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Castle Waiting: Lucky Road
This (wildly popular) graphic novel, a feminist fairy tale, is now in paperback. Castle Waiting is the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, it is a fairy tale that’s not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil ― but about being a hero in your own home. The opening chapter tells the origin of the castle itself, which is abandoned by its princess in a comic twist on “Sleeping Beauty” when she rides off into the sunset with her Prince Charming. The castle becomes a refuge for misfits, outcasts, and others seeking sanctuary, playing host to a lively and colorful cast of characters that inhabits the subsequent stories, including a talking anthropomorphic horse, a mysteriously pregnant Lady on the run, and a bearded nun. Linda Medley lavishly illustrates Castle Waiting with black and white drawings in a classic visual style reminiscent of Arthur Rackham and William Heath Robinson. Blending elements from a variety of sources ― fairy tales, folklore, nursery rhymes ― Medley tells the story of the everyday lives of fantastic characters with humor, intelligence, and insight into human nature. Castle Waiting can be read on multiple levels and can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, especially young girls.
184 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Linda Medley
148 books155 followersLinda Medley is the author of the acclaimed Castle Waiting graphic novel, published by Fantagraphics Books. A freelance illustrator since 1985, Linda Medley has illustrated children's books for Putnam, Grosset & Dunlap, Houghton-Mifflin, and Western Publishing. Linda has worked in the comics industry as a penciller, inker, painter, colorist and sculptor. Her pencilling work includes stints on both Justice League and Doom Patrol for DC, as well as the Galactic Girl Guides for Tundra. Her paintings have appeared on the covers of Paradox Press' Family Man, Stuck Rubber Baby and TSR's Dragon magazine to name just a few. Born in Stockton, CA, and raised in “Steinbeck Country,” she now lives in Portland, OR, where she is working on the new Castle Waiting series, as well as a series of nine graphic novels based on L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz series.
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August 26, 2016
More like a beginning than a stand-alone story -- but a good beginning.
I'm looking forward to finding out what the various backstories are.
I'm looking forward to finding out what the various backstories are.
October 11, 2018
This story was a ton of fun, and I'm going to have to find myself copies of the rest of the books. It was like all of the classic fairy tales in one world, but where we get to see what else is going on outside the fairy tales. It's a bit dated in some ways, and colour would have suited the story and art better, but it is overall a blast.
Recommended for fans of both fairy tales and comics. I look forward to reading more.
Recommended for fans of both fairy tales and comics. I look forward to reading more.
October 1, 2024
My graphic novel for January is the first volume in the 'Castle Waiting' series by Linda Medley, an Eisner Award-winning author, which serves an unusual but highly topical purpose. In particular, it's the 2002 Olio Press edition of 'Volume One', which is named 'The Lucky Road' on the title page but not on the cover. I don't have the later and much larger 'Volume One', published by Fantagraphics Books, that seems to include the standalone prologue, 'The Curse of Brambly Hedge'.
Had I read that prologue, I'd have known that Castle Waiting used to be Sleeping Beauty's castle, but she's been gone for a long time before this story begins and she plays no part in proceedings. Now it's a sort of sanctuary run by a talking bird named Rackham, surely a nod to the famed fairy tale illustrator Arthur Rackham. It's a happy place, even though it's infested with poltersprites, a safe place whatever the need. As Rackham explains at one point, some people travelled there so they could live in safety while others came to die in safety.
As you might imagine, that setting warrants an ensemble cast but there aren't as many comings and goings as I would have expected. It also prompts a 'Canterbury Tales' type story, where there really isn't much of a plot, just a steady move forward by dealing with the realities of life as they present themselves, with side trips into the back stories of characters whenever Medley feels the need. Somewhat appropriately for such a tolerant work, nobody has to explain themselves, but if they feel the need to unburden, then they'll be received with sympathy.
We find our way to Castle Waiting in the company of Lady Jain, who begins the book escaping her home with a black eye and a thick lip. Months pass during her long ride and we quickly realise that she's pregnant. She gives birth after reaching the castle, letting slip to the people there that the baby's father is dead but her noble husband should not be notified of the baby's birth. And, while we're reading in black and white, the baby emerges green with a few non-human features. We're clearly supposed to contrast the human husband who acts beastly with the beastly lover who acts human, something only enhanced when we learn that she only married into nobility.
