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Cautionary Fables & Fairytales
Cautionary Fables and Fairy-tales
Old Tale of Magic and Woe.
Come see Kate Ashwin (Widdershins & Darken), Kory Bing (Skin Deep), Marcy Cagle (Kiwi Blitz), KC Green (Gunshow), Kel McDonald (Sorcery 101), Joe Pimenta (A Friendly Game), Katie and Steve Shanahan (Silly Kingdom & Flight), and Lin Visel (Effort Comics) as they share with you fairytales you think you know.
Come see Kate Ashwin (Widdershins & Darken), Kory Bing (Skin Deep), Marcy Cagle (Kiwi Blitz), KC Green (Gunshow), Kel McDonald (Sorcery 101), Joe Pimenta (A Friendly Game), Katie and Steve Shanahan (Silly Kingdom & Flight), and Lin Visel (Effort Comics) as they share with you fairytales you think you know.
199 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2012
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March 23, 2020
Some fun and sometimes dark retellings of classic European fairy tales by a group of indie and webcomic artists. There were a few that I hadn't heard before like Tatterhood and the Nixie of the Mill-Pond as well. I liked the slant the artists put on some of these stories that we've heard many times before. Part of the Cautionary Fables and Fairy-tales anthology series.
Received a review copy from Iron Circus Comics and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
Received a review copy from Iron Circus Comics and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own and in no way influenced by the aforementioned.
January 7, 2024
This collection of graphic novels read like Fractured Fairy Tales, as they are slight twists on fairy tales from Europe. The art styles vary and are appealing from a visual perspective, but they are more on the cartoony side. I liked this collection but I found it wasn't that impactful to me. I am looking forward to checking out the other volumes from different regions of the world.
April 22, 2020
I love folklore and fairy tales! Ever since childhood I have been drawn to stories passed down from past generations ... legends, folk lore, fairy tales, ghost stories, historical tales, morality stories. I enjoy them all! And that life long love is why I enjoy the more modern versions too - urban legends, reddit scary tales, and creepy pasta stories. Those are just the internet-era versions of folk lore and legends. Books, audio, YouTube videos, message boards, podcasts.....I love those stories that pass from person to person and embrace the old and the new. Usually at the very very center there is a kernel of truth (or more than a kernel sometimes) or at least an important moral lesson (stay away from weirdos, lock your doors, beware of dangerous people, use your brains in a bad situation, etc etc) So, when I saw this modern graphic novel re-telling of some classic fairy tales, I knew I had to read it!
Cautionary Tales. Stories to teach, stories to protect, stories to warn. The Nixie of the Mill Pond gathers eight European fairy tales with a cautionary theme:
Jack and the Beanstalk - Mary Cagle
The Singing Bone - K. C. Green
Puss in Boots - Kate Ashwin
Tatterhood - Kate and Shaggy Shanahan
Rapunzel - Ovens
Kid Brother - Carla Speed McNeil
The Nixie of the Mill Pond - Cory McNeil
Bisclavret - Kel McDonald
Hamelin's Piper - Jose Pimentia
The target audience for this collection is middle grade kids. The stories are age appropriate, so each story is relatively simple and short. The more grisly parts of the original stories are toned down a bit....still there, but not quite as in-your-face as the originals. Example: The giant still smells the blood of an Englishman...but he only says it a couple times not 1000 times and he isn't chewing on people parts. It's implied....but not in an age inappropriate way. Big scary giant....no spurting blood. Fun, quick read! I liked all the stories and enjoyed seeing the different art styles.
My favorite? Hamelin's Piper. Very cool art! And a wordless re-telling. Nice!
There are four other graphic novels in this series showcasing stories from other areas of the world. I definitely want to read the rest!!
**I voluntarily read a review copy of this graphic novel from Iron Circus Comics. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**
Cautionary Tales. Stories to teach, stories to protect, stories to warn. The Nixie of the Mill Pond gathers eight European fairy tales with a cautionary theme:
Jack and the Beanstalk - Mary Cagle
The Singing Bone - K. C. Green
Puss in Boots - Kate Ashwin
Tatterhood - Kate and Shaggy Shanahan
Rapunzel - Ovens
Kid Brother - Carla Speed McNeil
The Nixie of the Mill Pond - Cory McNeil
Bisclavret - Kel McDonald
Hamelin's Piper - Jose Pimentia
The target audience for this collection is middle grade kids. The stories are age appropriate, so each story is relatively simple and short. The more grisly parts of the original stories are toned down a bit....still there, but not quite as in-your-face as the originals. Example: The giant still smells the blood of an Englishman...but he only says it a couple times not 1000 times and he isn't chewing on people parts. It's implied....but not in an age inappropriate way. Big scary giant....no spurting blood. Fun, quick read! I liked all the stories and enjoyed seeing the different art styles.
My favorite? Hamelin's Piper. Very cool art! And a wordless re-telling. Nice!
There are four other graphic novels in this series showcasing stories from other areas of the world. I definitely want to read the rest!!
**I voluntarily read a review copy of this graphic novel from Iron Circus Comics. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**
July 19, 2020
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.
