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Grimm Fairy Tales #6
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 6
Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for book with ISBN 0982363044 / ISBN13 9780982363041
Fairy Tales and Fables have been passed down from generation to generation throughout the world for hundreds of years. But there has never been an adaptation quite like this!
Fairy Tales and Fables have been passed down from generation to generation throughout the world for hundreds of years. But there has never been an adaptation quite like this!
With Sela gone, Belinda is having a ball ruining the lives of almost everyone who crosses her path. A lonely puppet-maker creates a son from a cursed piece of wood only to have to face a terrifying reality! A mysterious and ancient statue has the power to keep those who possess it forever young - but at what cost? A painting ages for a man who finds that eternal youth is nothing but an eternal curse! Introducing six new fairy tales retold and re-imagined with six incredible new twists that will leave readers craving more!
Collects issues 31-36
184 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2009
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January 27, 2019
Again, lots of fan service. The plots are starting to become muddied and less are actually fairy tales too. Dorian Grey was a pretty good choice to add in as it is already a pretty creepy story. Overall, just ok.
October 4, 2021
30- Rip Van Wrinkle- Sela is married to Rip, we see her confronted by the fairy that she can't just lie and do nothing because even then bad things will happen, she must use her magic for good.
31-Pinnochio- a boy and a widower, Pinnochio kills people to become a real boy
32-Pinnochio pt 2- picks up with Pinnochio killing and dying, irl the boy killed his teacher and it is discovered that he killed his mom too, the dad does not save him from a burning house.
33-3 Snake Leaves- Wilhelm from the Sinbad books made a deal with Belinda who was a genie to always have his love's love but she eventually cheated on him and Wilhelm died at sea but came back as a snake since the snake leaves were what saved his true love from her death. irl it was a scientist whose wife was dying and she turned into a snake and was horrible.
34-Puss In Boots- a statue that feeds on souls allow for a lady to live forever young
35-Puss In Boots pt 2/Dorian Gray- the lady with the statue has Belinda paint her husband and through all their evil doings they do not age but at the end, he destroys the painting and statue so they age and die.
36- Ugly Duckling Pt 2- shows us how ted was haunted by all the "swans" around him and took advice from Belinda to kill them So that is why he killed Robyn from the first part. In the end, Sela traps him in the fairytale book.
31-Pinnochio- a boy and a widower, Pinnochio kills people to become a real boy
32-Pinnochio pt 2- picks up with Pinnochio killing and dying, irl the boy killed his teacher and it is discovered that he killed his mom too, the dad does not save him from a burning house.
33-3 Snake Leaves- Wilhelm from the Sinbad books made a deal with Belinda who was a genie to always have his love's love but she eventually cheated on him and Wilhelm died at sea but came back as a snake since the snake leaves were what saved his true love from her death. irl it was a scientist whose wife was dying and she turned into a snake and was horrible.
34-Puss In Boots- a statue that feeds on souls allow for a lady to live forever young
35-Puss In Boots pt 2/Dorian Gray- the lady with the statue has Belinda paint her husband and through all their evil doings they do not age but at the end, he destroys the painting and statue so they age and die.
36- Ugly Duckling Pt 2- shows us how ted was haunted by all the "swans" around him and took advice from Belinda to kill them So that is why he killed Robyn from the first part. In the end, Sela traps him in the fairytale book.
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March 9, 2018Grimm Fairy Tales Volume 6
Issue 31 Pinocchio
PLOT: A father and a son grieve their (wife/mother) who was mugged and fell down in front of a train that didn't stop. It's been 3 years since that day. The Father finds the son (Jacob) reading a book that he says is private and from a friend. But when talking to his teacher she reveals there is no one at the school by the name he gives. The two talk a little, bond over cigarettes, and make plans to meet. The Father snoops and sees' inside the book is a special message and its initialed "B". He begins to read the story of Pinocchio. It starts much like his story. Grieving widow father loses wife and son, buries himself in his work, and starts making puppets. He discovers one night the one he cherishes has come to life and has questions. He sends him to school but he gets sidetracked by a cricket and a traveling circus that makes him an offer. He accepts, is a big success, but not treated well. A slick fox cons his old man into paying them to find him and the boy to escape. Only the puppet kills the circus master and the fox. The friend of the fox then throws him off a cliff. And then the old man. In real life, the boy comes home and tells the Father his teacher was murdered. The school confirms the story but wonders how the Father know the details behind the accident. That's when with a terrified look in his eyes the Father looks at the son.
