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Great graphic novel
Fantasy and comic book illustrator Charles Vess (see his work on the early Sandman comic books) provides thirteen illustrative stories written by eleven different highly regarded authors that are based on famous ballads. The tales are cleverly conceived as Mr. Vess and a renowned fantasist take a well known verse and turns it into a delightful illustrated story. The original ballad follows the animated tale for those who seek the complete package. The pictures are in black and white, but that brings a historical feel to the retelling of the ballads; thus this enhances the conversion as color would make it prettier, but subtract from the wonderful total affect. A rather different type of anthology, fans of graphic tales will appreciate this marvelous unique collection that contains wonderful interpretations of famous ballads like the Black Fox and Thomas the Rhymer by a who¿s who of fantasy................ Harriet Klausner
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Anonymous
Posted November 6, 2004
Beautiful
I'm so glad this volume was published! The illustrations are wonderful. I was able to read familiar tales in new skins and discover new ones as well. All of my favorite authors are here, Neil Gaiman, Jeff Smith, Charles de Lint. I didn't think it possible to better their words until I saw them paired with Vess' illustrations. You will not be dissapointed! I would especially recommend this for those who are interested in the old tales but not familiar with them yet. And follow up on the music recommendations! They are worth it. If you enjoy any of the following - art, music, folktales, fantasy, mystery, comics, fairy tales - you or someone you love will love this book!
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