#The Reluctant Dragon

[king-k-ripple]

[justapigeonn]

Just wanted to steer your attention to some of the truly stunning artwork of the rendition of Kenneth Grahame’s ‘Reluctant Dragon’ novel I grew up with, illustrated by Inga moore. Never fails to captivate me

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Hi, just out of curiosity, given that each character is twisted from some Disney character, and Malleus is full dragon fae, could it be possible that Raverene (still wondering how they got that name translated that way) is actually twisted from Disney's version of the Reluctant Dragon, as they have a LOT of similarities? Both are pacifists, can be slightly cowards, like humans, etc. Do you think there's a chance of it or is he likely to be original? Thanks.

As a reminder, not every character is entirely twisted from a Disney character or concept and no one else. Within the main cast, we have characters of dubious origin (for example, there is no singular Disney wolf that Jack is based on), and I think the same applies for non-main cast like their family members. Yes, some family members have direct Disney counterparts. Cheka--a naive and bright lion cub destined to be king and robbing that spot of hope from his bitter uncle--is twisted from Simba. Rollo has an unnamed little brother whom he lost to "sin" (in this case, magic), which follows the story of the stage production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Others do not fit as cleanly. Najma is Jamil's younger sister who constantly annoys him. Her Disney counterpart, Nerissa, is Jafar's sister BUT she is his fraternal twin sister, not his younger sister. Additionally, Nerissa is far more wicked than Najma and does not fight with Jafar as often as Najma and Jamil do. Riddle’s dad does not get along with his mom, but we don’t know if that’s because Mr. Rosehearts is also meek like the King of Hearts is. Several other family members do not have obvious Disney parallels at all. For example, Chenya talks about his grandfather, but the Cheshire Cat does not have known family members; the Shroud parents have no equivalent in Hercules, etc.

That being said 💦 I have actually never heard of The Reluctant Dragon until now (nor did I know that Disney had a film of this name), so I’m not familiar with it. Based on the lack of name recognition alone (we know how much Disney and TWST love to bank on nostalgia points), I’d say the parallels between it and Raverne are coincidental?? It feels to me that Raverne was made the pacifist to balance out his much colder wife Maleanor and best friend Lilia. There’s also many parallels between Raverne and Diablo, Maleficent’s crow companion, so I definitely don’t think that Raverene is meant to reference the Reluctant Dragon alone, if he is meant to be twisted from it at all. When TWST introduces a new character, the inspiration more often than not tends to be super obvious and the fact that I have this doubt is another mark against the theory. (Although this is in part due to how little we actually know about Raverne aside from the stories we hear about him, which may not even be entirely accurate to what his character is like in modern day.)

Of course, I don’t know what the TWST devs’ research process is like or how obscure the media they pull from is 🤷‍♀️ Maybe the similarities were meant to be there and I don’t see it due to my own lack of familiarity with the story.

[pulpsandcomics2]

Knight

[hyzenthlayroseart]

Last year I drew a bunch of Disney rabbits together since it was the Year of the Rabbit and this year I decided to do the same thing but with Disney dragons for the Year of the Dragon.

[capturingdisney]

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

the most amazing cover i've ever seen:

[shinobi-illuminator]

Boris Style Challenge

[diabloindigo]

Disney Daring Dragons (Blind Box) Mystery Pin sets sold at Shop Disney.

[drzime]

Our next "Smaugust Dragon" Is the Reluctant Dragon, from the Disney movie!

So, he’s the one who will be holding Spyro by the tail once I put the final image together :3

I love that the Reluctant Dragon’s tail has a heart at the end!

Tomorrow's dragon is: another peaceful dragon, who hangs out with ponies all day. :0

[king-k-ripple]

[houseofmouselove100]

Pete complains about everything then goes on stage and tells him everything stinkg

Then Mickey tells him that he is resigning and makes the others resign with him.

[adeanthepurpledragon]

A collage of my favorite dragons as well as my dragonsona Adean celebrating New Year’s Eve of 2024 coming up the Year of the Dragon!!!

@drake-the-highlander @alexcanine @jaysmily2919 @kingnice1219 @reformedladyfandom

[nosherbetlemons]

Shakespeare, 'Henry V' / Kenneth Grahame, 'Dream Days' ; 'The Reluctant Dragon'/ Paolo Ucello, 'Saint George and the Dragon' / The National Gallery, London / Odilon Redon, 'Saint Georges et le dragon' / Elif Batuman, 'The Idiot' / Kenneth Grahame, 'Dream Days' ; 'The Reluctant Dragon'

A reflection on myth-making and the creation of Saint George through the guise of subjugation and heroism. - @nosherbetlemons

[pulpsandcomics2]

The Reluctant Dragon

[have-you-read-this-short-fiction]

"The Reluctant Dragon" is available to read here