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.
CITY GARDEN - "The Old Woman & The Park"
On the set of the short film "A Gift"
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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Graphic Novel Review: TALES FROM WONDERLAND Vol. 1
The first volume of stories contained within Tales From Wonderland Vol. 1 collects a variety of the one-shots based on the hugely popular Zenescope Wonderland series (which includes Return, Beyond, and Escape From Wonderland). In this volume we learn about many of the various characters that inhabit the world of Wonderland. The stories are written by Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, and Raven Gregory with various artists who contribute to the series.
In this volume we get to see origin of the Queen of Hearts (“Queen of Hearts”), the first Mad hatter (“The Story of the Mad Hatter”), Alice’s original journey into Wonderland (“Alice”), and the origin of Wonderland itself (“The Experiment”). As a bonus this volume also contains the preview issue #0 and first issues of the Beyond Wonderland series (which is the second series in the trilogy following Return to Wonderland and ending with Escape from Wonderland). This volume also contains a collection of the various covers for the one-shots so that fans can see all the different contributions from various artists.
For those readers who have not read the actual series of Wonderland books this is a great stepping on point as it introduces readers to some of the main characters of the universe and even the origin of the Wonderland universe itself. For those who have already read the previous series this is a great way to learn about some of your favorite characters. Be warned that for those of you who have never read this series before these stories are very graphic in nature staying closer to the “Grimm” Fairy tale rather than the Disney version of the characters. This is a very violent series.
In this volume we get to see origin of the Queen of Hearts (“Queen of Hearts”), the first Mad hatter (“The Story of the Mad Hatter”), Alice’s original journey into Wonderland (“Alice”), and the origin of Wonderland itself (“The Experiment”). As a bonus this volume also contains the preview issue #0 and first issues of the Beyond Wonderland series (which is the second series in the trilogy following Return to Wonderland and ending with Escape from Wonderland). This volume also contains a collection of the various covers for the one-shots so that fans can see all the different contributions from various artists.
For those readers who have not read the actual series of Wonderland books this is a great stepping on point as it introduces readers to some of the main characters of the universe and even the origin of the Wonderland universe itself. For those who have already read the previous series this is a great way to learn about some of your favorite characters. Be warned that for those of you who have never read this series before these stories are very graphic in nature staying closer to the “Grimm” Fairy tale rather than the Disney version of the characters. This is a very violent series.
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