May 10, 2022
Dark and twisted takes on dark and twisted fairy tales, with all the cold-blooded murder, decapitation, and cruel fates that would upset tots but should please horror-loving teens and adults.
FOR REFERENCE
Originally published in 2012 as as "Cautionary Fables and Fairy-Tales: Europe Edition." Reprinted in 2020 as "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories."
Contents:
• Jack and the Beanstalk (England) / Mary Cagle
• The Singing Bone (Germany) / K. C. Green
• Puss in Boots (Italy) / Kate Ashwin
• Tatterhood (Norway) / Adapted by Shaggy Shanahan [a/k/a Steven Shanahan] and drawn by Katie Shanahan
• Rapunzel (Germany) / Ovens [a/k/a Lin Visel]
• Kid Brother (Russia) / Carla Speed McNeil
• The Nixie of the Mill Pond (Germany) / Kory Bing
• Bisclavret (France) / Story by Marie De France, Art by Kel McDonald
• Hamelin's Piper (Germany) / Jose Pimienta
• About the Artists
• Extras
FOR REFERENCE
Originally published in 2012 as as "Cautionary Fables and Fairy-Tales: Europe Edition." Reprinted in 2020 as "The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories."
Contents:
• Jack and the Beanstalk (England) / Mary Cagle
• The Singing Bone (Germany) / K. C. Green
• Puss in Boots (Italy) / Kate Ashwin
• Tatterhood (Norway) / Adapted by Shaggy Shanahan [a/k/a Steven Shanahan] and drawn by Katie Shanahan
• Rapunzel (Germany) / Ovens [a/k/a Lin Visel]
• Kid Brother (Russia) / Carla Speed McNeil
• The Nixie of the Mill Pond (Germany) / Kory Bing
• Bisclavret (France) / Story by Marie De France, Art by Kel McDonald
• Hamelin's Piper (Germany) / Jose Pimienta
• About the Artists
• Extras
September 2, 2022
Not as good as the other two that I have read so far in the series. But I loved Tatterhood.
July 5, 2020
Normally I am up for all types of folklore but upon actually reading the Table of Contents I found myself disappointed for instead of being folklore these are actually fairytales. Now don't get me wrong I love my fairytales so I chose to continue and explore the book as such but found myself wanting to quit within the first story.
Due to the authors and artists are all different there aren't many similarities to compare with in the stories besides they all come from the same continent. Some stories are put in a more historical background and there are some that are in more modern background. Some have really well-done illustrations and some are cringe-worthy to say the least.
As to the different stories here are my thoughts:
✰✰Jack & the Bean Stalk
jack is portrayed at quite a younger age than he normally is shown in stories and is shown more like an anime-type or video game styled character. I loved the way the bean stalk was portrayed quite differently than in many normal versions and found it interesting how they got rid of the giant instead of the usual ax. What agitated me with this variation was the fact he told the harp that she thought her music was good and then turned around a few spots later while telling her almost hypocritically that even with her music being bad people would come to see her. So is he really saying he didn't like her music and took her for a novelty item to be manipulated to make them even more money?
✰The Singing Bone
This is the one that really agitated me so much just due to the style of the characters. Their forms, their facial features and even their mannerisms all reminded me so much of the cartoons that I loathed as a child and adult. The story implied early on that the prizes could have been shared, which is disturbing in its own right, especially as you find out the princess isn't the same creature as the main characters were. The only one that was slightly cute was the strange fox skipping around playing the bone before it started singing and then after the bone it just fell off the cute wagon.
✰✰✰Puss In Boots
This was one of the better stories in the book and did explore a different than usual ending as well as beginning. Instead of the two older brothers joining together, the eldest drives out both brothers to seek their fortune including the youngest who just wants to work in the mill. Puss in this version becomes a manipulative status-climber who ignores the desires of his master until his fateful run-in with the ogre. Loved how this one ended - so creative, so possibly pervie and yet surprising.
✰✰Tatterhood
I don't remember having heard of this particular tale but it works off the concept of their being one bad twin and one good twin so as a result the stereotypes for that concept is all played out in the stories. Their queen's hand-wringing and the awful characterization drawings of a few characters bothered me a bit but the story is cute while the calf reminds me of the Christmas calf Annabelle. What makes the story a bit off was the fact they went to the secret troll village but if it was so secret then how did they know how to get there? The end is a bit more of a girl empowerment-type ending to help continue on the message of redemption for Tatterhood as her sister is given no name.
✰✰✰Rapunzel
This was one of the few stories that had little or no writing to it and so the story was mostly told through the details. What stood out to me was the fact that it seemed a bit of a mix of the original fairytale that we all know mixed with Disney's "Tangled". Unlike either of those types of stories the story is really abbreviated by starting off in what would be the middle and seemingly also ending in the middle as well while giving this tale a particularly dark ending.
✰✰Kid Brother
Yet another story I hadn't heard of but it does in a sense almost resembles the Seven Swans. The kid brother makes for a spirited but very cute goat. The pictures were really detailed and there was lots of words, which made it hard to read on my digital reader as it doesn't like to enlarge reading material. The illustrations were quite realistic but in some cases there was so much going on it was quite hard to distinguish the differences, especially with all the talking housewares. And I am still trying to figure out the ending for why would the story's events have any say on whether they may have kids or not?