MY THOUGHTS: OH! I just had a thought so did Belinda advise Jacob to kill his mother? It did say no one else witnessed the accident? What happened even before the mother's death to make him so withdrawn. At first, I thought Sarah was Belinda in disguise but Sarah looks more like Sela. And they can't kill her off.
RATING: 5 Pinocchio was never one of my favorite fairy tales but did you see Pinocchio? Did he not look like he came from the cover of the Goosebumps book Night Of The Living Dummies? I swear I've seen this illustration before and I can't put my finger on where. Maybe the Goosebump series.
Issue 32 Pinocchio
PLOT: It looks like Jacob's mother is hiding a secret in the past. In the present, we see he's just a little on the psychotic side by the looks of that gutted squirrel. His Dad tries to press more out of him about the teacher and gets frustrated and loses his temper when Jacob says nothing. Gepetto plunges in after Pinocchio and they find themselves in the bottom of a whale's stomach. Gepetto devises a plan to get them out. But plans to sacrifice himself. Just before he does and making Pinocchio promise he'll be a good boy he sees The Blue (White) Fairy. Jiminy Cricket finds Pinocchio and tells him this tale about cursed wood and fills his head with not good morals but the opposite. Apparently, his "purpose" according to the Cricket is to wreak havoc but alas SMASH this is the last time we'll hear of the bug. The Fairy brings back Gepetto in order to save his boy and show him what love is. But it looks like its too late and despite his protest of innocence his nose begins to grow. It grows so long it pierces straight through his father's heart. Which gives him a pass, you see The White Fairy isn't the same as in the animated movie either. Still, he doesn't get to be a real boy. Not just yet. Jacobs dad drops the book in horror and reaches outside to find a fire... That his son has caused. After hesitation he rescues the son and another lady in the house. The house catches on fire. The lady ends with saying you win some you lose some right Jacob and we see in the rear view he looks like Pinocchio.
MY THOUGHTS: Honestly I don't quite know what to make of this issue. I understood until it got to the end then it got real fuzzy. So was this Jacob's attempt to kill his father because he lost his temper with him? Is he really that unstable? I kind of got why he did his mother in... It hinted she was seeing someone else. But the Dad? And then I'm wondering why so far have Belinda's picks as minions been young boys? I'm sure that there's a lot of adult men she can corrupt that have lots of rage and anger issues. I can give her a few names.
RATING: 5 This one really didn't do much for me either. It was cool to see the twist of the cricket and the fairy but do we get another issue to this? Then so are we supposed to believe that Pinocchio did get his wish and that's who Jacob is? Confusion!
ISSUE 33
PLOT: A man's wife is dying from cancer which has spread to her lungs. However, he's not ready to say goodbye so he works on a cure. The cure will require a certain type of snake. Belinda invites the man over to join her for coffee and reads him the story of the Three Snake Leaves. So the story goes a devoted man's wife was dying and he stood by her (just like in real time). Snake attacks came but he fended them off quickly eliminating the threats. But the snakes carried leaves and mixed with their blood they brought the lady back to life. Meanwhile, the lady in present time is getting worse. So the man injects her with some of the snake extract. In the story, the man and lady flee but she starts to change on him. Then she runs him through with a sword and he falls overboard. But as he does his blood mixes again with these mysterious leaves. The wife turns hot and starts acting aggressively out of character. Belinda meets up with the man and makes him finish the rest of the story which ends with the man not dying and the snake leaves altering his appearance, unlike the lover whom it altered her personality. After blaming himself for not letting her go he finishes her. There's a mix-up. The professor got the wrong snake. Red snake eats their young. He rushes home to save his son (whose ok) but instead finds his wife looking like she's pregnant and having snakes?
