By: Matt Phelan
Overview:
It is 1928, and the glitz and glam of show business in pre-Depression era New York City is in full swing. The lights are bright for the financiers and those who entertain them, and life seems good in the big city.
But in one house, a little girl named Samantha is sent away by her cold, ruthless stepmother, and she does not return until it's too late. The market has crashed, her father is gone, and her stepmother is more desperate for wealth and attention than ever.
With a moody dramatic feel reminiscent of film noir, acclaimed graphic novelist Matt Phelan had retold a well-known fairy tale in a wholly new way, showcasing the Depression era's cultural dynamism and vivid personalities, both those who are pure of heart and those who are pure evil.
Abigail's Review
I have always loved a good graphic novel, mainly because I could read them with in a day. However when I picked this newly acquired book on the shelf of my library, I was hooked from the minute that I turned the first page. The graphics of the novel were exquisite and told a classic story from a whole new point of view. A lot of us wonder what it would have been like if all of the classic princesses were in a realistic background. Well author Matt Phelan has done just that, in light of the new storytelling I would hope that other authors and graphic novelists will take the advantage and make their own story and put there own twist on a classic fairy tail.
In spite of reading, the book was a quick read and I manged to still uphold my record and finished the book with in a day. The book was extremely deep and moving, and even though it had a realistic background, there was still some cases where the fairy tail that we all know and love can be seen with the impossible things. (AKA: a prince kissing Snow White and she wakes up, after a poisoning.)
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