And, in case it wasn't obvious, tolerance is the point here. Everyone at Castle Waiting is tolerance personified and by the time this first volume wraps up, we feel a little safer in the knowledge that there are people out there who won't judge us for whoever and whatever we are, but welcome us regardless. There's also an early theme of redemption, especially in Bremen, through which Lady Jain must travel. There are gypsies shown in the traditionally negative light, stealing her horse to brand as their own, but they're given some redemptive aspects. There are thieves too who hone in on Lady Jain's gold, but end up helping her retrieve her horse. Karma serves them well.
I should note that Medley does indeed use the term "gypsies" here and at least initially plays into a negative stereotype, but that shouldn't stop you reading this book. The term may be often seen as a slur nowadays, the preferred descriptor being Romany, but there's some Romany blood in my family and, as far as I remember from my youth, when Rollo painted me a wooden wheelbarrow in the style of Romany caravans, he described himself as a gypsy. It fits for this fairy tale setting, one in which gypsies often played a part but Romany rarely did. The stereotypical thieving is a little bit more troubling, but it also plays into fairy tale tradition, as does the Romany's honour and word.
That said, I would guess that Medley might write that section a little differently today, because it springs not only from fairy tale tradition but from an abiding need to look at the characters whose stories weren't ever the focus. As Medley points out in her bio at the back, "I wanted to know if the faithful servant and the dairymaid lived happily ever after too." They certainly do in this story and so does everyone else who finds Castle Waiting. Rackham is a glorious character and a rich one, as we discover that he owns the hen who lays the golden eggs, but he's also selfless and embracing of all people. He's the primary character to whom we should look up and model ourselves on.
That he happens to be a talking bird who's friends with a talking horse and a bearded nun and the adulteress who shows up at Castle Waiting with us in tow shouldn't matter. Other friends include a couple we should recognise from fairy tales, though I only knew one of the two: Simple Simon is an agreeable chap who helps out there wherever he can and memorably introduces Lady Jain to the Library, asking her to teach him to read. The other is a take on Iron Heinrich, from the Frog Prince story, whom I'd entirely forgotten about. Both are different in their way and both find welcome in tolerance at Castle Waiting.
While tolerance is the clear point here, it's handled in a fascinating way. Everything here is rooted in fairy tale, centered on ladies and castles and champions, so many deceptively simple panels full of background details that flesh out this world Medley has created. It's never urban fantasy, with fairy tale coming to us. It remains somewhere else that we know from books and that's underlined by the ballsy double cliché that starts off page one: "Once upon a time... it was a dark and stormy night." Those lines position us exactly where we need to be, so originality can follow.
And that originality is mostly phrased in thoroughly contemporary details applied to old fashioned fairy tale. That begins with Lady Jain, of course, who escapes a modern evil to find safety at Castle Waiting, which is therefore a sanctuary for battered women, even if it isn't only that. There's such an abundance of translation possible that I'm not even going to delve any deeper. Pick this up and read for yourself and see what modern day parallels spring out for you. You'll surely see some that I did but you may well find some I didn't too.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, even without any real resolution given to anything. It's a new place full of fascinating people that I'm eager to get to know better, but I never felt the need to know them all now. There's always time. The only surprising aspect is that this isn't a particularly long series. If I counted correctly, this volume comprises seven chapters of what might currently only amount to nineteen. It feels like a couple of hundred would be welcome, but Medley is far from prolific.
Originally posted at the Nameless Zine in January 2023:
https://www.thenamelesszine.org/Illus...
Index of all my Nameless Zine reviews:
https://books.apocalypselaterempire.com/
Had I read that prologue, I'd have known that Castle Waiting used to be Sleeping Beauty's castle, but she's been gone for a long time before this story begins and she plays no part in proceedings. Now it's a sort of sanctuary run by a talking bird named Rackham, surely a nod to the famed fairy tale illustrator Arthur Rackham. It's a happy place, even though it's infested with poltersprites, a safe place whatever the need. As Rackham explains at one point, some people travelled there so they could live in safety while others came to die in safety.
As you might imagine, that setting warrants an ensemble cast but there aren't as many comings and goings as I would have expected. It also prompts a 'Canterbury Tales' type story, where there really isn't much of a plot, just a steady move forward by dealing with the realities of life as they present themselves, with side trips into the back stories of characters whenever Medley feels the need. Somewhat appropriately for such a tolerant work, nobody has to explain themselves, but if they feel the need to unburden, then they'll be received with sympathy.