✰The Nixie of the Mill Pond
I hadn't heard of the Nixie before but she can basically be replaced with almost any story that has some type of fae creature that sneakily encourages a brash promise by the protagonist and as such is quite common. In this case I found that the Nixie was rather hard to place gender-wise for she truly resembled Marilyn Manson but other female characters also seemed to have a hint of the more masculine look than feminine. The story wasn't bad but it wasn't good and the whole ending just leaves the reading hanging since there is no explanation about the end illustration.
✰✰✰✰Bisclavret
Although not hearing of this particular tale there are enough similar stories that it wasn't too strange for me. I love the portrayal of Bisclavret and the way the human characters were portrayed except the annoying nose of Lady Bisclavret. Not much words were used but the details and the placing of the words made this a delicious story to enjoy even though it did turn quite gruesome in the end.
✰✰✰✰Hamelin's Piper
This was the only story that had no writing in it and even where their would have been writing in the village it looked like runes were used instead. Since of the lack of writing the story's illustrations were quite graphic while emphasizing just how bad the rats actually were by using details such as a rat attacking a cat, bold rats everywhere and what looks like a man impaling a rat using a pitchfork in the meeting. The story from there progresses basically as almost every other version that is mostly know to readers but changes slightly in the end with the way the parents are stopped from saving their children and their joyful comparison even as they meet their end is a stark contrast against the terror and shock of the adults of the town.
Although I would have loved to have seen some of these done in color I am not sure if that is the plan for the end work. All in all, though, even if some of the stories are more creatively done I couldn't find it in my heart to recommend these makeovers to other fairytale fans for they will surely be disappointed in the whole collection when compared to better works that have made their own take on the same types of stories.
**Please note I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review**
Due to the authors and artists are all different there aren't many similarities to compare with in the stories besides they all come from the same continent. Some stories are put in a more historical background and there are some that are in more modern background. Some have really well-done illustrations and some are cringe-worthy to say the least.
As to the different stories here are my thoughts:
✰✰Jack & the Bean Stalk
jack is portrayed at quite a younger age than he normally is shown in stories and is shown more like an anime-type or video game styled character. I loved the way the bean stalk was portrayed quite differently than in many normal versions and found it interesting how they got rid of the giant instead of the usual ax. What agitated me with this variation was the fact he told the harp that she thought her music was good and then turned around a few spots later while telling her almost hypocritically that even with her music being bad people would come to see her. So is he really saying he didn't like her music and took her for a novelty item to be manipulated to make them even more money?
✰The Singing Bone
This is the one that really agitated me so much just due to the style of the characters. Their forms, their facial features and even their mannerisms all reminded me so much of the cartoons that I loathed as a child and adult. The story implied early on that the prizes could have been shared, which is disturbing in its own right, especially as you find out the princess isn't the same creature as the main characters were. The only one that was slightly cute was the strange fox skipping around playing the bone before it started singing and then after the bone it just fell off the cute wagon.
✰✰✰Puss In Boots
This was one of the better stories in the book and did explore a different than usual ending as well as beginning. Instead of the two older brothers joining together, the eldest drives out both brothers to seek their fortune including the youngest who just wants to work in the mill. Puss in this version becomes a manipulative status-climber who ignores the desires of his master until his fateful run-in with the ogre. Loved how this one ended - so creative, so possibly pervie and yet surprising.
✰✰Tatterhood
I don't remember having heard of this particular tale but it works off the concept of their being one bad twin and one good twin so as a result the stereotypes for that concept is all played out in the stories. Their queen's hand-wringing and the awful characterization drawings of a few characters bothered me a bit but the story is cute while the calf reminds me of the Christmas calf Annabelle. What makes the story a bit off was the fact they went to the secret troll village but if it was so secret then how did they know how to get there? The end is a bit more of a girl empowerment-type ending to help continue on the message of redemption for Tatterhood as her sister is given no name.
✰✰✰Rapunzel
This was one of the few stories that had little or no writing to it and so the story was mostly told through the details. What stood out to me was the fact that it seemed a bit of a mix of the original fairytale that we all know mixed with Disney's "Tangled". Unlike either of those types of stories the story is really abbreviated by starting off in what would be the middle and seemingly also ending in the middle as well while giving this tale a particularly dark ending.
✰✰Kid Brother
Yet another story I hadn't heard of but it does in a sense almost resembles the Seven Swans. The kid brother makes for a spirited but very cute goat. The pictures were really detailed and there was lots of words, which made it hard to read on my digital reader as it doesn't like to enlarge reading material. The illustrations were quite realistic but in some cases there was so much going on it was quite hard to distinguish the differences, especially with all the talking housewares. And I am still trying to figure out the ending for why would the story's events have any say on whether they may have kids or not?
✰The Nixie of the Mill Pond
I hadn't heard of the Nixie before but she can basically be replaced with almost any story that has some type of fae creature that sneakily encourages a brash promise by the protagonist and as such is quite common. In this case I found that the Nixie was rather hard to place gender-wise for she truly resembled Marilyn Manson but other female characters also seemed to have a hint of the more masculine look than feminine. The story wasn't bad but it wasn't good and the whole ending just leaves the reading hanging since there is no explanation about the end illustration.