MY THOUGHTS: As these issues go on they're getting harder and harder to understand. First of all SNAKE VENOM doesn't look like it'd cure anything. And where do these leaves just mysteriously keep coming from? And then what the hell was that supposed to be at the end? Her mid-section is swollen all out of proportion and red and the snakes are coming toward her like they want to eat her? I'm not even sure what we're supposed to take from this.
RATING: 5
Issue 34 Puss and Boots
PLOT: A girl and her aunt are having lunch. The aunt wants a favor from her niece and that's to statue sit. The niece falls to see the statue's forth until Belinda tells her the story of Puss and Boots. In this story, a street urchin female becomes rich when she finds a statue that promises to change her life. But she soon finds out there's a price. In order to keep up her charade as the heir of a palace, she must kill the rightful heir. And after that keeping feeding the statue souls. True she had a life of luxury but the burden became too heavy and after a while she refused. In order to rid the statue of its influence over her she goes to destroy it but instead killed by one of her servant girls. Whom the power was passed on too. The niece is briefly influenced by the statue and plans to make her first kill but somehow she snaps out of it. But too little too late! The aunt kills her instead. Which was her plan all along.
RATING: 5 This one didn't leave much of an impression good or bad. Other than did she take the niece's skin cause if not wouldn't Don have noticed it was the same lady he talked to earlier with dyed hair and a different shirt. OH, or she just pretended to be talking about herself.
ISSUE 35 Dorian Gray
PLOT: Years have passed and "Stephanie" and Don are celebrating their fifth anniversary and having a portrait done. The power of the portrait is that he doesn't age but it does. Thanks to Belinda. Things are good right up until he walks in and finds his wife standing over his best friend's dead body. Belinda shows up at the funeral and tells him the story of Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray (like half the men in these stories) was a philandering, ass hole, who had a picture painted of him that took the place of him aging. He had a lover who committed suicide after his rejection. After that, he grew worse and worse and the painting begins to reflect what was on the inside. It got uglier and uglier. Until one day he stabbed the panting and what was on the painting showed on him. He got gunned down by the former lover's brother. In real life, Don finds out the truth when he catches his wife over another body of a reporter who she supposedly was going to give the truth about Don's age. Putting two and two together Don destroys the statue, stabs his portrait, and she turns to dust. A policeman gives Belinda pieces of the statue but she tells to keep them and should put them back together and gives the same spiel about how the statue can grant wishes if you feed it.
MY THOUGHTS: NO IDEA why Don didn't realize that he wasn't aging earlier but then who am I to criticize. I don't have a magical cat statue and I'm 38 and just the other day some thoughtless woman told me I looked 12. I don't see the appeal either of living forever. It's hard enough to live day by day. I wanna know if Don killed himself and why when he stabbed that portrait did he look like he was WAY older than in his 40s. Maybe he needed that portrait because he did NOT age well.
RATING: 7 I know I've made this comment before but do you know what I wish? I wish that more people's appearances would reflect what's on the inside and they be just as ugly on the outside as they are on the inside. I might not be a good person to give magic too because I'd probably cast a spell to make this so.
Issue 31 Pinocchio
PLOT: A father and a son grieve their (wife/mother) who was mugged and fell down in front of a train that didn't stop. It's been 3 years since that day. The Father finds the son (Jacob) reading a book that he says is private and from a friend. But when talking to his teacher she reveals there is no one at the school by the name he gives. The two talk a little, bond over cigarettes, and make plans to meet. The Father snoops and sees' inside the book is a special message and its initialed "B". He begins to read the story of Pinocchio. It starts much like his story. Grieving widow father loses wife and son, buries himself in his work, and starts making puppets. He discovers one night the one he cherishes has come to life and has questions. He sends him to school but he gets sidetracked by a cricket and a traveling circus that makes him an offer. He accepts, is a big success, but not treated well. A slick fox cons his old man into paying them to find him and the boy to escape. Only the puppet kills the circus master and the fox. The friend of the fox then throws him off a cliff. And then the old man. In real life, the boy comes home and tells the Father his teacher was murdered. The school confirms the story but wonders how the Father know the details behind the accident. That's when with a terrified look in his eyes the Father looks at the son.
MY THOUGHTS: OH! I just had a thought so did Belinda advise Jacob to kill his mother? It did say no one else witnessed the accident? What happened even before the mother's death to make him so withdrawn. At first, I thought Sarah was Belinda in disguise but Sarah looks more like Sela. And they can't kill her off.