We find our way to Castle Waiting in the company of Lady Jain, who begins the book escaping her home with a black eye and a thick lip. Months pass during her long ride and we quickly realise that she's pregnant. She gives birth after reaching the castle, letting slip to the people there that the baby's father is dead but her noble husband should not be notified of the baby's birth. And, while we're reading in black and white, the baby emerges green with a few non-human features. We're clearly supposed to contrast the human husband who acts beastly with the beastly lover who acts human, something only enhanced when we learn that she only married into nobility.
And, in case it wasn't obvious, tolerance is the point here. Everyone at Castle Waiting is tolerance personified and by the time this first volume wraps up, we feel a little safer in the knowledge that there are people out there who won't judge us for whoever and whatever we are, but welcome us regardless. There's also an early theme of redemption, especially in Bremen, through which Lady Jain must travel. There are gypsies shown in the traditionally negative light, stealing her horse to brand as their own, but they're given some redemptive aspects. There are thieves too who hone in on Lady Jain's gold, but end up helping her retrieve her horse. Karma serves them well.
I should note that Medley does indeed use the term "gypsies" here and at least initially plays into a negative stereotype, but that shouldn't stop you reading this book. The term may be often seen as a slur nowadays, the preferred descriptor being Romany, but there's some Romany blood in my family and, as far as I remember from my youth, when Rollo painted me a wooden wheelbarrow in the style of Romany caravans, he described himself as a gypsy. It fits for this fairy tale setting, one in which gypsies often played a part but Romany rarely did. The stereotypical thieving is a little bit more troubling, but it also plays into fairy tale tradition, as does the Romany's honour and word.
That said, I would guess that Medley might write that section a little differently today, because it springs not only from fairy tale tradition but from an abiding need to look at the characters whose stories weren't ever the focus. As Medley points out in her bio at the back, "I wanted to know if the faithful servant and the dairymaid lived happily ever after too." They certainly do in this story and so does everyone else who finds Castle Waiting. Rackham is a glorious character and a rich one, as we discover that he owns the hen who lays the golden eggs, but he's also selfless and embracing of all people. He's the primary character to whom we should look up and model ourselves on.
That he happens to be a talking bird who's friends with a talking horse and a bearded nun and the adulteress who shows up at Castle Waiting with us in tow shouldn't matter. Other friends include a couple we should recognise from fairy tales, though I only knew one of the two: Simple Simon is an agreeable chap who helps out there wherever he can and memorably introduces Lady Jain to the Library, asking her to teach him to read. The other is a take on Iron Heinrich, from the Frog Prince story, whom I'd entirely forgotten about. Both are different in their way and both find welcome in tolerance at Castle Waiting.
While tolerance is the clear point here, it's handled in a fascinating way. Everything here is rooted in fairy tale, centered on ladies and castles and champions, so many deceptively simple panels full of background details that flesh out this world Medley has created. It's never urban fantasy, with fairy tale coming to us. It remains somewhere else that we know from books and that's underlined by the ballsy double cliché that starts off page one: "Once upon a time... it was a dark and stormy night." Those lines position us exactly where we need to be, so originality can follow.
And that originality is mostly phrased in thoroughly contemporary details applied to old fashioned fairy tale. That begins with Lady Jain, of course, who escapes a modern evil to find safety at Castle Waiting, which is therefore a sanctuary for battered women, even if it isn't only that. There's such an abundance of translation possible that I'm not even going to delve any deeper. Pick this up and read for yourself and see what modern day parallels spring out for you. You'll surely see some that I did but you may well find some I didn't too.
I thoroughly enjoyed this, even without any real resolution given to anything. It's a new place full of fascinating people that I'm eager to get to know better, but I never felt the need to know them all now. There's always time. The only surprising aspect is that this isn't a particularly long series. If I counted correctly, this volume comprises seven chapters of what might currently only amount to nineteen. It feels like a couple of hundred would be welcome, but Medley is far from prolific.
Originally posted at the Nameless Zine in January 2023:
https://www.thenamelesszine.org/Illus...
Index of all my Nameless Zine reviews:
https://books.apocalypselaterempire.com/
January 7, 2017
What a delightful book. The temptation is to speed through it but each of the drawings deserves to be savored. I especially liked the drawings of the castle itself. Each page is full of humor and warmth. And the feminist angle strikes just the right tone. Having never read a graphic novel, this one makes me really want to read more. Why did I wait so long to try one?
June 10, 2016
I think this book needs the context from the Omnibus version to be a more compelling and interesting story. I'm going to check out the rest of the series because so many people love it, but with just these stories, I didn't get it.