✰✰✰✰Bisclavret
Although not hearing of this particular tale there are enough similar stories that it wasn't too strange for me. I love the portrayal of Bisclavret and the way the human characters were portrayed except the annoying nose of Lady Bisclavret. Not much words were used but the details and the placing of the words made this a delicious story to enjoy even though it did turn quite gruesome in the end.
✰✰✰✰Hamelin's Piper
This was the only story that had no writing in it and even where their would have been writing in the village it looked like runes were used instead. Since of the lack of writing the story's illustrations were quite graphic while emphasizing just how bad the rats actually were by using details such as a rat attacking a cat, bold rats everywhere and what looks like a man impaling a rat using a pitchfork in the meeting. The story from there progresses basically as almost every other version that is mostly know to readers but changes slightly in the end with the way the parents are stopped from saving their children and their joyful comparison even as they meet their end is a stark contrast against the terror and shock of the adults of the town.
Although I would have loved to have seen some of these done in color I am not sure if that is the plan for the end work. All in all, though, even if some of the stories are more creatively done I couldn't find it in my heart to recommend these makeovers to other fairytale fans for they will surely be disappointed in the whole collection when compared to better works that have made their own take on the same types of stories.
**Please note I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review**
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 29, 2016
As other reviewers stated, the quality in this collection is pretty uneven. The standouts for me were:
My favorites:
The Singing Bone by K.C. Green: The style of this reminded me of old, gross 90s Nicktoons, and I loved that. Ah, nostalgia.
Tatterhood by Katie Shanahan and Shaggy Shanahan: Both the style and story for this were pretty freaking adorable. It felt very kid-friendly Sunday comics-y.
Hamelin's Piper by Joe Pimienta: Beautiful, beautiful artwork, and a complete story without a single word (sans title).
The artwork for Rapunzel by Lin Visel was also nice to look at.
My favorites:
The Singing Bone by K.C. Green: The style of this reminded me of old, gross 90s Nicktoons, and I loved that. Ah, nostalgia.
Tatterhood by Katie Shanahan and Shaggy Shanahan: Both the style and story for this were pretty freaking adorable. It felt very kid-friendly Sunday comics-y.
Hamelin's Piper by Joe Pimienta: Beautiful, beautiful artwork, and a complete story without a single word (sans title).
The artwork for Rapunzel by Lin Visel was also nice to look at.
August 2, 2014
Like most various artist compilations, the stories here are up and down. Tatterhood was my favorite, a new story of sisterly love that felt very much like a fairy tale, and Bisclavret was a nice little morality tale of knights and werewolves. The art on The Pied Piper was impressive, supporting a story with no words, though I'm not sure I would have understood it without knowing the fairy tale. The take on Rapunzel had its moments too. None are outright bad, but none really shone. A decent diversion, but not much more.
July 6, 2016
Cute, but too simplistic for me. Would be great for kids, though.
March 20, 2019
Absolutely lovely, includes a few stories I didn't know as well as some retellings.
November 30, 2025
Rating: 4* of five
The Publisher Says: "Wait until the full moon rises, sit at the bank and play a beautiful tune. Then you will see what happens."
Giant beanstalks, trickster cats, magic pipers, royal werewolves, marauding trolls, and wooden battle spoons? You may think you know where these are going but take another look; your favorite European folktales are refreshed, rebooted, and totally reimagined in this high-spirited and hilarious comics collection!
I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.
My Review: A collection of folktales, some familiar and some not (I myownself had never heard of the title tale "Tatterhood and the Nixie of the Mill-Pond"), some on a more humorous retelling and others chilling, so there's truly something for every graphic novel palate in these nine tales.
I wasn't as drawn (!) to this iteration of "Rapunzel" or the editor's contribution, "Bisclavret" (an ancient French werewolf tale), so I shaved off a star. I think the intended ten and up audience will find the mix of familiar and unfamiliar, comedic and serious, retellings very much to their liking. The art is uniformly good to look at ("Pied Piper" provided):
"Jack and the Beanstalk" from the publisher's website:
All the stories offer something extra from their older modes of telling/retelling thanks to the artists' contributions. A book that delights art-loving, story-loving, and folklore-fancying readers.
The Publisher Says: "Wait until the full moon rises, sit at the bank and play a beautiful tune. Then you will see what happens."
Giant beanstalks, trickster cats, magic pipers, royal werewolves, marauding trolls, and wooden battle spoons? You may think you know where these are going but take another look; your favorite European folktales are refreshed, rebooted, and totally reimagined in this high-spirited and hilarious comics collection!
I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.
My Review: A collection of folktales, some familiar and some not (I myownself had never heard of the title tale "Tatterhood and the Nixie of the Mill-Pond"), some on a more humorous retelling and others chilling, so there's truly something for every graphic novel palate in these nine tales.
