Grimm Fairy Tales presents Alice in Wonderland #2
Written by: Raven Gregory
Art by: Robert Gill
Published by: Zenescope
Alice in Wonderland as a spy comic is not something I ever could have imagined but in an interesting and imaginative twist, Raven Gregory’s soft core ‘adult’ take on Lewis Carroll’s classic is kind of like that!
The premise is clever with the spies’ motives making quite a lot of sense and a new character is introduced that could make proceedings interesting (and there were squirrel fish!!) on top of the inevitable madness that must ensue from any adventure set in Wonderland- and by god, Raven Gregory unleashes in this one, giving us a host of concepts, ideas and executing them very well.
The series is becoming more and more reminiscent of Neil Gaiman’s 90′s Sandman series, Gregory sowing seeds in these early 2 issues that you know he will pick up on and layout on the board later but right now just enjoy the madness!
To help deliver the madness is the sublime art of Robert Gill, who delivers yet again with his angular shots and explosive action. He plays with angle and the layouts of the shots so well to emphasise the craziness of Wonderland that it occasionally can seem maddening though sublime!
On top of these shots, as I said, is Gill’s use of action, it’s rare that I see horrific in a comic and cringe but I lost my suspension of disbelief for one particular scene of a disembowelling in this comic that it was feasible that I might have lost my breakfast! The image was horrifying and powerful with the art and movement within the shot.
This second issue is a lot of fun and continuing on from the events of the 1st. At it’s core, it is of course, high fantasy but Gregory is trying to incorporate other genre elements to craft something as potentially unique as the original novel. My only complaint could be the overuse of pin-up positions for the female characters but still Gill’s renditions are stunningly beautiful!
Rating: 7/10
