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Beauty and the Beast: Night of Beauty
All the action, fantasy and romance of the Emmy Award-winning CBS Television series is captured for the first time in an all-new, full-color graphic novel. In a world that is forever trying to keep them apart, two very special people fight to keep their love alive.
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First published January 1, 1990
About the author
Wendy Pini
615 books396 followersWendy Pini is one-half of a husband and wife team with Richard Pini that created, most notably, the Elfquest series.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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February 26, 2013
Beauty and the Beast: Night of Beauty is Based on the TV show created by Ron Koslow starring Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman.
If you were a fan of the TV Series and was as sad to see it end as I was, this 56-page square bound "prestige" graphic novel might alleviate some of your yearning.
Wendy Pini tells a tale that fits well within the overall mytho, and her art is very nice, somewhat reminiscent of her work of Elfquest.
If you were a fan of the TV Series and was as sad to see it end as I was, this 56-page square bound "prestige" graphic novel might alleviate some of your yearning.
Wendy Pini tells a tale that fits well within the overall mytho, and her art is very nice, somewhat reminiscent of her work of Elfquest.
October 26, 2015
This story takes place after Catherine's death....but offers a beautiful closure to their love that we never got with the show. This should have been an episode.
June 21, 2016
This story was beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. Catherine and Vincent’s love has always been so strong and encompassing, and now, it is truly timeless as well.
October 21, 2023
I did not enjoy this. The only thing I liked was that it was short honestly. This was the most disjointed story ever, I understand that a graphic novel cant give as much detail as a standard book but I would have expected more than we got. The artwork is... unique, some pages are amazing, some are really not, unfortunately it tended to be when upsetting things were happening that the artwork got iffy which really detracted from my ability to feel the story. I would not reccomend this book.
April 27, 2022
Another beautifully illustrated graphic novel. I wish Ms. Pini had produced more in between Portrait of Love and this one as so much happened among all the characters. This one reflected the end and it was just so sad.
May 9, 2014
This book was from the year 1990 and it was so interesting to me since it was in a comic book theme and in the store bell isn't bell but Catherine, in the story "Bell" is dead and the beast has to learn to let her go.
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