I wasn't as drawn (!) to this iteration of "Rapunzel" or the editor's contribution, "Bisclavret" (an ancient French werewolf tale), so I shaved off a star. I think the intended ten and up audience will find the mix of familiar and unfamiliar, comedic and serious, retellings very much to their liking. The art is uniformly good to look at ("Pied Piper" provided):
"Jack and the Beanstalk" from the publisher's website:
All the stories offer something extra from their older modes of telling/retelling thanks to the artists' contributions. A book that delights art-loving, story-loving, and folklore-fancying readers.
July 19, 2020
A (very) short collection of fairy tales in graphic novel form.
Jack and the Bean Stalk by Mary Cagle is cute and straightforward. You all know the story (it's pretty popular children's film fodder) and the artwork reminds me of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker .
In The Singing Bone, a... rabbit (look, I know it makes less sense than usual, but it's K.C. Green's interpretation) is betrayed by his friend when he wins the hand of the princess and a lifetime supply of carrots, but his bones one day expose the treachery. God, that was hard to describe. I've always loved this story, it's so morbid and reminiscent of an Edgar Allan Poe story with its 'truth from beyond the grave' stinger, but doing the story with cartoon bunny rabbits is just weird. And the artwork makes them look like an adult cartoon show; I kept expecting a barf joke.
A miller's son is kicked out after his father's passing and is left with nothing but the inheritance of a Puss in Boots who promises to make his fortune. Kate Ashwin's interpretation changes up the ending a bit and her artwork is cute. So far it's the best story in that it brings a little something new to the table, but I suspect that's about to change with the next fairy tale.
Tatterhood by Katie & Shaggy Shanahan is the whole reason I bought this book. The original fairy tale takes the story of a wild, mangy princess with a 'doesn't intend to change herself to fit anyone's expectation' attitude rescuing her beautiful sister from trolls, and wraps it up with a 'she was secretly beautiful and perfect all along' ending. Katie & Shaggy Shanahan change the ending to better match the rest of the story and maintain all that beautiful 'fuck the status quo' personality. The artwork is fun and vibrant, the story is funny and action-packed, and it's easily the jewel of this collection.
Rapunzel by Lin Visel tells the classic tale of a maiden in a tower with a twist downer ending that cuts off the story at what's usually the halfway point. Anyone who reads my reviews knows I hate downer or bittersweet endings, but the artwork is beautiful so I can somewhat forgive it.
Nixie of the Mill-Pond by Kory Bing is terrifying, ominous, and the artwork can be chilling (the backgrounds are nice and the nixie is horrifying, but the ordinary people are a little strange. Everyone looks like they have nixie blood somewhere in their family trees). It tells the story of a miller whose bad luck turns when he accidently promises his firstborn to a German water sprite.
Bisclavret by Marie de France & art by Kel McDonald tells of a werewolf betrayed by his spouse and the revenge he deals. It's a good story with some gore (the wife's nose is ripped off) and lovely artwork.
The Pied Piper by Joe Pimenta is a straightforward telling with some beautiful artwork.
EDITING:
The book has a problem, but it's nothing to do with the editing.
ARTWORK:
I realize the artwork is all by different people and there are bits and pieces that I admired, but the only one that appealed to me entirely was Katie Shanahan's work on Tatterhood.
ENJOYABILITY:
I'm sorry to say that I was reading this compilation thinking 'I can't believe I spent ten dollars to download this'. The stories are mostly straight forward retellings with nothing new brought to the table, and the selection is absurdly small for the price.
THE VERDICT?
I can't believe I spent ten dollars to download this.
Jack and the Bean Stalk by Mary Cagle is cute and straightforward. You all know the story (it's pretty popular children's film fodder) and the artwork reminds me of Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker .
In The Singing Bone, a... rabbit (look, I know it makes less sense than usual, but it's K.C. Green's interpretation) is betrayed by his friend when he wins the hand of the princess and a lifetime supply of carrots, but his bones one day expose the treachery. God, that was hard to describe. I've always loved this story, it's so morbid and reminiscent of an Edgar Allan Poe story with its 'truth from beyond the grave' stinger, but doing the story with cartoon bunny rabbits is just weird. And the artwork makes them look like an adult cartoon show; I kept expecting a barf joke.
A miller's son is kicked out after his father's passing and is left with nothing but the inheritance of a Puss in Boots who promises to make his fortune. Kate Ashwin's interpretation changes up the ending a bit and her artwork is cute. So far it's the best story in that it brings a little something new to the table, but I suspect that's about to change with the next fairy tale.
Tatterhood by Katie & Shaggy Shanahan is the whole reason I bought this book. The original fairy tale takes the story of a wild, mangy princess with a 'doesn't intend to change herself to fit anyone's expectation' attitude rescuing her beautiful sister from trolls, and wraps it up with a 'she was secretly beautiful and perfect all along' ending. Katie & Shaggy Shanahan change the ending to better match the rest of the story and maintain all that beautiful 'fuck the status quo' personality. The artwork is fun and vibrant, the story is funny and action-packed, and it's easily the jewel of this collection.
Rapunzel by Lin Visel tells the classic tale of a maiden in a tower with a twist downer ending that cuts off the story at what's usually the halfway point. Anyone who reads my reviews knows I hate downer or bittersweet endings, but the artwork is beautiful so I can somewhat forgive it.
