The VERY Messed Up Origins of Snow, Glass, Apples | Gaiman Explained - Jon Solo

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Komentáře • 1,5K

  • @DESMANIAK
    @DESMANIAK Před 3 lety +2032

    I like this version. Making snow white a vampire/antagonist is an interesting twist to a classic. Makes you wonder about potential alternate fairytales.

    • @catandrobbyflores
      @catandrobbyflores Před 3 lety +53

      If you want alternative fairy tales I would highly recommend the fairy godmother by Mercedes lackey. It really puts the classic fairy tales on their head.

    • @Black-Swan-007
      @Black-Swan-007 Před 3 lety +29

      I also recommend Twisted by Starkid. It's a stage musical but it's soooo good. You can watch the entire thing for free on CZcams. ^^

    • @stillscrubbin
      @stillscrubbin Před 3 lety +11

      I can't recall the author but I read a novel call simply "Snow" that had anthropomorphic creatures in it. Amazing!

    • @glendy_bluebird2
      @glendy_bluebird2 Před 3 lety +4

      I agree

    • @briannalee1998
      @briannalee1998 Před 3 lety +5

      desmaniak right?! Love it

  • @donaldduck9420
    @donaldduck9420 Před 3 lety +2027

    Petition for a messed up origins on ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and works by Edgar Allan Poe, messed up Disney on ‘The Black Cauldron’ and the ‘Rite of Spring’ and ‘A Night on Bald Mountain’ from ‘Fantasia’, and a messed up murders on Ed Gein.

    • @sataniccat-girlwithagun3300
      @sataniccat-girlwithagun3300 Před 3 lety +21

      Oh ma gawd, a duck!

    • @grace5033
      @grace5033 Před 3 lety +25

      me, a theatre kid: iN sLeEp He SaNg To Me, In DrEaMs He CaMe, ThAt VoIcE wHiCh CaLlS tO mE, aNd SpEaKs My NaMe

    • @mysticloverfairy1
      @mysticloverfairy1 Před 3 lety +8

      Didn’t they have to change a lot in the Black Cauldron because a lot of stuff was too dark and during a screening parents had to take their kids out. I think I heard something along those lines.

    • @donaldduck9420
      @donaldduck9420 Před 3 lety +3

      @@sataniccat-girlwithagun3300 Quack

    • @donaldduck9420
      @donaldduck9420 Před 3 lety +2

      @The Lady Ligeia He is my favorite author. I like The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar, but I do like Ligeia, probably not as much as you...

  • @breelove3742
    @breelove3742 Před 3 lety +169

    “The little bitch bites her...” line had me screaming LMFAJO it was so unexpected but something he would say 😭

  • @fromlissawithlove
    @fromlissawithlove Před 3 lety +221

    Tim Burton would have a field day with this version... A gory, ghastly, Gothic field day 😂

    • @ayanamiayachanJ
      @ayanamiayachanJ Před 3 lety +18

      Or Guillermo del Toro would also have a field day with this adaptation of Snow White

    • @fromlissawithlove
      @fromlissawithlove Před 3 lety +6

      @@ayanamiayachanJ Great point, I completely forgot about Guillermo del Toro!

    • @robot12423
      @robot12423 Před rokem +2

      @@fromlissawithlove 😂😂😂🤣😭

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena Před 3 lety +1019

    WALT DISNEY: I'm going to make this story a lot child-friendly
    NEIL GAIMAN: I'm going to make this story a lot gothic-friendly
    JON SOLO: I'm going to mess up this stories

  • @jenielleennis8553
    @jenielleennis8553 Před 3 lety +1118

    I was dancing to the intro song then bam!! Thunder🤣🤣

    • @ashleighcoffey8963
      @ashleighcoffey8963 Před 3 lety +38

      OMG SAME. A storms a blowing here in Ohio!

    • @jenielleennis8553
      @jenielleennis8553 Před 3 lety +20

      @@ashleighcoffey8963 I'm in Jamaica and we've been having heavy rain all week...We're on hurricane watch

    • @Gold.edits44
      @Gold.edits44 Před 3 lety +6

      I whistled

    • @Gold.edits44
      @Gold.edits44 Před 3 lety +10

      @@jenielleennis8553 I live in jamaica as well. I didn't know this

    • @ashleighcoffey8963
      @ashleighcoffey8963 Před 3 lety +7

      @@jenielleennis8553 be safe, Ill be keeping you and yours in my thoughts. Its been raining here all week as well. We are no where near water so I dont have to worry about hurricanes, however we do get tornados.

  • @hound3000
    @hound3000 Před 3 lety +54

    Never considered Snow White as an undead vampire. For her to look so white, make sense she was a vampire.

