I've got a soft spot for good graphic novels, and this one is interesting for the pre-teen set: it's got action, a new twist on a familiar theme, and just a tiny bit of romance.
Expanding on the familiar story of Rapunzel and her famous hair, this story has the girl banished for impudence to a remote treehouse by her sinister, witchy adoptive mother. Since ol' mom's big trick is grow-fast magic, it explains the long, long hair.
Once Rapunzel busts out of the treehouse using her hair as a lasso, she meets up with another lonely soul and together they fight their way across the barren, rough western landscape back to the villa to get revenge. It's a great action story with little violence and lots of unique storybook situations. The banter between Jack and "Punzie" adds a bit of comic relief.
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