Grimm Fairy Tales

    (Zenescope, 2005-2016)
™ and ©2005 Zenescope Entertainment

Red Riding Hood has decisions to make that effect not only her path in the woods, but ultimately the path of her heart as well. Fairy tales for the twenty-first century, Joe Tyler and Ralph Tedesco have mildly updated the original Brothers Grimm tales, such as Red Riding Hood and Cinderella, adding modern day twists to the beloved legends. Still fraught with moralistic tribulations, the tales have become even richer in symbolism thansk to Joe Dodd’s artistry.

— Jillian Burcar

From the Comics Buyer’s Guide:

Here’s an odd creature. The cover features a sexed-up “Bad Girl” version of Little Red Riding Hood. The story tells of a girl who’s more virtuous in her behavior than her hottie appearance would suggest. After rebuffing her persistent boyfriend, she reads the fairy tale and imagines herself in the title role.

It’s a “not for kids” retelling, but more in a PG-13 vein than an R-rated one. There’s some blood but no real gore. There are sexual overtones but no actual nudity. The raciest part is the cover.

The story leaves much to be desired, although the art is generally attractive. Special mention should be made of Lisa Lubera’s colors. Much of the action occurs under the cover of night, but the colors do not lose their vibrancy.

There are technical glitches on non-story pages. The “next issue” ad is a blurry fax, and the inside covers are blank—what’s up with that?

Nevertheless, it’s an admirable first attempt, and it would be worth seeing whether the storytelling tightens up in subsequent issues.

— Jack Abramowitz
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#1 (Al Rio cover by Al Rio)

June, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $90.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoJoe Dodd
#1 - 2nd printing (Cover shows Red Riding Hood and Wolf in bedroom)

September, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $50.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoJoe Dodd
#2

November, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $70.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoAluisio De Souza
#2 - 2nd printing (Cover shows Cinderella in blue dress running away from castle)

September, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $3.99
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoAluisio De Souza
#3 Variation A (Sean Shaw alternative Cover A by Sean Shaw)

December, 2005
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $22.50
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoAlexandre Benhossi
#4

January, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $15.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoH.G. Young
#5 - 2nd printing

April, 2010
Cover Price: $1.00
11 copies available from $0.32
Joe Brusha, Ralph TedescoJon Toledo
#6

April, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $20.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoJosh Medors
#7

June, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $7.85
Ralph Tedesco, Joe TylerJulio Cesar
#8

July, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $15.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoChris Moreno
#9 (Al Rio cover by Al Rio)

August, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $15.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoWellington Diaz
#10

September, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $7.85
Joe Tyler, Ralph Tedesco, Mike KalvodaJulian Aguilera
#11

October, 2006
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $9.50
Joe Tyler, Ralph Tedesco, Mike KalvodaJason Craig
#12

February, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $4.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoRandy Nunley
#13

February, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $16.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoTommy Castillo
#14

April, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $16.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoTommy Castillo
#15 (Woman sitting in chair facing wolf, pig-boys running for cover by Al Rio)

May, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $5.00
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoChristian Duce
#16

July, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.34
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoAndrew Mangum
#19

November, 2007
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $5.98
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoAshok Bhadana
#22 Variation B (Cover B by Eric Basaldua)

February, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $44.99
Joe Tyler, Ralph TedescoJoe Dodd
#25 Variation A (Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

March, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $9.98
Joe Tyler, Ralph Tedesco, Linda Ly, Raven GregoryClaudio Sepulveda
#26 Variation A (Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

April, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $17.50
Joe Tyler, Ralph Tedesco, Linda Ly, Raven GregoryClaudio Sepulveda
#27 Variation A (Cover A by David “D.NA” Nakayama)

May, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $4.99
Dan WicklineDean Juliette
#28 Variation A

June, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $4.32
Michael DolceJeff Zornow
#29 Variation A (Cover A by Rich Bonk and Nei Ruffino)

July, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $17.50
Raven Gregory, Ralph TedescoMauro Cascioli
#30 Variation A

August, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $6.71
Raven GregoryVic Drujiniu
#31 Variation A (Cover A by David “D.NA” Nakayama)

October, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $9.50
Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, David SeidmanDave Hoover, David Seidman
#32 Variation A (Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

November, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $7.00
Ralph Tedesco, Joe Brusha, David SeidmanDave Hoover, David Seidman
#33 Variation A (Cover A by Joe Prado)

December, 2008
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $20.00
Dan WIcklineJordan Gunderson
#34 Variation A (Cover A by Al Rio)

January, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $6.00
Dan WIcklineMarcio Abreu
#35 Variation A (Cover A by Ryan Stegman)

February, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $5.98
Dan WicklineAxel Medellin Machain
#35 Variation B (Cover B by Diego Bernardo)

February, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $8.00
Dan WicklineAxel Medellin Machain
#36 Variation A (Cover A by Al Rio)

February, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $6.50
Michael DolceJeff Zornow
#37

April, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $2.87
Joe BrushaClint Hilinski
#38 Variation A (Cover A by Ron Adrian)

May, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $4.00
Ralph TedescoJean-Paul Deshong
#40 Variation A (Cover A by Al Rio)

July, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $94.99
Raven GregoryEduardo Garcias, Dave Hoover
#40 Variation B (Cover B by Al Rio)

July, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $3.36
Raven GregoryEduardo Garcias, Dave Hoover
#41 Variation A (Cover A by J. Scott Campbell)

August, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $69.99
Raven GregoryGabriel Rearte
#41 Variation B (Cover B by Mahmud A. Asrar)

August, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $7.63
Raven GregoryGabriel Rearte
#42 Variation A (Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

October, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $4.00
Joe BrushaAnthony Spay
#43 Variation B (Cover B by Mike DeBalfo)

December, 2009
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $24.99
Joe BrushaBrent Peeples
#44 Variation A (Cover A by Paul Roper)

February, 2010
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $4.00
Joe BrushaGabriel Rearte
#45 Variation A (Cover A by Al Rio)

March, 2010
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $2.25
Joe BrushaShawn McCauley, Gabriel Rearte
#48 Variation B (B Cover B by Franchesco)

June, 2010
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.89
Joe Brusha, Raven GregoryShawn Van Briesen
#52 Variation A (Cover A by Steven Cummings)

October, 2010
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $2.98
Joe BrushaAlisson Rodrigues, Roberto Viacava
#55 Variation A (Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

February, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.49
Joe BrushaDafu Yu
#56 Variation A (Cover A by Pasquale Qualano)

March, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $2.50
Joe BrushaBrent Peeples
#57 Variation A

March, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $9.50
James PatrickJordan Gunderson, Jon Toledo
#59 Variation A

May, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.49
James PatrickCarlos Granda
#60 Variation A

June, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
6 copies available from $2.25
Joe Brusha, James PatrickCarlos Granda
#60 Variation B

June, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
5 copies available from $2.25
Joe Brusha, James PatrickCarlos Granda
#60 Variation E (GreenEvilLe Comics Exclusive Cover E)

June, 2011
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $14.00
Joe Brusha, James PatrickCarlos Granda
#61 Variation B

July, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $6.00
Joe Brusha, James PatrickCarlos Granda
#63 Variation A

August, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.73
Raven Gregory, Joe Brusha, Ralph TedescoRandy Valiente
#65 Variation A (Regular cover, Cover A by Eric Basaldua)

November, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $1.91
Joe BrushaCarlos Granda
#66 Variation A

December, 2011
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.00
Joe BrushaRick Ross, J.L. Giles-Rivera
#67 Variation A

February, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $2.05
Joe BrushaPaul Abrams
#69 Variation B

March, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.16
Joe Brusha, Raven GregoryRay-Anthony Height
#70 Variation A

March, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $3.40
Joe Brusha, Raven GregorySheldon Goh
#72 Variation E (Will’s Bargains “Nice” Exclusive Cover E by Monte Moore)

15-Apr-2012
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $300.00
Raven Gregory, Joe BrushaCarlos Paul, Márcio Loerzer
#74 Variation A

June, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
3 copies available from $1.49
Raven Gregory, Joe BrushaCarlos Paul, Joyce Mauriera, Allan Otero
#74 Variation B

June, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.49
Raven Gregory, Joe BrushaCarlos Paul, Joyce Mauriera, Allan Otero
#75 Variation D

July, 2012
Cover Price: $5.99
1 copy available for $2.50
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph TedescoSheldon Goh
#76 Variation A

August, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
2 copies available from $1.49
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark MillarIlias Kyriazis
#76 Variation C (Fan Expo Exclusive Cover C by Francesco Francavilla)

August, 2012
Cover Price: $0.00
2 copies available from $17.55
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark MillarIlias Kyriazis
#77 Variation A (Cover A by Sean Chen)

September, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $4.75
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark MillarMarco Cosentino
#77 Variation C

September, 2012
Cover Price: $15.00
2 copies available from $8.20
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark MillarMarco Cosentino
#78 Variation B (Cover B by Stephen Thompson)

October, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.49
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRicardo Osnaya
#79 Variation A (Cover A by Pasquale Qualano)

November, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.50
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRicardo Osnaya
#79 Variation B (Cover B by Steven Cummings)

November, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.50
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRicardo Osnaya
#79 Variation C (Wizard World New Orleans Exclusive Cover C by Elias Chatzoudis)

November, 2012
Cover Price: $0.00
1 copy available for $14.00
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRicardo Osnaya
#80 Variation B (Cover B by Pasquale Qualano)

December, 2012
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.34
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerNacho Arranz
#81 Variation A (Cover A by Giuseppe Cafaro)

January, 2013
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $2.99
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRod Rodolfo
#81 Variation B (Cover B by Marat Mychaels)

January, 2013
Cover Price: $2.99
1 copy available for $1.28
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph Tedesco, Mark L. MillerRod Rodolfo
#82 Variation C (London Supercon exclusive Cover C by Jamie Tyndall)

February, 2013
Cover Price: $0.00
4 copies available from $28.00
Joe Brusha, Raven Gregory, Ralph TedescoFederico de Luca
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