Grimm Fairy Tales (comics)

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Grimm Fairy Tales
Little Red Riding Hood encounters the wolf in Grimm Fairy Tales #1
Publication information
Publisher	Zenescope Entertainment
Schedule	Monthly
Publication date	(v1)June 2005–2016 (v2)2017
Creative team
Written by	Ralph Tedesco Joe Tyler
Penciller(s)	Joseph Dodd
Inker(s)	Justin Holman

Grimm Fairy Tales is a Dark fantasy comic book series by Zenescope Entertainment that presents classic fairy tales, albeit with modern twists or expanded plots. It began publication in June 2005.

Summary

Each issue of Grimm Fairy Tales has two parts: a frame story and a fairy tale. The frame story revolves around Dr. Sela Mathers, a Doctor/Professor of Literature who has been given the ability to help people by showing them fairy tales with a lesson about their life. She struggles with the fact that people ignore her advice and ruin their lives anyway, and begins using her ability to dispense justice instead (see issue #15 "The Three Little Pigs"). Sela's nemesis is Belinda, who has the same ability as Sela but uses it for evil.

The other portion of the story is a twisted version of a classic fairy tale. The fairy tales are often violent and end in depressing ways, warning the readers to change their lives or suffer a similar (sometimes, worse) fate.

It is later revealed that Belinda is working for the Dark One, a Satan-like demon who is seeking to conquer not only Earth, but four other worlds from which the fairy tales come from. The worlds include Wonderland, Oz, Neverland, and Myst. The series gradually begins to revolve around Sela herself, as she discovers that she has become a major player in an ancient war between the Dark Horde, led by the Dark One and his allies, and the Guardians, leaders of the worlds the Dark One seeks to conquer. Already Wonderland and Neverland have fallen and are now ruled by the Dark One's allies, the monstrous Jabberwocky and the soul-devouring immortal Pan, respectively.

After Volume 15 concludes, the beginning of a Zenescope comic event begins: The Age of Darkness. It spans in every comic related to the Grimm Fairy Tales series. There are major tie ins and things especially related to major worlds in Grimm Fairy Tales. These worlds are Oz, Myst, Neverland, Wonderland, and Earth. The event happened in 2013-2014 heading up to the 100th issue of GFT.

After the milestone issue, issues #101-125 are the Arcane Acres storyline.

Issues

Note: Links are to original versions' pages, not the comic arcs.

