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Grimm Fairy Tales Presents
Grimm Fairy Tales Presents: Neverland TP
The creators of Grimm Fairy Tales and Return to Wonderland bring you a dark, new addition to the Grimm Universe. Pan never wanted to grow up -- and now he's found the key to immortality and a way to rule the realm of Neverland forever! All he needs is a steady supply of children to complete his sinister plans. Once a magical paradise, Pan has reshaped Neverland into the ultimate nightmare for any child unlucky enough to visit. Only one child has ever been able to escape. Now as an adult, Hook may be the only person who can put a stop to Pan's madness!
232 pages, Paperback
First published March 15, 2011
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January 5, 2016
Yikes! ! I know that Barrie's Pan is nowhere near as nice as the Disney version, but this one, this one took scary by the throat, kicked it in its teeth and sent it crying for its mommy.
Interesting twist on the well known story and d great illustrations. I was thoroughly creeped out! The only flaw, and a big one at that, is the sexist way women of the Grimm Fairy Tales and Wonderland series always are portrayed - big boobies, impossibly thin waists, scantily clad... Granted, many of them kick some serious *ss, but the clichés grow old *very* fast.
Interesting twist on the well known story and d great illustrations. I was thoroughly creeped out! The only flaw, and a big one at that, is the sexist way women of the Grimm Fairy Tales and Wonderland series always are portrayed - big boobies, impossibly thin waists, scantily clad... Granted, many of them kick some serious *ss, but the clichés grow old *very* fast.
June 1, 2012
I have to say that I really and truly enjoy Zenescope's series Grimm Fairy Tales and and all the various spinoffs (Neverland, Piper, etc). Unless something major happens I will continue to follow this series. My one and only gripe with it is the unnecessary and gratuitous sexuality and objectification of women within the pages. It truly has no place within the story. Now I am by no means a prude but they don't even try to give it purpose. They are no better than the creators over at the bigger publishers (Marvel, DC). This is why this series will never reach the greatness that is Bill Willingham's Fables. Nothing is done without purpose. And he knows that his story is so good that he doesn't need clichéd tropes like massive mammaries and barely there clothing.
June 2, 2022
3.5 Stars
Graphic novel centered around the Peter Pan story but with a twist. I loved the twist too. In this one, Pan is the evil one who brings kids to his world to "eat". The artwork is beautiful. Very colorful, glossy pages. It is a bit ridiculous how all the women are tiny-waisted with giant bosoms. Most of the men have chiseled features and large muscles. A bit comical but I was able to roll my eyes and move past it. The book itself is gorgeously done. With added artwork to the last pages and if you remove the dust jacket, the cover of the book is also loaded with more art. The storyline was good but it did start to wear on to the point that I was ready for it to end. Very entertaining for most part and lovely to boot.
Graphic novel centered around the Peter Pan story but with a twist. I loved the twist too. In this one, Pan is the evil one who brings kids to his world to "eat". The artwork is beautiful. Very colorful, glossy pages. It is a bit ridiculous how all the women are tiny-waisted with giant bosoms. Most of the men have chiseled features and large muscles. A bit comical but I was able to roll my eyes and move past it. The book itself is gorgeously done. With added artwork to the last pages and if you remove the dust jacket, the cover of the book is also loaded with more art. The storyline was good but it did start to wear on to the point that I was ready for it to end. Very entertaining for most part and lovely to boot.
January 9, 2015
I’m a Peter Pan fan. I love all things Peter, Neverland, Tink, Lost Boys, etc. I have a Peter Pan tattoo. I will pretty much read anything that further develops on his story (I even watch Jake and the Neverland Pirates when I babysit). So, obviously, when I started reading comics, I wanted to read Zenescope’s Neverland series.
This take on Peter and Neverland is really interesting. It completely turns the story on its head. Pan is the villain and Hook (with Wendy) is the reluctant hero, as the only child who’s ever been able to escape Neverland, which Pan has changed into a nightmare. The Darling boys are kidnapped from Aunt Wendy’s NYC apartment. She will go to any length to get them back, including teaming up with, let’s face it, a seemingly crazy, homeless man who tells her he escaped a similar situation when he was a boy. Hook has to overcome his internal demons to become the hero and help Wendy.