September 21, 2015
Nice and peaceful. Feminist-friendly but not gypsy-friendly.
April 29, 2011
In the middle of my reading for Fairy Tale Fortnight, I was craving some graphic novels. It had been awhile, and my fingers were itching for them. And then I opened up my Google Reader one day, and the Polish Outlander had posted a bunch of graphic novels; I popped over to Goodreads to mark some of them "to-read" and came across another one she was reading that hadn't been in the post: Castle Waiting, Volume Two. The title - and her enthusiasm for the story - hooked me, and I immediately went to my library's request page to see if they had volume One. No. No, they did not. But they had another volume that makes up part of volume one (this series has some of the most confusing, convoluted ordering): Lucky Road.
Request this title? Um, ☑
I didn't even really know what it was about. I just wanted a comic and it had a cool title -- it fit the bill. And y'all - it's about fairy tales. No effing joke.
I just now got the full Volume One, and Lucky Road is in about the middle of it, so I did miss a little bit of back story about Castle Waiting and how it came to be, but I actually kind of liked just being plunged in. It made for a quirkier read, and one I thoroughly enjoyed. Basically, Castle Waiting works in some familiar story lines and characters that will be recongnizable to fairy tale lovers, but it is really its own thing. It uses the fairy tale realm as a base for the world, and expands out from it, bringing in a lot of the side characters and everyday people from the fairy tales we grew up with (I love this, btw. I love that Medley didn't just do a straightforward retelling, or feel the need to explain to the reader -- you know the stories or you don't, but she's not going to hold your hand through them -- it all just is, and I love that.)
Lucky Road follows Lady Jain who, pregnant and fleeing from her husband's home, is in search of the fabled Castle Waiting and the sanctuary it is said to offer. I loved everything about her journey to the Castle, her reception there, and getting to know the odd but lovable castle inhabitants. Medley packed so much personality into the characters in such a short time that I came to love them. And they had me continually cracking up. On top of the fairy tale elements that make up their characters - Henry and his heart caged in bands of iron; the handmaidens who slept 100 years alongside their enchanted mistress - they each have their own quirks that made them memorable.
The story and their interactions were so silly and light-hearted and fun, but not frivolous - the reader is always aware that Jain is running from something - and that they probably all are.
But in the meantime, they're going to have fun and make the most of life, and carry on with their little quirks, making fun of each other and being made fun of in return.
You know that warm feeling you get when you read a new book and you know it was meant for you? You've made a new friend, and you're going to be together forever? As light and silly as this was, that was how I felt. It was exactly what I wanted, even if it was only a fragment of the story.
I just got the full Volume One (and Vol Two is on request), so I will definitely be continuing my adventures with Castle Waiting. I understand that the story as a whole has some feminist aspects, and gets compared a lot to Chaucer, and I can see bits of that in Lucky Road. I bring this up for 2 reasons:
So, to stop rambling so I can get back to reading, I just want to leave you with some of my favorite oddbits from the story, and this last thought: I think this will be one of the few graphic novels I feel the need to buy - if that doesn't recommend it...
Enjoy!
I'm so sending this one to my preggers friend, Jenn!
This little guy is one of my favorite characters.
Just another piece of silliness, this one showing the great expressiveness and personality in their faces/the drawings.
A fairy tale princess who wakes up, sniffs a pretty flower, then cracksher toes = my kind of fairy tale princess!
Request this title? Um, ☑
I didn't even really know what it was about. I just wanted a comic and it had a cool title -- it fit the bill. And y'all - it's about fairy tales. No effing joke.
I just now got the full Volume One, and Lucky Road is in about the middle of it, so I did miss a little bit of back story about Castle Waiting and how it came to be, but I actually kind of liked just being plunged in. It made for a quirkier read, and one I thoroughly enjoyed. Basically, Castle Waiting works in some familiar story lines and characters that will be recongnizable to fairy tale lovers, but it is really its own thing. It uses the fairy tale realm as a base for the world, and expands out from it, bringing in a lot of the side characters and everyday people from the fairy tales we grew up with (I love this, btw. I love that Medley didn't just do a straightforward retelling, or feel the need to explain to the reader -- you know the stories or you don't, but she's not going to hold your hand through them -- it all just is, and I love that.)Lucky Road follows Lady Jain who, pregnant and fleeing from her husband's home, is in search of the fabled Castle Waiting and the sanctuary it is said to offer. I loved everything about her journey to the Castle, her reception there, and getting to know the odd but lovable castle inhabitants. Medley packed so much personality into the characters in such a short time that I came to love them. And they had me continually cracking up. On top of the fairy tale elements that make up their characters - Henry and his heart caged in bands of iron; the handmaidens who slept 100 years alongside their enchanted mistress - they each have their own quirks that made them memorable.
