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Beauty
When the repulsively ugly Coddie unintentionally saves a fairy from a spell, she does not understand the poisonous nature of the wish granted her by the fairy. The village folk no longer see her as repulsive and stinking of fish—they now perceive her as magnetically beautiful—which does not help her in her village. A young local lord saves her, but it soon becomes apparent that Coddie’s destiny may be far greater than anyone ever imagined. Caustic and flamboyant, this fairy tale offers grownups an engrossing take on the nature of beauty.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published November 8, 2014
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Hubert
86 books147 followersHubert Boulard de son vrai nom ; il naît à Saint Renan, Finistère, en 1971. À l’origine, il ne se destine pas à la Bande dessinée, mais aux Arts plastiques. Il entre aux Beaux-Arts, d’abord à Quimper, puis à Angers. C’est là qu’a lieu une rencontre déterminante : Yoann (Toto l’Ornithorynque, La Voleuse du Père Fauteuil...), qui se destine déjà à être auteur et est publié en Angleterre. C’est lui qui fait (re)découvrir la bande dessinée à Hubert et ce qui s’y passe alors, tant aux États-Unis (Miller, Sankievitz, Mac Kean, Mignola ...) qu’en France (Barbier, David B., Trondheim...). En 1994, Hubert passe son diplôme de fin d’étude avec des installations tendance conceptuelle. Une fois sorti, il se pose l’inévitable question : « Et maintenant ?» d’autant plus qu’il se sent de moins en moins attiré par le milieu de l’Art Contemporain et de plus en plus par l’écriture. Après un bref passage dans le graphisme, il commence à travailler comme coloriste (Ninie Rezergoude avec Yoann et Omond, éditions Delcourt en 1999). De nombreuses collaborations suivront (notamment avec Paul Gillon, Jason, David B, Tronchet, Philippe Berthet, Vink…). Il est actuellement le coloriste de la série Spirou, avec Yoann et Fabien Vehlmann. Parallèlement, en 2000, il signe ses premiers projets en tant que scénariste : Le Legs de l’Alchimiste avec Hervé Tanquerelle, paru chez Glénat (qui passe le relais à Benjamin Bachelier au tome 4) et Les Yeux verts avec Zanzim au dessin, aux éditions Carabas. En 2006, Hubert ait son entrée chez chez Poisson Pilote avec La Sirène des Pompiers, dessinée par Zanzim et Miss Pas Touche, réalisé avec les Kerascoët. Suivront en 2010 Bestioles, avec Ohm chez Dargaud, La Chair de l’araignée avec Marie Caillou chez Glénat et en 2011 Beauté avec les Kerascoët chez Dupuis. Hubert vit et travaille à Paris.
Texte et photo © Dargaud
Texte et photo © Dargaud
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March 5, 2018
This is definitely the most intriguing graphic novel I have read thus far.
I was pulled in by the protagonist's obvious suffering and I could not turn away from the story or the bold artwork, which I would describe as resplendent.
There is a feeling of Gustav Klimt's influence on these pages. . . a sumptuous and sensual exploration of physical beauty: what it means to have it, and what it means to lack it.
This is a fantastical, Helen of Troy type story, and it is not for kids.
Not for kids, but if you're a fan of the genre, it might be for you.
I was pulled in by the protagonist's obvious suffering and I could not turn away from the story or the bold artwork, which I would describe as resplendent.
There is a feeling of Gustav Klimt's influence on these pages. . . a sumptuous and sensual exploration of physical beauty: what it means to have it, and what it means to lack it.
This is a fantastical, Helen of Troy type story, and it is not for kids.
Not for kids, but if you're a fan of the genre, it might be for you.
January 12, 2024
Dividido en tres partes, tengo que decir que la primera me resultó simplona y muy evidente, pero según avanza la historia me fue gustando más y más. Mención especial a la princesa inteligente y la pareja que se busca, el desenlace y el epílogo me gustaron tanto que se me olvidó el poco prometedor arranque.
Es una lectura a ratos incómoda, siempre crítica y con un toque irónico. Para leer del tirón a ser posible.
Es una lectura a ratos incómoda, siempre crítica y con un toque irónico. Para leer del tirón a ser posible.
December 22, 2020
Absolutely loved this one with all its flaws and the dark side of beauty.