So, obviously, this comic has a very cool premise and one that kept me interested and intrigued, even if it wasn’t the most unique take on Pan. I liked that it is a pretty dark take on the original story. Also, Pan is a pretty scary dude, a terrifying villain, and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s definitely “an awfully big adventure” (I hope you all know where this is from).
One of the things that seriously irritated me though was the completely unnecessary sexualization of Wendy, Belle (Tink), and Tiger Lily. It seems that the art is aimed at 14-year-old boys what with all the cleavage and disproportioned, huge, shiny butts. Instead of being complimentary to the story (not that excessive sexual artwork is ever complimentary), it is really distracting, offensive, and brought me out of the story so that I could roll my eyes. A lot.
The ending of the story was pretty rushed and not super clear, but the comic is worth recommending if you, like me, love variations on the story of Peter Pan. This is a dark and creative retelling of Peter Pan. But be warned the artwork will probably annoy you. Unless you are a 14-year-old boy, of course.
This take on Peter and Neverland is really interesting. It completely turns the story on its head. Pan is the villain and Hook (with Wendy) is the reluctant hero, as the only child who’s ever been able to escape Neverland, which Pan has changed into a nightmare. The Darling boys are kidnapped from Aunt Wendy’s NYC apartment. She will go to any length to get them back, including teaming up with, let’s face it, a seemingly crazy, homeless man who tells her he escaped a similar situation when he was a boy. Hook has to overcome his internal demons to become the hero and help Wendy.
So, obviously, this comic has a very cool premise and one that kept me interested and intrigued, even if it wasn’t the most unique take on Pan. I liked that it is a pretty dark take on the original story. Also, Pan is a pretty scary dude, a terrifying villain, and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat. It’s definitely “an awfully big adventure” (I hope you all know where this is from).
One of the things that seriously irritated me though was the completely unnecessary sexualization of Wendy, Belle (Tink), and Tiger Lily. It seems that the art is aimed at 14-year-old boys what with all the cleavage and disproportioned, huge, shiny butts. Instead of being complimentary to the story (not that excessive sexual artwork is ever complimentary), it is really distracting, offensive, and brought me out of the story so that I could roll my eyes. A lot.
The ending of the story was pretty rushed and not super clear, but the comic is worth recommending if you, like me, love variations on the story of Peter Pan. This is a dark and creative retelling of Peter Pan. But be warned the artwork will probably annoy you. Unless you are a 14-year-old boy, of course.
June 28, 2012
This was my first full length graphic novel and it didn't disappoint. It was a really exciting twist on the story of Peter Pan. In this world, Peter Pan took over Neverland and began eating children to stay immortal. There were so many little things in this story that related it to the original, but it was much darker and urgent. Then there were the other characters. I this version, Hook is Nathan, the only child ever to escape Peter Pan's ravenous grasp. He returns to our world a seemingly crazed man with one hand, but eventually is forced to return to Neverland to help Wendy retrieve her kidnapped nephews, John and Michael.
I got attached to the darkness of this story line right off the bat and there were numerous occasions when I found myself tilting my head (in a good way) when classic situations were turned upside down in this fresh rendition of the fairy tale. I would like to see more.
I got attached to the darkness of this story line right off the bat and there were numerous occasions when I found myself tilting my head (in a good way) when classic situations were turned upside down in this fresh rendition of the fairy tale. I would like to see more.
June 11, 2012
The cover of this book sells it as a horror, but I'm not buying. Sure, Pan is a life sucking villain, and he has the monstrous croc pet, but he's not exactly terrifying. Neither is this tongue in cheek horror. It has a pretty interesting re-interpretation of the characters. Oh, and the art is clearly aimed at 14 year old boys. Cleavage.
December 17, 2012
Of late, there are so many fresh takes on classic stories that they've gotten more than a little stale. Along with this version of Pan, there are two or three others out there right now, each approaching the story from different perspectives. Aside from the graphic presentation, this one does manage to stand out a bit based on its interesting perspective.
Turning Neverland on its head, Pan is the villain in this version and Hook, alongside Wendy, the reluctant hero. The young Darling boys are kidnapped from their fiercely protective Aunt Wendy's New York apartment, and she'll stop at nothing to recover them - even if it means throwing herself on the mercy of a mentally unstable homeless man who tells a tale of having escaped a situation very much the same in his own youth. While Wendy plows on, determined to save her boys, Hook has to overcome internal demons to emerge as the hero we all know he's going to become.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the extreme sexuality assigned to Wendy, Belle, and Tiger Lily is distracting, rather than complimentary to the story. That aside, Pan is a frightening villain, and the story maintains an edge of your seat pace throughout. Certainly worth recommending to older teens and adults, especially those with a taste for adventure stories and variations on classics.
