After her wicked stepmother and stepsisters lock her in the dark cellar as punishment, she is visited by a female demon, who offers her everything she could wish for, in exchange for her soul. She wanders into Sela's mythology class, and dreams that she is the protagonist of Cinderella. She believes that the story was a dream, but is shocked to see scratches on her face and fallen leaves on her bed.Ī bookish young college girl is chased out of a sorority house by the derisive sisters. The girl wakes up, resolved to break up with her over-amorous boyfriend. The wolf transforms back into Red's noble suitor, Samuel, who confesses that he let his carnal desire for her get the better of him. Before it can attack her, the wounded Jacob kills it with an axe. Believing him the killer, Red stabs him with a machete, but is then attacked by the werewolf that killed her grandmother. Jacob, a woodcutter with tender feelings for her, appears and tells her to leave with him immediately. She arrives to find her grandmother savagely mauled. After he leaves, she finds a book of fairy tales on her bed and falls asleep, dreaming that she is "Red", walking to her grandmother's house through the woods.
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Issues Core series VolumeĪ high school girl is conflicted about her boyfriend, who is frustrated with her reluctance to "go all the way" (i.e., have sex). The event happened in 2013–2014 heading up to the 100th issue of Grimm Fairy Tales.Īfter the milestone issue, issues #101–125 are the "Arcane Acres" storyline.
These worlds are Oz, Myst, Neverland, Wonderland, and Earth. There are major tie-ins and things especially related to major worlds in Grimm Fairy Tales. 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.Īfter 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. 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. The worlds include Wonderland, Oz, Neverland, and Myst. 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 which the fairy tales come from. The fairy tales are often violent and end in depressing ways, warning the readers to change their lives or suffer a similar (or sometimes worse) fate. The other portion of the story is a twisted version of a classic fairy tale. Sela's nemesis is Belinda, who has the same ability as Sela but uses it for evil. As the series progresses, she struggles with the fact that several people ignore her lessons and ruin their lives anyway, and begins using her ability to dispense justice instead (see issue #15 "The Three Little Pigs"). Sela Mathers, a Professor of Literature with the supernatural ability to help people avoid bad life decisions by subjecting them to visions, in which they see themselves as the protagonists of allegorical fairy tales.
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