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Damsels 7 is on sale tomorrow (22nd May 2013) . This is the penultimate issue in the first arc of the series.
Get it from your local comic shop, direct from Dynamite Entertainment, or digitally via ComiXology.
And don’t forget that Damsels vol 1 (collecting issues 1-8) is available to pre-order via Amazon.
While the Villeneuve army battle the fairy forces, Rapa, Talia, Red and Heinrich arrive at the Great Oak in the heart of the Enchanted Forest.
At this point, the bodice-ripping fairy tale princess is a trope as well established in pop culture as the harmless Disney princess — especially in comics. But with their latest series from Dynamite Entertainment, the writing team of Leah Moore and John Reppion are looking to imbue a gorgeous set of lady legends with the danger and blood of their original stories.
This September, “Damsels” — a new monthly series with art by Aneke and covers by J. Scott Campbell and Sean Chen — ships to comic shops, teaming fairy tale characters Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid (with more on the way) in a fight against a mysterious evil.
CBR News spoke with the husband/wife writing team for their take on the legendary roots of these damsels, the European-esque world they inhabit, what lies behind it and the ways in which their series will and won’t conform to expectations for vamped up princesses and “happily ever after” endings.
Tags: Aneke, Comic Book Resources, Damsels, Dynamite Entertainment, interview, Simon Bowland
