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The Little Mermaid (Disney) #1-3
Disney The Little Mermaid
Experience the tale of Disney's The Little Mermaid through the voice of Ariel herself in this comic retelling.
The inspiring story of love, hope, and sacrifice is told through the perspective of the mermaid Ariel herself! Ariel is a free spirit. She is curious and adventurous with the desire to learn about everything the world has to offer--especially the world above her ocean home. When she hears a celebration on the surface of the ocean, it is love at first sight when she sees human Prince Eric travelling homeward aboard his ship. When there is an accident and the sailors are forced to abandon their ship, Ariel rescues Eric from drowning. Saved, he awakens to Ariel's beautiful voice and is immediately in love. But the possibility of romance seems hopeless as visiting the surface of the ocean and even being seen by humans is forbidden by her overprotective father. Ariel makes a risky deal with the sea witch Ursula for a chance at true love--she will become human! Faced with the manipulation of the evil sea witch, and the challenges of being human for the first time, will Ariel realize her love with Eric . . . and be human forever?
Written by award-winning author Cecil Castellucci (Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Shade, The Changing Girl, The Plain Janes, Soupy Leaves Home), this graphic novel invites you to be a part of Ariel's world as she experiences the hardships of growing up, the power of love, and dreams of being . . . human.
The inspiring story of love, hope, and sacrifice is told through the perspective of the mermaid Ariel herself! Ariel is a free spirit. She is curious and adventurous with the desire to learn about everything the world has to offer--especially the world above her ocean home. When she hears a celebration on the surface of the ocean, it is love at first sight when she sees human Prince Eric travelling homeward aboard his ship. When there is an accident and the sailors are forced to abandon their ship, Ariel rescues Eric from drowning. Saved, he awakens to Ariel's beautiful voice and is immediately in love. But the possibility of romance seems hopeless as visiting the surface of the ocean and even being seen by humans is forbidden by her overprotective father. Ariel makes a risky deal with the sea witch Ursula for a chance at true love--she will become human! Faced with the manipulation of the evil sea witch, and the challenges of being human for the first time, will Ariel realize her love with Eric . . . and be human forever?
Written by award-winning author Cecil Castellucci (Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Shade, The Changing Girl, The Plain Janes, Soupy Leaves Home), this graphic novel invites you to be a part of Ariel's world as she experiences the hardships of growing up, the power of love, and dreams of being . . . human.
72 pages, Paperback
Published June 9, 2020
About the author
Cecil Castellucci
211 books723 followersCecil Castellucci is an author of young adult novels and comic books. Titles include Boy Proof, The Year of the Beasts (illustrated by Nate Powell), First Day on Earth, Rose Sees Red, Beige, The Queen of Cool The Plain Janes and Janes in Love (illustrated by Jim Rugg), Tin Star Stone in the Sky, Odd Duck (illustrated by Sara Varon) and Star Wars: Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure.
Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.
She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.
She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.
Her short stories have been published in various places including Black Clock, The Rattling Wall, Tor.com, Strange Horizons, Apex Magazine and can be found in such anthologies such as After, Teeth, Truth & Dare, The Eternal Kiss, Sideshow and Interfictions 2 and the anthology, which she co-edited, Geektastic.
She is the recipient of the California Book Award Gold Medal for her picture book Grandma's Gloves, illustrated by Julia Denos, the Shuster Award for Best Canadian Comic Book Writer for The Plain Janes and the Sunburst Award for Tin Star. The Year of the Beasts was a finalist for the PEN USA literary award and Odd Duck was Eisner nominated.
She splits her time between the heart and the head and lives north and south of everything. Her hands are small. And she likes you very much.
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June 26, 2020
got this as a treat for my birthday tomorrow. tlm is my all time favorite disney movie and I used to collect every single book I could get my hands on as a kid so I knew I had to have this. I wish the dialogue flowed easier - it was sort of word for word from the film but not quite. the illustrations were gorgeous. now I want more - ha get it?
November 21, 2019
I didn't like the dialogue in this at all. I know it can't be word for word a copy of the movie, but much of the dialogue feels forced and unnatural. It doesn't flow well.
September 4, 2020
My husband I were out and prowling about exploring as is our wont when we chose to randomly go into a new comic shop that was in a strip mall by my old apartment. The selection there was awesome but more so since there were some older series comics, Looney Toons and a small section that was dedicated to Disney. Here is where I found this particular treasure - a relic favorite from my own childhood.
