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12 reviews for:
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Giants
Conor Nolan, Karl Kerschl, Jared Cullum, Feifei Ruan, Brandon Dayton
3.99 AVERAGE
12 reviews for:
Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Giants
Conor Nolan, Karl Kerschl, Jared Cullum, Feifei Ruan, Brandon Dayton
3.99 AVERAGE
The stories have different artwork and are from different cultures. There is China, Middle East, Irish, and Dutch. The Irish tale is the best, but all are good. The giants run from good to bad to inbetween.
Our quartet of tales this time tells of the giant folk. Fun twists on folk lore, with wonderful art throughout.
Surprisingly good collection of stories about giants. The one weak story was the story of Momotarou which felt a bit whitewashed, considering it's such a classic Japanese story. Instead of calling him by his name, they just call him son of peach or something.
Loved the Tailor's Daughter. I don't think I've heard of this story before, so I was genuinely looking forward to seeing what happened next.
Pru and the Fomorian Giants was also fresh to me, with a cute art style.
The art style used for The Fisherman and the Giant was gorgeous. So very cool and stylistic.
Loved the Tailor's Daughter. I don't think I've heard of this story before, so I was genuinely looking forward to seeing what happened next.
Pru and the Fomorian Giants was also fresh to me, with a cute art style.
The art style used for The Fisherman and the Giant was gorgeous. So very cool and stylistic.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Although it is far from being a bad follow-up to the first volume, Witches, the stories here have a tendency to leave the reader unsatisfied. I think that might have less to do with the individual installments and more with the somewhat lackluster theme; Giants just doesn't pull up the same instant, over-the-top imagery of Witches or Dragons. In fact, the writers seem to struggle a little to find a whole story to tell; "The Peach's Son" is a perfectly reasonable entry (albeit with a friendly giant), but the "giant" aspect to "The Tailor's Daughter" is negligible - most readers will focus on the combination of elements from "Beauty and the Beast" and "Bluebeard" - while "Dru and the Fomorian Giants" is so incidental as to feel unnecessary. The only story that fully succeeds is "The Fisherman and the Giant," and even here, the bigger triumph is with the breathtaking art. It seems giants just aren't the most natural subjects for the medium, possibly because of their lack of readily defined characters, possibly because it's hard to convey their size in small panel art. No matter the reason, this is only a partial success.
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
If you are familiar with the television show from the 1990s or the other comic collections from Archaia, then you do not need my introduction. This book collects four stories based on world folklore, this time centered around giants.
I read the individual issues when they came out. The stories themselves were entertaining and I enjoyed seeing the tales adapted for a sequential art format. The artists all did beautiful jobs in choosing how to adapt their stories. Furthermore, I was pleased by the hardcover's design and the paper quality. Both should be good for years to come.
The only truly new parts for me were the added content to take the reader behind the scenes in how the adaptations were created. I loved it!
I highly recommend this book to anyone with a love for world folklore and for fans of the old Jim Henson series.
I read the individual issues when they came out. The stories themselves were entertaining and I enjoyed seeing the tales adapted for a sequential art format. The artists all did beautiful jobs in choosing how to adapt their stories. Furthermore, I was pleased by the hardcover's design and the paper quality. Both should be good for years to come.
The only truly new parts for me were the added content to take the reader behind the scenes in how the adaptations were created. I loved it!
I highly recommend this book to anyone with a love for world folklore and for fans of the old Jim Henson series.