RATING: 5 Pinocchio was never one of my favorite fairy tales but did you see Pinocchio? Did he not look like he came from the cover of the Goosebumps book Night Of The Living Dummies? I swear I've seen this illustration before and I can't put my finger on where. Maybe the Goosebump series.
Issue 32 Pinocchio
PLOT: It looks like Jacob's mother is hiding a secret in the past. In the present, we see he's just a little on the psychotic side by the looks of that gutted squirrel. His Dad tries to press more out of him about the teacher and gets frustrated and loses his temper when Jacob says nothing. Gepetto plunges in after Pinocchio and they find themselves in the bottom of a whale's stomach. Gepetto devises a plan to get them out. But plans to sacrifice himself. Just before he does and making Pinocchio promise he'll be a good boy he sees The Blue (White) Fairy. Jiminy Cricket finds Pinocchio and tells him this tale about cursed wood and fills his head with not good morals but the opposite. Apparently, his "purpose" according to the Cricket is to wreak havoc but alas SMASH this is the last time we'll hear of the bug. The Fairy brings back Gepetto in order to save his boy and show him what love is. But it looks like its too late and despite his protest of innocence his nose begins to grow. It grows so long it pierces straight through his father's heart. Which gives him a pass, you see The White Fairy isn't the same as in the animated movie either. Still, he doesn't get to be a real boy. Not just yet. Jacobs dad drops the book in horror and reaches outside to find a fire... That his son has caused. After hesitation he rescues the son and another lady in the house. The house catches on fire. The lady ends with saying you win some you lose some right Jacob and we see in the rear view he looks like Pinocchio.
MY THOUGHTS: Honestly I don't quite know what to make of this issue. I understood until it got to the end then it got real fuzzy. So was this Jacob's attempt to kill his father because he lost his temper with him? Is he really that unstable? I kind of got why he did his mother in... It hinted she was seeing someone else. But the Dad? And then I'm wondering why so far have Belinda's picks as minions been young boys? I'm sure that there's a lot of adult men she can corrupt that have lots of rage and anger issues. I can give her a few names.
RATING: 5 This one really didn't do much for me either. It was cool to see the twist of the cricket and the fairy but do we get another issue to this? Then so are we supposed to believe that Pinocchio did get his wish and that's who Jacob is? Confusion!
ISSUE 33
PLOT: A man's wife is dying from cancer which has spread to her lungs. However, he's not ready to say goodbye so he works on a cure. The cure will require a certain type of snake. Belinda invites the man over to join her for coffee and reads him the story of the Three Snake Leaves. So the story goes a devoted man's wife was dying and he stood by her (just like in real time). Snake attacks came but he fended them off quickly eliminating the threats. But the snakes carried leaves and mixed with their blood they brought the lady back to life. Meanwhile, the lady in present time is getting worse. So the man injects her with some of the snake extract. In the story, the man and lady flee but she starts to change on him. Then she runs him through with a sword and he falls overboard. But as he does his blood mixes again with these mysterious leaves. The wife turns hot and starts acting aggressively out of character. Belinda meets up with the man and makes him finish the rest of the story which ends with the man not dying and the snake leaves altering his appearance, unlike the lover whom it altered her personality. After blaming himself for not letting her go he finishes her. There's a mix-up. The professor got the wrong snake. Red snake eats their young. He rushes home to save his son (whose ok) but instead finds his wife looking like she's pregnant and having snakes?
MY THOUGHTS: As these issues go on they're getting harder and harder to understand. First of all SNAKE VENOM doesn't look like it'd cure anything. And where do these leaves just mysteriously keep coming from? And then what the hell was that supposed to be at the end? Her mid-section is swollen all out of proportion and red and the snakes are coming toward her like they want to eat her? I'm not even sure what we're supposed to take from this.
