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Birthdate: 1979
Gender: male
Occupations: Executive Editor, Zenescope Entertainment
Staff writer, Zenescope Entertainment
Short biography: Raven Gregory is Executive Editor and Staff writer of Zenescope Entertainment. In 2003 Raven self published the indie hit THE GIFT which was soon picked up by Image Comics. Following the success of THE GIFT Raven went on to co-created and write THE WONDERLAND TRILOGY and GRIMM FAIRY TALES MYTHS AND LEGENDS for zenescope entertainment. He has also written the critically acclaimed best selling creator owned series, THE WAKING, FLY and the upcoming horror series THE THEATER. He is currently writing the zenescope grimm universe crossover THE DREAM EATER SAGA. Raven resides in Glendale, Arizona with his four kids, and two dogs. He never graduated high school and is still living the dream.
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Glendale, Arizona, USA
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snat 260 reviews

Return To Wonderland (Grimm Fairy Tales) by Raven Gregory

If you've ever read Alice in Wonderland and thought, "You know what this story really needs? More tits. And viscera. Tits and viscera for everyone!" then a) you are probably a 12 year old boy who butchers his neighbor's pets in his spare time and b) this collection is for you.

This is some dark stuff and, folks, I certainly don't mind dark stuff, but this is gratuitous with no cohesive storyline and a complete and utter lack of imagination (I say this because to take Alice in Wonderland and show more sex it up doesn't require any great creative power--just an unhealthy preoccupation with people's "naughty bits"). Basically, Alice's teenage daughter, Calie goes to Wonderland. Calie encounters exactly all of the same experiences her mother did, only they're all portrayed with a blatant lasciviousness: Calie's built like an inflatable doll and every scene is sexually charged by playing to as many fetishes as possible. And, as if that wasn't enough, it's as though the author is trying to cram as much shockfest violence, gore, and sexuality into the pages as possible. The narrative is so busy trying to shock us that the vignettes with the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the Queen of Hearts don't serve a real purpose--they simply provide the next platform from which to blow our minds with how daring and edgy the story is. Yeah, well, we've got another name for being sexually daring and edgy without context and storyline: porn. Because that's really what this is, in a subdued form. Whether we're talking about the violence or the sex, it's playing to a certain type of unhealthy libido in a manner meant to arouse.

Back in the real world, Alice has attempted suicide multiple times and lives in a catatonic state. In the meantime, her husband is having an affair and not just any old affair. Oh, no. We wouldn't want to miss out on an opportunity to bring out the whips and chains, would we? So he's having an affair steeped in sadomasochism. And then there's Calie's brother who is exhibiting all the classic signs of a blossoming young serial killer. It's dysfunctional with a capital D, which seems a little overboard when coupled with the level of macabre that is present in Wonderland, too. For either Calie's reality or her Wonderland experience to be dark and twisted would be fine, but the two together is too much. show less

May 6, 20124 other reviews

Calavari 285 reviews

The Waking by Raven Gregory

Between the awesome concept and the irritating depiction of women, this was a hard one to rate. Honestly, I didn't expect that second part. I would have, had I spent a second to see that Zenescope was the publisher. They always have scantily clad women who are overly sexualized. This one even has a woman who is essentially raping her husband by coercing him into having sex much more than he actually wants to. And they're all hot. I get wanting to live in a world of hot people, I really do. show more It's part of the reason I love shows on the CW so much, but at least dress them appropriately. Like for the situation. I get that a girl coming out of the bath is just wearing a towel, but the aforementioned wife showing up in just a tiny dress when everyone else is wearing a coat is annoying. So was having the one female cop in a blouse that almost showed her nipples. Yes, cops can dress this way, but given the depiction of the rest of the women who speak in this comic, it's obvious that she is dressed this way for the male reader and not to depict some real cop that dresses this way.
Okay, aside from the problem with the way the women are drawn and sexualized, the concept of the comic really is quite brilliant and well done. The art and concept would have easily been a 4 or even 5 star comic for me but the depictions of women in anything less would have just left it DNF.
Still, vengeful zombies are awesome. Watching everyone figure it out was interesting. The "bum" and his daughter were just the best right from the beginning. She's the reason I picked it up in the first place. Not just a vengeful zombie, but a little girl. How fun is that?
The story was truly awesome. show less

Jul 16, 2017

tldegray 1,991 reviews

Grimm Fairy Tales: Myths & Legends Volume 2 by Raven Gregory

I loved the depiction of the mermaid in her scary form. As usual, I hated the sexy-sexy-lady drawings. I also liked the origin story in one issue. Every time I read these comics I wonder if my liking of the stories is enough to get me past the artwork.

Sep 21, 2018

-Eva-1,328 reviews

Grimm Fairy Tales Digital Omnibus Vol. 2 by Raven Gregory

This is a collection of comic book spins on various classic fairy tales and legends. I do love when classic stories get a new spin and these are very entertaining. This collection (includes #25-#50 of the original issues) expands on the universe a little by having side stories about the main characters more incorporated into the overall story. The stories are entertaining, but make no mistake, the art is absolutely ridiculous, so if that is important to you, skip this whole thing; some of show more the art is just poorly made (e.g. to show a character cocking their head, one eye is simply drawn lower on the cheek than the other) and the female bodies are nothing short of ludicrous (blimp boobies galore!). All in all entertaining, but absolutely not up to the same standards as Fables or similar things in that field. show less

Oct 3, 2016 (Edited)

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