Perhaps she resented the girl for her beauty. In this first graphic novel adaptation of the New York Times best-selling Villains series, Arielle Jovellanos brings Serena Valentino’s darkly captivating world to life with beautiful and haunting illustrations in a stunning new visual format.įairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queenĭisney’s New York Times best-selling Villains series comes to life in this graphic novel adaptation of the book that started it all in this tragic tale of love and loss, the untold story of Snow White’s Wicked Queen.The tale of the young princess, Snow White, and her evil stepmother, the Wicked Queen, is widely known-the Queen was jealous of the girl’s beauty, and this jealousy culminated in the Queen’s attempt on the sweet, naive girl’s life.īut what caused the Queen to become so, well, wicked? Perhaps the Queen hated her stepdaughter for her resemblance to the King’s first wife. After all, nothing is as simple as black and white. This is the story of Cruella De Vil―in her own words.Įven the cruelest villains have best friends, true loves, and daring dreams. You may think you know the tale: a happy young couple, one hundred and one Dalmatians, and the woman determined to turn them into a perfectly spotted fur coat.īut who is that monster, that scene-stealer, that evil thing? Who is the woman behind it all? Before the car crash, before the dognapping, before furs became her only true love, there was another story. But don’t I deserve a chance to tell my own side of the story? It is fabulous, after all.”

“Sure, you know the story of those wretched Dalmatians. It is a tale of the Mistress of All Evil. It is a tale of love and betrayal, of magic and reveries.

Here is one account, pulled down from the many passed down through the ages.

So what of the dark fairy, Maleficent? Why does she curse the innocent princess? What led to her becoming so filled with malice, anger, and hatred? Many tales have tried to explain her motives. The two live happily ever after.Īnd yet this is only half the story. But the power of good endures, as her true love defeats the fire-breathing dragon and awakens the princess with true love’s first kiss. Though her three good fairies try to protect her, the princess succumbs to the curse. But always the maiden finds out that she is a princess-a princess who has been cursed by a dark fairy to prick her finger on a spindle and fall into an eternal sleep. The story has been told many times and in many ways. The tale is told as if it’s happening once upon a dream: the lovely maiden meets her handsome prince in the woods. Mistress of All Evil: A Tale of the Dark Fairy

The Beast Within by Serena Valentino