Core Series

Issue #1: Little Red Riding Hood
Issue #2: Cinderella
Issue #3: Hansel and Gretel
Issue #4: Rumpelstiltskin
Issue #5: Sleeping Beauty
Issue #6: The Robber Bridegroom
Issue #7: Snow White
Issue #8: Jack and the Beanstalk
Issue #9: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Issue #10: The Frog King
Issue #11: Bluebeard
Issue #12: The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Issue #13–14: Beauty and the Beast
Issue #15: The Three Little Pigs
Issue #16: Little Miss Muffet
Issue #17: The Juniper Tree
Issue #18: Billy Goats Gruff
Issue #19: Rapunzel
Issue #20: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
Issue #21: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Issue #22: The Snow Queen
Issue #23–24: Snow White Rose Red
Issue #25–26: The Little Mermaid
Issue #27: Three Blind Mice
Issue #28: The Ugly Duckling
Issue #29: King Midas
Issue #30: Rip Van Winkle
Issue #31–32: Pinocchio
Issue #33: Three Snake Leaves
Issue #34: Puss 'n Boots
Issue #35: Dorian Grey
Issue #36: The Ugly Duckling II
Issue #37: Little Miss Muffet II
Issue #38: The Lion and the Mouse
Issue #39: The Scorpion and the Frog
Issue #40: The Goose and the Golden Egg
Issue #41: Dante's Inferno [Prelude]
Issue #42: Baba Yaga
Issue #43: The Last Unicorn
Issue #44: The Devil's Brother
Issue #45: Cinderella [Revisited]
Issue #46: Godfather Death
Issue #47: The Devil's Gambit
Issue #48: The Good Witch
Issue #49: Myst
Issue #50: Hard Choices
Issue #51: The Glass Coffin
Issue #52: The Golden Stag
Issue #53: The Fairy and the Dwarf
Issue #54: The Grateful Beasts
Issue #55: The Goblin Queen
Issue #56: Death's Key
Issue #57: Diamonds and Toads
Issue #58–62: Mother Nature
Issue #63: Dream Eater Saga IX [9]
Issue #64: Dream Eater Saga X [10]
Issue #65: Jack the Giant Killer
Issue #66: The Gates of Limbo
Issue #67: Lost Souls
Issue #68: The Immortals
Issue #69: The Arena
Issue #70: A Drink and a Tale
Issue #71: The Winter Witch
Issue #72: Curse of the Winter Witch
Issue #73: Ghost in the Myst
Issue #74: Winter's End
Issue #75: The Return
Issue #76–81: The Lockdown
Issue #82: The Seal Skin
Issue #83–84: Jack Frost
Issue #85: Unleashed II
Issue #86–87: The Phoenix
Issue #88: The Dark Queen
Issue #89–90: Rapunzel
Issue #91: Shadow of Doubt
Issue #92: Breaking Point
Issue #93: Song of the Sword
Issue #94: Is it Safe?
Issue #95: Koschei the Deathless
Issue #96: Fire and Ice
Issue #97: The Tooth Fairy
Issue #98: Leaves of Grass
Issue #99: The Coming Storm
Issue #100: Darkness Falls
Issue #101: New Again
Issue #102: The Lamp
Issue #103: Snow White & Rose Red [Revisited]
Issue #104–105: Rise of the Water Nymphs
Issue #106: The Prophecy
Issue #107–108: Burn Your Life Down
Issue #109–110: Beowulf
Issue #111: The Mad Hatter
Issue #112: Bloody Bones
Issue #113: War Is Over
Issue #114: Death Breath
Issue #115: The Sword in the Stone
Issue #116–117: Something Wicked
Issue #118: Grimm Furry Tales
Issue #119: What the Gemini Saw
Issue #120–121: The Shadow Girl
Issue #122: Worst Behavior
Issue #123: Eighteen Forever
Issue #124: Eighteen Forever [Conclusion]
Issue #125: Oh, the Places...

Relaunch Series

Issue #1: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Issue #2: The Wrath of the Snow Queen
Issue #3: The Last Genie
Issue #4: The Princess and the Frog
Issue #5: Neverland Pixies

Annuals and Specials

2007 Annuals
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2007 Annual
  - Story Time Part 1 and 2: Written by Joe Tyler and Ralph Tedesco. Illustrated by Mark Dos Santos.
  - Jack and Jill: Written by Raven Gregory. Illustrated by Dan Leister.
  - The Old Woman in a Shoe: Written by Linda Ly. Illustrated by Ed Sharam.
  - Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater: Written and illustrated by Tommy Castillo.
  - Little Boy Blue: Written by Christian Beranek. Illustrated by Siya.
  - Pinocchio: Written by Raven Gregory. Illustrated by Tone Rodriguez.
2008 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2008 Annual
  - The End of the Line: Written by Raven Gregory. Illustrated by Claudio Sepulveda.
  - Mary Mary Quite Contrary: Written by Mike Kalvoda. Illustrated by Axel Machain.
  - Humpty Dumpty: Written by Ralph Tedesco. Illustrated by Martin Montiel.
  - Hush Little Baby: Written by Ralph Tedesco and Raven Gregory. Artwork by Siya.
2009 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Edition #1
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Edition #1: The Monkey's Paw
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Holiday Edition #1: The Nutcracker
- Giant Sized Grimm Fairy Tales #1: No Fear
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Wonderland Annual 2009
2010 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Edition #2
- Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Edition #2 – Krampus
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Las Vegas Annual #1
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Wonderland Annual 2010
- Grimm Fairy Tales: April Fools Edition #2
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Swimsuit Special #1
2011 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2011 Annual
  - Sinbad Crossover Part 1 of 3
- Grimm Fairy Tales Giant-Size
  - Sinbad Crossover Part 2 of 3
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2011 Special Edition
  - Sinbad Crossover Part 3 of 3
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Halloween Edition
- Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Edition #3
- Grimm Fairy Tales: Wonderland Annual 2011
2012 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Annual
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Swimsuit Special
- Grimm Fairy Tales Oversized Cosplay Special 2012
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 April Fools' Edition
- Grimm Fairy Tales Wonderland 2012 Annual
- Grimm Fairy Tales Giant Size 2012
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2012 Halloween Special
- Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Edition 2012
2013 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales St. Valentine's Day Special 2013
- Grimm Fairy Tales St. Patrick's Day Special 2013
- Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Edition 2013
- Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Edition 2013
2014 Annuals:
- Grimm Fairy Tales 2014 Annual
- Grimm Fairy Tales Giant Size 2014
- Grimm Fairy Tales Halloween Edition 2014
- Grimm Fairy Tales: 2014 Swimsuit Special
- Grimm Fairy Tales Holiday Edition 2014

