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From classics like "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Grasshopper and the Ants" to obscure gems like "The Frogs Who Desired a King," Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by twenty-six different cartoonists. Edited by New York Times bestselling
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A collection of 28 Fables about 4 pages each in graphic novel form each by a different author. Some take a modern approach to the story and some are simply telling the story. The art is diverse and different.
It was a fun group of stories and many of the tales I did not know. It's a well done collection for anyone wanting to briefly explore fables. ...more
It was a fun group of stories and many of the tales I did not know. It's a well done collection for anyone wanting to briefly explore fables. ...more
This is a super fun book with a great collection of stories and styles. I enjoyed it the whole way through and met a few new graphic artists along the way.
Did I have favorites? Sure. A strong start with Fox and Grapes by James Kochalka, as usual enthusiastically and charmingly absurd. Tom Gauld City Mouse and Country Mouse. And Sophie Goldstein Leopard Drums up Dinner.
I loved Jaime Hernandez's Boy Who Cried Wolf (you can imagine the acrobatics) and all of George O'connor's cheeky myth-fables. ...more
Did I have favorites? Sure. A strong start with Fox and Grapes by James Kochalka, as usual enthusiastically and charmingly absurd. Tom Gauld City Mouse and Country Mouse. And Sophie Goldstein Leopard Drums up Dinner.
I loved Jaime Hernandez's Boy Who Cried Wolf (you can imagine the acrobatics) and all of George O'connor's cheeky myth-fables. ...more
There's a little something for everyone in this collection of fables interpreted by different graphic artists. Many of the fables included are Aesop's, which kids may be familiar with, but there were definitely some new-to-me stories, as well. The contributors' styles vary and include cartoons and more traditional graphic-novel-style art as well as beautiful paintings (The Fox and the Crow, I'm looking at you!). Our elementary schools do a unit on traditional literature, which includes fables, a
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Adorable comics with some of Aesop’s Fables as fodder. The Turtle and the Hare was especially cute!
This is the third compilation I've read edited by Duffy (the first two being Nursery Rhyme Comics and Fairy Tale Comics) and I'm sad to say that I enjoyed this one the least.
I think what made Nursery Comics so enjoyable was that nursery rhymes are so short that it's easy to represent them (whether faithfully or with a twist) much more easily than something like a fairy tale or fable. Nursery Comics also felt much more like a sampler and curated collection of a variety of artists' work. Fairy ta ...more
I think what made Nursery Comics so enjoyable was that nursery rhymes are so short that it's easy to represent them (whether faithfully or with a twist) much more easily than something like a fairy tale or fable. Nursery Comics also felt much more like a sampler and curated collection of a variety of artists' work. Fairy ta ...more
Oct 15, 2015
First Second Books
marked it as first-second-publications
We love this graphic novel! It's extremely handsome.
Besides that, it's another of our anthology comics collection -- following NURSERY RHYME COMICS and FAIRY TALE COMICS.
We're delighted to add FABLE COMICS to that list! It's full of classic fables, with all-new comics adaptations from some wonderful, creative, inspiring cartoonists. (And also adorable animals, because fables are always full of adorable animals.)
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Besides that, it's another of our anthology comics collection -- following NURSERY RHYME COMICS and FAIRY TALE COMICS.
We're delighted to add FABLE COMICS to that list! It's full of classic fables, with all-new comics adaptations from some wonderful, creative, inspiring cartoonists. (And also adorable animals, because fables are always full of adorable animals.)
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This rating/review is based on an ARC from netgalley.
I like this new addition to the Nursery Rhyme Comics & Fairy Tale Comics family. I think these collections are strongest when there are more contributors, and this one was definitely stronger than Fairy Tale Comics. My favorites are my always-favorites: Eleanor Davis (The Old Man and Death) & Tom Gauld (The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse). But there are definitely artists I was unfamiliar with before this that I will definitely look up.
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I like this new addition to the Nursery Rhyme Comics & Fairy Tale Comics family. I think these collections are strongest when there are more contributors, and this one was definitely stronger than Fairy Tale Comics. My favorites are my always-favorites: Eleanor Davis (The Old Man and Death) & Tom Gauld (The Town Mouse & the Country Mouse). But there are definitely artists I was unfamiliar with before this that I will definitely look up.
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Huge thank you to First Second for this ARC!
Fables! Fables are pretty rad, and for younger readers, this collection is a great way to learn about fables through much looser and fun interpretations. It also allows readers to get exposed to a variety of different artists and styles, and I generally love collections like this, though some versions of the story worked better for me than others.
My favourite stories in the collection were "The Fox and the Grape," "Leopard Drums Up Dinner," "The Hare a ...more
Fables! Fables are pretty rad, and for younger readers, this collection is a great way to learn about fables through much looser and fun interpretations. It also allows readers to get exposed to a variety of different artists and styles, and I generally love collections like this, though some versions of the story worked better for me than others.
