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A review by mackle13
Of Men and Mice by Adam Hughes, Marc Andreyko, Shawn McManus, Todd Klein, Lee Loughridge
2.0
2.5
So, I know there's been issues with the Cinderella spin-off, so should we just assume that it's nixed since Cindy seems to be taking over the pages of Fairest?
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Warning for readers: The book says it takes place after the events of Camelot, and you really best be up to date with Fables before reading this, otherwise spoilers.
Also, apparently we're meant to remember a lot from past stories, 'cause I could not for the life of me remember why "FG" was locked up, and it never fills you in on any backstory you might've missed.
****
The story itself was ok, but the telling was really disjointed and jumpy and, because of lack of aforementioned backstory, sometimes a little hard to follow.
Also, there's not my mystery/investigation going on (or, you know, spy stuff). I was also a bit miffed that Cindy is meant to be this sort of uber-spy, but spends most of the story being rescued by her hunky male side-kick/boy-toy.
Lastly, I was ok with the cartoony art for the most part - but the guys looked weird - especially Beast, who was nigh unrecognizable.
What bothered me more about the art, though, was that while it's meant to focus more on the ladies of Fables, it was *very* male-gazey. This isn't the first time, but it felt the most egregious. I try to write a lot of it off in the Cindy tales because the spy-genre itself seems to like to put both male and female leads in compromising positions... but the underwear/torture scene felt exploity, and the fact that she picked the shortest, most cleavage-revealing dress in the closet when she knew she was going on a mission just killed it. (Also the fact that her boobs seems to grow as the story progressed.)
***
The cyborg(ish) ugly step-sister thing could've been awesome if it was explored more. Seems like a lot of wasted potential in an over-quick story.
So, I know there's been issues with the Cinderella spin-off, so should we just assume that it's nixed since Cindy seems to be taking over the pages of Fairest?
***
Warning for readers: The book says it takes place after the events of Camelot, and you really best be up to date with Fables before reading this, otherwise spoilers.
Also, apparently we're meant to remember a lot from past stories, 'cause I could not for the life of me remember why "FG" was locked up, and it never fills you in on any backstory you might've missed.
****
The story itself was ok, but the telling was really disjointed and jumpy and, because of lack of aforementioned backstory, sometimes a little hard to follow.
Also, there's not my mystery/investigation going on (or, you know, spy stuff). I was also a bit miffed that Cindy is meant to be this sort of uber-spy, but spends most of the story being rescued by her hunky male side-kick/boy-toy.
Lastly, I was ok with the cartoony art for the most part - but the guys looked weird - especially Beast, who was nigh unrecognizable.
What bothered me more about the art, though, was that while it's meant to focus more on the ladies of Fables, it was *very* male-gazey. This isn't the first time, but it felt the most egregious. I try to write a lot of it off in the Cindy tales because the spy-genre itself seems to like to put both male and female leads in compromising positions... but the underwear/torture scene felt exploity, and the fact that she picked the shortest, most cleavage-revealing dress in the closet when she knew she was going on a mission just killed it. (Also the fact that her boobs seems to grow as the story progressed.)
***
The cyborg(ish) ugly step-sister thing could've been awesome if it was explored more. Seems like a lot of wasted potential in an over-quick story.