Since it’s Free Comic Book Day, I figured I’d share my short comic from the Valor Anthology, The Nettle-Witch, (pretty loosely) based on the fairy tale The Wild Swans. Something about the imagery and the locations in the story always made it one of my favourites to read as a kid, and I tried to get some of that feeling into the look of my comic.
high / epic fantasy - a genre of fantasy that holds its own world and creatures. examples of this could be J.R.R. Tolkien’s LOTR, or C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia
low fantasy - a genre where there are regular magical happenings in “our” world—such as a magical school, or people with magical abilities. this could be found in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter, or Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away
urban fantasy - essentially low fantasy, only it takes place in an urban setting such as a big city. an example of this is Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones
sword and sorcery - fantasy that is centred around swords, magic, and witchcraft. it is a subgenre of high fantasy. a book is Robert E. Howard’s Conanseries
dark fantasy - fantasy elements mixed with horror. The Atlas Six, by Olivia Blake
fable - a story with a moral lesson
arthurian fantasy - anything derived from the tales of King Arthur (the Sword in the Stone, etc.)
crosswords fantasy - essentially where the main character crosses between their world and a fantasy world. an example of this could be Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
dragon fantasy - what it sounds like.
historical fantasy - a cross between the historical fiction and low fantasy subgeneres. it could be set in a royal court filled with goblins, for example, in a time that was once present on earth.
reblogging to also add:
magical realism - it’s our world (… or is it?), but things are a little ✨ strange ✨
examples include Allende’s The House of the Spirits and Gaiman’s The Ocean at the End Of the Lane.
This is cool! It reminds me a bit of urban and low fantasy.