My favourite stories in the collection were "The Fox and the Grape," "Leopard Drums Up Dinner," "The Hare a ...more
I think these collections of graphic retellings (fairy tales, fables, nursery rhyme) are brilliant! Not only do they give these classic stories a refreshing look and make the retellings engaging for kids, they also expose readers to a variety of comic/illustrative styles. I found I enjoyed comparing the drawing styles nearly as much as I enjoyed reading the stories and it was interesting reading about the authors at the end to see what their previous work has been. While some of the fables were
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I think I liked this slightly better than Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists, which I read beforehand.
One of my favorite things about this is how I read about new fables that I'd never hear of otherwise. It really was a learning experience, I think.
That's it. Not really notable, but not to be forgotten either.
Also, graphic novel format? Ugh why is it so simple yet so DIFFICULT the speech bubbles ...more
One of my favorite things about this is how I read about new fables that I'd never hear of otherwise. It really was a learning experience, I think.
That's it. Not really notable, but not to be forgotten either.
Also, graphic novel format? Ugh why is it so simple yet so DIFFICULT the speech bubbles ...more
NetGalley ARC
Fable Comics puts a fun and colorful spin on the traditional fable. Kids will be familiar with many of the fables included but there are some interesting lesser known tales. Students will definitely enjoy learning about these fables the graphic novel format.
Fable Comics puts a fun and colorful spin on the traditional fable. Kids will be familiar with many of the fables included but there are some interesting lesser known tales. Students will definitely enjoy learning about these fables the graphic novel format.
I'm quite disappointed in this book. I really enjoyed the two previous books in seeing how they would create either the nursery rhyme or fairy tale. This edition with fables was very clunky, some stories seemed like they were not finished, and it just didn't grab me.
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I will start with the fact that I struggle with compilations. There are some of the Fables in here that are amazing and others that I feel are lackluster. I just don't know if I would recommend this as a cover to cover read.
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Received as an advanced readers copy from NetGalley.
Better than average anthology of fables retold in creative and humorous ways
Mixed bag anthology of fable retellings and reimaginings. Some are good, some are so stripped down and rearranged that they're unrecognizable.
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Fable Comics
By Various Authors, Chris Duffy. Ed.
ISBN 978-1-62672-07-4
Author’s website: http://comicbooksareinteresting.blogs...
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Scott
Review
A fable is a short narrative usually encompassing a moral. After Aesop, they also usually contain anthropomorphized animals. But different cultures have different catalogues of stories such as these passed down from generation to generation, mostly by word of mouth. Just recently, fables ha ...more
Fable Comics
By Various Authors, Chris Duffy. Ed.
ISBN 978-1-62672-07-4
Author’s website: http://comicbooksareinteresting.blogs...
Brought to you by OBS reviewer Scott
Review
A fable is a short narrative usually encompassing a moral. After Aesop, they also usually contain anthropomorphized animals. But different cultures have different catalogues of stories such as these passed down from generation to generation, mostly by word of mouth. Just recently, fables ha ...more
I love it when a collection brings together such a diverse array of artistic styles and interesting fables. Several of them were new to me, which was very cool.
My favorite part, though, were the fables including Hermes (adapted by George O'Connor). It was like getting to read good fanfiction for Hermes: Tales of the Trickster. <3 What I really need in my life are stickers that say "Starring that Rapscallionish Scalawag, Hermes" and "Starring that Endearing Cad, Hermes." I have so many books that ...more
My favorite part, though, were the fables including Hermes (adapted by George O'Connor). It was like getting to read good fanfiction for Hermes: Tales of the Trickster. <3 What I really need in my life are stickers that say "Starring that Rapscallionish Scalawag, Hermes" and "Starring that Endearing Cad, Hermes." I have so many books that ...more
Twenty-eight familiar and lesser-known fables get the graphic treatment in this comic compendium. Following on the heels of Nursery Rhyme Comics and Fairy Tale Comics, Duffy has selected well-known cartoonists to put their spin on fables primarily from Aesop and a few from other cultures. Well-known allegories like “The Fox and the Grapes”, "The Hare and the Tortoise" and “The Dog and his Reflection" are here. But the familiar pastoral venues of these traditional fables are replaced by urban set
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Fables are an age-old way to get a moral across through telling a story. We all know about how the lazy hare tanks in a “can’t-lose race” with a tortoise by being overconfident and neglecting to do the work to win. We may also have learned the lesson about not “crying wolf,” or telling a lie to get attention because people may not believe us when we tell the truth. Prominent graphic artists bring these tales and others to life in Fable Comics, a collection edited by Chris Duffy.
Most, though not ...more
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A good collection of comics based on various fables. I read Chris Duffy's Fairy Tale Comics right before this, which I think set the standards pretty high for this one. I loved the Fairy Tale collection. The artwork was beautiful (and often hilarious) and the stories were great.