  • @briannalee1998
    @briannalee1998 Před 3 lety +171

    Okay, this is the coolest version of Snow White ever! I want to see this turn in to an animated movie with accurate art.

    • @InsaneLaughter01
      @InsaneLaughter01 Před 3 lety +5

      No you don’t!🙅🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️
      It’s enough as a graphic novel but you don’t want it as a movie, TRUST ME.
      Unless you want to explain to the fbi why you want an animated film that results in a grown man fucking to life the corpse of a dead child. Or the parts about said child being 12 and prostituting herself for money in the forest.
      Or the strong implications that she was feeding off her own dad and thus leaving the scars ON HIS JUNK!
      Seriously, those are major points in the story that give it the twisted effect. You DONT want it as a movie.

    • @crazyfire9470
      @crazyfire9470 Před 2 lety +14

      This art style being animated?! Stuff of nightmares…

    • @elaineyan6024
      @elaineyan6024 Před rokem +7

      Gotta be Rated R

  • @tirzahroseroot
    @tirzahroseroot Před 3 lety +1065

    Jon: Hey, Siri, who’s the fairest of them all?
    Siri: Snow White, is that you?
    Best part of the video!

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Před 3 lety +483

    Magic mirror on the wall, who's the Soloest of them all?

  • @aprettygothichick
    @aprettygothichick Před 3 lety +440

    So she was 5 when she had her heart cut out and then 5 years later, when she was 10, she was still alive and going to "pleasure town" with the forest dwellers? What is with every version of Snow White having some seriously underage problems? Also "fun tunnel" is now my favorite word for it lol

    • @z3nddddd873
      @z3nddddd873 Před 3 lety +49

      Apparently she was twelve somehow. Not much of a difference and still gross. But it’s a difference 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @HistoryRats
      @HistoryRats Před 3 lety +11

      Odd that is very odd

    • @etsubedenkebekele5598
      @etsubedenkebekele5598 Před 3 lety +32

      People used to get married at a very young age in the past so maybe that's why... Doesn't make it any less gross but still.

    • @thesilversage1
      @thesilversage1 Před 3 lety +47

      Royals, especially girls of the middle ages were often married at this age for the sealing of treaties. Though it was usually understood that their husbands would wait till theyre older to consummate but not all royal husbands did. But normally, the young bride would move to their husbands kingdom and be raised by a trusted member of the royal houseold or court until she was old enough. I recommend lindsey holiday's video on royal marriages part 1.

    • @yubima
      @yubima Před 3 lety +14

      @@thesilversage1 some waited, but it was used to think that a girl that has her first period could marry, so children were getting children, and the age diference didnt matter. Also childhooud and adolescence didnt exist, children were treated as adults.

  • @thekavestation
    @thekavestation Před 3 lety +54

    the final line was so good
    "her skin, snow white"

  • @kevin4061
    @kevin4061 Před 3 lety +348

    Snow: You're approaching me? Instead of running away you're coming right to me.
    Regina: I can't beat the shit out of you without getting closer.

    • @alexsama9055
      @alexsama9055 Před 3 lety +19

      Daamn a jojo reference here? Wow

    • @HollyAnneThePaganChaosWitch
      @HollyAnneThePaganChaosWitch Před 3 lety +18

      Can't fucking escape the Jojo's no matter where I go...

    • @cherryhill9055
      @cherryhill9055 Před 3 lety +7

      JoJo reference is everywhere and no one can't escape it

    • @angel6017
      @angel6017 Před 3 lety +2

      @@HollyAnneThePaganChaosWitch I know how you feel 😂

    • @lonelyronin2428
      @lonelyronin2428 Před 3 lety +1

      @@HollyAnneThePaganChaosWitch or the bnha fans, apparently. Im one to talk, im a big fan!

  • @adamstockwell7090
    @adamstockwell7090 Před 3 lety +156

    Queen Regina, is basically Queen Queen, as Regina is the Latin translation of Queen

    • @UNKNOWN-xn2ne
      @UNKNOWN-xn2ne Před 3 lety +5

      Oh👁👄👁

    • @HillaryMarek
      @HillaryMarek Před 3 lety +6

      Is that true? I never realized that connection, thanks for posting this!

