The Brothers Grimm have long been the go-to source for fables with a moral lesson to share. The original tales, of course, were much grimmer than the versions (such as Disney) that many of us grew up with; the stories were intended to frighten children into good behavior, after all, not simply entertain them with dancing teacups and comic mice.

Grimm Fairy Tales is the first book in a series written and created by Joe Tyler and Ralph Tedesco for the Zenescope line. Each tale is framed with some crisis in contemporary times; just as the characters are about to make a big mistake, college professor Sela Mathers happens by with her book of stories. She tells a relevant tale, the lesson is learned and the crisis, averted.

The stories are grim, as you'd expect, and they have a goodly portion of blood and horror to deliver the requisite fright. Probably one of the biggest appeals of the series, however, is the art, which uniformly takes the female characters, ages them a little and tramps up their attire for cheesecakey goodness. The variety of artists included here are all good at their tasks. On the down side, the book itself is of fairly low quality, with a flimsy cover and loose-feeling pages.

Stories collected here include "Little Red Riding Hood," "Cinderella," "Hansel & Gretel," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Robber Bridegroom."