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Folktales, myths, legends: Assemble!

Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists by Chris Duffy

September 11, 2026 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

When I asked for an interlibrary loan of  Fairy Tale Comics: Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists edited by Chris Duffy, I hadn’t realized that this almost 20 story collection was out of print. So, you might have to get it via your local library or a pre-loved site.  But that does not take away from the fun of the book. Each story can be updated, is quick, could have humor and are odd fairy tales. Some you will know and others will be new. […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: adaptations, anthologies, Chris Duffy, Fairy Tales, folklore, legends, mythology

BlackRaven's CBR18 Review No:302 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Poetry, Short Stories, Speculative Fiction, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: adaptations, anthologies, Chris Duffy, Fairy Tales, folklore, legends, mythology ·
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Trench poets breaking my heart

April 9, 2015 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

Every so often I come across a book and think, god I wish I was still in the classroom so I could get this book into the hands of kids. I think I’m going to email my friend who teaches reading and be all crazy about using this book, or parts of it, in her poetry unit.  Where was this when I was trying to learn/understand/make meaning of poetry? Not even to get started about WWI Trench Poets and the passing of the 100th Anniversary […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Above the Dreamless Dead, Chris Duffy, comic, faintingviolet, poetry, read harder challenge

faintingviolet's CBR7 Review No:28 · Genres: History · Tags: Above the Dreamless Dead, Chris Duffy, comic, faintingviolet, poetry, read harder challenge ·
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