The lovable Smurfs are at it again in these Smurf Tales #1, featured in cartoon, by Peyo. There are two tales. The first is, The Smurfs and the Bratty Kid, in which the Smurfs teach a bratty, bully of a kid proper behavior. They do this by 'smurfing' him through Papa Smurf's merciful intervention and kind direction. Children will get the point in a fun, not in-your-face lesson.

The second tale is The Horde of the Crow, where the reader meets Johan and Peewit. They get into a scrape with ne'er-do-wells at the castle, who is cheating a king. The Smurfs, once again, save the day in their smurfy way. There's plenty of good guy-bad guy medieval-type action that will excite a child to the end.

~Eunice C. Reviewer/Blogger~
July 2021

Disclaimer: This is my honest opinion based on the review copy I received from the publisher on my netgalley shelf.

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Great illustrations and lovely tales. I have always been a fan of the surfs and I highly enjoyed this. Can't wait to read more!

I got a free e-copy from NetGalley for an honest review.

I grew up watching Smurf’s on tv and when the new movies came out I made my kids watch them, so read this brought back that smurf nostalgia I had when I was a kid. I read this with my kids and they loved it to

An entertaining and colorful story that proves the wide range of shared universe work that's possible in comics. Humorous and well done.

This was an entertaining addition to the Smurfs comic universe, once again utilizing witty dialogue and nostalgic art styles. This Smurfs issue ventured into the world of classic fantasy, in the likes of magic and kingdoms. It was refreshing to see the Smurfs interact with sorcerers and figures in high fantasy tales.

Fans of the long-running Smurfs series should definitely take an interest in this, as it provides a different change of environment, while still keeping the Peyo charm.

ARC Copy...I do love the classic high-fantasy setting of the originals which included adventures with humans and fans of the classic Smurfs comics won't be disappointed.