This is the story of a woman who was born 'ugly' and unwanted but due to a fairy's curse or 'boon' she turned incredibly beautiful that no man whose eyes laid on her would be able to resist her. Kings and men went crazy for her; losing kingdoms; causing wars; causing harm to everyone around. Born as Caddie, christened 'Beauty' later on, her beauty had become a curse for her. Her life became miserable but with time and years of suffering she did become fair and wise.
This graphic novel is so well done I would say. The art is mediocre but it does well for the plot and the art sequence. The first half seems a bit too repetitive and stretched. It's the second half that picked up really well. Comparisons of brain and beauty are there with two very different characters. One a princess with the brains but who did not care about what she looked like. She's my favourite character. Beauty evolved as a character beautifully. She ruined everything because of her ignorance in believing that her beauty and pure heart could solve everything and turning blind to reality.
There are some scenes of brutality and adult content. Somehow everything worked out and I was not able to stop reading till the last page once I started it. Liked it.
This is the story of a woman who was born 'ugly' and unwanted but due to a fairy's curse or 'boon' she turned incredibly beautiful that no man whose eyes laid on her would be able to resist her. Kings and men went crazy for her; losing kingdoms; causing wars; causing harm to everyone around. Born as Caddie, christened 'Beauty' later on, her beauty had become a curse for her. Her life became miserable but with time and years of suffering she did become fair and wise.
This graphic novel is so well done I would say. The art is mediocre but it does well for the plot and the art sequence. The first half seems a bit too repetitive and stretched. It's the second half that picked up really well. Comparisons of brain and beauty are there with two very different characters. One a princess with the brains but who did not care about what she looked like. She's my favourite character. Beauty evolved as a character beautifully. She ruined everything because of her ignorance in believing that her beauty and pure heart could solve everything and turning blind to reality.
There are some scenes of brutality and adult content. Somehow everything worked out and I was not able to stop reading till the last page once I started it. Liked it.
August 3, 2015
At first glance "Beauty" seems like it might be a classic-type fairy tale about a poor, homely working girl who turns into a beautiful princess. But this is not the story we ultimately get. It opens in a way that hints at such an arc. In the beginning of the novel, Beauty spends so much time scaling fish, she stinks and she's called "Coddie" and she is homely, and treated poorly by many. It's no wonder she is envious of women with more beauty, who, therefore, get more attention and affection and have access to social movement. It opens with a Cindarella-like feel, but that soon shifts and we get a much more complicated story.
Coddie by chance frees a fairy named Mab from a spell and is given a wish, and from there on in, her life changes dramatically. Coddie asks to be beautiful. Mab tells her she can't change her looks, but she can change the way Coddie is perceived.
And now Coddie becomes Beauty and her beauty creates chaos wherever she goes. It takes Beauty the rest of the story to understand the dangers of her newfound power and use them in a clear-headed responsible way.
I read a goodreads review in which the reviewer says that Beauty is bad, and solely a destructive presence when she first becomes beautiful. I find this to be an inaccurate reading of the text. Beauty is, from the start, a complex character. In many ways, innocent and well-meaning, and, at the same time, short-sighted and self-centered. When she first gets her wish, she has little knowledge of the world beyond the kitchen where she's worked all her life. She has a lot to learn, and her presence is a destructive force, but she is not evil or bad in any way. Dangerously thoughtless at times, and naive, though I really hate that word. We are all naive about something, and what she is naive about is the extent to which her beauty puts people in harms way. But her short-sightedness isn't surprising, given her background. She goes from rarely seeing the world outside the kitchen to becoming a queen practically overnight.
During Beauty's first foray into queen-dom, she wants everyone in the kingdom to be well taken care of and poverty-free. She is a bit of an idealist, and sometimes wants petty revenge for wrongs done to her, or wrongs she percieves have been done to her. She is not yet a strategic and complex social and political thinker as others are in the book.
But Beauty learns from experience, and I think that is something that sets this story off from other fairy tales. She is neither idealized nor vilified. Her life never becomes perfect, but she is able to shift gears and build the best life for herself she can, and use her power productively once she learns how.
