The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories by Mary Cagle

A table of contents notes each tale’s provenance.

Featuring the work of CARLA SPEED McNEIL, MARY CAGLE, K.C. This collection succeeds as an introduction to both the sometimes brutal stories and the wide variety of comics styles. NIXIE OF MILL POND & OTHER EUROPEAN STORIES: 3 (Cautionary Fables and Fairytales) en - ISBN 10: 1945820543 - ISBN 13: 9781945820540 - Iron Circus - 2021 - Tapa blanda. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories edited by Kel McDonald and Kate. Green’s antic-filled expressions lend cruel hilarity to the tale of fratricide Kate and Shaggy Shanahan’s “Tatterhood” telling uses an energetic line to portray two sisters with opposite personalities and Jose Pimienta’s “Hamelin’s Piper” weaves a silent story in sweeping visuals. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories (Cautionary Fables and Fairytales (3)). Physical Desc: 211 pages : chiefly illustrations 24 cm. Kory Bing, Kel McDonald, Ovens, Kate Ashwin, K.C. The breadth of art styles, all rendered in black-and-white, complements the stories’ variety. » Graphic Novel » Nixie of the mill-pond and other European stories: a cautionary fables & fairytales book (Graphic Novel) Published: Chicago, Illinois : Iron Circus Comics, 2020. of European Fairy Tale comics by various artists Each book comes signed and sketched in by me Stories include: Jack and the Beanstalk - Mary Cagle The. The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories Cautionary Fables and Fairytales 3. Some, such as Mary Cagle’s caricatured “Jack and the Beanstalk,” are relatively faithful to their original renditions others’ creators add their own flair, as in Kory Bing’s “The Nixie of the Mill-Pond,” in which the Nixie is portrayed as a grotesque creature rather than a pre-Raphaelite beauty. Ten indie comics creators reimagine nine folktales, most well-known, in this robust introduction to classic European and Russian stories.

The Nixie of the Mill-Pond and Other European Stories by Mary Cagle