RATING: 5
Issue 34 Puss and Boots
PLOT: A girl and her aunt are having lunch. The aunt wants a favor from her niece and that's to statue sit. The niece falls to see the statue's forth until Belinda tells her the story of Puss and Boots. In this story, a street urchin female becomes rich when she finds a statue that promises to change her life. But she soon finds out there's a price. In order to keep up her charade as the heir of a palace, she must kill the rightful heir. And after that keeping feeding the statue souls. True she had a life of luxury but the burden became too heavy and after a while she refused. In order to rid the statue of its influence over her she goes to destroy it but instead killed by one of her servant girls. Whom the power was passed on too. The niece is briefly influenced by the statue and plans to make her first kill but somehow she snaps out of it. But too little too late! The aunt kills her instead. Which was her plan all along.
RATING: 5 This one didn't leave much of an impression good or bad. Other than did she take the niece's skin cause if not wouldn't Don have noticed it was the same lady he talked to earlier with dyed hair and a different shirt. OH, or she just pretended to be talking about herself.
ISSUE 35 Dorian Gray
PLOT: Years have passed and "Stephanie" and Don are celebrating their fifth anniversary and having a portrait done. The power of the portrait is that he doesn't age but it does. Thanks to Belinda. Things are good right up until he walks in and finds his wife standing over his best friend's dead body. Belinda shows up at the funeral and tells him the story of Dorian Gray. Dorian Gray (like half the men in these stories) was a philandering, ass hole, who had a picture painted of him that took the place of him aging. He had a lover who committed suicide after his rejection. After that, he grew worse and worse and the painting begins to reflect what was on the inside. It got uglier and uglier. Until one day he stabbed the panting and what was on the painting showed on him. He got gunned down by the former lover's brother. In real life, Don finds out the truth when he catches his wife over another body of a reporter who she supposedly was going to give the truth about Don's age. Putting two and two together Don destroys the statue, stabs his portrait, and she turns to dust. A policeman gives Belinda pieces of the statue but she tells to keep them and should put them back together and gives the same spiel about how the statue can grant wishes if you feed it.
MY THOUGHTS: NO IDEA why Don didn't realize that he wasn't aging earlier but then who am I to criticize. I don't have a magical cat statue and I'm 38 and just the other day some thoughtless woman told me I looked 12. I don't see the appeal either of living forever. It's hard enough to live day by day. I wanna know if Don killed himself and why when he stabbed that portrait did he look like he was WAY older than in his 40s. Maybe he needed that portrait because he did NOT age well.
RATING: 7 I know I've made this comment before but do you know what I wish? I wish that more people's appearances would reflect what's on the inside and they be just as ugly on the outside as they are on the inside. I might not be a good person to give magic too because I'd probably cast a spell to make this so.
March 2, 2021
nice concept re imaging fairy tales differently. This one is nice re-imaging of all the familiar fairy tales.
My dream of being a writer is realized and I am now a Goodreads Author. I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. Doga is one of my most favorite character and I love him to bits and don't leave any chance to devour any of his stories. So here goes again my mission to read as many Raj comics from the beginning. My childhood re-run. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
My dream of being a writer is realized and I am now a Goodreads Author. I have always loved comics, and I hope that I will always love them. Even though I grew up reading local Indian comics like Raj Comics or Diamond Comics or even Manoj Comics, now's the time to catch up on the international and classic comics and Graphic novels. I am on my quest to read as many comics I can. I Love comics to bit, may comics never leave my side. Doga is one of my most favorite character and I love him to bits and don't leave any chance to devour any of his stories. So here goes again my mission to read as many Raj comics from the beginning. My childhood re-run. I love reading this and more, you should also read what you love and then just Keep on Reading.
August 11, 2014
We inherited this book from my hubby's efforts to clean out his grandmother's house after she passed. The book had belonged to a younger cousin of ours and he knew we liked Grimm's fairy tales and graphic novels. So I thought this might be a hit.
I'm glad that I decided to read it first. We've read different versions of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and I understand that the original stories are quite violent in places, but this was out of control.
It is merely a warped. horrific take on a teenage boy's fantasy, filled with half-naked images of women and tons of serial murderers and graphic violence. The objectification of women is very discouraging.
This book is certainly not appropriate for our girls and not really appropriate for anyone, in my opinion.
I'm glad that I decided to read it first. We've read different versions of Grimm's Fairy Tales, and I understand that the original stories are quite violent in places, but this was out of control.
