History Webcomic / Erstwhile

The comics were originally available on their own website as well as in three collected physical volumes. After the website's shutdown, Biggs decided to start re-posting them on Website/{{Webtoon}}; they can be found [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/erstwhile-fairy-tales/list?title_no=922095 here.]]

* "[[Literature/{{Donkeyskin}} All-Fur]]": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/all-fur-pg01/ link]]
* "The Bird, The Mouse, and the Sausage": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-bird-the-mouse-the-sausage-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/BrotherAndSister": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/brother-and-sister-pg01/ link]]
* "Death of the Little Hen": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/death-of-the-little-hen-pg01/ link]]
* "Doctor Know-It-All": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/doctor-know-it-all-pg01/ link]]
* "The Farmer's Clever Daughter": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-farmers-clever-daughter-pg01/ link]]
* "The Golden Key": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-golden-key-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/IronHans": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/iron-hans-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/KingThrushbeard": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/king-thrushbeard-pg01/ link]]
* "The Leftovers": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-leftovers-pg01/ link]]
* "The Little Shroud": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-little-shroud-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/MaidMaleen": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/maid-maleen-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/MotherHolle": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/mother-holle-pg01/ Mother Holle]]
* "The Old Man and his Grandson": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-old-man-and-his-grandson-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/TheSingingSpringingLark": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-singing-springing-lark-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/SnowWhiteAndRoseRed": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/snow-white-and-rose-red-pg01/ link]]
* "The Sweet Porridge": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-sweet-porridge-pg01/ link]]
* "Sweetheart Roland": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/sweetheart-roland-pg01/ link]]
* "A Tale with a Riddle": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/a-tale-with-a-riddle-pg01/ link]]
* "The Three Lazy Ones": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-three-lazy-ones-pg01/ link]]
* "[[Literature/TheTwelveDancingPrincesses The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes]]": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-worn-out-dancing-shoes-pg01/ link]]
* "The Twelve Huntsmen": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-twelve-huntsmen-pg01/ link]]
* "The Ungrateful Son": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-ungrateful-son-pg01/ link]]
* "The Wolf and the Man": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-wolf-and-the-man-pg01/ link]]
* "Literature/TheWolfAndTheSevenYoungKids": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-wolf-and-the-seven-kids-pg01/ link]]

The comic focuses on classic [[FairyTale fairy tales]] that may be less well known in modern times, or no longer in their original version in modern tellings. These are all derived from Creator/TheBrothersGrimm thus far, and are faithful to the versions published by them.

!!Has Adapted The Next Tales:

''Erstwhile'' is a collaborative comic project from Creator/StrawberryComics publishing.

[[Creator/StrawberryComics Strawberry Comic]] members Gina Biggs, Louisa Roy, and Elle Skinner are the current collaborators. Several stories are available online [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/ here.]]

%%* TheyDo: Maid Maleen and the prince.

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* ForcedTransformation: The heroine of "A Tale With A Riddle," along with two other women, are turned into flowers.

* BalefulPolymorph: The heroine of "A Tale With A Riddle," along with two other women, are turned into flowers.

** In "Brother and Sister", the king and his hunting party pursue the [[BalefulPolymorph transformed]] John, because a majestic white deer wearing a golden collar is an enticing quarry to them.

* KillEmAll: Every major character dies in "Bird, Mouse and Sausage," and EVERYBODY dies in "The Death of the Little Hen."

* TheLostWoods: In "Brother and Sister", they actually live quite nicely there.

* RapunzelHair: Svetla from "The Singing, Springing Lark" is drawn this way.

* [[{{Meganekko}} Megane]]: The king in "Brother And Sister". Which helps keep him nonthreatening when he meets Sister.

* AdaptationExpansion: "Snow White and Rose Red" adds a scene of Snow White and the Bear talking during the winter, and then another where the girls see a sign about the missing prince and meet his brother. Neither was in the Grimms' version but they help set up the ending better.

* HypnotizeTheCaptive: In "The Singing, Springing Lark," Marcus is put under a spell to forget Svetlana and marry the villain, Valdis, instead.

* HypnotizeThePrincess: In "The Singing, Springing Lark," Marcus is put under a spell to forget Svetlana and marry the villain, Valdis, instead.

* "The Singing, Springing Lark": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/the-singing-springing-lark-pg01/ link]]

* ArrangedMarriage: In "Maid Maleen," both she and her prince ([[NamedByTheAdaptation Orland]]) have arranged marriages; she refuses hers and thus gets locked in a tower, and he goes through with his because he thinks she's lost to him forever.

* "Mother Holle": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/mother-holle-pg01/ Mother Holle]]

* "Maid Maleen": [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/maid-maleen-pg01/ link]]

''Erstwhile'' is a collaborative comic project from Creator/StrawberryComics publishing. The comic focuses on classic [[FairyTale fairy tales]] that may be less well known in modern times, or no longer in their original version in modern tellings. These are all derived from Creator/TheBrothersGrimm thus far, and are faithful to the versions published by them.

!!Stories Include:
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/allfur-00/ All Fur]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/bms-00/ The Bird, The Mouse, and the Sausage]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/brothersister-00/ Brother and Sister]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/drknowitall-01/ Doctor Know-It-All]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/fcd-00/ The Farmer's Clever Daughter]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/ironhans-00/ Iron Hans]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/king-thrushbeard-00/ King Thrushbeard]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/littleshroud-00/ The Little Shroud]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/maidmaleen-00/ Maid Maleen]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/oldman-00/ The Old Man and his Grandson]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/the-singing-springing-lark-00/ The Singing, Springing Lark]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/roland-00/ Sweetheart Roland]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/snow-white-and-rose-red-00/ Snow White and Rose Red]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/a-tale-with-a-riddle/ A Tale with a Riddle]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/the-wolf-and-the-man-00/ The Wolf and the Man]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/the-worn-out-dancing-shoes-00/ The Worn-Out Dancing Shoes]]
* [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/the-twelve-huntsmen-00/ The Twelve Huntsmen]]

* OffWithHisHead: The villainess at the end of "Maid Maleen."

* ParentalIncest: [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/allfur-03/#.Vz8S2X02vmg Threatened]] in "All-Fur."

* {{Adorkable}}: The king of "Brother and Sister," [[http://www.erstwhiletales.com/brothersister-19/#.UHggxlHZ3dI especially here.]]
** Since pretty much every romance in these stories involves characters hooking up [[FourthDateMarriage after only a few meetings]], the artists compensate by making all of them ridiculously adorable together.

* TheSouthpaw: Snow White in "Snow White and Rose Red". She apparently has enough dexterity to use right-handed scissors.

* ManInWhite: Little boy in white in "The Little Shroud."

%%* WomanInWhite: The dead queen in "Brother and Sister"