Issue Description

A businessman is being investigated for extortion so he decides the best way to rid of his problem is to employ the services of a ruthless killer. But when the assassin finishes his job and doesn’t get his payment in full there will be hell to pay… A peaceful small town finds itself being terrorized by enormous rats that have flooded the streets. And when residents find they cannot control the problem they call on the mysterious Pied Piper who claims he can rid of the vermin for a very steep price. But when the piper delivers and the town reneges on its payment it sparks the most terrifying revenge a town could have ever imagined. Zenescope brings you one of their most stunning fables to date… It’s time to pay the Piper!

Two brothers discuss the actions of one of the brother’s in that he has been embezzling money and now he has a plan to have a hitman kill the man that has is set to testify against him. However, he decides to not pay the hitman the full price for the hit. The other brother expresses concern about the entire affair and suggests to his brother that he simply turn himself in. As they are out at a bar the older brother leaves to hustle some people at pool, but Sela shows up and offers the other brother the story of the Pied Piper to help guide his decision. This story also features two brothers, and they discuss how to deal with the problems of large carnivorous rats that have been attacking the city. They initially hesitate against using the offer of the Pied Piper as they deem it too expensive, but afterwards after another attack they agree. The one brother decides to underpay him but also to keep some of the excess money for himself. The younger brother does not agree because of the potential repercussions but goes along with it because of pressure from the older brother. The Piper is not happy but leaves. The townspeople soon wake up to find that all of the children of the town have been led away by the Piper and the two brothers must go to bargain for their release. They are returned, but they find out that the Pied Piper has cursed them in that they turn into the rats at night. As the story is finished being read the brother decides that the other brother must turn himself in and will have no part of the bargain. He later finds out that it is too late for him though as the hitman has kidnapped his brother and his son and demands the full payment. As a sign that he means business he has sent the brother his other brother’s ears as proof of what happens for “not listening.”

Grimm Fairy Tales (2005)

Publisher

Zenescope Entertainment

Volume Description

A series which aims to tell updated fairy tale stories, often with an added touch of horror to them. They are generally told as something of a parable to the modern conditions of rotating character. The stories are usually narrated by either Belinda or Sela. The two control two books of fairy tales and they are generally used to either help or hinder those listening to them. Over the course of the series the fairy tales get used in different ways, for instance the two narrators can control the characters in magical worlds, modern characters outside of the fairy tales become fairy tale characters, or the two narrators live through the fairy tales themselves to examine their actions. The series is also notable for its generally misleading covers, as they often contain revealing pictures of the female characters, the characters in the stories themselves are generally portrayed in a more respectable manner. The series is also noted for some of its variant covers which are not fairy tales representations, but mythical or legendary ones such as Cleopatra or Rosie the Riveter.

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