    • @koyuki90
      @koyuki90 Před 2 lety +2

      In Italian Regina means queen too

    • @theonlyvampirateable
      @theonlyvampirateable Před 2 lety +2

      Wonder if she knows Moon Moon

    • @carna-9501
      @carna-9501 Před 2 lety +6

      @@theonlyvampirateable you mean Remus Lupin? His name is just moon moon. Hell his marauder name is even Moony

  • @junellesalmon9218
    @junellesalmon9218 Před 3 lety +167

    A median of the stories: A queen gives birth and dies in childbirth, the baby is born still born but awakes (a rare occurrence but an occurrence indeed), giving rise to tales about the princess. The father has no other children so she’s isolated and doesn’t know how to interact. Perv king marries a young lady who heard the stories about his daughter and, like in some other stories/movies/real life, she starts perceiving things that aren’t true about the princess. The princess perceives the fear/hatred of new queen and bites her. The king gets a cut and dies of infection. Both blame each other. They start prancing each other until it goes too far, when the queen tells the huntsman to kill Snow White, she knew he wouldn’t off her, but Snow White took it as though she thought the huntsman would kill her. Then they get two kingdoms and troll each other until one of them dies. The end.

    • @markuhler2664
      @markuhler2664 Před 3 lety +18

      Instead of telling the Huntsman to kill her, the Queen tells him to take her out". & consequently misinterpreted by the Huntsman or Snow White. & granted, being abandoned deep in a forest might be pretty close to an execution order.

    • @tijanamilenkovic3425
      @tijanamilenkovic3425 Před 3 lety +5

      @@markuhler2664 Moka Akashiya and Shalltear Bloodfallen would like to now your location

  • @char5030
    @char5030 Před 3 lety +411

    Is no one gonna talk about how “Snow White” was *five years old* at the beginning?? She literally married around age *10-15* 😳

    • @just-A.randomdude
      @just-A.randomdude Před 3 lety +27

      I think she was 13

    • @christianmarshal6117
      @christianmarshal6117 Před 3 lety +101

      Also she bites her father all over his body draining him at age 5, and after having her heart carved out she has sex with multiple forest dwellers in between those two ages while missing a heart and bleeding black ink, after which she drains them of their blood like she did to her dad and she was lifeless and unconscious when her “husband to be” had his first time with her... so the marriage at 10-15 as bad as it is isn’t the creepiest thing going on here.

    • @christianmarshal6117
      @christianmarshal6117 Před 3 lety +4

      @Emma Winn judging by the step mother’s recounting as Jon explained it that doesn’t seem to be the case.

    • @farihaislam7087
      @farihaislam7087 Před 3 lety +10

      its normal for that time

    • @welcome2myhappyworld
      @welcome2myhappyworld Před 3 lety +64

      5:06 "After the king died, the 16 year old queen was the lone ruler..." Snow White isn't the only one who married young.

  • @arirose6670
    @arirose6670 Před 3 lety +168

    This Eeextra Messed up.
    "The thrusting dislodged a piece of the apple out of her throat."
    Whaaaaaaaaa

    • @tiajoseph7309
      @tiajoseph7309 Před 3 lety +36

      Don't forget that black "ooze" that dripped between her legs!

    • @lucarudloff687
      @lucarudloff687 Před 3 lety +1

      And all that while she is just 5 years old...

    • @zeezee6809
      @zeezee6809 Před 2 lety +4

      @@lucarudloff687 When She Was Found By The Prince She Wasn’t 5

    • @carna-9501
      @carna-9501 Před 2 lety +5

      @@lucarudloff687 she was 10. Doesnt make it any better, medieval society was weird about consent between nobles

  • @leah.t.m9420
    @leah.t.m9420 Před 3 lety +127

    jon: "jumping ahead again-"
    gunther: "aite"

  • @gnikawpleasant9013
    @gnikawpleasant9013 Před 3 lety +114

    I have a few takeaways from this:
    1 “going to pleasure town” is now going to be how I refer to doin it.
    2 No. I did not care about the queen cutting out Snow White’s heart at all in this version of events.
    3 I’m now calling it a “fun tunnel.”
    4 I actually like this version better than the original. And I’m not even really into vampire stories.
    5 Happy Birthday Jon!

  • @thenerdybunny1296
    @thenerdybunny1296 Před 3 lety +71

    Question: Why did the queen not stake the heart that was over her bed?

    • @etsubedenkebekele5598
      @etsubedenkebekele5598 Před 3 lety +6

      Ikr? If I were her I would have stabbed it a thousand times then burned it. If that doesn't work then find some spell and curse/poisoned it instead of going to snow white myself.

    • @08fighter08
      @08fighter08 Před 3 lety +10

      @@etsubedenkebekele5598 maybe it's a plot hole that Gaiman didn't want to include in the story. 🤷🏾‍♀️ I know I would have put a stake in the heart.

    • @etsubedenkebekele5598
      @etsubedenkebekele5598 Před 3 lety +6

      @@08fighter08 maybe🤷🏽‍♀️ sadly we'll never know why.

