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nancyotoole's review
4.0
The second volume of Erstwhile collects seven lesser knowjn fairy tales of The Brother's Grimm. With the exception of The Three Lazy Ones (which, admittedly, is only a couple pages long), all of these retellings have appeared previously in the Erstwhile webcomic. The collection was recently funded through kickstarter.
The most noticeable different between the first and second volume of Erstwhile is the fact that Gina Biggs isn't the only person on writing duties. With the last collection, the art was divided between the three contributors, Gina Biggs, Elle Skinner, and Louisa Roy, but the writing was all done by Biggs. This collection starts out this way, but both Skinner and Roy turn their hand towards writing by the end. The result is a very strong collection of tales. It's true that I wasn't fond of Iron Hans, but Brother and Sister is probably my favorite of all of the tales they have every produced. I also really enjoyed the romantic Snow White and Rose Red, the clever Doctor Know-It-All, and the dark humor of The Death of the Little Red Hen.
If you enjoy fairy tale retellings, Erstwhile is certainly worth your attention. You can read the stories for free up on http://www.erstwhiletales.com/ to try them out.
The most noticeable different between the first and second volume of Erstwhile is the fact that Gina Biggs isn't the only person on writing duties. With the last collection, the art was divided between the three contributors, Gina Biggs, Elle Skinner, and Louisa Roy, but the writing was all done by Biggs. This collection starts out this way, but both Skinner and Roy turn their hand towards writing by the end. The result is a very strong collection of tales. It's true that I wasn't fond of Iron Hans, but Brother and Sister is probably my favorite of all of the tales they have every produced. I also really enjoyed the romantic Snow White and Rose Red, the clever Doctor Know-It-All, and the dark humor of The Death of the Little Red Hen.
If you enjoy fairy tale retellings, Erstwhile is certainly worth your attention. You can read the stories for free up on http://www.erstwhiletales.com/ to try them out.
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