Nixie of the Mill-Pond by Kory Bing is terrifying, ominous, and the artwork can be chilling (the backgrounds are nice and the nixie is horrifying, but the ordinary people are a little strange. Everyone looks like they have nixie blood somewhere in their family trees). It tells the story of a miller whose bad luck turns when he accidently promises his firstborn to a German water sprite.
Bisclavret by Marie de France & art by Kel McDonald tells of a werewolf betrayed by his spouse and the revenge he deals. It's a good story with some gore (the wife's nose is ripped off) and lovely artwork.
The Pied Piper by Joe Pimenta is a straightforward telling with some beautiful artwork.
EDITING:
The book has a problem, but it's nothing to do with the editing.
ARTWORK:
I realize the artwork is all by different people and there are bits and pieces that I admired, but the only one that appealed to me entirely was Katie Shanahan's work on Tatterhood.
ENJOYABILITY:
I'm sorry to say that I was reading this compilation thinking 'I can't believe I spent ten dollars to download this'. The stories are mostly straight forward retellings with nothing new brought to the table, and the selection is absurdly small for the price.
THE VERDICT?
I can't believe I spent ten dollars to download this.
July 19, 2020
Well, well, well... It's time to write a short review for each story.
Jack and the Bean Stalk by Mary Cagle: ★★★
I like the art and Jack: he was such a funny character.
The Singing Bone by K.C. Green: ★★
I didn't know the story and it was extremely interesting. Too bad the art didn't measure up.
Puss in Boots by Kate Ashwin: ★★★
I've never heard of this version of the story before and it was funny to read about this Puss in Boots. The miller's son was so naïve, poor boy: all he wanted was a mill.
Tatterhood by Katie & Shaggy Shanahan: ★★★★
Probably the best story of the lot. I don't like the art that much but it sure is perfect for the story it's telling.
Rapunzel by Lin Visel: ★★
A bit too slow and I didn't like the art. In addition, it has a very sad ending.
Nixie of the Mill-Pond by Kory Bing: ★★
Not my favorite type of story but the art is quite good.
Bisclavret by Mel McDonald: ★★★
Don't like the art (too dark tones) but the story is OK.
The Pied Piper by Joe Pimenta: ★★★
This is so beautiful...
So, I don't want to do the math but I'm pretty sure this anthology deserve ★★★ stars.
Jack and the Bean Stalk by Mary Cagle: ★★★
I like the art and Jack: he was such a funny character.
The Singing Bone by K.C. Green: ★★
I didn't know the story and it was extremely interesting. Too bad the art didn't measure up.
Puss in Boots by Kate Ashwin: ★★★
I've never heard of this version of the story before and it was funny to read about this Puss in Boots. The miller's son was so naïve, poor boy: all he wanted was a mill.
Tatterhood by Katie & Shaggy Shanahan: ★★★★
Probably the best story of the lot. I don't like the art that much but it sure is perfect for the story it's telling.
Rapunzel by Lin Visel: ★★
A bit too slow and I didn't like the art. In addition, it has a very sad ending.
Nixie of the Mill-Pond by Kory Bing: ★★
Not my favorite type of story but the art is quite good.
Bisclavret by Mel McDonald: ★★★
Don't like the art (too dark tones) but the story is OK.
The Pied Piper by Joe Pimenta: ★★★
This is so beautiful...
So, I don't want to do the math but I'm pretty sure this anthology deserve ★★★ stars.
March 9, 2020
What I really liked about this graphic novel was reading all of the fairy tales from different cultures. And, there were so many I hadn't heard of! Even if I had heard of them, some had a new twist on them.
Even though this book is listed for middle schoolers, I definitely think all ages, including adults, would enjoy this book. It is nostalgic, but it is also just fun.
What I didn't like about this graphic novel were some of layouts of the drawings. I just thought it was hard to follow in some instances what part was supposed to be read next.
I will definitely recommend this title to the school librarians in my service area, but I don't think the tweens who come to my programs would particularly care for this graphic novel.
Even though this book is listed for middle schoolers, I definitely think all ages, including adults, would enjoy this book. It is nostalgic, but it is also just fun.
What I didn't like about this graphic novel were some of layouts of the drawings. I just thought it was hard to follow in some instances what part was supposed to be read next.
I will definitely recommend this title to the school librarians in my service area, but I don't think the tweens who come to my programs would particularly care for this graphic novel.
September 3, 2019
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.
March 11, 2020
*Received via NetGalley for review*
A very engaging collection of different European fairy tales - some familiar ones and some interesting lesser known ones. This means there's a nice variety of art styles, too.
A very engaging collection of different European fairy tales - some familiar ones and some interesting lesser known ones. This means there's a nice variety of art styles, too.
May 14, 2017
It was ok. Some artists were better then others.
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October 25, 2024please spare historical context. i've said it for every collection in this series and i'll say it again. since these tales are a bit more familiar to me i can tell more readily how fast and loose they're willing to play with the specifics / endings. and that's fine! i like a fairy tale adaptation and such.
but i just wish they provided historical context. what was changed? what moral was the story originally supposed to represent? idk. IDK!!!!!
but i just wish they provided historical context. what was changed? what moral was the story originally supposed to represent? idk. IDK!!!!!
