Interesting story...okay illlustrations

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	• Nightmares and Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time (Nightmares & Fairy Tales) Serena Valentino, FSc SLG Publishing, 2004 - 160 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Hoe Hum..

It's not a bad book the imageries good, the stories somewhat interesting. But something is missing. It's worth buying but you may need both volumes to feel fully satisfied. If you like her artist style it's worth it for the pictures, but there is something lacking in the over all completed product that makes it hard for me to give it a higher rating.

Interesting story...okay illlustrations

The front cover was what made me buy the book, but once I got it and started reading it, the story was good but the illustrations were hard to make out. Sometimes all I could guess of what was going on was a couple of think black lines and some text. The story is what you should really buy it for, with the all the darkly funny, twisted fairy tales, but if you're more into the illustrations, it'd be best to look elsewhere.

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Cute evil

I read the first comic when it was first released, and I fell in love with the artwork almost immediately. The writing is very lovely, some of the stories--especially in volume 2--are brilliant, but it can also fall a little flat at times. But the art, however, is what draws me to this series over and over again. FSc is a fabulous artist, she incorporates a vague anime sensibility couples with swirling, magical images. The characters--especially Gwen--are adorable, the worlds are filled with beauty, and there is an overabundance of cuteness.

I wish ALL fairy tales were like this

This is not a funny book. Er, not not-funny as in poor humor, but not funny as in it's not supposed to be a gut-buster. Not funny as in not bought to make you laugh, like Squee or Lenore would be. It is also drawn in a more manga-ish style than Dirge or Vasquez' stuff. It has some very cool stories, most are gorey spin-offs from fairy tales. It is told through the eyes of a little doll. Again, it's not supposed to be funny but it is fascinating. The drawings are sometimes vague and hard to follow, and the characters all look a bit too similar to easily disifer, the first few storues were a bit too confusing, and I had to carefully re-read certain part to get what was happening, but it's a good book. Definately worth figuring out.
The back also has trade art from Vasquez and Dirge, which I found a very pleasant suprise.

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Fairy Tales Back to Their Dark Roots

Before Disney changed things and made everyone think Fairy Tales are all about Bambis and fuzzy bunnies, Fairy Tales were dark, disturbing, and always had a meaning. Serena Valentino attempts to bring those fairy tales back to their dark roots, with art by FSc. And, for the most part, she succeeds. Each tale is dark and disturbing, and the each story is told with decieving simplicity. The dialogue is also simple; so simple that it feels juvenile, like something a high schooler might write during study hall (ok, perhaps that's a bit too severe...). Also, Valentino's original stories, such as the first story with the lesbian vampires, are simply not as strong as her own twists on such well known Fairy Tales as Cinderella and Snow White. And lastly, even though I feel FSc's art is strong and vivid, there are a few moments where the drawings are very sketchy, as if the artist simply forget to put the finishing touches on those frames. All in all though, Nightmares & Fairytales is more hit than miss, and is a good read for anyone in the mood for a dark comic.

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reviews: page 1, 2, 3

This haunting first collection of Annabelle's memories are filled with frightening stories and dark fairy tales about her various owners . Featuring the first 6 issues, as well as some other spookirific surprises, including an introduction by Tommy Kovac (Skelebunnies, Stitch and Autumn) as well as a guest page by Jhonen Vasquez and other SLG creators.

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