You only think you know Rapunzel but you've never met this "Punzie". Gone is the free flowing yellow hair. Forget waiting for Prince Charming- it's time to pull up you boot straps and meet the new rootin' tootin' Rapunzel. In a new twist on an old story Rapunzel is a strong willed cowgirl who not only saves herself from the tower but saves the entire kingdom from the evil Mother Gothel. With her long red hair as lethal whips and ropes and a brand new sidekick Jack, this is not your Brothers Grimm's Rapunzel.
This graphic novel has a style that is totally new and refreshing. While Rapunzel may still have her long hair she has a new voice (one with a down south twang) and a new girl power attitude. Even her sidekick Jack (beanstalk anybody?) has a new twist on an old fable. Along with the illustrations by Nathan Hale, this graphic novel gives the reader something new to believe in in an old story.
At first the plot of this story seems the same as the old fable it quickly takes the reader on a new journey. At the beginning Rapunzel is being raised by Mother Gothel who shields her from the rest of the world. When Rapunzel discovers Gothel is not her real mother she is locked away in a tower. It seems that Rapunzel will wait for a prince to rescue. It is at this point where the plot becomes new and refreshing. Here Rapunzel becomes the heroine of her own story and the reader really gets engaged and can't wait to see what happens.
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