Nightmares & Fairy Tales

A hauntingly beautiful horror-fantasy series from Slave Labor Graphics, Nightmares & Fairy Tales (2002–2008) reimagines classic fairy tales and folklore through a dark, psychological lens across 23 issues. Best known for the writing of Serena Valentino and the evocative art of FSc (F. Scipione), the series grounds its eerie, modernized stories in the emotional lives of its characters, often exploring themes of trauma, identity, and transformation. Its significance lies in its early-2000s indie sensibility, offering a mature, feminist-inflected take on familiar stories that predated the later boom of dark fairy-tale comics.