Linda Medley lives in Portland, OR, where she is currently working on the Castle Waiting series. Start reading Castle Waiting Vol. 1 on your Kindle in under a minute. Don't have a Kindle?/5(78). Turns out that this mammoth (page) book is what happened; the "Castle Waiting" mentioned in the title is no less than Sleeping Beauty's old castle fallen into disrepair, a semi-abandoned and semi-mythical place on the edge of the known world where all of folklore's most lovable losers have gathered, making a funky alternative life for themselves there and sharing their backstories Canterbury-Tales style.4/5(K). · Castle Waiting Vol. 1. by Linda Medley. One of the longest graphic novels I've read at pages: but it goes relatively fast for such a thick volume. The story starts with a retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," although "Beauty" herself is a minor character - we're setting up the people who live in .
Castle Waiting was again picked up by a publisher in , Fantagraphics Books, who proceeded to release a hardcover collection of the first nineteen chapters. The release of Castle Waiting Vol. 2 did not include a credit to Linda Medley as creator on the cover or any interior pages. The only mention of her name was in the fine print of. Linda Medley has created a story full of humour and warmth, peopled with characters you truly care about - peculiar and intriguing, yes, but accepting and wise and kind. Plus, Castle Waiting will delight fairy tale lovers with references to "Puss in Boots" and "Rumplestinskin" and other legends and myths that help create a truly magical. Castle Waiting by Linda Medley. The page Castle Waiting graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. This fable for modern times is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil, but about.
Linda Medley is the author of the acclaimed Castle Waiting graphic novel, published by Fantagraphics Books. A freelance illustrator since , Linda Medley has illustrated children's books for Putnam, Grosset Dunlap, Houghton-Mifflin, and Western Publishing. Castle Waiting is a graphic novel series, created by Linda Medley, first published in It is set in a world of fairy tales and mythology featuring a mix of old-fashioned storytelling and more ironic, modern touches. Castle Waiting graphic novel tells the story of an isolated, abandoned castle, and the eccentric inhabitants who bring it back to life. A fable for modern times, Castle Waiting is a fairy tale that's not about rescuing the princess, saving the kingdom, or fighting the ultimate war between Good and Evil, but about being a hero in your own home.
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