It is merely a warped. horrific take on a teenage boy's fantasy, filled with half-naked images of women and tons of serial murderers and graphic violence. The objectification of women is very discouraging.
This book is certainly not appropriate for our girls and not really appropriate for anyone, in my opinion.
June 1, 2012
I have to say that I really and truly enjoy Zenescope's series Grimm Fairy Tales and and all the various spinoffs (Neverland, Piper, etc). Unless something major happens I will continue to follow this series. My one and only gripe with it is the unnecessary and gratuitous sexuality and objectification of women within the pages. It truly has no place within the story. Now I am by no means a prude but they don't even try to give it purpose. They are no better than the creators over at the bigger publishers (Marvel, DC). This is why this series will never reach the greatness that is Bill Willingham's Fables. Nothing is done without purpose. And he knows that his story is so good that he doesn't need clichéd tropes like massive mammaries and barely there clothing.
July 10, 2022
This volume seemed to be the one that concluded things from the Annual 2007 issue (Different Seasons Vol 2 - Ch 1) where we have Pinocchio introduced. And that was a much darker story than I remember it being. The imagery used for it was haunting and disturbing but hard not to stop looking at and reading. The lettering for those chapters were also done really well and so was the main story that went along with the Pinocchio one. And we continue to see Belinda being her awesome villanious self, speading chaos wherever she goes. It seems like she has free reign to do as she pleases and is living life to her fullest - which isn't hard when you don't age. But we soon see her bad days may be numbered once we reach the end of the novel. This one was well worth the read and I loved every page.
August 3, 2017
Still getting caught up with this series thanks to Hoopla. Belinda is having way too much fun since she disposed of Sela. But not everything is going her way. Despite her best efforts, some folks are getting away. Mind you, the tales here seem pretty dark, but the surprise at the end of Ugly Duckling part 2 reveals that Sela is back. Do read these tales and try to keep up with the twisted tales plot reveals.
November 19, 2025
A couple of two-part stories and a crossover with Zenescope's take on Sinbad. The stylistic experimentation in the Pinocchio was interesting and effective as it aims for a digital collage photography look. Very of its time in the late 90s and early 2000s, so a little past its time for when this series was coming out, but its an fun aesthetic.
July 6, 2020
Belinda continues her dark reign. Lots of two parters in this volume, including a sequel to the Ugly Ducking from the previous one. Not much changes plot wise until the very end where there is a rather large change.
There wasn't really any notable wonky art in this volume.
There wasn't really any notable wonky art in this volume.
June 6, 2022
Belinda still has control of the book and the same tropekeeps playing out. Person gets boo, reads gloomy story then makes a bad choice. A hint t the end that Selina may be coming back. Tales retold: Pinocchio, Three Snake Leaves, Puss in Boots, Dorien Gray, and The Ugly Duckling.
January 6, 2018
Pinokio
Trojlískový had
Kocúr v čižmách spolu s pokračovaním Doriana Graya
A pokračovanie Škaredého kačiatka
...áno a Sela sa vracia...
Trojlískový had
Kocúr v čižmách spolu s pokračovaním Doriana Graya
A pokračovanie Škaredého kačiatka
...áno a Sela sa vracia...
September 6, 2020
Loving this series. Such an awesome take on all these fairy tales. Excited to continue on!
February 23, 2016
Pinocchio: Present: A boy's mother has been killed by a thug. Then the fairy tale part, although this Pinocchio is not a good person by any means. This is a thoroughly evil Pinocchio. Again Belinda is involved in what happens.
Three Snake Leaves. Modern day, a guy's wife is dying and he wants to save her. Belinda appears and has the fairy tale book. This ends up to be a vore-type story.
Puss in Boots. Belinda fouling things up again, this time with a woman watching over an ancient Egyptian statue. The statue feeds on souls
Dorian Gray: Again, Belinda is running wild, causing people to kill others and spread chaos. The present events reflect the past events.
The Ugly Duckling part 2: A guy that was reject at school becomes a murderer later, Belinda leading him on. Sela suddenly appears at the end of the story.
The Gift: More on the Sela/Belinda situation, and who Belinda serves is revealed.