    • @ophelia4825
      @ophelia4825 Před 2 lety +26

      @@etsubedenkebekele5598 the queen repeatedly states in the story that she regrets most of her decisions, but there’s nothing she can do about it as she’s being burned

  • @kaylab9779
    @kaylab9779 Před 3 lety +428

    "If you guys don't mind Gunther's gonna join me for this section"
    Me: "OMG DOGO GIMME THE DOGO!!!!"😍💗
    Gunther: *runs off somewhere*
    Me: NO COME BACK!! 😭

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 Před 3 lety +204

    Snow, Glass, Apples is an awesome retelling of Snow White. Very dark, very gothic. Perfect for Halloween season.🎃👻☠️
    Happy birthday!🎂🎈🎉

  • @dami5072
    @dami5072 Před 3 lety +97

    "Regina apparently learned this the hard way, or maybe should I say the soft way because when she apparently tried to make a move on him, her impression of a dead corpse was just abismal"
    PG13 has left the chat 😳

  • @colbymenck
    @colbymenck Před rokem +18

    One of my favorite renditions of Snow White is a different story which gives great insight into why the Evil Queen did what she did. It was featured in the first book of the Land of Stories (great series totally recommend). Basically, the queen falls in love with this guy but someone (I forgot both of their names) gets jealous and curses the man to live inside an enchanted mirror. The queen is devastated at the loss of her love to the point that she has a witch carve out part of her heart so that she couldn’t feel the pain. She continued to talk to the mirror everyday and he slowly looses his personality and basically become Siri. So when the mirror tells her he thinks Snow White is prettier than she is, it’s like a slap to the face. After all of the events from the original Snow White, the queen is put in prison which she soon escapes with her mirror to try and find a way to free her love. She discovered a magical spell and wishes for her love to be freed, but she is a moment to late as the man has already completely lost himself and he dies in her arms. Seconds later, the building crumbles around her and she dies with him in her arms.
    Anyway, I really loved the insight that story gave, with her loving the man in the mirror and her not actually having a heart. Hope you enjoyed the story and if you love these videos definitely recommend the land of stories it gives great insight into many different fairy tales😁

    • @SwanQueenist
      @SwanQueenist Před 11 měsíci +1

      Evly the Evil Queen and Ezmia the Enchantress and Mira being the name of Evly’s lover.

  • @melissachagaris3152
    @melissachagaris3152 Před 3 lety +103

    3:15 I’ll make a prediction Regina comes to the conclusion that Snow White is either a Demon or Evil Spirit.
    Edit: 4:20 Nope she’s a vampire...

    • @malstenson3981
      @malstenson3981 Před 3 lety +4

      Please consider Brom’s Child Thief vs Barrie’s original Peter Pan.

  • @moonlightwolf
    @moonlightwolf Před 3 lety +41

    Please do an episode on Neil Gaiman's Stardust!! I think you would really like talking about the different fairytales that make it up

    • @InsaneLaughter01
      @InsaneLaughter01 Před 3 lety +3

      Hold up! You telling me NEIL GAIMAN wrote my favorite movie?!?! I use to watch that movie so much the cd became worn out and I had to get a new one!

    • @deboralee1623
      @deboralee1623 Před 3 lety +1

      i was just thinking about _Stardust_. still can't forgive Gaiman for zombifying the unicorn. killing it, decapitating it, no problem; making it walk then kneel, ¡boooo!

  • @GrimmShadowsII
    @GrimmShadowsII Před 3 lety +9

    This is why I'm a fan of Gaiman, he takes a story you know and puts a new spin on it but even though some parts are familiar it still feels almost completely new and not like someone is just trying tell the same story with some minor differences, even though thats basically what it is.

  • @raydark8007
    @raydark8007 Před 3 lety +17

    i remember the dog when he is tiny and Jon solo hold him in his hand and now he is growing up and take over the chairs time flies fast...damn i feel old

  • @tinesea17
    @tinesea17 Před 3 lety +68

    It rly is amazing when a tale almost as old as a millenium can still take multiple spins without losing the very plot/storyline. Goes to show what a classic it is.
    Thank you for thoroughly explaining this!

  • @Cheshiregrinn91
    @Cheshiregrinn91 Před 3 lety +98

    vampirism. I gotta say that i indeed original. My first question however was. where were the guards of the queen? Did the prince and his soldiers really just waltz into the queens bed chambers? why did no one stop them?

    • @MrMagnus1996
      @MrMagnus1996 Před 3 lety +13

      No one else knew about snow white being a vampire so i guess the guards let them in.

    • @tijanamilenkovic3425
      @tijanamilenkovic3425 Před 3 lety

      @Sunny Days Moka Akashiya and Shalltear Bloodfallen would like to now your location

  • @koinijikoimizu
    @koinijikoimizu Před 3 lety +21

    Wow, I'm surprised you mentioned Colleen Doran and NOT mention her absolutely phenomenal series Distant Soil about half-alien children thrust into an intergalactic battle mired in politics, hope, loss and a very colorful cast. The series is incredible. She is the perfect pick for this kind of tale.