March 18, 2024
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June 18, 2020
After volumes concerning Africa and Asia we finally hit the motherlode of folk-tales, and Europe, in what was my first evidence of this series of freshened-up-for-da-youths comic versions of the classics. We start with Jack and the Giant Beanstalk, which is OK, but for its cheesily childish visual style, and deviations from the routine telling of the tale, that don't add much. The Singing Bone is apparently an Italian legend showing what happens when two people want the same thing, when a pair of prizes on offer for killing a rampant wild boar cause conflict in two rabbits. Bizarrely the moral suggests the prizes, including the princess, could have been shared, in what is a rare instance of comic books for this audience suggesting that you, as a princess prize for some questing character, should be at liberty to shag around and get swapped if it's a tie.
After that a flippant look at Puss in Boots provides for a satisfying and enjoyable ending, if a fair bit too much before then rankled. Tatterhood, one of the lesser-known works here as it's from Norway, has a pair of chalk and cheese twins, a troll invasion and some head-swapping. Rapunzel gets about the worst telling of it the world has ever known. Even less known, something Russian, is about the worst telling of anything anywhere – by the time Baba Yaga got involved with the young bride and her princely husband and her brother who was now a kid goat, I'd lost both the will to live and the ability to tell what was going on in the illustrations. I had a vague recognition of the title story, with the miller forced to protect his first-born son from a promise made, and this was done with a lot more class than the average here – not afraid to give a narrative voice-over, providing clarity with different fonts for every speaker (even a Germanic Gothic one) and, while not being perfect at the end, being much more what was expected of a book like this. And it was unfortunately a highlight, for the next tale, of a wronged werewolf, was clumsily told, again asking the young reader to do too much with the many wordless frames and the incoherent plotting; and a version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was proof of how and why this book had failed. In trying for a wordless, expressionistic take on things (witness the Piper as a black fog taking the children of the town over a moat's bridge that then gets demolished) it defeated understanding at times, for this adult, let alone the target audience.
Do these people really think they're improving the originals? Have they presented the Grimm et al so often they feel the need to do something radically different? If the answers are no, and I know for a fact they should be, then bloody well stick to what has served mankind perfectly well up to now, without your oddball take on things. Neither the children this is targeted at, nor the original stories, deserve this book – and even the bits I could enjoy were severely tainted by being in such frequently bad company. Even with their efforts, the feel this left means even the bits of value here get negated, and the whole thing is worth a whopping one star.
After that a flippant look at Puss in Boots provides for a satisfying and enjoyable ending, if a fair bit too much before then rankled. Tatterhood, one of the lesser-known works here as it's from Norway, has a pair of chalk and cheese twins, a troll invasion and some head-swapping. Rapunzel gets about the worst telling of it the world has ever known. Even less known, something Russian, is about the worst telling of anything anywhere – by the time Baba Yaga got involved with the young bride and her princely husband and her brother who was now a kid goat, I'd lost both the will to live and the ability to tell what was going on in the illustrations. I had a vague recognition of the title story, with the miller forced to protect his first-born son from a promise made, and this was done with a lot more class than the average here – not afraid to give a narrative voice-over, providing clarity with different fonts for every speaker (even a Germanic Gothic one) and, while not being perfect at the end, being much more what was expected of a book like this. And it was unfortunately a highlight, for the next tale, of a wronged werewolf, was clumsily told, again asking the young reader to do too much with the many wordless frames and the incoherent plotting; and a version of the Pied Piper of Hamelin was proof of how and why this book had failed. In trying for a wordless, expressionistic take on things (witness the Piper as a black fog taking the children of the town over a moat's bridge that then gets demolished) it defeated understanding at times, for this adult, let alone the target audience.
Do these people really think they're improving the originals? Have they presented the Grimm et al so often they feel the need to do something radically different? If the answers are no, and I know for a fact they should be, then bloody well stick to what has served mankind perfectly well up to now, without your oddball take on things. Neither the children this is targeted at, nor the original stories, deserve this book – and even the bits I could enjoy were severely tainted by being in such frequently bad company. Even with their efforts, the feel this left means even the bits of value here get negated, and the whole thing is worth a whopping one star.
April 25, 2019
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
June 16, 2020
My thanks to Iron Circus Comics for a temporary digital edition via NetGalley of ‘The Nixie of the Mill Pond and Other European Stories’ edited by Kel McDonald & Kate Ashwin in exchange for an honest review.
This third volume of ‘Cautionary Fables and Fairytales’ takes nine European folktales and has the writers and artists selected reimagine them in comic/graphic novel format.
Some of the stories are quite well known, such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, while others were less familiar (to me) such as the Nixie of the Mill Pond from Germany and Bisclavret from France. There is a great deal of energy and a generous mixture of darkness and comedy in the text and art. Many of the stories have little twists in the tale/tail.
