Author: Neil Gaiman
Artist: Colleen Doran
First Published: 2019
Contains spoilers
The blurb: A chilling fantasy retelling of the Snow White fairy tale by bestselling creators Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.
A not-so-evil queen is terrified of her monstrous stepdaughter and determined to repel this creature and save her kingdom from a world where happy endings aren't so happily ever after.
From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula Award-winning and Sunday Times-bestselling writer Neil Gaiman (American Gods) comes this graphic novel adaptation by Colleen Doran (Troll Bridge).
The review: A pleasure, always, to feature the work of Neil Gaiman here, I was very aware of the story Snow, Glass, Apples having read it in the original short form and heard an audio version. Gaiman’s story takes the fairy tale of Snow White back to a disturbing, uncanny place and makes it an adult tale that is themed around vampirism and told from the point of view of the Queen. It is both inciteful and macabrely beautiful in and of itself.
This slim, hardback volume takes Gaiman’s story and pairs it with art by Colleen Doran that can only be said to be sumptuous. The art style of Harry Clarke was an inspiration for the illustrations, Clarke a Dublin artist known for his stained glass was both influenced by Art Deco and Art Nouveau and it is the latter that informs this volume. The illustrations add a layer to Gaiman’s vision and this becomes a spectacular adult fairy tale, certainly not one for the children but one that deserves to be in the collection of every vampire fan. 10 out of 10. Thank you to Sarah for getting me this as a birthday gift.
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