  • @anttibjorklund1869
    @anttibjorklund1869 Před 3 lety +53

    "If you don't mind, Gunther's gonna join us for this section."
    Why would we mind?

  • @BoomBanticSkull
    @BoomBanticSkull Před 3 lety +63

    Necrophilia? Oooh boy I'm not sure how you're gonna top this in the future Jon

  • @Brittini2k12
    @Brittini2k12 Před 3 lety +40

    “Snow White, is that you?”
    NO!!! 😂😂😂

  • @Dnightshade100
    @Dnightshade100 Před rokem +11

    With a story like that about Snow White being a vampire, it makes me wonder why the queen didn’t just stab the heart or burn it to kill the princess in the first place.

    • @badeggontheyoutube145
      @badeggontheyoutube145 Před 3 měsíci +2

      I think it's because ppl did not have knowledge about vampires back then, since they've only became popular around the Victorian era, if I'm not mistaken, and snow white's story takes place in medieval times. the first vampire story ever written, carmilla, it's from 1872 (and it's fun cause there is literally a tutorial on how to kill a vampire there lol). In the beginning of gaiman's story, the queen says she doesn't know what snow white is, probably because of the time period. Like, in this universe, vampires did exist in medieval times but were not known. So her thoughts were probably "ok I know she is a fucked up kid and I don't know what she is how do I kill it". Thanks for listening to my ted talk

  • @marfrommars296
    @marfrommars296 Před 3 lety +157

    jon: whos the fairest of them all
    siri: snow white, is that you?
    jon: NoOooOoO

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Před 3 lety +82

    I give you permission to talk about Squirrel & Hedgehog, it's admittedly a messed up war cartoon for children

  • @theperksofbeingabookworm906

    “Do I still get points if I put Rudy Juliani and Billie Eilish?
    “Yes”
    Hooray!

  • @DeBoomTori2
    @DeBoomTori2 Před 2 lety +15

    Gaiman is a genius. All of his stories are absolutely wonderful. Please make this an annual thing

  • @just_foxy35
    @just_foxy35 Před 3 lety +7

    I knew it! The prince is a necrophile and Snow is a vampire! this story shows perfectly that the antagonist in one story is the protagonist in another, also looking forward to that dedicated episode, I'd like to hear your thoughts on that version!

  • @gajeeI
    @gajeeI Před 3 lety +49

    once upon a time is one of the best shows ever i was so mad when it got took off netflix i wanted to rewatch it one day .

    • @annar7833
      @annar7833 Před 3 lety +3

      Its on Disney + now.

    • @Hellisownedbygoth666
      @Hellisownedbygoth666 Před 3 lety +4

      Me when he mentions Regina: 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

    • @ayanamiayachanJ
      @ayanamiayachanJ Před 3 lety +1

      @@Hellisownedbygoth666 I know I’m watching season 4 of once upon a time

  • @littleearth488
    @littleearth488 Před 3 lety +30

    This reminds me of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs from the perspective of the “Big Bad Wolf.”

  • @That80sGuy1972
    @That80sGuy1972 Před 3 lety +14

    Wow! Now I want to read that book. That reminded me of a Creative Writing project we had back when I was in school. We had to write a short story where we made a bad guy into a hero from their perspective without ruining the original story. That story would have not only had an A+, but would have been kept in the school records as a wonderful example.

  • @SaiseiSekiVA
    @SaiseiSekiVA Před 3 lety +4

    i literally SQUEALED at the thumbnail for this video coz thanks to another favorite youtuber i went and bought "Snow, Glass, Apples" just to know how horribly dark it was. I was NOT disappointed. Definitely not for children at all. Dorran even mentioned within their process of illustrating the cover that they tried to NOT make it appealing to younger audience at all for this entire reason.
    Also fun dark lil fact: when they buried the King, the Queen also realized that his, well, "treasures" were gone too. //cough
    Great retrospect here as always, Jon! 👌🏻 what a way to make my morning.

  • @liliththepotato8985
    @liliththepotato8985 Před 3 lety +71

    me: snow white is related to vlad the impaler?
    my brain: the vampire gene just skips two generations

  • @hayreddinbarbarossa661
    @hayreddinbarbarossa661 Před 3 lety +26

    "her fun tunnel" 😂😂😂

  • @lovetolovefairytales
    @lovetolovefairytales Před 3 lety +8

    I read this story (without pictures, it was in some library collection) five years ago and I remember disliking it and moved on, but this video has convinced me to give it another chance, in a proper format with pictures. I'm actually really excited to do so!