Spin-offs and miniseries

Starting in May 2007, a Grimm Fairy Tales spin-off and limited series called Return to Wonderland debuted. Written by Raven Gregory, the series tells the tale of Alice Liddle, the heroine of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and her teenage daughter, Calie Liddle (an anagram of "Alice").^[1] Alice is no longer the little girl who fell down the rabbit hole and discovered Wonderland. Now an adult, she once tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrists. Mentally disturbed and in a dream-like state, her only link to reality is the disturbing white rabbit that she clings to. Calie, not wanting to deal with her mother's mental illness, is now a substance-abusing, alcoholic, promiscuous party girl. The series will deal with the entire Liddle family, Alice's childhood, and Calie venturing into a darker and more frightening Wonderland than the one her mother knows. Confirmed characters for Return to Wonderland are the Queen of Hearts, the Mad Hatter,^[2] the Caterpillar, the Carpenter, the Walrus, Tweedledee, Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Jabberwocky, the March Hare, and the Cook.

Tales From Wonderland, a three part prequel to the Return to Wonderland series, was released in 2008, which included The Queen of Hearts, Alice, and The Mad Hatter, followed in June by #0 of Beyond Wonderland, the sequel to Return to Wonderland.^[3]^[4] The series is expected to return for a third time in the summer of 2009 with another sequel Escape from Wonderland and Tales From Wonderland Series 2, which includes The Cheshire Cat, The Red Queen, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and The Mad Hatter #2.

Zenescope has now released a 2009 Annual For Wonderland entitled "The House of Liddle", and continued the story of Calie in Beyond Wonderland, Escape From Wonderland, as well as an annual for 2010, 2011, 2012. Recently Zenescope has begun publishing an Ongoing Wonderland Series, as well as the Upcoming Madness of Wonderland; Both of which revolve around Calie and her teenage daughter Violet.

Spin-offs

Grimm Fairy Tales

Myths and Legends [#1 – #25]
Grimm Universe [#1 – #5]
The Library [#1 – #5]
Grimm Tales of Terror [#1 – #13]
- Grimm Tales of Terror: Vol. 2 [#1 – #13]
Grimm Fairy Tales vs. Wonderland [#1 – #5]
10th Anniversary Special [#1 – #6]

Wonderland

Return to Wonderland [#0 – #6]
Beyond Wonderland [#0 – #6]
Escape From Wonderland [#0 – #6]
Tales from Wonderland [10 Issues] [3 TPB vols]

Queen of Hearts
The Mad Hatter
Alice
Cheshire Cat
The Red Queen
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
The Mad Hatter II
The White Knight
The Red Rose
Queen of Hearts vs. Mad Hatter

Alice in Wonderland [#1 – #6]
Call of Wonderland [#1–#4]
Wonderland [#1 – #50]
Wonderland Finale [One-shot]
The Madness of Wonderland [#1 – #4]
Down the Rabbit Hole [#1 – #5]
Through the Looking Glass [#1 – #5]
Asylum [#1 – #5]
Clash of Queens [#1 – #5]

Neverland

Neverland [#0 – #7]
Tales from Neverland [3 Issues]

Tinker Belle

Tiger Lily
Croc

Neverland: Hook [#1 – #5]

Oz

Oz [#1 – #6]
Warlord of Oz [#1 – #5]
Reign of the Witch Queen [#1 – #6]
Tales of Oz [6 Issues]

Tin Man
Cowardly Lion
Scarecrow
Glinda
Adraste
Zamora

No Place Like Home [One-shot]

Robyn Hood

Robyn Hood [#1 – #5]
Robyn Hood vs. Red Riding Hood [One-shot]
Wanted [#1–#5]
Robyn Hood [#1 – #20]

Riot Girls [#1 - #6]
Monsters in the Dark [#7 - #12]
Attitude Adjustment [#13 - #16 and Robyn Hood 2015 Holiday Special]
Uprising [#17 - #20 and Robyn Hood 2016 Annual]

