by Dean Hale;Shannon Hale
This second entry keeps all the fun, humor, action, and social commentary of the first but shifts the setting east for an urban makeover. It's the late 19th century and giants are pulling the strings of the city in this revolutionary spin on Jack and the Beanstalk. Art continues to be appealing, fun...
Genre: Fairy Tale / Adventure / Romance / Retelling Year Published: 2010 Year Read: 2010 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Series: Rapunzel’s Revenge #2 “Calamity Jack” is a brilliant sequel to Shannon and Dean Hale’s ever popular classic “Rapunzel’s Revenge” and this graphic novel ...
In a follow-up to her first graphic novel, Rapunzel's Revenge, Shannon Hale, author of several modern fairy tales, tells us the story of Rapunzel's plucky sidekick Jack and continues their adventures when they return home to confront his past.This was a quick an entertaining read, though I have to a...
Fast paced, steampunkish retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk tale (and just the general idea of the trickster Jack). It's a sequel to Rapunzel's Revenge and perhaps it can be read as a standalone but I wouldn't recommend it. This is told from Jack's POV and again reminds me of the Prince Bride b...
The youngest, who finished this before I did, and I were debating whether this was steampunk. My response was a firm "maybe". Whereas Rapunzel's Revenge was a fairytale world with a distinctly western US feel, this is a fairytale world with an urban, industrialized feel. I enjoyed the twists and ...
Sequel to Rapunzel's Revenge. I am not a huge fan of graphic novels, usually because I just don't care for the art. But these are pretty enjoyable.
Everything about this graphic-action-superhero-romance works! I confess I find the graphic novel a challenge for my over forty brain to comprehend. But when a work has a luscious visual landscape, with action sequences that flow smooth film, mixed with witty dialogue and character development that...
Sequel to "Rapunsel's Revenge." Cute and fun to read. Worth it.
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