Once Upon a Webcomic: Erstwhile Tales
27 Oct 2011 Leave a Comment
in Fairy Tales in Art, Fairy Tales in Pop Culture, Little Known Fairy Tales, Unconventional Fairy Tales, Webcomic Fairy Tales Tags: Erstwhile Tales, Grimm Fairy Tales, Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales, Maid Maleen, Once Upon a Webcomic, The Brothers Grimm, The Farmer's Clever Daughter, webcomics
Although I’ve done many posts in my “Once Upon a Webcomic” series, Gina Biggs’ Erstwhile Tales is perhaps my favorite find among them. Strangely, it’s also the one that seems to require the least amount of explanation.
Instead of just referencing the most obvious fairy tales (i.e. Cinderella, Snow White, etc.), this webcomic’s entire purpose is to shed light on some of the lesser known stories from the Grimm Brothers’ collection. As someone who loves these less remembered stories best of all, I could hardly believe my luck when I stumbled upon this ongoing comic series that tells some of my favorites in comic form.
The stories, however, are not the only things to love about Erstwhile Tales; Biggs’ playful, storybook-style illustrations are lovely and perfectly capture the feel of the tales she uses this medium to share.
If you love lesser known fairy tales or would like to give some of them a try, you’ll delight in the magic of Erstwhile Tales.
