No Rest For The Wicked
Manga-ish-style webcomic based on a very dark variant of the old fairy tales. Princess November (The Princess and the Pea) needs to find the missing Moon, or she will never sleep again. She meets up with (and in some cases is joined by) characters from Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood (or Little Red-Cap, if you prefer), Beauty and the Beast, and Hansel and Gretal.
http://www.forthewicked.net/
This is fast becoming one of my favorites; the atmosphere screams Ravenloft, and manga-ish art seems to enhance the atmosphere, rather than detract from it. Rating: 5 corpses.
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Reginald de Curry
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No Rest For The Wicked
Pinky! Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
I think so, Brain, but didn't we give up ritual murder for Lent?
I think so, Brain, but didn't we give up ritual murder for Lent?
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NeoTiamat
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Read it, love it.
It has a kind of understated humor combined with an aura of general creepiness. Red is magnificent, albeit it in a rather frightening way (the scene towards the end where she frightens the children is one of the best I've seen anywhere). Perrault is also incredibly amusing.
It has a kind of understated humor combined with an aura of general creepiness. Red is magnificent, albeit it in a rather frightening way (the scene towards the end where she frightens the children is one of the best I've seen anywhere). Perrault is also incredibly amusing.
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I particularily enjoyed the author's interpretation of Puss-Boots and Red. Clever Jonathan Swift insert too.
Definately a fun read. Normally I'd roll my eyes at a web comic done in a cartoonish manga style, but in this comic's case it works very fell. The style keeps it clinging to a fairytale, bringing dark associations with lighter things. I particularily enjoyed the author's interpretation of Puss-Boots and Red. Clever Jonathan Swift insert too. As an artist, I'm very inspired.
5 child-eating corpses out of 5.
Definately a fun read. Normally I'd roll my eyes at a web comic done in a cartoonish manga style, but in this comic's case it works very fell. The style keeps it clinging to a fairytale, bringing dark associations with lighter things. I particularily enjoyed the author's interpretation of Puss-Boots and Red. Clever Jonathan Swift insert too. As an artist, I'm very inspired.
5 child-eating corpses out of 5.
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NeoTiamat
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Jonathan Swift insert? Must've missed that one. I saw about three main fairy tales and another three or four cameos.
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Jonathan Swift wrote a satire called A Modest Proposal stating that it would be economically beneficial for the irish if they would sell their babies to be eaten by english lords (relating to the poor conditions and rampant infant mortality in Ireland at the time). I assume that the author was making a reference to Jonathan Swift by naming a comic with a child eating hag 'A Modest Proposal'.
Jonathan Swift wrote a satire called A Modest Proposal stating that it would be economically beneficial for the irish if they would sell their babies to be eaten by english lords (relating to the poor conditions and rampant infant mortality in Ireland at the time). I assume that the author was making a reference to Jonathan Swift by naming a comic with a child eating hag 'A Modest Proposal'.