I did not enjoy this one as much. The artwork was still awesome, but I think fables just don't always have very interesting plots. After many stories, I had no idea what ev ...more
A good collection of comics based on various fables. I read Chris Duffy's Fairy Tale Comics right before this, which I think set the standards pretty high for this one. I loved the Fairy Tale collection. The artwork was beautiful (and often hilarious) and the stories were great.
I did not enjoy this one as much. The artwork was still awesome, but I think fables just don't always have very interesting plots. After many stories, I had no idea what ev ...more
Oct 10, 2015
Margaret
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More than two thousand years ago, as the ancient historians write, a slave may have won his freedom with his storytelling. These tales he told were not long in length but each contained a powerful moral lesson. The slave was Aesop and his stories are called fables.
Many fables use animals as characters helping readers to see faults or imperfections which may or may not be a part of their life choices or personality. These short instructions have been a part of our literary history for so long; t ...more
Many fables use animals as characters helping readers to see faults or imperfections which may or may not be a part of their life choices or personality. These short instructions have been a part of our literary history for so long; t ...more
This was a nice little collection of famous fables, told in comic form with each done by a different artist. I liked that while Aesop's were featured heavily, they were not exclusive and it also included fables from other cultures around the world. However, with only a few pages per fable, I felt that some were stripped down past the point of recognition (while we know each one has a moral, I was hard-pressed to understand a few) or were altered so the original moral may no longer apply (the mos
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Fable Comics is first noticeable because of its bright cover and fun pictures. The book itself is a graphic novel, assembled the same way as a comic. I liked this book because it wasn't just one story by one author. The book is a series of short comics that were written by different authors. Each one has a different moral and some have no moral at all. Also all the art is different which keeps the book very interesting.
Overall this is a great book for middle school kids who enjoy pictures more t ...more
Overall this is a great book for middle school kids who enjoy pictures more t ...more
Apr 04, 2016
Barbara
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graphic-novels,
character-building,
humor,
animals,
friendship,
self-esteem,
community,
folk-tales,
mythology,
classics
Twenty-eight different fables drawn from various cultures are featured here in comic format, which makes them more accessible for modern audiences. Some of the fables such as "The Fox and the Grapes" by James Kochalka and "The Milkmaid and Her Pail" by Israel Sanchez will be familiar to most readers, but still, they seem fresh and new in this particular format. But others such as "Leonard Drums Up Dinner" by Sophie Goldstein and "The Thief and the Watchdog" by Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline wil
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I liked the art styles of the following artists and some of the stories were funny.
Tom Gauld - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Sophie Goldstein - Leopard Drums Up Dinner
Jennifer L. Meyer - Fox and Crow
Very pretty but the art style was almost too dreamy and soft.
Eleanor Davis - The Old Man and Death
The red, yellow, and blue color scheme was great.
Simone Lia - The Crow and the Pitcher
Vera Brosgol - The Hare and the Pig
Succinct and snappy.
Liniers - The Mouse Council
I liked how the mice drew ...more
Tom Gauld - The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse
Sophie Goldstein - Leopard Drums Up Dinner
Jennifer L. Meyer - Fox and Crow
Very pretty but the art style was almost too dreamy and soft.
Eleanor Davis - The Old Man and Death
The red, yellow, and blue color scheme was great.
Simone Lia - The Crow and the Pitcher
Vera Brosgol - The Hare and the Pig
Succinct and snappy.
Liniers - The Mouse Council
I liked how the mice drew ...more
Twenty-eight fables are adapted by various graphic artists for this collection. The majority are Aesop's fables, but a few selections come from India, Angola, and Russia. With the exception of a couple of the tales that use a difficult to read text or have unappealing illustrations, these retellings are attractive, energetic, and fun. Many have a modern flair replete with language common to today’s reader. The graphic novel format pairs well with that of the fables’, making them easily accessibl
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This is a strange little collection of fables told as comics. Some were enjoyable, but most of them didn't really work for me. The graphic format made them a bit too short, and I think they would be confusing to people who are not familiar with the fables before reading this book. Also, a lot of them were made modern and weirdly hipster-y--did I mention this was a strange book? I did like that there were fables from different countries included.
I think kids who love graphic novels would probabl ...more
I think kids who love graphic novels would probabl ...more
I can't recommend this as a cover-to-cover read. There were too many flops. (And what's up with the whale story???). Still there were a few okay fables here. My biggest problem with this volume was that there are some great fables that were stripped down to almost nothing, really removing that which originally made the fable resonate, and leaving just a hollow shell that feels abrupt and pointless. Tacking a moral onto the end does not give something meaning, people? As for the art, well, some o
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Fables have an important place in society for they teach lessons on integrity, honesty, cooperation, and more. In this book, many graphic novel authors have contributed modern takes on old fables. Though I enjoyed the illustrations, I was often disappointed in the stories. At times it was difficult to catch the lesson in the fable, like in "The Dog and His Reflection" and "The Dolphins The Whales and The Sprat". Some though, like "The Thief and The Watch Dog", are very good. Overall, the book of
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