Graphic Novel Review: BEYOND WONDERLAND

Continuing the events started in Return To Wonderland the second book in the trilogy, Beyond Wonderland – finds Callie hiding from the world under a new alias Lacy with her boyfriend Brandon and awaiting the birth of her unborn child. Callie would like nothing more than to forget her misadventures in Wonderland and that she manipulated her murderous brother into taking her place in that world. Now she is suffering from nightmares and possible delusions that her brother, now as a version of the Mad Hatter, may have found a way into the real world and may want not only revenge on her but her unborn child as well.

The story of Beyond Wonderland, written by Raven Gregory with artwork by Daniel Leister, is an excellent follow up of the story started in the first series as this story focuses on events in the real world rather than those in Wonderland. Don not fret as familiar faces are everywhere as we become aware that the evil that inhabits Wonderland not only has its sights on the real world and therefore this makes for a great middle story before the final showdown. Fans of the first series have nothing to worry about as there is plenty of nightmarish visions to be had as well as the required violence of the typical Grimm Fairy Tales series.

One of the reasons why I enjoy this series so much is the attention to details in regards not only to story and characters but in the history of the world that has been created (which is expanded even further in the Tales From Wonderland graphic novels and stories). Another asset to this series is that because events take place so long after Return To Wonderland, new readers will have no problem jumping right into this story.

With the shock ending of the second part of the trilogy I’m looking forward to seeing how they wrap things up in the final story Escape From Wonderland.