3.5 stars.
Turning Neverland on its head, Pan is the villain in this version and Hook, alongside Wendy, the reluctant hero. The young Darling boys are kidnapped from their fiercely protective Aunt Wendy's New York apartment, and she'll stop at nothing to recover them - even if it means throwing herself on the mercy of a mentally unstable homeless man who tells a tale of having escaped a situation very much the same in his own youth. While Wendy plows on, determined to save her boys, Hook has to overcome internal demons to emerge as the hero we all know he's going to become.
As other reviewers have mentioned, the extreme sexuality assigned to Wendy, Belle, and Tiger Lily is distracting, rather than complimentary to the story. That aside, Pan is a frightening villain, and the story maintains an edge of your seat pace throughout. Certainly worth recommending to older teens and adults, especially those with a taste for adventure stories and variations on classics.
3.5 stars.
March 1, 2015
Overall rating is 3 stars.
Art: 3/5. The art was fine for the most part, not outstanding, and, of course, 1 star reduction for the inability to draw women in a nice fashion.
Writing: 3/5. The embellishing and empathizing of every other word is very annoying and just in general the writing didn't flow very well.
Overall story: 4/5. I did love the unique take on Peter Pan and Hook. Definitely the best part.
My biggest problem with this though was that at some parts it was really hard to figure out what was going on. It's like it jumped over a small part and you have to stop and think for a minute to figure out how they got from one panel to the next.
Art: 3/5. The art was fine for the most part, not outstanding, and, of course, 1 star reduction for the inability to draw women in a nice fashion.
Writing: 3/5. The embellishing and empathizing of every other word is very annoying and just in general the writing didn't flow very well.
Overall story: 4/5. I did love the unique take on Peter Pan and Hook. Definitely the best part.
My biggest problem with this though was that at some parts it was really hard to figure out what was going on. It's like it jumped over a small part and you have to stop and think for a minute to figure out how they got from one panel to the next.
November 24, 2025
While framed as a Peter Pan world expansion, this is actually a shallowly disguised teenage boy’s s&m fantasy, rife with sassy, scantily clad women in various forms of slavery, servitude or indebtedness to muscular villains or antiheroes who they just can’t help being attracted to. The plot is paper-thin and glossed over in favour of extended scenes where the aforementioned women pout and posture with expressions of naked lust or doe-eyed horror.
What were the weird shadow monsters in the first pages? Why does Peter Pan need to travel to the other world to kidnap children to absorb? Who is the random character who ‘found’ Wendy? Why did Peter kill all the fairies? Why was a random pirate the former king of Neverland? The answer to all this, and more, is simple: because four middle-aged men wanted an excuse to draw girls with big boobs being tied up.
The artists don’t seem to be familiar with actual human proportions. Hands are a particular struggle. Women are all universally big busted and tiny waisted, and the young boys, five and ten years old respectively, both look at least 15. They are also largely identical, distinguishable only by the colour of their clothes which are often obscured in shadow. Every adult male character is a cliche: six-pack wielding alpha males, nerdy and bespectacled beta males, scheming supplicant or wart-infested Igor. (Are those cliches or tropes? I always get them confused…)
The dialogue is clunky and full of malapropisms. What might have been intended as sarcasm reads like redundancy and conversations are flat and disjointed. None of the characters reacts appropriately to the deus ex machinas that drag them from plot point to plot point, and what little background exists is provided in bland, expositional chunks.
Don’t bother with this unless you’re specifically after fantasy fuel for late, lonely nights.
What were the weird shadow monsters in the first pages? Why does Peter Pan need to travel to the other world to kidnap children to absorb? Who is the random character who ‘found’ Wendy? Why did Peter kill all the fairies? Why was a random pirate the former king of Neverland? The answer to all this, and more, is simple: because four middle-aged men wanted an excuse to draw girls with big boobs being tied up.