I Love NY [#1 – #12]

Miniseries

The Piper [#1 – #4]

1001 Arabian Nights: The Adventures of Sinbad [#0 – #13]

Inferno [#1 – #5]

Rings of Hell [#1 – #5]
Resurrection [#1 – #5]

Salem's Daughter [#0 – #5]

The Haunting [#1 – #5]

The Jungle Book [#1 – #5]

Last of the Species [#1 – #5]
Fall of the Wild [#1 – #5]

Angel [One-shot]

Bad Girls [#1 – #5]

Godstorm [#0 – #4]

Hercules Payne [#1 – #5]

Sleepy Hollow [#1 – #4]

No Tomorrow [#1 – #5]

Helsing [#1 – #4]

Van Helsing vs. Dracula [#1 – #5]
Van Helsing vs. Frankenstein [#1 – #5]
Van Helsing vs. The Mummy of Amun-Ra [#1 - ongoing]

Goddess, Inc. [#1 – #5]

Masumi: Blades of Sin [#1 – #4]

Dark Shaman [#1 – #4]

The Little Mermaid [#1 – #5]

Coven [#1 – #5]

Steampunk [#1 – #2]

Red Agent [#1 – #4]

The Human Order [#1 – ongoing]

Escape From Monster Island [#1 – #6]

Hellchild [#1 – #5]

The Unholy [#1 – ongoing]

Snow White vs. Snow White [#1 – #2]

E.V.I.L. Heroes [#1 – ongoing]

Apocalypse [#1 – ongoing]

Genesis – Heroes Reborn [5 Issues]

Van Helsing: Timeless Classic [One-shot]
Robyn Hood: Auld Lang Syne [One-shot]
Wonderland: Mad Dreams [One-shot]
Death Force: Totems [One-shot]
Grimm Fairy Tales: Judgment Rising [One-shot]

Genesis: Heroes Rising [5 Issues]

Red Agent: The Mission
A Day of the Dead Tale
Hellchild: Blood Money
Oz: Birth of a Warlord
Death

Crossover

The Dream Eater Saga [12 Issues]

0. Prologue
1. Once Upon a Time
2. The Piper [One-shot]
3. Myths and Legends #6
4. Wonderland [One-shot]
5. Neverland [One-shot]
6. Salem's Daughter [One-shot]
7. Myths and Legends #7
8. Sinbad [One-shot]
9. Grimm Fairy Tales #63
10. Grimm Fairy Tales #64
11. Inferno [One-shot]
12. Ever After [Conclusion]

Unleashed [6 Issues]

0. The Game
1. Day Breaks
2. Grimm Fairy Tales #85
3. Grimm Fairy Tales: 2013 Annual
4. Grimm Universe #5
5. Grimm Fairy Tales: 2013 Special Edition
6. Grimm Fairy Tales: Giant-Size 2013

Unleashed – Miniseries:

Vampires: The Eternal [#1 – #3]
Hunters: The Shadowlands [#1 – #5]
Werewolves: The Hunger [#1 – #3]
Demons: The Unseen [#1 – #3]
Zombies: The Cursed [#1 – #4]

Age of Darkness [Multiple Issues]

Realm Knights [One-shot]
- Realm Knights [#1 – #4]
Quest [#1 – #5]
Code Red [#1 – #5]
Age of Darkness: The Dark Queen [One-shot]
Ascension [#1 – #5]
Age of Darkness: Robyn Hood [One-shot]
- Legend [#1–#5]
Neverland: Age of Darkness [#1 – #4]
Age of Darkness: Inferno [One-shot]
- Rings of Hell [#1 – #5]
Age of Darkness: The Dark One [One-shot]
Age of Darkness: Oz [One-shot]
Age of Darkness: Wonderland [One-shot]
Age of Darkness: Godstorm [One-shot]
Realm War: Age of Darkness [#1 – #12]
Age of Darkness: Realm Knights [One-shot]
Cinderella: Age of Darkness [#1 – #3]

Collections and trade paperbacks

The contents of a Grimm Fairy Tales comic collection can be defined into three categories: there are those issues that are "officially" reprinted in the collection (these issues have their original covers included in the cover gallery section), there are (parts of) issues from another series (these are included to induce the reader to buy that series), and there are bonus stories (original stories that were made specifically for the collection).