This book has many faults and I am caught between the 3 star and the 4 star rating. The main thing that frustrates me about it is the way it moves. The narrative is a bit choppy and ungrounded, a skittish dance through time. Another thing I struggle with is the fact that Beauty asks to be beautiful, not to be the most beautiful woman or the most attractive, magnetic, charismatic woman on the planet. I don't know. I just wish there was a little more contextualization for Mab's maliciousness or whatever one wants to call that. She is supposedly a bad fairy, but there is something very bland about her character, and unexplored about the fairy world she comes from.
What moves it to a 4 for me is the fairy-tale interestingness and provocative stuff about beauty, class and power, the politics of desire.
Coddie by chance frees a fairy named Mab from a spell and is given a wish, and from there on in, her life changes dramatically. Coddie asks to be beautiful. Mab tells her she can't change her looks, but she can change the way Coddie is perceived.
And now Coddie becomes Beauty and her beauty creates chaos wherever she goes. It takes Beauty the rest of the story to understand the dangers of her newfound power and use them in a clear-headed responsible way.
I read a goodreads review in which the reviewer says that Beauty is bad, and solely a destructive presence when she first becomes beautiful. I find this to be an inaccurate reading of the text. Beauty is, from the start, a complex character. In many ways, innocent and well-meaning, and, at the same time, short-sighted and self-centered. When she first gets her wish, she has little knowledge of the world beyond the kitchen where she's worked all her life. She has a lot to learn, and her presence is a destructive force, but she is not evil or bad in any way. Dangerously thoughtless at times, and naive, though I really hate that word. We are all naive about something, and what she is naive about is the extent to which her beauty puts people in harms way. But her short-sightedness isn't surprising, given her background. She goes from rarely seeing the world outside the kitchen to becoming a queen practically overnight.
During Beauty's first foray into queen-dom, she wants everyone in the kingdom to be well taken care of and poverty-free. She is a bit of an idealist, and sometimes wants petty revenge for wrongs done to her, or wrongs she percieves have been done to her. She is not yet a strategic and complex social and political thinker as others are in the book.
But Beauty learns from experience, and I think that is something that sets this story off from other fairy tales. She is neither idealized nor vilified. Her life never becomes perfect, but she is able to shift gears and build the best life for herself she can, and use her power productively once she learns how.
This book has many faults and I am caught between the 3 star and the 4 star rating. The main thing that frustrates me about it is the way it moves. The narrative is a bit choppy and ungrounded, a skittish dance through time. Another thing I struggle with is the fact that Beauty asks to be beautiful, not to be the most beautiful woman or the most attractive, magnetic, charismatic woman on the planet. I don't know. I just wish there was a little more contextualization for Mab's maliciousness or whatever one wants to call that. She is supposedly a bad fairy, but there is something very bland about her character, and unexplored about the fairy world she comes from.
What moves it to a 4 for me is the fairy-tale interestingness and provocative stuff about beauty, class and power, the politics of desire.
January 31, 2016
Kerascoët (Illustrator) and Hubert (Writer) follow up to Miss Don't Touch Me, which was set in a Parisian brothel in the thirties. So, since they capitalize in that one in part on sexualizing women's bodies, it is interesting that they turn in this one to a sort of conventional critique of a western view of female beauty. Still, they do make their point, through a story, and do it decently well.
It's hard for me to give three stars to a book this ambitious, and to make their basic point in 150 pages. Maybe it's more like a 3.5 since the art is really a 5 star production, and the writing is . . . good, but I just don;'t care that much for the story. I read it all in one sitting and did enjoy it, but it wasn't that engaging.
I know, I know, I'm a guy, and I gave the brothel story 4 stars, so sue me!
Beauty is an adult-themed fairy tale, in three parts. But can you imagine begin surprised on this topic? Beauty is only skin deep. Women's magazines, body shaming, etc etc. There are some little surprises in it, but nothing fundamental. Beauty, the moral goes, is more curse than blessing for women, and the men who pursue beautiful women for their beauty alone. Are you still awake? Even YOU want to go back to the brothel, admit it!
An ugly girl (or, no, is she truly a beautiful girl?) is granted a wish to be beautiful by a mischievous dark fairy, Mab, and there is hell to pay for this, all around, with men doing terrible things to try to have her. And who doesn't want to be this femme fatale, with idiot men falling all over to have you?
