

I love when illustrators are given carte blanche to reinvent classic items (much like
Nursery Rhyme Comics
by the same publisher). In
Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists
, 17 (yes, extraordinary) cartoonists fashion their own versions of many classic, as well as obscure, fairy tales such as Rumpelstiltskin, Snow White, Baba Yaga, and The Small-Tooth Dog.
The illustrators vary in technique, but each is a joy to
view – and read! -
and brings such a new
look to these classic tales.
The
cartoonist include:
Charise Mericle
Harper, Brett Helquist, Graham Annable, and Vanessa Davis.
Current TV shows like
Once Upon a Time
and
Grimm
, plus popular movies such as
Snow White and the Huntsman
,
Red Riding Hood
and
Beastly
have brought about a resurgence in fairy tale literature (ok, really, does our love/fascination with fairy tales ever go away?!). Fractured fairy tales (like And The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon by Janet Stevens) are always popular, plus new takes on old favorites. People love revisiting old friends again and again. So, check out
Fairy Tale Comics coming September 2013
to rekindle that love of fairy tales in your child, or even yourself!