| 词条 | Castle Waiting | ||||||||||||||||
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|image= |caption= |schedule= |format= |publisher= Fantagraphics |date= |issues= |main_char_team= |writers= Linda Medley |artists= Linda Medley |pencillers= |inkers= |colorists= |creative_team_month= |creative_team_year= |creators= Linda Medley |subcat=Fantagraphics Books |sort=Castle Waiting }} Castle Waiting is a graphic novel series created by Linda Medley.[1] It is in a world of fairy tales and mythology featuring a mix of old-fashioned storytelling and more ironic, modern touches. The series brings together characters from several classic fairy tales, such as Simple Simon and Iron Henry, as well as referencing several others such as Jack and the Beanstalk and Sleeping Beauty. The story focuses predominantly on the daily lives of the characters and their interactions with one another, as well as their complicated pasts. SynopsisThe story begins with a stand-alone, prologue tale, Castle Waiting: The Curse of Brambly Hedge, which retells the story of Sleeping Beauty mostly from the perspective of those at the periphery of the action. The book then picks up many years later, after the castle, long abandoned by Sleeping Beauty, has become a home for another group of fairytale characters, many of whom have rather troubled pasts. The castle's daily workings are now overseen by Rackham, a stork-headed dandy, and the place has become somewhat run-down and is beset by mischievous but generally friendly sprites and poltergeists. This story originally focused on Lady Jain, a pregnant woman fleeing her abusive husband. The series details backstories for some of the characters, such as elaborating on how the bearded nun Sister Peace arrived at the castle. Later chapters show Jain settling into the castle's keep with her baby with the help of some Hammerlings and the fellow residents of the castle. Publishing historyMedley initially self-published the series as a series of individual chapters beginning with The Curse of Brambly Hedge through Olio Press using a 1996 grant from the Xeric Foundation. She continued self-publishing, releasing eight issues until the series went on hiatus in 1999. The series was picked up by Jeff Smith's Cartoon Books the following year, during which point Medley released four more chapters.[2] The sales through Cartoon Books was disappointing and Medley returned to self-publishing in 2001.[3] She released five more issues, bringing the total issues for the series to sixteen. Castle Waiting was again picked up by a publisher in 2006, Fantagraphics Books, who proceeded to release a hardcover collection of the first nineteen chapters.[4] The 2010 release of Castle Waiting Vol. 2 did not include a credit to Linda Medley as creator on the cover or any interior pages. The only mention of her name was in the fine print of the copyright notice on the last page, and on a retro-actively affixed sticker on the back cover. The sticker read "FANTAGRAPHICS BOOKS \\ STORY AND ART BY L. MEDLEY" and was placed over the "Fantagraphics Books" logo. Fantagraphics has stated that this was at Medley's request.[5] This edition included 11 chapters and the story ended abruptly.[6] In 2013, Fantagraphics Books released a "Definitive Edition" of volume 2 which included an additional 60 pages in 7 chapters and epilogue, to complete the volume.[7] Fantagraphics stated in 2010 that Medley was currently taking a break from writing any additional chapters for the series.[8] Volumes
ReceptionCritical reception for the series has been positive,[9][10][11] with Publishers Weekly naming Castle Waiting as one of the best comic books of 2006 in a critics' poll.[12] Comic Book Resources praised the final chapter of the second volume for the series, stating that it was "both open ended enough so that Medley can do whatever she likes, but complete enough that it feels finished if need be".[13] Awards
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References1. ^{{cite book|last=Booker|first=Keith|title=Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels|year=2010|publisher=Greenwood|isbn=0313357463|page=89|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YbkJ0QJrEZ8C&pg=PA89&dq=%22castle+waiting%22+Eisner+award&hl=en&sa=X&ei=EPfUUdjvJJi64AOuooGwBQ&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22castle%20waiting%22%20Eisner%20award&f=false}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Castle Waiting|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/linda-medley-castle-waiting,3907/|publisher=AV Club|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=Reha|first=John|title=CCI: CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF "BONE"|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33577|publisher=CBR|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 4. ^Fantagraphics page for Castle Waiting Volume 2. 5. ^{{cite web|title=Linda Medley Removes Name From Castle Waiting|url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/11/18/linda-medley-removes-name-from-castle-waiting/|publisher=Bleeding Cool|accessdate=1 August 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Kelly|author-link=Kelly Thompson|title=She Has No Head! – Linda Medley’s Castle Waiting Volume II|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/17/she-has-no-head-linda-medleys-castle-waiting-volume-ii/|publisher=Comic Book Resources|accessdate=1 August 2013}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Castle Waiting Vol. 2: The Definitive Edition [Hardcover]|url=https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Waiting-Vol-Definitive-Edition/dp/1606996339/|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=1 August 2013}} 8. ^{{cite web|title=Fantagraphics tweet about status of series|url=https://twitter.com/fantagraphics/statuses/4660683660591104|publisher=Twitter|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 9. ^{{cite web|last=Edgar|first=Sean|title=Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/01/castle-waiting-volume-i.html|publisher=Paste Magazine|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Castle Waiting|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=1592363&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1|publisher=Booklist|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|title=Review: Castle Waiting|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-medley/castle-waiting/|publisher=Kirkus Reviews|accessdate=4 July 2013}} 12. ^{{cite news|title=The First Annual PW Comics Week Critic's Poll |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6401289.html?nid=2789 |work=Publishers Weekly Online |publisher=Publishers Weekly |date=2006-12-19 |accessdate=2006-12-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070123003531/http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6401289.html?nid=2789 |archivedate=January 23, 2007 }} 13. ^{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Kelly|author-link=Kelly Thompson|title=CASTLE WAITING: VOLUME 2 #18|url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=user_review&id=5410|publisher=Comic Book Resources|accessdate=3 July 2013}} 14. ^{{cite web|title=1997 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner |publisher=Eisner Award |accessdate=4 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5uEh09cBK?url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner |archivedate=November 14, 2010 |df= }} 15. ^{{cite web|title=1998 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award |url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner |publisher=Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (archived) |accessdate=4 July 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5uEh09cBK?url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner |archivedate=November 14, 2010 |df= }} External links
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