Far Out Fairy Tales: Five Full-Color Graphic Novels

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What do you get when classic fairy tales are twisted about, turned inside out, and reworked for the graphic novel format? Far Out Fairy Tales! Discover what Snow White would be like if she were raised by robots. Find out how Cinderella's story plays out when she walks the path of the ninja. Play along when three billy goats named Gruff get stuck inside a video game. Chase down the Big Bad Wolf with the help of a superpowered Red Riding Hood! Each fairy tale revision holds true to the spirit of the original while adding a modern twist to the classic tales we know and love. Experience fairy tales like never before in this innovative series of full-color comic books for kids!

Louise Simonson writes about monsters, science fiction and fantasy characters, and superheroes. She wrote the award-winning Power Pack series, several best-selling X-Men titles, Web of Spider-Man for Marvel Comics, and Superman: Man of Steel for DC Comics. She has also written many books for kids. She is married to comic artist and writer Walter Simonson and lives in the suburbs of New York City. Fernando Cano is an emerging illustrator born in Mexico City, Mexico. He currently resides in Monterrey, Mexico, where he works as a full-time illustrator and colorist at Graphikslava studio. He has done illustration work for Marvel, DC Comics, and role-playing games like Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing. In his spare time, he enjoys hanging out with friends, singing, rowing, and drawing. Benjamin Harper lives in Los Angeles where he edits superhero books for a living. When he's not at work, he writes; watches monster movies; and hangs out with his cats Marjorie and Jerry, a betta fish named Toby, and a tank full of four rough-skinned newts. He tends a bog garden full of carnivorous plants and also grows milkweed to help save Monarch butterflies. His other books include the Bug Girl series, Obsessed With Star Wars, Rolling with BB-8, Hansel & Gretel & Zombies, and many more. Omar lives in Monterrey, Mexico. He has always been crazy for illustration, constantly on the lookout for awesome things to draw. In his free time, he watches lots of movies, reads fantasy and sci-fi books, and draws! Omar has worked for Marvel, DC, IDW, Capstone and several other publishing companies. Sean Tulien works as a children's book editor in Minnesota. In his free time, Sean likes to read, eat sushi, exercise outdoors, listen to loud music, play with his quirky bunny, Habibi, and his curious hamster, Buddy, and spend time with his brilliant wife, Nicolle. When he's not doing all that stuff, Sean loves to writes books like this one.

Which "Far Out Fairy Tale" Should You Read? Our good friends at Capstone recently sent us a collection of their "Far Out Fairy Tales" graphic novels, and from the moment we saw the front cover, we knew we were gonna love it! Each story in the "Far Out Fairy Tales" series is written and illustrated by a different author and it tackles a classic fairy tale like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" or "Hansel and Gretel" in an all new and extremely fun way - by turning it into a colorful comic with a modernized story and a great sense of humor. Each of the stories feature the characters and themes you read as a kid, but with an all new twist. In "Ninja-rella" by Joey Comeau, instead of falling in love with a handsome prince, Cinderella (or should we say, Ninja-rella) is practicing her ninja skills and dreams of one day becoming his body guard. In "Super Billy Goats Gruff" by Sean Tulien, the three billy goats become SUPER when they find themselves trapped inside a video game. Everything you know about the classic fairy tales has been made even better by adding in robots, zombies, ninjas, and lots of great jokes that will have you laughing out loud. Two new additions to the series "Sleeping Beauty, Magic Master" by Stephanie True Peters and "Goldilocks and the Three Vampires" by Laurie S. Sutton came out earlier this month and we were so inspired by how fierce and independent all the girls in these graphic novels are, it inspired us to make a quiz for you guys! Gone are the days of helpless distressed damsels - these fairy tale heroes can explore, adventure, and save the day all on their own! Take our "Far Out Fairy Tales" Quiz to find out which story you should read first. Once you've got that figured out, head to your favorite book store or comic store to stock up on ALL the stories because you're going to love them so much and want to read them all! We definitely hope to see even more books added to this great series in the future.-- "YayOMG" ...features five fairy tale graphic novels where you'll encounter familiar characters in ways you've never seen them before. Cinderella is a Ninja, Red Riding Hood is a superhero, and Snow White is a space explorer (who meets up with seven robots). At the end of each twisted fairy tale is a short overview of how it is different from the original. So cool!-- "New Moon Girls, Lacey Recommends" Each tale has fresh, bold artwork in different styles and with different illustrators. . . .The stories are upbeat, positive, and perfect for young readers interested in graphic novels. Recommended.-- "School Library Connection"