  • @user-mw6up5fd4w
    @user-mw6up5fd4w Před 3 lety +7

    Honestly, this is my favorite Jon Solo video. I just love his telling of the story with Neil Gaiman's dark modern adaptation.

  • @gnikawpleasant9013
    @gnikawpleasant9013 Před 3 lety +34

    I appreciate all of the research you put into these. I can feel every minute of the dedication.

    • @roberthenderson5368
      @roberthenderson5368 Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed. He deserves credit for the work he does. Glad you said it. Hopefully people will continue to be supportive. He's awesome. This channel is my nerd fix Lol. Seriously though I just gave to him on patreon. So glad I did with everything going on I don't have much money, But I think this was worth it.we should all chip in and, keep it going.

  • @gigirauchut1882
    @gigirauchut1882 Před 3 lety +19

    I know this isn't really one of Gaiman's darker works, but could you compare the book and the film adaptation of Stardust? It's incredible, it's often been described as an adult fairytale

  • @Wandergirl108
    @Wandergirl108 Před 3 lety +5

    I found a book once called "Shattered" (I think) that was another interesting retelling of Snow White in which the protagonist was the mad queen - it didn't vilify the princess or justify the queen's actions, but it was still a really interesting take on the tale. This, though…this is something else entirely…can't wait to hear about what's in that book you ordered, Jon. :)

  • @boxdryer6973
    @boxdryer6973 Před 3 lety +2

    My brother told me about you last night so checked out your videos and I got to say you are amazing keep them coming man.

  • @hinatasexyhyuga55
    @hinatasexyhyuga55 Před 3 lety +10

    You know after watching the 3 year anniversary video. It made me realize I been watching your videos since messed up origins began. I just just had another Baby, moved into my first apartment and just I started back watching CZcams.

  • @Elysia63
    @Elysia63 Před 3 lety +45

    Yk, Jon. Last night, I had a dream that you were doing and explaining the messed up origins of the movie *Balto* (1995)! 😂 BTW, how's that coming along with you??

  • @cinders2894
    @cinders2894 Před 3 lety +9

    I adore this version. Neil Gaiman is such an incredible storyteller, with a deliciously twisted and magical mind. Just like Clive Barker. They are incredible visionaries. Thanks for doing this video, it was great, and I had no idea that this version existed! New subscriber! 🥰

  • @mw7165
    @mw7165 Před 3 lety +34

    “How does someone think fo this?”. Lol. Interesting, though.

  • @alicewilloughby4318
    @alicewilloughby4318 Před 3 lety +16

    I never saw the graphic novel (would love to!) but I read the story on line. Loved it but it creeped me out!
    9:20 - I guess the story was getting too scary for Gunther.
    Thank you for showing us pictures from the graphic novel! They're gorgeous!
    13:14 - *Wow!* That's an amazing picture in the background! Is that Anubus from Ancient Egyptian lore?
    Me: Mirror, mirror, on the wall,
    Who is the cutest of them all?
    Mirror: Gunther, or course, you know it's true!
    Jon's a close second, but he's too young for you!

  • @bluediamond1049
    @bluediamond1049 Před 3 lety +21

    Happy birthday, John! I love this take on the classic, your inclusion of Regina made my inner fangirl very happy. I'm familiar with plenty of variants of these stories, but this one was new for me.

  • @emilymoran9152
    @emilymoran9152 Před 3 lety +5

    I love this take on Snow White! It actually makes way more sense out of the details of the story than the original, IMO. Actually didn't know it was originally a graphic novel, though - I encountered it first in one of Gaiman's short story compilations.

  • @jamies810
    @jamies810 Před rokem +2

    i always thought of trying to make a version of snow white where she was a vampire, i mean the iconic depiction of pale skin and red lips just screams what a 'typical' vampire would be described as in a portion of media everywhere.

  • @wolfyjohnson3589
    @wolfyjohnson3589 Před 3 lety +20

    I just saw Gaiman in the title and I was here for it, he's my favourite author :D
    Great video btw ^^ as always, whenever you do a Gaiman video, you never fail to impress or stay constructive in your criticism :D

  • @maggiesheartlove2734
    @maggiesheartlove2734 Před 3 lety +58

    I always knew there was something iffy about Snow.
    What kind of nutcase talks to squirrels? 🤨

    • @jenniferstine8567
      @jenniferstine8567 Před 3 lety +5

      You'd think the squirrels would eat nutcases. That's not the only weird thing. Animals are washing the dishes by licking them. They use a turtle as a washboard. Since when do turtles live in the woods in Europe? (Wikipedia says there are turtles living in the woods in the US. However we never had a monarchy here.) I've never seen animals so helpful. None of them bother each other, which is really weird given the collection. I hate to burst anyone's bubble, but wishing wells, stars and whatever else really don't work. In the movie she's more than old enough to know this. Especially since if it did work she probably would have had a better life.

