Far Out Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Robots: A Family Comic Friday Extra!

If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the Fairest One of Them All- GUESS AGAIN! We take a look at Capstone Press's awesome line of Far Out Fairy Tales; featuring Snow White and the Seven Robots in this Family Comic Friday Extra!

Far Out Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Robots

Written by Louise Simonson
Illustrated by Jimena Sanchez S.
Published by Capstone Press
Pages: 40
Retail: $5.95

This version of Snow White takes place on the planet Techworld which is inhabited by a race of green skinned people. Our princess is specifically bred by Techworld's top scientists to be the planet's new Queen. But the current ruler of Techworld messes with the genetic structure of the child and instead, her skin turns as white as snow!

Now an outcast, Snow White is sent to work in Techworld's sanitation department. The Queen hopes that the sight of the young girl will make people hate and fear Snow White. But Snow's ability to fix broken robots and her gentile nature make her a valued member of the planet's community.

Enraged, the ruler of Techworld orders Snow White to be murdered. But Snow manages to escape to a mining colony which happens to be occupied by 7 run down robots. I think you can see where this is going...

Far Out Fairy Tales has been on my radar for quite some time. The first run of sci-fi and superhero influenced graphic novels debuted in 2015. A new line just dropped within the last month. I'm happy to say that thanks to this new run, my library finally picked up the complete run of Far Out Fairy Tales. Unfortunately, I only saw the January sticker on the spine. I didn't realize that I choose one of the older titles. But that's okay because I thought this book was great.

Snow White and the Seven Robots was written by a living legend. Louise Simonson has crafted literally hundreds of fantastic comics and graphic novels in a career spanning over 4 decades. My most beloved run of Simonson's was what she did on Superman in the 90s. Simonson gave the Man of Steel such a whimsical touch during her time as the master of Metropolis. It's something that she manages to do here with this intergalactic take on Snow White. The artwork of Far Out Fairy Tales regular artist Jimena Sanchez S. added to that fanciful style established by Louise Simonson.

I really enjoyed this retooling of the Brothers Grimm iconic fairy tale. Readers aged 6-10 should love these books too! And so will parents. Each book has added features like discussion questions, terms to know and more cool inside stuff about the history of each fairy tale featured. With new releases such as Peter Pan in Mummy Land and The Silver Spurs of Oz plus several more new titles dropping later this fall, fans of Snow White and the Seven Robots will have lots of Far Out Fairy Tales to enjoy for future readings!

Far Out Fairy Tales: Snow White and the Seven Robots is available now in print and digital formats. An all Spanish edition will debut in August.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.

Steel #3

(1994-1998) DC Comics. Written by Louise Simonson & John Bogdanove. Art by Chris Batista

Inventor John Henry Irons wanted to take up the slack in the absence of Superman after his death to Doomsday. With the Man of Steel is back on the scene, Irons becomes Steel- a sort of more economical Iron Man.

Now Steel finds himself in the middle of a gang war in which his weapons designs are now ending up in the hands of gang bangers. However, John Henry will uncover the ultimate betrayed when he discovers who is behind the illegal distribution of the guns.

The plot is good. Yet the dialogue is laughable and I felt like I have read this before in an issue or two of Iron Man.

Steel is visually appealing. However, when it comes to Chris Batista’s other characters, they seem to be a product of the Rob Liefeld Art School of Anatomy. In other words- the visual appeal is not good. Not good at all!

Not Worth Consuming!

Rating: 4 out of 10 stars.