(I'm imagining, of course, that under those bushy locks he has perfectly formed earlobes. Gaiman will personally narrate one of his books to me in the dark as I sit propped in his lap, munching on one of his perfectly formed earlobes. I'm not overly wholesome in fact, I've had a fantasy for about three years running that Mr. My children naturally assumed it was for safe for them to consume.īefore we begin, I would like to mention that I've been a Neil Gaiman fan, and I'm also a parent of three children, like Mr. It's so appealing to children, it's like a perfectly formed, perfectly red apple, perfectly propped up in the basket. And, it is, after all, a retelling of the Snow White fairy tale.

it seems marketed toward children, what with the stunning depiction of the Queen from Snow White and all of her bling on the cover. You can see this full Warning: this review is not appropriate for children. I wish this would be written into a full-length novel. With it being such a short story without much character development, it was still very good. My only complaint is that I wish it were longer because it ended way too quickly for me. It’s incredibly unique the way it was retold and certainly visually stimulating. Overall, I enjoyed this graphic novel and ended up reading it twice. Just a note that this book does contain very graphic sex scenes and isn’t intended for children. I would normally include a summary in my review, but I don’t want to spoil this story because it’s very short and there isn’t much to it. The writing style is lovely and the illustrations by Colleen Doran are very detailed and stunningly beautiful. I personally loved the twist which was refreshing, and the story is extremely dark and creepy. I did not do this thing, and we pay for our mistakes.” And I would not close my eyes until the princess was ash, and a gentle wind could scatter her like snow. I would have archers around the square, who would shoot any bird or animal who came close to the flames, any raven or dog or hawk or rat. And then I would watch, in the town square, as the hangman heated the fire to white-heat with bellows, watch unblinking as he consigned each part of her to the fire.

But then I would have her head and arms and legs cut off. “If it were today, I would have her heart cut out, true. In addition, this retelling is told from the not-so-evil queen’s point of view… In Neil Gaiman’s adaptation, Snow White isn’t the little innocent sweetheart we all know, but rather some type of blood-sucking monster. This Snow White retelling is totally reimagined and nothing like the original.

Snow glass apples graphic novel