My December Classics/Comics Wrap-Up

Maybe I’m crazy, but I read a bunch of comics and short stories this month, so I figured it was a lot for one wrap-up. Therefore, this is a separate wrap-up for the comics/classics/short stories that I read this month; I hope you enjoy it in any case! Let’s get right into it.

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Ms. Marvel Vol. 7- I’m loving this comic. It’s such a unique storyline and it really reminds me of the current Spiderman (movie) story. It’s definitely my favorite of all of the comics I’ve tried thus far. If you haven’t tried this comic yet, you should definitely give it a shot! ★★★★

Giant Days Vol. 1-2- This comic has a quite interesting concept. I love the art style and characters, and I’m rather curious about the storyline. However, it’s not my favorite ever, and I’m not sure how I feel about the series yet. I like it enough that I’m trying the next couple volumes, though. ★★★

Princess Princess Ever After- This is actually a web comic (which I discovered thanks to Eve @ Twist in the Taile) which is complete and ADORABLE. Rapunzel kind of gets saved… by a princess. It’s awesome. You can read it here, and as it’s super short, you should definitely check this one out if you haven’t already! ★★★★

Paper Girls Vol. 3- I’m loving this comic series. I have ZERO idea what’s going on. It’s totally fabulous. ★★★★

The Beauty Vol. 1- This comic is about a world where a sexual disease can give you beauty. Of course, this disease becomes a “hot new thing” that people actually TRY to get. Until it starts killing people. Dun dun dunhhhhh! Unfortunately, I’m not sure about this one. It’s not my favorite so far. ★★★

Shoot Around- This is another complete web comic. I don’t even know what to say except READ IT. It’s fabulous, diverse, very gay (and trans and virtually every other sexuality), and there’s a zombie apocalypse. You can read it here, so definitely give it a shot if you haven’t already! ★★★★

Saga Vol. 6-7- I felt like the series was going downhill, but it seems like it’s picking up again. I’m excited to see where the story goes in the next volume! ★★★★

Monstress Vol. 1- I just wasn’t a fan of this one. I honestly want to hug the little fox child the WHOLE TIME. I don’t APPRECIATE everyone else yelling at her (him? I don’t actually know). DON’T TOUCH MY CUTE FOX CHILD. ★★

The Little Match Girl- I realized that a couple of Hans Christian Andersen’s stories were mentioned/heavily prevalent in another book I was reading so as I had already checked out the entire set of his work from the library, I ended up reading a couple of the stories. I quite enjoyed this one. ★★★★

The Steadfast Tin Soldier- This is another one of his stories. It’s heartbreaking… And beautiful. ★★★★

Kindred Spirits- I picked this one up… Simply because it’s by Rainbow Rowell. It’s about a Star Wars fangirl waiting in line for the new movie. I mean… I haven’t seen any of the Star Wars movies? Sorry? Anyhoo, I enjoyed it anyway. It was cute. ★★★★

Cinderella- The version I read contained both the original Cinderella as well as the Grimm brothers version. The original is extremely similar to the Disney version. The Grimm version was, well, gory, but also not very well done. I don’t mind some “grim”, but it’s unnecessary in this story and doesn’t add anything. The story doesn’t actually make sense. ★★★

The Little Mermaid- I read this for one of my final yearly challenges, and I really enjoyed it! I don’t know why, but I really wasn’t expecting to. I loved seeing all of the similarities and differences between the original and the Disney version as well. ★★★★

The Snow Queen- This is the final Hans Christian Andersen story that I read this month! I actually didn’t enjoy it as much even though I think it’s one of his more popular stories. Also- I thought that Frozen was supposed to be based off of this story? I honestly didn’t see any close similarities, so I’m not sure where that comes from. ★★★

The Silver Horse Switch- I found this book because I had ONE challenge left for the entire year… And the book I was reading would have taken me all night to finish. I chose to spend time with my family and read THIS. It was… cute? And strange? ★★★

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Whew! And that’s my month in… shorts? I guess? 😉 I definitely hope you guys enjoyed this post. Let me know if you read comics (web or physical) and if you’ve read any of these other short stories. Do you read short stories and/or old classics? I’d love to hear your thoughts on any of these. Anyway… Happy New Year!

With love,

                Amy Lou ❤

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