It's actually a little like Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! The women in Fatale who become beautiful just leave men in ruins all around her, and it is finally no fun for her, it corrupts her, she becomes a Mean Girl, selfish, spoiled, hates men, hates herself, and finally would rather not have any of it. Same thing happens here! There's a foil character who is a great person, smart, interesting, not stunningly beautiful (whatever that means), who manages to have a decent relationship with a guy. But even he has to make an effort to NOT look at Beauty (the assumed name of our heroine).
In part as in Beauty and the Beast, right.
But it's a really strong production overall. The topic (and adult fairy tales with "morals") just don't particularly interest me as texts.
It's hard for me to give three stars to a book this ambitious, and to make their basic point in 150 pages. Maybe it's more like a 3.5 since the art is really a 5 star production, and the writing is . . . good, but I just don;'t care that much for the story. I read it all in one sitting and did enjoy it, but it wasn't that engaging.
I know, I know, I'm a guy, and I gave the brothel story 4 stars, so sue me!
Beauty is an adult-themed fairy tale, in three parts. But can you imagine begin surprised on this topic? Beauty is only skin deep. Women's magazines, body shaming, etc etc. There are some little surprises in it, but nothing fundamental. Beauty, the moral goes, is more curse than blessing for women, and the men who pursue beautiful women for their beauty alone. Are you still awake? Even YOU want to go back to the brothel, admit it!
An ugly girl (or, no, is she truly a beautiful girl?) is granted a wish to be beautiful by a mischievous dark fairy, Mab, and there is hell to pay for this, all around, with men doing terrible things to try to have her. And who doesn't want to be this femme fatale, with idiot men falling all over to have you?
It's actually a little like Fatale by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips! The women in Fatale who become beautiful just leave men in ruins all around her, and it is finally no fun for her, it corrupts her, she becomes a Mean Girl, selfish, spoiled, hates men, hates herself, and finally would rather not have any of it. Same thing happens here! There's a foil character who is a great person, smart, interesting, not stunningly beautiful (whatever that means), who manages to have a decent relationship with a guy. But even he has to make an effort to NOT look at Beauty (the assumed name of our heroine).
In part as in Beauty and the Beast, right.
But it's a really strong production overall. The topic (and adult fairy tales with "morals") just don't particularly interest me as texts.
March 26, 2016
A not very beautiful lady saves a faerie, and gets a spell cast upon her, she is now perceived as most beautiful. This will lead to good and bad things.
What I enjoyed about this novel were the undertones that sexual assault brought forth, such as victim blaming and how others see you.
There is also the whole "revisiting our sins upon our children," such as using your intelligent daughter and your beauty to achieve some unsavory ends.
I think Helen of Troy is a very basic depiction of some parts of this comic.
It was a good read.
What I enjoyed about this novel were the undertones that sexual assault brought forth, such as victim blaming and how others see you.
There is also the whole "revisiting our sins upon our children," such as using your intelligent daughter and your beauty to achieve some unsavory ends.
I think Helen of Troy is a very basic depiction of some parts of this comic.
It was a good read.
December 26, 2023
A dark and bloody fairy tale where a scullion maid's wish for beauty turns her into a Helen whose face launches a thousand wars. The ups and downs in her fortunes and her personality get a bit much at times, but the engaging side characters help to carry interest through the lowest points.
FOR REFERENCE:
Collects Beauté - tome 1 - Désirs exaucés, Beauté - tome 2 - La reine indécise, and Beauté - tome 3 - Simples mortels.
Contents: 1. Wishes Granted -- 2. The Indecisive Queen -- 3. Ordinary Mortals
FOR REFERENCE:
Collects Beauté - tome 1 - Désirs exaucés, Beauté - tome 2 - La reine indécise, and Beauté - tome 3 - Simples mortels.
Contents: 1. Wishes Granted -- 2. The Indecisive Queen -- 3. Ordinary Mortals
August 3, 2016
Edgy classic-style fairytale, featuring a girl who is sad that she is ugly.
The most fascinating thing about this story, to me, was that the faerie wish-granter doesn't give her beauty itself, but the perception of being more beautiful than any other woman.
This becomes problematic, as you might guess.