The artists don’t seem to be familiar with actual human proportions. Hands are a particular struggle. Women are all universally big busted and tiny waisted, and the young boys, five and ten years old respectively, both look at least 15. They are also largely identical, distinguishable only by the colour of their clothes which are often obscured in shadow. Every adult male character is a cliche: six-pack wielding alpha males, nerdy and bespectacled beta males, scheming supplicant or wart-infested Igor. (Are those cliches or tropes? I always get them confused…)
The dialogue is clunky and full of malapropisms. What might have been intended as sarcasm reads like redundancy and conversations are flat and disjointed. None of the characters reacts appropriately to the deus ex machinas that drag them from plot point to plot point, and what little background exists is provided in bland, expositional chunks.
Don’t bother with this unless you’re specifically after fantasy fuel for late, lonely nights.
April 5, 2020
This book is better than I expected. I am not a fan of Peter Pan, but I have enjoyed a large majority of the variations that the Zenescope publishers have done with classic fairy tales. I have also read and enjoyed other books where Nathan Cross is a supporting character in the Grimm Universe. So, I thought that I would give this book a try and I am happy that I did.
It is a nice twist to see the Hook character as the good guy and Pan as the evil one. Having Nathan suffering from nightmares and a childhood trauma adds an extra dimension to the character. There was plenty of action to keep the story moving forward.
In the future it would be nice to have trades explaining more about the origin stories of the fairy Belle and Wendy's relationship with Neverland.
The art ranges from good to 'meh. Nothing really stands out.
It is a nice twist to see the Hook character as the good guy and Pan as the evil one. Having Nathan suffering from nightmares and a childhood trauma adds an extra dimension to the character. There was plenty of action to keep the story moving forward.
In the future it would be nice to have trades explaining more about the origin stories of the fairy Belle and Wendy's relationship with Neverland.
The art ranges from good to 'meh. Nothing really stands out.
January 7, 2026
Flipping the moralities of Pan and Hook makes for a decently interesting take on the Peter Pan story, or at least enough to sustain a volume or two. Interesting that this series didn't have the sustained appeal of the Zenescope Wonderland series, but I guess it's not as rich of a setting in some ways.
October 16, 2019
I expected a lot from this comic seeing as it was the gruesome version of Neverland. Everything seemed to wrap up nice and neat by the end, leaving no problem unattended. I wasn't a fan of that, but this did take only one sitting to read.
October 29, 2017
Pan as the bad guy, Hook as the good guy - a true fairy tale.
December 14, 2019
WOW this was bad!
July 27, 2020
Interesting fracture of the well-known tale with plenty of sexified female characters, horror, and blood.
September 25, 2020
This is on me. I knew what I was getting into when I purchased it so...shame on me.
April 1, 2016
Fairy tales always grab me; the originals, the retelling, the physiological analyses of why they do and don't work. So I was very glad to happen upon the Grimm Fairy Tales, which I had not heard of before.
In this dark, rather gritty retelling of the Peter Pan story, all previous stereotypes are turned on their head, Pan is not a nice guy and what he is doing to Neverland is no kids story. We start the story in the real world, here and now, where an unknowing Wendy is caring for her orphaned nephews, before they are stolen away by Pan. She must convince a street derelict with a missing hand to help her look for them.
The artwork really grabbed me in this trade; strong lines, good textures and an excellent use of colour to create a scene. The facial expressions especially were both mobile and, well, expressive. It's not a small thing as many graphic novels fail for me over plastic, immobile faces. Here I found the range of facial, emotive art to be exceptional and often I returned to a panel purely to examine what was was being done with the art. Especially in the early chapters, an exaggerated asymmetry to convey emotive settings impressed me.
The story and the artwork meshed beautifully and the panels and lettering fit in with both. I really hope I have occasion to read more of Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales in general and of Brusha, Deshong and Embury in particular, they seem to work well as a team.
The negatives (which I can always find) are that if you do not enjoy Boris Vallejo style sexualisation of women in art you will probably not fully enjoy this comic. There are a lot of pneumatic boobs, waists narrower than thighs and minuscule clothing. Personally, I quite like the style, and the boobies that have apparently been inflated with an air pump just give me a giggle.
The story is not entirely seamless; there are several plot moments where one is a bit lost and while they are not big things, they do give a reader a wtf moment or two.
Anyhow, enough of nit-picking, I still enjoyed it a great deal and would read more.
