En 2007, c'est autour de Spider-Man d'explorer contes et légendes. "Off the Beaten Path" reprend le petit Chaperon Rouge de Perrault, "The Spirits of Friendship" s'intéresse au mythe africain d'Anansi, "Eclipse" s'orientalise en s'inspirant de Tsuchigumo, un yōkai japonais. Enfin, "What You Wish For" puise dans Cendrillon.
La réinterprétation des contes de fée occidentaux fait pâle figure à côté de la relecture du folklore africain et japonais. Elle semble même déplacée par rapport à l'araignée alors que pour les deux mythes, elle en est l'essence même. Bref, un tome à moitié intéressant.
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The tales that have been told of Kwaku Anansi, the Spider God, are countless. Some tell of of how he created the sun, the moon and the stars in the night sky. Others say it was he who blessed mankind with the knowledge of agriculture. Yet another yarn warns of how he tried to steal all of the world’s wisdom for himself. However, many believe he wore these tall tales about himself to increase his own legend, for you see, Anansi was the King of All Stories. And while the line between fact and fiction may have been blurred over the years, Anansi has become many things to many people. A savior. A trickster. A hero. A god. But on this day…he was simply bored.
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