I loved watching the choices of the creators here - panel to panel, Coddie would switch from her original "ugly" form to the more aesthetically pleasing version, depending on the gaze of that panel.
It was a very readable, riveting story - in keeping with the team's earlier work, Miss Don't Touch Me. Thought-provoking. And a little disturbing.
The most fascinating thing about this story, to me, was that the faerie wish-granter doesn't give her beauty itself, but the perception of being more beautiful than any other woman.
This becomes problematic, as you might guess.
I loved watching the choices of the creators here - panel to panel, Coddie would switch from her original "ugly" form to the more aesthetically pleasing version, depending on the gaze of that panel.
It was a very readable, riveting story - in keeping with the team's earlier work, Miss Don't Touch Me. Thought-provoking. And a little disturbing.
February 25, 2017
Faeries Will Always Fuck You Over
Oh man oh man, so hyped I finally got to read this comic! Tricksters, man! Love it.
I've been trying to write a review for a while, but I just can't seem to put into words how beautiful this comic is. It's so so very tragic, aweful, relatable, funny and sad, and the art of Kerascoet is so innocent and simple and perfect!
Just try to get your hands on a copy, lock yourself in your room for an hour or two and enjoy. It left me with less sads than 'Miss Don't Touch Me' did, which was nice.
Oh man oh man, so hyped I finally got to read this comic! Tricksters, man! Love it.
I've been trying to write a review for a while, but I just can't seem to put into words how beautiful this comic is. It's so so very tragic, aweful, relatable, funny and sad, and the art of Kerascoet is so innocent and simple and perfect!
Just try to get your hands on a copy, lock yourself in your room for an hour or two and enjoy. It left me with less sads than 'Miss Don't Touch Me' did, which was nice.
June 16, 2020
Great old-school princesses and princes tale with some adult twists, where a wish granted by Mab the dark fairy leads to the destruction of all, and possibly of the faerie! 7 out of 12
November 18, 2017
Note: this graphic novel does contain scenes of rape, abuse, and nudity.
Fun, easy to read, but all these characters have their priorities out of order.
Fun, easy to read, but all these characters have their priorities out of order.
January 11, 2021
Una ragazza brutta e maltrattata da tutti libera una fata e ottiene in cambio un dono. Sceglie la bellezza. La scelta però si rivela un disastro, perché si tratta di una bellezza sovrumana che fa impazzire gli uomini e rende le donne invidiose. Inoltre la protagonista si rivela una sciocca, preda delle influenze più sbagliate. Il finale l'ho trovato un po' troppo veloce, forse raffazzonato e poco credibile. Non la graphic novel più bella che io abbia letto, però pregevole per quanto riguarda i disegni e bella l'ambientazione medievale.
April 18, 2017
An intriguing story, gorgeous art, and fantastic character development - I enjoyed it so much I read it twice. Beauty's eventual realization of her own power made the whole story for me.
October 31, 2025
początek tej historii zdaje się być niemal baśniowy, jednak szybko przeistacza się w dosyć brutalną opowieść. komiks piękna jest w porządku, ale mnie jakoś szczególnie nie zachwycił:(
December 15, 2015
Beauty you want, beauty you will have. In the eyes of others, you will be the very idea of beauty in woman incarnate. Through this enchantment, you will eclipse the most lovely mortal woman ever born.A poor, homely villager is granted a wish, and everything changes. Think: the face that launched a thousand ships. Coddie simply wants to be desired for once in her life when she asks a fairy for beauty, not realizing she'll get it to such an extent it becomes a curse. For with beauty comes jealousy and possessiveness. Enough to drive her out of her village. Enough to drive men mad. Enough to bring down kingdoms. And her, never realizing until it's almost too late just what she has been given. Her life will never be peaceful and will never be her own, but that doesn't mean she is powerless to shape its direction. It only seems that way so much of the time.
This is an original adult fairy tale that rivals the best of the classics. It's filled with many twists and turns, ups and downs, and it examines desire and perception from many different angles. It visits many classic motifs without ever feeling old or traveled. And it's wonderfully illustrated in a style that is both cartoonish and realistic at the same time. Highly recommended.