In this dark, rather gritty retelling of the Peter Pan story, all previous stereotypes are turned on their head, Pan is not a nice guy and what he is doing to Neverland is no kids story. We start the story in the real world, here and now, where an unknowing Wendy is caring for her orphaned nephews, before they are stolen away by Pan. She must convince a street derelict with a missing hand to help her look for them.
The artwork really grabbed me in this trade; strong lines, good textures and an excellent use of colour to create a scene. The facial expressions especially were both mobile and, well, expressive. It's not a small thing as many graphic novels fail for me over plastic, immobile faces. Here I found the range of facial, emotive art to be exceptional and often I returned to a panel purely to examine what was was being done with the art. Especially in the early chapters, an exaggerated asymmetry to convey emotive settings impressed me.
The story and the artwork meshed beautifully and the panels and lettering fit in with both. I really hope I have occasion to read more of Zenescope's Grimm Fairy Tales in general and of Brusha, Deshong and Embury in particular, they seem to work well as a team.
The negatives (which I can always find) are that if you do not enjoy Boris Vallejo style sexualisation of women in art you will probably not fully enjoy this comic. There are a lot of pneumatic boobs, waists narrower than thighs and minuscule clothing. Personally, I quite like the style, and the boobies that have apparently been inflated with an air pump just give me a giggle.
The story is not entirely seamless; there are several plot moments where one is a bit lost and while they are not big things, they do give a reader a wtf moment or two.
Anyhow, enough of nit-picking, I still enjoyed it a great deal and would read more.
March 18, 2012
I got this book for Christmas as a gift. It was a well done rendition of an adult version of Peter Pan. The drawing was fantastic as were the vivid colors used. The story did an excellent job of capturing some elements of mythology as well as the beloved childhood Peter Pan story.
This book is part of the Grimm Fairy Tales graphic novel universe, but works find as a stand alone story. Pan has found a way to live forever in Neverland. Back in our world children are mysteriously disappearing from their beds. Wendy gets involved when her two nephews go missing. Only one person can help her; Nathan Cross was kidnapped and taken to Neverland as a boy...he was the only one to escape back to our world. Nathan is a grown man and constantly medicated to protect him from his delusions. Now Wendy needs his help to cross back into Neverland, save her nephews, and stop Pan's evil reign.
The illustrations throughout are glossy, well finished, and colorful. The only thing that bothered me about them is the women are all drawn in a very overly sexy way...they are pretty much all shiny butts and huge gleaming breasts. If you can get around that fact, the drawing and backgrounds are very beautiful and well done. The overly sexy women didn't bother me a ton, but it did make me roll my eyes a lot.
This is a very dark, creative, and well done retelling of Peter Pan; more than a retelling it is kind of a continuation of the Pan story. Pan has gone evil and stayed in Neverland beyond his time. He is eating the life essence of children to sustain himself. All of the characters are well done. Nathan Cross was my favorite, he kind of turns into a cross between Captain Hook and Bruce Campbell from Evil Dead when he crosses into Neverland. Cross gets a very kick butt metal hook that has wonderful combative capabilities. Wendy stands well on her own as well.
This is definitely not a book for kids. There are some very heavy sexual overtones to the story and lots of gory combat. Still I really enjoyed the continuation of Peter Pan's story cast in an adult light. I thought the plot was very well put together and excellently told.
Overall a very entertaining continuation of Peter Pan's story. Excellent fight scenes, a wonderful plot that blends a little mythology and some fairy tale retelling. The illustrations are beautifully finished and colored; just beware this is one of those comics where all of the women are overly (almost laughably) sexy...there is no way these women could physically move around with the proportions they are given. Definitely a book for adults only, there is a dark sexual and violent overtone to a lot of the story. Still very creative and entertaining retelling; I enjoyed it and it made me want to read more by Brusha.
This book is part of the Grimm Fairy Tales graphic novel universe, but works find as a stand alone story. Pan has found a way to live forever in Neverland. Back in our world children are mysteriously disappearing from their beds. Wendy gets involved when her two nephews go missing. Only one person can help her; Nathan Cross was kidnapped and taken to Neverland as a boy...he was the only one to escape back to our world. Nathan is a grown man and constantly medicated to protect him from his delusions. Now Wendy needs his help to cross back into Neverland, save her nephews, and stop Pan's evil reign.