Unlike some of the newer works that reflect the story of an animated Disney movie, this particular one was barebones in a sense. As a result there was quite a bunch of missing scenes for the most part although until towards the end not much really either took away from the this version visually.
The illustrations were done to copy almost exactly Disney's take although with a few small tweaks to such things like expression. Out of all the characters that were present, though, I think that Ursula and Triton were both more consistently portrayed than any of the others.
Unfortunately you could tell where the missing scenes were due to the conversation being a bit on the wilted side and without flow as a result. Some of this was given to the fact that the author was trying to include parts of fan favorite songs as conversational points but with the missing scenes they didn't really connect with the next bubble. And yet another part was the fact of the inclusion of new seafoam green boxes, which gave an inner monologue from Ariel's mind.
If those seafoam boxes had been done correctly they may have helped to make the story go smoother while also contributing to it for they explored in monologue Ariel's thoughts. These were the motivations, the angst and insights that helped make a slightly erratic story a bit more believable. Unfortunately, though, in comic/graphic format the conversation and this inner monologue clash with each other.
All in all if you can overlook these weird eccentricities within this particular edition and are either a Disney/The Little Mermaid fan then you may enjoy this brief read nostalgic read.
Unlike some of the newer works that reflect the story of an animated Disney movie, this particular one was barebones in a sense. As a result there was quite a bunch of missing scenes for the most part although until towards the end not much really either took away from the this version visually.
The illustrations were done to copy almost exactly Disney's take although with a few small tweaks to such things like expression. Out of all the characters that were present, though, I think that Ursula and Triton were both more consistently portrayed than any of the others.
Unfortunately you could tell where the missing scenes were due to the conversation being a bit on the wilted side and without flow as a result. Some of this was given to the fact that the author was trying to include parts of fan favorite songs as conversational points but with the missing scenes they didn't really connect with the next bubble. And yet another part was the fact of the inclusion of new seafoam green boxes, which gave an inner monologue from Ariel's mind.
If those seafoam boxes had been done correctly they may have helped to make the story go smoother while also contributing to it for they explored in monologue Ariel's thoughts. These were the motivations, the angst and insights that helped make a slightly erratic story a bit more believable. Unfortunately, though, in comic/graphic format the conversation and this inner monologue clash with each other.
All in all if you can overlook these weird eccentricities within this particular edition and are either a Disney/The Little Mermaid fan then you may enjoy this brief read nostalgic read.
August 13, 2020
The artwork is absolutely awesome. I love love LOVE the artwork. The story...eh. It isn't word for word from the movie, it adds somethings, omits some things...but my biggest gripe is Other than that, it was worth it to just look at the artwork.
March 1, 2021
Versione ridotta del film (alcune scene vengono tagliate) con l'aggiunta del flusso di pensieri di Ariel. Sebbene la storia sia quella del cartone animato e la adori, non posso dare un voto alto; questa versione è povera di contenuti ed eccessivamente breve. Nulla da dire sui disegni.
March 24, 2022
I just wish Ariel and Eric's wedding scene was included.
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April 10, 2022
The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies, and the artwork in this did not disappoint. The dialogue did feel awkward, especially with how the songs were translated.
February 24, 2023
Ariel's inner dialogue was very modern. "I'm living my best life!" I didn't like it
October 22, 2023
Had to check out the comic version of one of my favourite Disney movies.
November 16, 2021
Short cute easy read.
September 14, 2023
Disney: The Little Mermaid
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Mushy Rating: 🍄🍄🍄🍄
80 in TBR List
40/50 in 2023
Pages: 72
Days to read: 1
Song to go with: "Part of Your World" by Halle
Vibes: Strong FMC, magic, underwater, mermaids, love story, disney classic, fantasy, comic book, graphic novel
Review: The graphic novel I needed. Loved this style and the dialogue and the colours.
🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Mushy Rating: 🍄🍄🍄🍄
80 in TBR List
40/50 in 2023
Pages: 72
Days to read: 1
Song to go with: "Part of Your World" by Halle
Vibes: Strong FMC, magic, underwater, mermaids, love story, disney classic, fantasy, comic book, graphic novel
Review: The graphic novel I needed. Loved this style and the dialogue and the colours.
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