![]() There are some you might not be as familiar with. ![]() Some are favorites like Puss in Boots, Rapunzel and the Pied Piper. Each story has its own unique voice and art as each artist puts their own spin on them. There is magic, and shape-shifting trolls, talking cats, singing harps, magic beans, and great fortune exchanged for great sacrifice. There are classical elements of “women roles” such as “to be married off” and “are the villain” but also a few contemporary princesses who kick some troll butt (even if one is wearing a cow’s body/or the cow is wearing her head…). Some stories have a more modern tone or parts, while others seem to stay truer to the original. This is an interesting collection of fairy/folk tales done in a graphic novel format with more than a few twists and turns. You see, this is not just about a Nixie in a Mill-Pond. Jack decides to take the magic harp and make a traveling music show out of her. On page one we find a Jack and the Beanstalk story. ![]() This is one of those books that you think you know what is going on (there will be a Nixie that will do something in a mill-pond) but open it up and there is something completely different. ![]()
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