The story and their interactions were so silly and light-hearted and fun, but not frivolous - the reader is always aware that Jain is running from something - and that they probably all are.
But in the meantime, they're going to have fun and make the most of life, and carry on with their little quirks, making fun of each other and being made fun of in return.
You know that warm feeling you get when you read a new book and you know it was meant for you? You've made a new friend, and you're going to be together forever? As light and silly as this was, that was how I felt. It was exactly what I wanted, even if it was only a fragment of the story.
I just got the full Volume One (and Vol Two is on request), so I will definitely be continuing my adventures with Castle Waiting. I understand that the story as a whole has some feminist aspects, and gets compared a lot to Chaucer, and I can see bits of that in Lucky Road. I bring this up for 2 reasons:
1. If you're thinking, I'm not going to read that, it's fluff - know there is more to it. Feminism! Chaucer!
2. If you're thinking, Feminism? Chaucer? - know that it's fluff! It's fun, and it's not going to beat you over the head just because it's got some subtle heft to it!
(speaking of heft - the full Vol 1 clocks in at about 500 pages)
So, to stop rambling so I can get back to reading, I just want to leave you with some of my favorite oddbits from the story, and this last thought: I think this will be one of the few graphic novels I feel the need to buy - if that doesn't recommend it...
Enjoy!
I'm so sending this one to my preggers friend, Jenn!
This little guy is one of my favorite characters.
Just another piece of silliness, this one showing the great expressiveness and personality in their faces/the drawings.
A fairy tale princess who wakes up, sniffs a pretty flower, then cracksher toes = my kind of fairy tale princess!
April 10, 2018
I was really in the mood for a graphic novel and I stumbled up on this one in the library. Honestly I have never heard or seen anything about it. So every page was a surprise and I don't even want to say too much about it. It was a fun, light and a little bit of a quirky read. Enjoyed the medieval period and the drawings. At the end it felt like this book just gave a little glimpse into this world. I saw there is a whole series out there and I'm sure this book wasn't my last one.
June 1, 2017
Que amor de comic, de verdad. No hay personaje al que no quieras abrazar. Encima tiene tintes graciosos y super inocentes. ¿Cómo no disfrutar de esta obra? ¡A ver si puedo sacar el siguiente de la biblioteca mañana! ¡Directo a favoritos, y recomendadísimo!
March 23, 2021
A woman named Jain leaves her abusive husband and sets out for the safety of Castle Waiting. An isolated castle with human and mystical inhabitants.
A good beginning to the series, fun with likable characters. I'd really like to continue the series and see where the story goes.
A good beginning to the series, fun with likable characters. I'd really like to continue the series and see where the story goes.
October 30, 2016
A quirky reconstruction of several fairy tales given an updating to use more modern women, these issues of Castle Waiting tell the story of Jain, a woman who runs from her abusive husband towards a Castle sanctuary of others who have no place in the regular world--a stork, a coarse and bearded nun, and a rather amorous two-legged horse. The dialogue is top notch and the art is perfect for the plot--they are drawn just like out of an old fairy tale book, not too simple and not too stylistic as to take away from their origins. Like Shrek, this works because it takes something so familiar and turns it into something new. Medley brings these varying stories together into a fairy tale Real World atmosphere, but without the artificial conflict. This almost reminds me of what Gaiman might do, if he were trying to write a feminist fairy tale. I think what makes this best is that fact that the story is driven by its female characters, something we don't see often enough on the comics scene. There's a larger collection of this that I put on hold, I expect to like the rest of this just as much if not more.
I'd say get the larger Collected version, but I'd recommend this, too, if you want to start with a smaller sample. This is great stuff that's quite refreshing. You'll like it, assuming you like strong women characters.
I'd say get the larger Collected version, but I'd recommend this, too, if you want to start with a smaller sample. This is great stuff that's quite refreshing. You'll like it, assuming you like strong women characters.
February 10, 2017
Apparently I accidentally read the wrong version of both volumes of this series... anyway, I liked this book, I thought it did a good job introducing the characters while not infodumping too much about their backstories or the setting. Will read the omnibus version and see if I was missing any crucial plot developments!