October 22, 2017
This story starts with a deceptively simple premise: an ugly girl asks a fairy to make her beautiful. Immediately, nearly every man who sees her wants to rape her, while most women want to disfigure or murder her. (Themes of sexual assault run heavily though this book). Beauty, as she is then called, is swept up by a local knight and falls in love with him. But the fairy, Mab, who gave Beauty the blessing/curse turns out to have an agenda- stirring up chaos in the mortal realm. Mab urges Beauty to aim higher than a local knight- why not the king of the land himself? Beauty meets him, and falls in love with him as well. The king is already married, to the ambitious and possibly treasonous sister of the Boar King, his rival. Beauty's king also has a sister who is much, much smarter than himself. The King's sister manipulates her brother into divorcing his first wife and marrying Beauty instead. From there things become increasingly tangled and political, as many different players strive for power over the people and the very future of the land itself. Gorgeously drawn, striking from start to finish.
September 30, 2018
1.5 / 2 stars
Even though I really crave stories about ugly women, I was really surprised by the twists and turns this story takes.
Coddie, who is ugly, is granted a wish by a fairy to be perceived as beautiful. But her beauty is so haunting that it drives men mad + makes men want to claim/own her (so trigger warning for rape/assault).
It wasn't the story I was expecting, and I definitely felt like it ran way too long. I don't think I'd recommend this unless you enjoy long, winding stories where the main character is rather unlikable (right up until the end) + a kinda surprise ending for the various characters.
Even though I really crave stories about ugly women, I was really surprised by the twists and turns this story takes.
Coddie, who is ugly, is granted a wish by a fairy to be perceived as beautiful. But her beauty is so haunting that it drives men mad + makes men want to claim/own her (so trigger warning for rape/assault).
It wasn't the story I was expecting, and I definitely felt like it ran way too long. I don't think I'd recommend this unless you enjoy long, winding stories where the main character is rather unlikable (right up until the end) + a kinda surprise ending for the various characters.
March 29, 2016
Questo volume è stupendo. Non saprei che altro dire, la storia è magnifica e anche l'edizione è davvero di qualità.
Baccalà è una ragazza brutta, che desidera ardentemente diventare bella. Quando incontra una fata non perde l'occasione di esprimere questo desiderio, a cui seguiranno tutta una serie di gravi imprevisti. Come prosegue il racconto non ve lo dico, perché questa è proprio una graphic novel che DOVETE leggere.
Baccalà è una ragazza brutta, che desidera ardentemente diventare bella. Quando incontra una fata non perde l'occasione di esprimere questo desiderio, a cui seguiranno tutta una serie di gravi imprevisti. Come prosegue il racconto non ve lo dico, perché questa è proprio una graphic novel che DOVETE leggere.
June 16, 2019
Never trust a fairy!
January 27, 2023
La belleza. ¿Acaso lo es todo?
Hedionda era la joven más fea del pueblo. Con sus ojos saltones, las orejas de soplillo y el rostro deforme.
Humillada y maltratada por todos por su fealdad, se siente el ser más desdichado del mundo.
Hasta que un buen día una lágrima suya salva a un hada, que llevaba mucho tiempo maldita encerrada en el cuerpo de un sapo. Y esta le concede un deseo: la belleza.
No es que el rostro de Hedionda cambie en realidad, es que el resto del mundo la ve como el ser más hermoso que haya existido. Los hombres se vuelven locos nada más verla, las mujeres la odian.
Y lo que comienza como un don se convierte en la peor de las maldiciones.
Los autores nos regalan una vuelta de tuerca de los cuentos clásicos. Olvidad al sapo que se convierte en príncipe encantador al recibir un beso de amor. Aquí aparece un hada traicionera cuyo divertimento es sembrar el caos entre esos humanos a los que considera estúpidos.
El dibujo es... sencillamente hermoso. Limpio y claro. En blanco y negro y con un bitono dorado, los dibujantes juegan a darle un punto grotesco a la vez que preciosista (un poco menos inquietante que su obra 'Preciosa Oscuridad', pero con la misma fuerza artística), consiguiendo que la magia desborde sus páginas.
Me ha encantado esta obra guionizada por el autor de 'Piel de hombre'. Tiene una magia similar, una historia con trasfondo con su crítica social, en este caso sobre las apariencias y el vacío, el dolor y la soledad que trae consigo el hecho de no ser más que una cara bonita.