The illustrations throughout are glossy, well finished, and colorful. The only thing that bothered me about them is the women are all drawn in a very overly sexy way...they are pretty much all shiny butts and huge gleaming breasts. If you can get around that fact, the drawing and backgrounds are very beautiful and well done. The overly sexy women didn't bother me a ton, but it did make me roll my eyes a lot.
This is a very dark, creative, and well done retelling of Peter Pan; more than a retelling it is kind of a continuation of the Pan story. Pan has gone evil and stayed in Neverland beyond his time. He is eating the life essence of children to sustain himself. All of the characters are well done. Nathan Cross was my favorite, he kind of turns into a cross between Captain Hook and Bruce Campbell from Evil Dead when he crosses into Neverland. Cross gets a very kick butt metal hook that has wonderful combative capabilities. Wendy stands well on her own as well.
This is definitely not a book for kids. There are some very heavy sexual overtones to the story and lots of gory combat. Still I really enjoyed the continuation of Peter Pan's story cast in an adult light. I thought the plot was very well put together and excellently told.
Overall a very entertaining continuation of Peter Pan's story. Excellent fight scenes, a wonderful plot that blends a little mythology and some fairy tale retelling. The illustrations are beautifully finished and colored; just beware this is one of those comics where all of the women are overly (almost laughably) sexy...there is no way these women could physically move around with the proportions they are given. Definitely a book for adults only, there is a dark sexual and violent overtone to a lot of the story. Still very creative and entertaining retelling; I enjoyed it and it made me want to read more by Brusha.
August 6, 2013
I've always loved the story of Peter Pan and lately I've been trying to get my hands on every retelling out there. I thought that this would would be a nice twist to the already altered story because this is a graphic novel instead of a regular story. The summary was more than enough to gather my interest though I think the overall execution of the idea was nothing short of disappointing.
What the weak plot couldn't make me forget was the hyper sexualized images of every single female introduced into the story. Completely unnecessary, of course, and almost enough to make me put this down without finishing it. Knowing that the library I picked this up from had this in the YA section made it worse, too, because of the grossly disproportionate female bodies, accompanied by as little clothing as possible. It was disgusting. What makes it worse is knowing I like this comic book format but won't be able to enjoy it because of the way girls in general are portrayed. When Wendy is fighting for her life, the author even goes so far as to explain that the only reason she's effective is because she needs to save her kids. No explanations needed for the men who've never been in fights before, of course.
I really didn't like this book. Even getting over the images the plot was nothing unique. I've read evil Pan stories before and this one was more predictable than scary. At least in other tales where he feeds on the youth of children there are better characters and action, even if the plot is basically the same. Before reading this I considered getting other books, companions to this in the Grimm Fairy Tales Presents series, but I think I'll leave this art and this writing alone and try to find something much more enjoyable to spend my time on.
What the weak plot couldn't make me forget was the hyper sexualized images of every single female introduced into the story. Completely unnecessary, of course, and almost enough to make me put this down without finishing it. Knowing that the library I picked this up from had this in the YA section made it worse, too, because of the grossly disproportionate female bodies, accompanied by as little clothing as possible. It was disgusting. What makes it worse is knowing I like this comic book format but won't be able to enjoy it because of the way girls in general are portrayed. When Wendy is fighting for her life, the author even goes so far as to explain that the only reason she's effective is because she needs to save her kids. No explanations needed for the men who've never been in fights before, of course.
I really didn't like this book. Even getting over the images the plot was nothing unique. I've read evil Pan stories before and this one was more predictable than scary. At least in other tales where he feeds on the youth of children there are better characters and action, even if the plot is basically the same. Before reading this I considered getting other books, companions to this in the Grimm Fairy Tales Presents series, but I think I'll leave this art and this writing alone and try to find something much more enjoyable to spend my time on.
September 19, 2016
Peter Pan is one of my favorites, and this twisted version of an evil Pan is well done and entertaining. The art is fantastic within the comic issues themselves and the plotting is solid.
Peter Pan sucks souls from children for power? Twisted. Hook is a crazy hermit afraid to face his fears? What else could go wrong? Plenty.
There were some weaker plot points and action spots, and the Tinkerbell action plan at the end seems like they wrote themselves into a corner. Read my spoilers to see what I mean.