Not all the art was to my taste though the majority was. I was especially impressed by the final story, Hamelin’s Piper by Jose Pimienta, that was told without any dialogue or text, as the artist used only his art and especially facial expressions to convey this dark tale.
It is aimed at readers aged 10-12 and this feels appropriate as some of the tales might be a bit intense for younger children.
This third volume of ‘Cautionary Fables and Fairytales’ takes nine European folktales and has the writers and artists selected reimagine them in comic/graphic novel format.
Some of the stories are quite well known, such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, while others were less familiar (to me) such as the Nixie of the Mill Pond from Germany and Bisclavret from France. There is a great deal of energy and a generous mixture of darkness and comedy in the text and art. Many of the stories have little twists in the tale/tail.
Not all the art was to my taste though the majority was. I was especially impressed by the final story, Hamelin’s Piper by Jose Pimienta, that was told without any dialogue or text, as the artist used only his art and especially facial expressions to convey this dark tale.
It is aimed at readers aged 10-12 and this feels appropriate as some of the tales might be a bit intense for younger children.
May 30, 2020
'The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories' edited by Kel McDonald and Kate Ashwin is another compiled graphic novel of fairy and folk tales from Iron Circus Comics.
There are 9 stories in this collection, each by a different creator or creators representing different countries. There are stories I was familiar with like Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel and ones I was less familiar with like Kid Brother and Bisclavret. Some of the stories have twists on the endings.
I have enjoyed this series quite a bit. Seeing stories from different regions and different artists takes on them. The art is all black and white and the art is consistently enjoyable. The book ends with creator bios for those wanting to learn more about the featured artists.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Iron Circus Comics in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
There are 9 stories in this collection, each by a different creator or creators representing different countries. There are stories I was familiar with like Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel and ones I was less familiar with like Kid Brother and Bisclavret. Some of the stories have twists on the endings.
I have enjoyed this series quite a bit. Seeing stories from different regions and different artists takes on them. The art is all black and white and the art is consistently enjoyable. The book ends with creator bios for those wanting to learn more about the featured artists.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Iron Circus Comics in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
December 15, 2022
Not a bad collection, but trying too hard to be ultra dark, or goofy and relatable. Definitely not as good as The Girl Who Married a Skull: and Other African Stories (also in this series).
I mostly enjoyed reading this collection, but I could not savor it. The stories were interesting, but trying too hard to be "something" (as I mentioned, on either extreme). Fairytales have a timeless quality to them, and do not need to try to be too much of anything. I wish that the authors of this collection understood that. Especially did not like the story "The Singing Bone". The art was grotesque, over-the-top, and wholly unpleasant. However, I did enjoy "Tatterhood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "Kid Brother".
I mostly enjoyed reading this collection, but I could not savor it. The stories were interesting, but trying too hard to be "something" (as I mentioned, on either extreme). Fairytales have a timeless quality to them, and do not need to try to be too much of anything. I wish that the authors of this collection understood that. Especially did not like the story "The Singing Bone". The art was grotesque, over-the-top, and wholly unpleasant. However, I did enjoy "Tatterhood," "Jack and the Beanstalk," and "Kid Brother".
July 23, 2020
¡Esta antología fue una agradable sorpresa! Realmente me gustó cómo algunos de los cuentos cambiaron y se convirtieron en una historia diferente, aunque otros, como Rapunzel y (mi favorito), el Flautista de Hamelin, no tuvieron muchas novedades. De las nueve historias incluidas, las cuatro de Alemania son las más oscuras y, por supuesto, las amo más.
Reseña completa: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/20...
This anthology was a nice surprise! I really liked how some of the tales changed and become a different story, although others, like Rapunzel and (favorite of mine) Hamelin’s Piper, didn't have much news. Of the nine stories included, the four from Germany are the darkest ones, and of course I love them the most.
Full review: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/20...
Reseña completa: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/20...
This anthology was a nice surprise! I really liked how some of the tales changed and become a different story, although others, like Rapunzel and (favorite of mine) Hamelin’s Piper, didn't have much news. Of the nine stories included, the four from Germany are the darkest ones, and of course I love them the most.
Full review: https://tintanocturna.blogspot.com/20...
March 29, 2020
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.
July 1, 2020
I’m a bit surprised to find this labeled as middle grade. It’s very dark and subversive and it might be too old for middle graders. As an adult, I’m very much enjoying this but it reminds me of those dark cartoons from the 90s. All the artwork is black and white, I’m not sure if the finished copy will have colour but I hope not because the black and white works extremely well for these stories. Like any compilation, not very story is a hit but overall, it’s a good anthology of creepy fairy tales. I learned a few I wasn’t aware of before.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 3, 2020
I enjoy reading comics about different stories. Some like "Jack and the Beanstalk" are familiar with new twists and insights into subjects. I wasn't really sure how to view the characters in that story, they kind of seesaw in terms of being likable. Which is actually kind of nice. Others are my first look like "Kid Brother". Ones where I still have trouble trying to figure out what goes behind them. Yet it's the artists and how they present stories that make them so powerful. Some can have no dialogue to evoke the musical tone of The Hamelin Piper. You really have to give the creators credit on how they present themselves.
July 21, 2020
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.
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