This week’s
graphic novel got pretty graphic. I read Grimm Fairy Tale: Myths and Legends
from Zenescope comics. They’ve made their bread and butter by turning fairy
tales and folklore into horror stories.
One of the
characters in this story made her first appearance in the first Grimm Fairy
Tale series. I’d read enough to know what they were talking about but dropped
off early enough that I felt like I was missing some of the major plot that
went into this. I stopped reading that series right before the storyline to a
big twist.
It does well as a
self-contained horror trade with a very stereotypical plot set up. Folks are
stranded in a remote location by a storm, issues with the power arise, and
something is picking them off. Despite the stock set-up, the villain is
somewhat unique. The story ends in a way that makes it clear the story is only
beginning.
One of my biggest
complaints is that most of the Zenescope art is basically soft-core porn. There
are lots of Jessica Rabbit type figures that are scantily clad but still manage
to rip their clothes. I’m curious about the
stories they have to tell but everything is a perfect example of the hyper-sexualization
of the female form in comics. My inner feminist killjoy has trouble reconciling
that.
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