Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga #1

(December 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Prelude (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Anthony Spay

Colors

Falk

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Baba Yaga; Fel Yaga; Thane; Dark One

Synopsis

As a little girl, Baba Yaga's mother uses stories of the Dream Eater to get her to go to bed. Later when the Dark One breaks into their home to take the Book of the Lost, her mother tries to reassure her - saying good will always triumph over evil. But the Dark One kills her mother and Thane arrives too late to help. Baba Yaga decides that her mother was wrong - good does not always triumph over evil. This sets her on a lifetime course of vengeance.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #0 (April 2011)

Once Upon A Time (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Roberto Viacava

Inks

Roberto Viacava

Colors

Jason Embury; Vinicius Andrade; Andrew Elder

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Thane; Blake; Nissa; Sela; Belinda; Anna; Braden; Carroll Liddle; Violet Liddle; Pots; Sinbad; Samantha Darren; Dream Eater; Queen of Hearts; Piper; Cindy; Mercy; Baba Yaga

Synopsis

In the desperate hours of the final battle in Grimm Fairy Tales #50, Thane of Oz makes a deal with an entity in the Cave of Shadows that releases the Dream Eater. For years, the Dream Eater makes its way to Earth. As the Dream Eater nears Earth, various characters from the Grimm Fairy Tales universe have a sense of foreboding. When it reaches Earth, the creature takes the form of an old man. The Dream Eater then seeks out and devours its first victim, the Queen of Hearts.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)

Part Two: The Piper (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Allan Otero

Inks

Allan Otero

Colors

Studio Cirque

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

The Piper; Dream Eater; Baba Yaga

Synopsis

The story retraces the history of the Piper from the first time he used gifts to summon the creatures of the darkness for vengeance up to present-day New York. He has just exacted payment from one of his victims when he encounters the Dream Eater. The Dream Eater is about to devour the Piper when he is transported away in a swirl of smoke. When the Piper materialized, he is initially grateful to his unknown benefactor. Then he discovers with horror that he has been saved by Baba Yaga for her own vengeance.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #2

Part Three: Grimm Myths & Legends #6 (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Alfred Trujillo

Inks

Alfred Trujillo

Colors

Jason Embury; Andrew Elder

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Baba Yaga; Dream Eater; Samantha Darren; the Piper

Synopsis

Baba Yaga attempts to add Samantha's essence to the Cyclops Eye to give her more power in her defense against the Dream Eater. But the Dream Eater discovers them while they are fighting each other and they have to work together to survive his attack. Samantha escapes through a portal to the Inner Sanctum of the Nexus and takes Baba Yaga with her. While there, Baba Yaga summons the Piper to help (this is the point where the previous story about the Piper ended).

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #6 (June 2011)

Part Four: Wonderland One-Shot (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Novo Malgapo

Inks

Marco Cosentino

Colors

Vinicius Andrade

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Calie Liddle; Violet Liddle; Cheshire Cat; Dream Eater

Synopsis

After being trapped in Wonderland for nineteen years, the Cheshire Cat escapes to the real world and seeks to gain vengeance on Calie. When the creature learns of Calie's daughter, Violet, it decides to kill Violet first. After slaughtering many students at Violet's high school, it appears to be on the verge of killing Violet herself when the Dream Eater shows up. The Dream Eater's appearance gives time for Calie and Violet to get away while the Dream Eater devours the Cheshire Cat.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #4 (June 2011)

Part Five: Neverland One-Shot (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Jean Paul DeShong

Colors

Jason Embury

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Pan [Jacob Wiles]; Angelica; Esmerelda

Synopsis

Pan is trapped on Earth with only a fraction of his former power. He desperately wants to return to Neverland and seek vengeance on those who ousted him from his rule there. When a water nymph named Angelica suggests that a gypsy woman might be able to help him return to Neverland for a price, Pan goes to see if the story is true. But he finds out that Esmerelda is not what she seems.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #5 (June 2011)

Part Six: Salem's Daughter One-Shot (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

Raven Gregory (story and writer); Joe Brusha (story); Ralph Tedesco (story)

Pencils

Roberto Viacava; Tomas Aira

Colors

Roland Pilcz

Letters

Jim Campbell

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Braden Cole; Anna Williams; Charlotte; Pan; Darius; Dream Eater

Synopsis

Pan, stripped of his youth and sent back in time, pretends to be a doctor in a small town. But he is actually using his powers to preserve his life by killing the townsfolk. Braden and Anna enter the town to investigate, but Braden soon comes down with the 'sickness'. Anna discovers that the doctor is behind the deaths and the doctor reveals himself as Pan. When he tries to drain her power, she sends him through a portal to the Dream Eater. But Pan retains enough of Anna's power to convince the Dream Eater that he can help him.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #6 (July 2011)

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 10)

illustration / 26 pages (report information)

Pencils

Mike DeBalfo (signed); Christopher Cote; Ale Garza (signed); Eric Basaldua (signed) [as e. Bas]; Arthur Suydam (painted); Sean Chen (signed); Tommy Patterson; Angel Medina (signed); Rich Bonk (signed); Pasqual Qualano (signed); Mahmud Asrar (signed); Keu Cha (signed); Khary Randolph

Inks

Mike DeBalfo (signed); Christopher Cote; Ale Garza (signed); Eric Basaldua (signed) [as e. Bas]; Arthur Suydam (painted); Sean Chen (signed); Tommy Patterson; Angel Medina (signed); Rich Bonk (signed); Pasquale Qualano (signed); Mahmud Asrar (signed); Keu Cha (signed); Khary Randolph

Colors

Nei Ruffino (signed) [as Nei]; Christopher Cote; Juvaun Kirby (signed); Arthur Suydam (painted); Jason Embury (signed) [as JE]; Thomas Mason (signed); Sanju Nivagune (signed); Milen Parvanov (signed); Keu Cha (signed); Khary Randolph; Ivan Nunes (signed); Studio Cirque

Synopsis

Original cover art for the issues collected in this series. Credits and reprint information is provided for each illustration.

Reprints

• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #2 [Cover A], #2 [Retailer Secret Exclusive], #2 [Cover B], #4 [Philadelphia Comic-con variant], #5 [Philadelphia comic-con exclusive], #6 [San Diego Comic-Con "Day" Exclusive], #6 [San Diego Comic-Con "Night" Exclusive], #6 [Cover B], #0 [Cover A - Mike DeBalfo] (April 2011), #0 [Cover B - Christopher Cote] (April 2011), #0 [Zenescope Exclusive Variant - Alé Garza] (April 2011), #1 [2011 Motor City Comic Con Exclusive Variant - Eric Basaldua] (May 2011), #1 [Cover A - Eric Basaldua] (May 2011), #1 [Cover B - Arthur Suydam] (May 2011), #1 [Cover C - Sean Chen] (May 2011), #1 [Zenescope R.I.P. Exclusive Variant - Tommy Patterson] (May 2011), #1 [2011 Phoenix Comicon Exclusive Variant - Alé Garza] (May 2011), #4 [Cover A] (June 2011), #4 [Cover B] (June 2011), #5 [Cover A] (June 2011), #5 [Cover B] (June 2011)
• from Grimm Fairy Tales Myths & Legends (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #6 [Cover A - Alé Garza] (June 2011), #6 [Cover B - Mahmud Asrar] (June 2011), #6 [Wizard World Philadelphia Comic-Con Exclusive Variant - Pasquale Qualano] (June 2011)
• from Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga (Zenescope Entertainment, 2011 series) #6 [Cover A - Alé Garza] (July 2011)