Tales from the Brothers Grimm

by Mazan, Philippe Petit, Cecile Chicault

Four fascinating tales by The Brothers Grimm come alive in these bold new comics adaptations by three incredible graphic novelists. This edition of CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED features both the well-loved tales of Hansel and Gretel 's trip to the Witch's Gingerbread House and the Valiant Little Tailor 's thrilling encounter with Giants, as well as the lesser known tales of the Boy Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Was who stays in a haunted castle and a boy's quest to snatch the Devil's Three Golden Hairs . Over the years, many elements from the original versions of these stories have either been omitted or blandly changed. These adaptations strive to restore all of the excitement, magic, and thrills of the original classic tales, in a tasteful and thoughtful manner.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published April 29, 2008

Reviews

[Ανδρέας Μιχαηλίδης · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unfortunately, I have the softcover edition, which fortunately sports a better cover. It's been nearly a decade since I last read this comic book and maybe seven years since I had laid eyes on it, as I had loaned it to one of my classmates in Storytelling School and somehow never got around to asking for it. She brought it over during a meeting, so I had the chance to read it again.

Containing iconic Grimm stories from veteran artists of the franco-belge school, it is both a pleasure to read, as well as a great example of how oral storytelling works by breaking the story into images - it's practically a visual guide on how to tell long wondertales, with the imagery set up an ready.

For those not inclined to tell stories themselves, they are damn good adaptations with simply stunning colors and just leave it at that.

[Stuart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tales from the Brothers Grimm is a 130 page hardcover graphic novel. It contains four stories from Grimm's Fairy Tales - Hansel and Gretel, Learning How to Shudder, The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs, and The Valiant Little Tailor. The first and last story are one that most readers know very well, but The Devil and Three Golden Hairs proved to be most interesting to me. In this story a poor family has a baby boy born with his caul on him. This is apparently very rare, and as part of the story, it was said that since he was born with his caul, he would marry the daughter of the king. The king heard of this and did not like it, so he bought the child from the parents under the premise of raising him in the castle. Instead he tossed the boy in the river. The boy was found by some millers, and years later the king discovered he was still alive, so he tried to get him killed again. Again, his plan is thwarted and the boy marries the princess. The king therefore sent him on an errand to Hell to return with three of the devil's golden hairs. I won't spoil the ending for you, but let's just say the king got what was coming to him. This is a nice introduction to Grimm's Fairy Tales, and one that might appeal to the teenage crowd or the comic book crowd. The illustrations were not as dark as I would have hoped, and I would have possibly picked some different tales than "Learning How to Shudder," but it's not a bad book.

[Kayla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intriguing and different stories that made you curious about the endings. The illustrations were odd but still captivating.

[Mickey Bits · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice adaptation of Grimm stories. Everyone will likely be familiar with Hansel and Gretel. I particularly liked learning of three other stories I'd never encountered before. This is not the best installment in the Deluxe series, but well done nonetheless.

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent illustrations. I mean, excellent. You really can't go wrong with the source material unless you're really trying, so the art is what puts this a cut above the rest.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rather clever! Some more than others. Loved 'The Devil and the Three Golden Hairs'. These tales are becoming familiar to me....:-)

[Eva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Classic stories. Unique illustration style.