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Human Alchemy

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Nathan

The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy – This is an amusing take on well-known fairy tales focuses on what happens after the stories, and that it isn’t always just living happily ever after. The princes from Cinderella, … Continue reading →

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Toaderonimo!

Posted on January 9, 2020 by Nathan

I’ve been posting a lot of these episode reviews recently, but I’ve at least tried to break them up somewhat so this blog isn’t All Super Show All the Time. I was wondering before why the order of the episodes … Continue reading →

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The Brave Little Plumber

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Nathan

I grew up watching the American Super Mario Bros. cartoons, but it wasn’t until later that I learned about the Japanese ones from around the same time. I’ve discussed the anime film from 1986, but there was also a series … Continue reading →

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Day of Wreckoning

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Nathan

Ralph Breaks the Internet – For a long time, Disney kept sequels to their animated films direct to video after The Rescuers Down Under had an underwhelming box office take. I suppose you could count The Three Caballeros, Fantasia 2000, … Continue reading →

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The Odd Quartet

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Nathan

Hail, Caesar! – I’m actually not sure what the point of this movie was supposed to be. It’s basically a collection of semi-related vignettes about a Hollywood studio, all of which are resolved pretty quickly. Is there a message other … Continue reading →

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It’s Just a Fantasy

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Nathan

The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home, by Catherynne Valente – I believe this is officially the last book in the Fairyland series, but who knows what the future will bring? Well, maybe the marids do. Anyway, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Chinese, Comics, Fairy Tales, Humor, Mythology, Norse, Tom Holt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Fairy Tales from the Final Frontier

Posted on February 7, 2016 by Nathan

I haven’t been doing a lot of book reviews recently, have I? Well, maybe I have and just can’t remember. Regardless, I just finished one book and had a few others I didn’t think I could say enough about to … Continue reading →

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Sorta Fairytales

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Nathan

Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale, by Catherine Orenstein – An in-depth analysis of a fairly simple fairy tale, focusing largely on how it changed over time. Some analysts have placed a … Continue reading →

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Fable, Fable, Set the Table

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Nathan

I wrote something about Bill Willingham’s Fables comics in this post, but since then I’ve read much more of the series. The local library system had all of the trade paperback collections up through Volume 16. I’m anxious to read … Continue reading →

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Fictional Characters Walk Among Us

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Nathan

As a fairy tale fan, I recently decided I should try watching Once Upon a Time. Most of the episodes aren’t available, but I did see the pilot and the most recent ones, which were On Demand. It’s made by … Continue reading →

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