    • @UNKNOWN-xn2ne
      @UNKNOWN-xn2ne Před 3 lety +1

      I agree

    • @sarahlilly1745
      @sarahlilly1745 Před 3 lety +1

      Fluttershy can talk to animals, but that’s her talent.

    • @eviee8132
      @eviee8132 Před 3 lety +1

      I talk to birds and any animals/ bugs that I see- I'm lonely so yh- ;-;

  • @btitianwilson111
    @btitianwilson111 Před rokem +2

    This was awsome Jon Solo! As a writer, and a huge fan of both mythology, and ancient fairy tales, you hit the mark on this one. Keep up the great work. You are very much appreciated!

  • @alanaazlan
    @alanaazlan Před 3 lety +3

    LOVE THIS! Please review The Spindle and The Sleeper and how (if it does) it connects to Snow, Glass, Apples. Is it a crossover with varying narratives? I'd love to know your thoughts!

  • @Crow29803
    @Crow29803 Před 3 lety +7

    I knew that was colleen’s art! Nice! She does that glass type work all the time! And Gaimen, he is awesome. I got to have this book for my Gaimen collection! Thank you! She also drew her own book, A Distance Soil.

  • @kingddg218
    @kingddg218 Před 3 lety +13

    Why can't we get this as a movie

    • @InsaneLaughter01
      @InsaneLaughter01 Před 3 lety +6

      It might have to do with the fact that Snow White was 5-13 yrs old when she was going to ‘pleasure town’. There is also implication from the story that she may have raped her own father as well as he had the bite scars all over his body including his genitals. Oh and a grown man fucking the corpse of a 13 yr old girl back to life would be difficult to be approved for tv.
      I know HBO was gutsy with game of thrones but I’m pretty sure even they wouldn’t approve of this as a film.

  • @onlyonedeedee
    @onlyonedeedee Před 3 lety +10

    There's a similarly dark version of cinderella where she is a witch and worships the devil. See if you can find that @JonSolo

  • @hyacinthlilim6323
    @hyacinthlilim6323 Před 3 lety +5

    I don't know if you would but Neil Gaimen & Terry Pratchett co-wrote this novel called Good Omens and it would be great to see you cover it! Love your videos John ♥️

  • @williamswonderland3636
    @williamswonderland3636 Před 3 lety +22

    also as a forest person we don't normally have duck feet that's the lack of people and i have dog feat

  • @Veronica-wz8ow
    @Veronica-wz8ow Před 3 lety +44

    Yes! thank you John solo this always makes my Fridays from good to FANSTASTIC

  • @krystalharper7966
    @krystalharper7966 Před 3 lety +6

    I've loved seeing Gunter grow up! I remember when he was a fluffy baby! Now he's a smushy old-looking fart! I love him!

  • @Baughbe
    @Baughbe Před 3 lety +2

    I remember hearing this story on The Seeing Ear Theater. I loved it.

  • @ladyoftheabyss13
    @ladyoftheabyss13 Před 3 lety +10

    I didn't know this story even existed. I learned something new every time I watch an episode.

  • @unluckyace1406
    @unluckyace1406 Před 3 lety +12

    can't wait for jon to reach 1 mill he deserves it love you jon

  • @WhyBro31
    @WhyBro31 Před 3 lety

    I haven’t been here been here in your community for that long but i’m loving the vibe and the content

  • @dulceestrada3644
    @dulceestrada3644 Před 3 lety

    Happy birthday! You are my favorite creator on this platform and I have the rest of your day goes well!

  • @nylaw1490
    @nylaw1490 Před 3 lety +30

    this is a mix of got, once upon a time, the original and some messed up mess

  • @candiigurl7893
    @candiigurl7893 Před 3 lety +7

    I vividly remember watching the Coraline videos once they where released. Hard to believe a whole year has passed since then. Time flys when you’re havin fun watching Solo vids!

  • @celestepen3686
    @celestepen3686 Před 3 lety

    Happy late late birthday!🎂🥳 I love to binge ur messed up origins and got my family members loving ur content !👍🏻

  • @mule-RIA
    @mule-RIA Před 3 lety +1

    This has got to be one of my favorite videos youve done in a while .

  • @maggpiprime954
    @maggpiprime954 Před 3 lety +3

    Happy Birthday!
    I like the idea of your Gaiman/birthday tradition, but a whole year is an awful long wait!
    What if you celebrate also on your half-birthday? An UnBirthday Celebration with tea and a big, funny hat!