October 30, 2008
I can't believe how much I liked this book! I have never read a single graphic novel in my entire life. I had to read this for a school project and I was not really looking forward to it, yet after the first few pages I was hooked and very disappointed when it ended. I can't find any of the sequels, or even if Linda Medley has written/drawn any more after this one (although I did get the prequel through ILL). It's just such a happy book with some really neat characters. Publisher's Weekly called it "Chaucer for happy people." I just smiled all the way through. Nice subtle, not overwhelming feminist stuff in it too!
November 26, 2009
The book tells the story of a pregnant princess, Lady Jain, who seeks sanctuary in an abandoned castle filled with fantastical creatures and humans who have also sought refuge there. Having just read the first volume, The Lucky Road, I have to say that this book is highly intriguing for a fantasy that doesn't feature extreme violence, suggestive circumstances or outlandish action sequences. Truth be told, I liked this book almost as much I enjoyed Bill Willingham's Fables for the simple reason that the story is compelling and that it has a certain charm to it that is best left for you to discover.
March 28, 2008
A fun, fairy tale read that chronicles the journey of Lady Jain, whose life at the beginning of the story is not so "happily-ever-after." She embarks on a journey and finds refuge in Castle Waiting, a wondrous & mythical place inhabited by eccentric folks who take her in. I know there are sequels to her tale and I'm intrigued by what life has in store for Jain! I can easily "sell" this graphic novel to the middle school fantasy lovers.
July 6, 2010
Castle Waiting is frequently mentioned in the same breath as Jeff Smith's Bone series, so I've always wanted to check it out. Like Bone, it's kid-oriented fantasy with likable characters and harmless banter, but unlike Bone, there's very little mystery, none of the darker themes that leave lasting imprints, and, well, just not a lot of the kind of magic that makes comics special. Why is the protagonist pregnant? Why does her kid of a pig nose? What exactly is wrong with this world, or everything just hunky dory all the time? I probably won't continue reading to find out.
October 21, 2009
Interesting mix of human and animal characters in a medieval setting with modern social behavior and conversation and featuring a pregnant princess seeking "sanctuary" in a castle. Like a lot of graphic novels, the book starts in the middle of a story which, for me, is a hook to find out not only what is happening, but what has happened. I'm ready to read volume two!
February 19, 2013
Interesting, but not much happens. If you are expecting a lot of plot, high stakes, or big revelations, Castle Waiting is not the place for you. On the other hand, if you enjoy quirky characters, clever fairy tale allusions, and anthropomorphic horses, check it out. I'm intrigued enough to read more the Castle Waiting series.
March 11, 2008
There was a thread on the Warren Ellis Forums (WEF) a few years hence listing some of the great graphic novels available at that time. I finally have time to traverse this list.
Good start with Castle Waiting. Nothing actually happens, but it does nothing with class and beauty.
-m
Good start with Castle Waiting. Nothing actually happens, but it does nothing with class and beauty.
-m
March 18, 2009
Lady Jain sets out to find shelter at Castle Waiting, the enchanted castle her father often spoke of. She has a secret and needs a new home. Upon arriving at Castle Waiting Jain is welcomed into a group of rag-tag outcasts.
June 24, 2009
I couldn't remember why this was on my to-read list, so I just picked it up at the library for a quick one hour read. Nothing special, and I still can't remember why I wanted to read it in the first place.
July 10, 2012
A perfect book. Medley has created a world that is instantly familiar, endearing, and real out of fairy and folktales. The residents of Castle Waiting immediately wormed their way into my heart and made me feel like a kid again.
December 17, 2009
Una interpretación muy amena e interesante del esquema de un cuento de hadas clásico. A ver qué tal el segundo volumen.
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December 23, 2008
Jain is on a journey to a safe place for her and her child.
Graphic novel.
Graphic novel.
September 27, 2010
Light-hearted, feel-good reading. Just the break I needed from reading ultra-violent Vertigo collections like Northlanders and 100 Bullets.
March 7, 2012
Feminist. Graphic Novel. Fairy tale. The magic trinity of awesomeness.
October 16, 2012
Nice enough fairytalesque story. Interested to see where it's going.
July 20, 2014
Fun and sweet but without a lot of agency.
November 26, 2015
A wonderful and whimsical fairy tale that I thoroughly enjoyed. Beautiful art, intriguing storylines, and interesting characters who feel real, and are easy to care about.
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