Belleza (Hedionda) pasará por varias facetas de su vida hasta encontrarse a sí misma y descubrir que a veces la verdadera belleza está en las pequeñas cosas. Eso es lo que más me ha gustado del tebeo. Además de Odón y Claudina, par mí los mejores personajes del cómic.
Recomendadísima esta obra que es pura sensibilidad y empatía.
Hedionda era la joven más fea del pueblo. Con sus ojos saltones, las orejas de soplillo y el rostro deforme.
Humillada y maltratada por todos por su fealdad, se siente el ser más desdichado del mundo.
Hasta que un buen día una lágrima suya salva a un hada, que llevaba mucho tiempo maldita encerrada en el cuerpo de un sapo. Y esta le concede un deseo: la belleza.
No es que el rostro de Hedionda cambie en realidad, es que el resto del mundo la ve como el ser más hermoso que haya existido. Los hombres se vuelven locos nada más verla, las mujeres la odian.
Y lo que comienza como un don se convierte en la peor de las maldiciones.
Los autores nos regalan una vuelta de tuerca de los cuentos clásicos. Olvidad al sapo que se convierte en príncipe encantador al recibir un beso de amor. Aquí aparece un hada traicionera cuyo divertimento es sembrar el caos entre esos humanos a los que considera estúpidos.
El dibujo es... sencillamente hermoso. Limpio y claro. En blanco y negro y con un bitono dorado, los dibujantes juegan a darle un punto grotesco a la vez que preciosista (un poco menos inquietante que su obra 'Preciosa Oscuridad', pero con la misma fuerza artística), consiguiendo que la magia desborde sus páginas.
Me ha encantado esta obra guionizada por el autor de 'Piel de hombre'. Tiene una magia similar, una historia con trasfondo con su crítica social, en este caso sobre las apariencias y el vacío, el dolor y la soledad que trae consigo el hecho de no ser más que una cara bonita.
Belleza (Hedionda) pasará por varias facetas de su vida hasta encontrarse a sí misma y descubrir que a veces la verdadera belleza está en las pequeñas cosas. Eso es lo que más me ha gustado del tebeo. Además de Odón y Claudina, par mí los mejores personajes del cómic.
Recomendadísima esta obra que es pura sensibilidad y empatía.
May 2, 2022
I love the author's drawing and colouring, but her stories feel a bit average. I still have a good time reading them though, so I will surely read more of her work!
July 21, 2019
3.5 stars
"Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish
You may regret it
Careful what you wish
You just might get it"
King Nothing
Metallica
"Careful what you wish
Careful what you say
Careful what you wish
You may regret it
Careful what you wish
You just might get it"
King Nothing
Metallica
August 11, 2024
Baccalà (Morue) è brutta, puzza di pesce ed è convinta che tutto ciò sia la fonte delle sue sofferenze. Perciò, quando libera la fata Mab da un incantesimo, chiede in dono la bellezza; ciò che riceve, però, è un portento smisurato: diventa agli occhi altrui tanto bella che nessuno riesce a resistere al suo fascino. Rinominata Bellezza (Beauté), entra così in contatto con il mondo degli uomini, così fragili di fronte al suo aspetto, che li rende pronti al sacrificio, gelosi, violenti.
L'intero volume ruota intorno alla protagonista, ingenua e capricciosa: di fronte a esperienze per lei del tutto nuove, si rivela spesso incapace di prendere una decisione, tantomeno quella buona. I consigli della fata Mab, inoltre, non sempre sono i migliori che lei possa ricevere. Eppure, Bellezza cresce e diventa sempre più consapevole di ciò che vuole, trovando così la maturazione che in giovinezza non le era stata possibile. Senza moralismi inutili, impara le difficoltà e i privilegi che il suo nuovo aspetto le concedono.
Un plauso all'aspetto grafico, semplice e dalle palette cromatiche ben scelte, come la scuola francese ci ha abituato a conoscere. Inoltre, la scelta di rappresentare la protagonista nella sua vera forma o in quella apparente di vignetta in vignetta dà uno spessore maggiore alla storia e ai suoi temi.
Consigliato.
