbrella concept might give it some more context and staying power. I wouldn't write this series off completely, but I certainly won't be going out of my way to find out what happens next.