I wish the cover art and the extra pages at the end didn't have to be typical big breasted scantily clad Tink and Wendy stuff. This wasn't really a "sexy" comic so why are those in there?
Overall it's fun to turn a known world on its ear and change it all up. I enjoyed it's complex psychology and cool action.
Peter Pan sucks souls from children for power? Twisted. Hook is a crazy hermit afraid to face his fears? What else could go wrong? Plenty.
There were some weaker plot points and action spots, and the Tinkerbell action plan at the end seems like they wrote themselves into a corner. Read my spoilers to see what I mean.
I wish the cover art and the extra pages at the end didn't have to be typical big breasted scantily clad Tink and Wendy stuff. This wasn't really a "sexy" comic so why are those in there?
Overall it's fun to turn a known world on its ear and change it all up. I enjoyed it's complex psychology and cool action.
January 30, 2014
I do love the story, even if it isn't super original and I love the artwork. I'm left at the end though with a few unanswered questions and I hope that the second book will do that for me. We all know a version of Peter Pan but in a story, a writer should somewhat assume that the reader has not heard the tale and its not just the Peter Pan story but the one you are recreating as in this version of Neverland. So when Pan's character mentions he knows Wendy darling from the past, we'd like to know that past; what is he talking about seeing as she does not remember. When and under what circumstance. Oh we can all probably guess that she came to Neverland at some point as a child but according tot he book, Neverland has not been the same safe place for a very long time; that children now only go there when they are taken. Then there is the question with John Cross (Hook's) character. How did he get off the island the first time? What is this power Burr was talking about and what is their relationship really. Burr said he knew Cross from the first time. How did Cross get back to Neverland. There are other questions. Let's see what the next book has to tell me.
January 28, 2014
This twisted re-imagining of Peter Pan has me on the fence. On the one hand, the art and layout is great, and the story is a perspective that gives the original tale a far darker tint. On the other, it trades a fair bit of exposition and development for redundancy and throwaway motives that are never explained, with gratuitous pandering thrown in for good measure, in the form of barely-clothed nymphs taking the place of every female character.
Interesting, but there are probably similar tales available that are done better.
Interesting, but there are probably similar tales available that are done better.
April 26, 2015
I just loved it. I started reading this comic on a mobile phone app called Comics by comiXology. Here you are only able to read a few panels and then you'd have to wait for the next ones to be released. I always wished it to be possible to buy the complete gravic novel in Germany and about 4 years later I found a store where I could order it. The drawings are pretty messy and sometimes irritating but I love that style and the plot twist to the original Peter Pan story is just awesome and a very interesting point of view.
February 4, 2012
Awesome premise but not well executed. The art is pretty atrocious with no sense of panel flow. Important scenes buried in the gutter. Confusing action sequences. Oh, and ridiculously hypersexed female characters. Lame.
But, it makes me want to read (or write?) a similar yet competent take on Peter Pan wherein Pan is a vampiric entity sucking youth from our kids to live forever and the brave Captain Hook is our only hope at stopping him.
But, it makes me want to read (or write?) a similar yet competent take on Peter Pan wherein Pan is a vampiric entity sucking youth from our kids to live forever and the brave Captain Hook is our only hope at stopping him.
March 25, 2016
Interesting concept poor execution. Why does Pan want Wendy? How did he even know her? A lot on Nathan struggling which got boring and not enough on the background on every one else. Felt rushed at the end. The sexualized portrayal of the female characters was a bit much and really was a turn-off for me as a female. He keeps me away from these stories as they were borderline pornography.
January 31, 2012
A very different look on Pan and Neverland. A disturbing look. But as many other books with children as victims I was unable to appreciate much of the story without my disgust overwhelming other senses. I did like the play on the modern world and the effects it is having on people.
December 12, 2012
Among the Zenescope fairy tale reimaginings, this is one of the better ones. The role reversal of Pan and Hook could be considered an expected cliche but it works here and is done well. Also has enough cheesecake art that is a Zenescope trademark.
June 13, 2015
this is the reason i read zenescope books - terrific story and art. (didn't buy the comics when they came out because of the covers.) AND this one has a happy ending! the best of their books i've read so far.
April 20, 2013
Read in January 2012.
Read in January 2013.
Read in January 2013.
May 1, 2012
okay - not as well executed as the earlier variant.
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