Linda Medley
Hardcover | Pages: 457 pages Rating: 3.98 | 6618 Users | 718 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Castle Waiting |
| ISBN: | 1560977477 (ISBN13: 9781560977476) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.fantagraphics.com/castlewaitingvol1 |
| Series: | Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection #1 |
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Castle Waiting graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil, but about being a hero in your own home. The opening story, "The Brambly Hedge," tells the origin of the castle itself, which is abandoned by its princess in a comic twist on "Sleeping Beauty" when she rides off into the sunset with her Prince Charming. The castle becomes a refuge for misfits, outcasts, and others seeking sanctuary, playing host to a lively and colorful cast of characters that inhabits the subsequent stories, including a talking anthropomorphic horse, a mysteriously pregnant Lady on the run, and a bearded nun.Define Containing Books Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection #1)
| Title | : | Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection #1) |
| Author | : | Linda Medley |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Graphic Novel Collection |
| Pages | : | Pages: 457 pages |
| Published | : | June 17th 2006 by Fantagraphics Books |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Comics. Fiction. Fairy Tales. Young Adult. Graphic Novels Comics |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 6618 Users | 718 ReviewsWrite Up Containing Books Castle Waiting, Vol. 1 (Castle Waiting Omnibus Collection #1)
Aww! This was a sweet re-imagining of fairy tale settings and tropes with a decidedly feminist slant, in which everything ends happily but without the darkness or chance of real fairy tales. In the first half of the book, a pregnant Lady goes on a quest for the fabled "Castle Waiting," a safe haven for all who seek it. She finds it and essentially lives happily ever after with her baby, who takes after his (literally) ogreish father rather than the Lady's husband. The second half of the storyI really enjoyed reading this, and I swept through it pretty quickly. It was not at all what I expected it to be when I picked it up to start reading. It starts out as sort of a fractured fairy tale, but then turns into a medium for telling the stories of anyone the author feels like. It's pretty brilliant, really. She's not tied to any plotline or set of central characters--Linda Medley uses the storied Castle Waiting to freely introduce characters and tales as she wishes. There are even
I bought this book on recommendation for my graphic novel education. When I was a kid I was obsessed with fairy tales, my guilty secret is that I tried to weasel my way in to folklore "major's only" classes in college. (never worked :( ) This is very folkloric in it's storytelling, and the drawings are charming."Castle Waiting" is presented in a beautiful edition and it's lovely to hold and look at, I am pleased to add it to my collection. The stories were very sweet and I loved reading about
Fans of Fables (the comic book) and fables (the genre) alike will enjoy this wonderful comic book compilation of fairy tale-like stories. In fact, even though I'm an enthusiastic fan of Fables, I'd have to actually rank this one as even better, in my estimation. The characters leap off of the page with their charm and fascinating stories. And the author, while alluding to fairy tales frequently, tells her own new stories with magnificent talent!The book ends abruptly, and I sincerely hope that
This is an amazing example of fantasy done without the need for epic battles, and really, barely any battles at all. Beginning as a clever retelling of Sleeping Beauty, Castle Waiting continues the story long after the "happily ever after", describing the fate of the residents of the sleeping princess' castle after she has left for a new life with her handsome prince.The castle goes one to become a refuge for those in need and for those who don't quite fit in. Two stories then take center stage:
This series, contained in two volumes, is absolutely marvelous. There's a low-key, unhurried familial quality to the entire story, which takes place at a long-abandoned castle (once the home of Sleeping Beauty) where various misfits and colorful characters wash up. It's a fantasy setting, so there are dwarves and fairies and talking cats and other unlikely creatures, but writer/artist Linda Medley puts her own spin on everything. This is the kind of series where each character has a backstory
I first read Linda Medley's Castle Waiting graphic novel as part of an assignment in library school. It was the very first graphic novel/comic I had read in years (the last one before that was probably an issue of Casper when I wasn't even double digits). I wasn't averse to reading graphic novels, and I had long embraced the notion of having them in public libraries as practical and necessary, I just hadn't ever bothered to go find one I thought I would like.I'm glad I chose Castle Waiting as my
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