  • @moonlit9020
    @moonlit9020 Před 3 lety +9

    I just got out of class and this is amazing

  • @Mimi22668
    @Mimi22668 Před 3 lety +2

    I think you should do a series on "Classics Explained". You're such a great storyteller and teacher. You would make an awesome history teacher! 😊

  • @jade_mtl8816
    @jade_mtl8816 Před 3 lety

    happy belated birthday - and this is one of my favourite stories, so thank you! 💜

  • @kawaiimarichan2134
    @kawaiimarichan2134 Před 3 lety +38

    *waking up to a Jon Solo video be like*: 👁️👄👁️👌

    • @riffonacrisis
      @riffonacrisis Před 3 lety +3

      Yes 👁👄👁

    • @thespoiledtexan3904
      @thespoiledtexan3904 Před 3 lety +2

      Same. Only I woke from a nap after trying to stop a migraine. This was way more enjoyable than a migraine lol

  • @iiyaraii2597
    @iiyaraii2597 Před 3 lety +43

    CAN I BUY THIS BOOK SOMEWHERE?! I WANNA READ IT

    • @aiyannaboykins7888
      @aiyannaboykins7888 Před 3 lety +1

      I found it on books-a-millions website. I wanna buy it too. 😅

    • @jhhardage
      @jhhardage Před 3 lety +6

      You can buy a digital version of the graphic novel through Comixology, Kindle and Nook. Physical copies you can buy online at just about any book store.
      The short story version which the graphic novel is based on is in Neil Gaiman's short story collection Smoke and Mirrors. Can also be bought physically at most book stores and is available on Kindle and Nook.

    • @JonSolo
      @JonSolo  Před 3 lety +18

      link in the description!

    • @jhhardage
      @jhhardage Před 3 lety +3

      @@JonSolo 👍
      Oh! Buds Art Books offers a bookplate signed by the always awesome Colleen Doran when you order from them. Their site shows they still have some in stock. I bought a copy from them and it was worth it.

    • @iiyaraii2597
      @iiyaraii2597 Před 3 lety

      I just realized that I already haf my gifts So I don't think I can buy it soon,
      If only I know how to earn money at this age.

  • @prezzy8273
    @prezzy8273 Před 3 lety

    Watching ur videos for a while now and it's great to see the channel growing

  • @DoubleKay31
    @DoubleKay31 Před 3 lety

    Many happy returns of the day, Jon!

  • @moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115
    @moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115 Před 3 lety +13

    This story is messed up as f***! Neil Gaiman is a genius! 🤯🤯🤯
    Thank you, Jon for making this video and happy birthday! 🎂🎁🥳🎃👻

  • @melissachagaris3152
    @melissachagaris3152 Před 3 lety +6

    I must say, this story is definitely surpassed all previous ones in the S class Messed Up Tier

  • @Insatiable.Curiosity
    @Insatiable.Curiosity Před 3 lety

    Happy belated birthday!!! I'd love an annual Gaiman vid👍

  • @Yer-Mam
    @Yer-Mam Před 3 lety

    Dude... Your phraseology is frackin rad. I appreciate. 🤘

  • @barbarahouk1983
    @barbarahouk1983 Před 3 lety +3

    You did good Jon Solo. This is great research and great telling. I like your clarifications.
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY so glad your parents got together and produced you. You add much to the humanity curiosity side of my life. May you live long and proser.

  • @LaCrownedGamer
    @LaCrownedGamer Před 3 lety +6

    I found this book 2 weeks ago at a comic book store. This is so much of an amazing coincidence 😍

  • @katyj196
    @katyj196 Před 3 lety

    Great episode, happy birthday!

  • @monicad.williams7789
    @monicad.williams7789 Před 3 lety

    Happy Belated Birthday Mr. Solo. My son's birthday is the same day. I know you had a great one and may you have many more!! And keep up the great work!!

  • @mleighqs8773
    @mleighqs8773 Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you Jon for telling us about this adaptation. The story is awesome and the art is beautiful. I love these types of stories, I so have to get the book for my collection :) .

  • @viciouzzzebra8582
    @viciouzzzebra8582 Před 3 lety +5

    Thank you so much for this video! I knew Regina was always so misunderstood! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 also appreciate OUAT for using multiple sources

    • @angiepen
      @angiepen Před rokem +1

      The short story actually came first, then he worked with Colleen to do the graphic version of it. She also graphic-novellized his short story "Troll Bridge," with a very different (but completely appropriate) art style.

  • @alexnavarra9007
    @alexnavarra9007 Před 3 lety

    oh hey dude! belated happy birthday to you. Another great video, job well done.

  • @kxwitch
    @kxwitch Před 3 lety

    Happy Birthday !!! May all your wishes come true :)
    And thank you for all the fun videos