MURDER KINGDOM

A Graphic Novel by Fred Van Lente, Chris Panda, and Becca Carey. Pub Date 05-20-25

Story Rating: 4*

Art Rating: 4*

PUBLISHER’S SYNOPSIS

Tanith and her best friend are trapped overnight in a fantasy-themed amusement park where someone is killing the employees in the gruesome fashion of the original fairy tales! They have to unravel the mystery before they become the next victims and live never ever after…

Once upon a time, in a strange land called Florida, a masked psycho starts murdering cast members of the Storybook Kingdom theme park in ways identical to the gory original Grimms’ Fairy Tales. Princess-turned-detective Tanith is the only person who can unmask the killer before she and her friends are all Dying Unhappily Never After!

THOUGHTS

This was a tight graphic novel. It was basically serial killer at a theme park, fairytale meets slasher story. The art was great and gave some really great moments where the fairytale cross over was super apparent and gave dark, early Grimm Brothers vibes. I enjoyed it.

Thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for an advanced ebook copy in exchange for a fair and honest review!