I am excited to be a part of the Fable Comics Blog Tour and I get to reveal to you some of the art from the Thief and the Watchdog.
Fable Comics
Edited by Chris Duffy
First Second (September 22, 2015)
Fables * Fairy Tales * Adaptations * Comics
Audience: Ages 6 and up
Indiebound | Worldcat
About the book:
From classics like "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Grasshopper and the Ants" to obscure gems like "The Frogs Who Desired a King," Fable Comics has something to offer every reader. Twenty-eight fables from different cultures and traditions are wonderfully adapted and illustrated in comics format by twenty-six different cartoonists. Edited by New York Times bestselling Fairy Tale Comics' Chris Duffy, this jacketed hardcover is a beautiful gift and an instant classic.
Quick thoughts on this fable adaptation:
Braden Lamb & Shelli Paroline have added their own humorous spin to Aesop's fable 'The Thief and the House-dog'.
Over the course of several pages, Lamb and Paroline take the fable to a new level.
These two pages only give you a taste for the spin that was added to the original story. I enjoyed how the watchdog has a certain level of sarcasm or snark in his response to the Thief's attempt to silence him. A great addition to all of the other fable adaptations making this book a definite must have for a classroom or school library.
Check out the blog tour, here for more on all of the different fable adaptations.
Fable Comics is:
James Kochalka and ‘The Fox and the Grapes‘
Tom Gauld and ‘The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse’
George O’Connor and the ‘Hermes’ fables
Sophie Goldstein and ‘Leopard Drums Up Dinner’
Charise Harper and ‘The Belly and the Body Members’
R. Sikoryak and ‘Lion + Mouse’
Jennifer L. Meyer and ‘Fox and Crow’
Eleanor Davis and ‘The Old Man and Death’
Jaime Hernandez and ‘The Boy Who Cried Wolf’
Simone Lia and ‘The Crow and the Pitcher’
Graham Chaffee and ‘The Dog and His Reflection’
Maris Wicks and ‘The Dolphins, The Whales, and The Sprat’
Vera Brosgol and ‘The Hare and the Pig’
Kenny Widjaja and ‘The Demon, The Thief, and the Hermit’
Corinne Mucha and ‘The Elephant in Favor’
Liniers and ‘The Mouse Council’
Mark Newgarten and ‘Man and Wart’
Israel Sanchez and ‘The Milkmaid and Her Pail’
Ulises Farinas and ‘The Great Weasel War’
R.O. Blechman and ‘The Sun and the Wind’
Graham Annable and ‘The Hare and the Tortoise’
John Kerschbaum and ‘The Grasshopper and the Ants’
Braden Lamb and Shelli Paroline and ‘The Thief and the Watchdog’
Gregory Benton and ‘The Hen and the Mountain Turtle’
Roger Langridge and ‘Demades and His Fable’
As part of the #GNCelebration for the month of October, I am giving away a copy of Fable Comics.