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A collection of comic stories from celebrated and award-winning writer Neil Gaiman, in conjunction with some of comics' most acclaimed creators. A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom. Incarnations of the months of the year sit around a campfire sharing stories as a professor recounts a Narnian childhood and the apocalypse unfolds in two stories and two poems. An adjustor who sets up shop in Innsmouth only to discover that the world may be ending and that the instrument of destruction is a werewolf. And creatures of the night are not as they seem as they elude mysterious dangers. Collects the full graphic novels Snow Glass Apples, The Problem of Susan, Only the End of the World Again, and Creatures of the Night.… (more)
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But my absolute favourite of all the stories was The Price, a tale that explains why cats tend to so often come home badly battered and bruised. Just to be clear, though, I may have favourites but there's plenty for everyone here from Gaiman's take on fairy tales to horror, even, in some cases, combining the two.
Each story is illustrated by a different artist and here again, I liked some better than others. Perhaps my favourite is Snow, Glass, Apples, Gaiman's rather unique take on the Snow White fairy tale. But although the art is done in several different styles, it all complements the respective tales very well.
I love Neil Gaiman's books and this collection definitely doesn't change my opinion. It is beautifully written and beautifully illustrated and I recommend it highly to fans of Gaiman, graphic novels, or just entertaining stories.I would add one caveat though for that rare reader who may not be aware of Gaiman's work. His comics and stories are aimed at adults and a couple of these tales are very sexually explicit both in the storyline and art.
Thanks to Edelweiss+ and Dark Horse Books for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review