L'intero volume ruota intorno alla protagonista, ingenua e capricciosa: di fronte a esperienze per lei del tutto nuove, si rivela spesso incapace di prendere una decisione, tantomeno quella buona. I consigli della fata Mab, inoltre, non sempre sono i migliori che lei possa ricevere. Eppure, Bellezza cresce e diventa sempre più consapevole di ciò che vuole, trovando così la maturazione che in giovinezza non le era stata possibile. Senza moralismi inutili, impara le difficoltà e i privilegi che il suo nuovo aspetto le concedono.
Un plauso all'aspetto grafico, semplice e dalle palette cromatiche ben scelte, come la scuola francese ci ha abituato a conoscere. Inoltre, la scelta di rappresentare la protagonista nella sua vera forma o in quella apparente di vignetta in vignetta dà uno spessore maggiore alla storia e ai suoi temi.
Consigliato.
March 17, 2015
Coddie is ugly. Really ugly. And she smells like fish all the time. Coddie hates being ugly, so when she inadvertently rescues a fairy and is subsequently issued a wish, she wishes to be beautiful. The fairy is quick to inform her that it cannot change her physical appearance, but that it can change how Coddie is perceived. The next day, Coddie is delighted to find that everyone in town finds her jaw-droppingly beautiful. Extreme beauty is not without its drawbacks though. Coddie is suddenly the object of nearly every man's affection and they're willing to do terrible things to get her attention. Coddie may be perceived as the most beautiful woman on earth, but it's done nothing to change who she is as a person. And she's a terrible person. She rises to power on looks alone, but leaves at trail of destruction in her oblivious wake.
Beauty is one of those stories that lets you believe you know where it's headed and then turns in the exact opposite direction instead. I found this graphic novel to be utterly compelling in spite of my growing distaste for the main character. The artwork is fantastic. When Coddie is in the presence of another person, her character looks appealing, but when alone in a panel or looking in a mirror, Coddie sees herself as she's always been. The style is almost cute, which, when coupled with some of the more violent scenes, makes for a fascinating incongruity. This graphic novel looks like it could have been a child's comic, but anyone reading more than a few pages would quickly concur that it is not particularly suited to a less-than-mature audience. Highly recommended to those who like books that will catch them off-guard.
Beauty is one of those stories that lets you believe you know where it's headed and then turns in the exact opposite direction instead. I found this graphic novel to be utterly compelling in spite of my growing distaste for the main character. The artwork is fantastic. When Coddie is in the presence of another person, her character looks appealing, but when alone in a panel or looking in a mirror, Coddie sees herself as she's always been. The style is almost cute, which, when coupled with some of the more violent scenes, makes for a fascinating incongruity. This graphic novel looks like it could have been a child's comic, but anyone reading more than a few pages would quickly concur that it is not particularly suited to a less-than-mature audience. Highly recommended to those who like books that will catch them off-guard.
May 31, 2016
Inizialmente mi sembrava fosse una classica fiaba e ciò mi aveva leggermente delusa, ma dopo le prime pagine sono stata catturata dalle vicissitudini capitate a Baccalà e, allo stesso modo in cui chi guarda questa ragazza non riesce più a pensare ad altro all'infuori di lei, anche chi legge questa graphic novel viene rapito dalla bellezza di questa storia.
July 19, 2016
3.5 stars.
June 15, 2019
It was an OK book until the epilogue, then it was great. This book handles the subject of beauty and society's obsession about it in a different way.
June 20, 2021
wild and fun fairytale, beautifully expressive art
July 21, 2020
Zanimljiva priča o ružnoj djevojci kojoj vila ispuni želju i učini da svi misle kako je najljepša na svijetu. Njena ljepota izazove brojne komplikacije, jer se svi muškarci koje sretne istog trena zaljube u nju i zbog toga potpuno izgube glavu, što dovede do brojnih tragedija, ratova i suludih ponašanja njenih obožavatelja. Meni je najzanimljiviji dio stripa bio sam crtež, zato jer je to prvi put da sam vidjela kako sterilni crtački rukopis koji sam po sebi nije nimalo dopadljiv uspijeva odraditi sve svoje komunikacijske zadaće (dizajn likova, prikaz prostora, ekspresije lica itd) i uz to na trenutke uspijeva stvoriti vrlo lijepe i maštovite kompozicije unutar kadrova.
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