Giants, trolls, witches, beasts : ten tales from the deep, dark woods /

Phillips, Craig, 1975-

Giants, trolls, witches, beasts : ten tales from the deep, dark woods / Craig Phillips ; [introduction by Carole Wilkinson]. - v, 183 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 28 cm

Introduction by Carole Wilkinson -- Vasilia the brave (from Russia) -- Thor and the frost giants (from Scandinavia) -- The nixie in the well (from Germany) -- Snow White and Rose Red (from Germany) -- Momotaro (from Japan) -- The king of the polars bears (from America) -- The boy who was never afraid (from Sweden) -- The devil bridegroom (from Estonia) -- Finn McCool (from Northern Ireland) -- The wawel dragon (from Poland).

A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail ... The Polar Bear King loses his skin ... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face ... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear ... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book.

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Mythology--Comic books, strips, etc.--Juvenile fiction.
Folklore--Comic books, strips, etc.--Juvenile fiction.


Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Fantasy comics.

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