Three Snake Leaves. Modern day, a guy's wife is dying and he wants to save her. Belinda appears and has the fairy tale book. This ends up to be a vore-type story.
Puss in Boots. Belinda fouling things up again, this time with a woman watching over an ancient Egyptian statue. The statue feeds on souls
Dorian Gray: Again, Belinda is running wild, causing people to kill others and spread chaos. The present events reflect the past events.
The Ugly Duckling part 2: A guy that was reject at school becomes a murderer later, Belinda leading him on. Sela suddenly appears at the end of the story.
The Gift: More on the Sela/Belinda situation, and who Belinda serves is revealed.
January 11, 2010
Having not read the first five volumes, I'm definitely missing part of the running bit in the story arc. I know there's something bigger about the redhead who keeps showing up, and I'm guessing something also about the brunette at the end. However, the tales themselves are quite creepy and well done. Pinocchio is particularly sad. Yes, I saw where it was going quite quickly, but it was still a well done journey to get there.
I like that these tales weren't bloody and gruesome so much as they were creepy. Oh, there was some ickiness, but it was the shiver-down-the-spine sensation that was excellently done. The retelling of Puss-in-Boots and melding of it with Dorian Gray was particularly creative.
I like that these tales weren't bloody and gruesome so much as they were creepy. Oh, there was some ickiness, but it was the shiver-down-the-spine sensation that was excellently done. The retelling of Puss-in-Boots and melding of it with Dorian Gray was particularly creative.
June 1, 2014
It's back! The new "best volume" for me. All the factors are aligned - individual stories, artwork, creepiness, and overarching story.
The artwork is back to the quality that I was looking for, not like the previous volume, where it was bad.
The individual stories are great this time around, especially Pinocchio and Dorian Gray. They felt tragic yet horrifying at the same time.
And finally we see someone who's been missing finally make a comeback, with more on the whole good vs evil plot line being shown. Looking forward to the next one.
The artwork is back to the quality that I was looking for, not like the previous volume, where it was bad.
The individual stories are great this time around, especially Pinocchio and Dorian Gray. They felt tragic yet horrifying at the same time.
And finally we see someone who's been missing finally make a comeback, with more on the whole good vs evil plot line being shown. Looking forward to the next one.
July 3, 2013
I cannot stress how much I LOVED this issue, especially “Pinocchio.” Oh my goodness, it was perfect. The new spin was interesting and the art absolutely brilliant. I loved the juxtaposition between the fairy tale and real life aspects. The fairy tale portion of the art was so amazing. His creepy glowing eyes were so haunting!
While the other stories were good, they really paled in comparison to the first. But some major hints dropped about what’s to come in the future, so I look forward to continuing on with this series.
While the other stories were good, they really paled in comparison to the first. But some major hints dropped about what’s to come in the future, so I look forward to continuing on with this series.
August 9, 2022
The artwork shifts a little here from story to story within the volume. I'm partial to some of it and not to others of the artwork. Other than that the series is still going strong. I'm glad I stumbled upon it. If you like re-tellings of fairytales and don't mind a bit of gore and some sexy woman, I'd recommend this series.
October 11, 2010
I'm hooked on this series. Recommended for those who love fairy tales with a twist. Later on in the series the authors develop a mythology arc.
September 21, 2010
Book 79/150
January 6, 2015
Read in February 2012.
Read in December 2014.
Read in December 2014.
May 5, 2018
Some of the stories are kind of confusing and the art doesn't generally help when it is. Been that way for a bit now.
December 31, 2015
Quite a dark tone for these particular stories
November 11, 2016
Amazing!!!
one of the best ones so far, Pinocchio and the second part of the ugly duckling where just incredible and creepy, puss in boots amazing as well.
one of the best ones so far, Pinocchio and the second part of the ugly duckling where just incredible and creepy, puss in boots amazing as well.
June 18, 2012
36 ugly duckling p2 8/10
April 17, 2017
This is getting better with each single issue! Retellings are becoming my obsession, this may be the main sign of it, and I'm perfectly fine with it.
Note: I'm glad I waited until the series ended so I don't have t wait for the next chapter to come out
Note: I'm glad I waited until the series ended so I don't have t wait for the next chapter to come out
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