Cursed Princess Club

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Cursed Princess Club
CPC Volume 1 book cover.png
Volume 1 cover
Author(s)LambCat
Website Cursed Princess Club
Current status/scheduleEnded
Launch dateFebruary 24, 2019
End dateMarch 4, 2024
Publisher(s) Webtoon
Genre(s)Fantasy, Comedy
Original languageEnglish

Cursed Princess Club was a weekly webtoon written and illustrated by LambCat. The strip began publishing on February 24, 2019 on Webtoon and ended on March 4, 2024. The strip was published in seasons, of which there are four, and during these seasons new comics were published on a weekly basis every Monday.

Contents

The series has received praise for its artwork and storylines.

Synopsis

The series predominantly focuses on Gwendolyn "Gwen" Poole, a sixteen-year-old princess of the Pastel Kingdom who was raised with the utmost love and consideration from her father and three siblings. She, like her siblings, have all been raised in their castle and kept somewhat hidden from the outside world. This results in Gwen developing a sweet disposition but also becoming a bit sheltered from the outside world and its norms. As a result Gwen is also unaware that her green skin and hair, particularly when contrasted against her siblings' conventional good looks, sometimes causes others to mistake her for a monster or witch. It isn't until Gwen and her two sisters are introduced to their future husbands that she truly becomes self conscious of her appearance, as she overhears her fiancé Frederick refer to her as ugly.

This rejection causes Gwen to develop low self-esteem and question her existence. It is then that she receives an invitation to a club referred to as the "CPC", which her family assumes is a well known and influential princess organization. When she eventually gains the courage to attend one of the gatherings, Gwen discovers that the CPC actually stands for the "Cursed Princess Club". This organization is made up of princesses who have been ostracized from their respective kingdoms for various reasons, ranging from enchantments and curses to their appearances. Led by President Calpernia, the CPC teaches its members to love and support themselves and others, as well as to question and challenge the norms that consider them to be outcasts.

Development

Cursed Princess Club was originally created as an entry for a contest on Webtoon. LambCat chose to focus on fairy tales due to several tropes common to the genre and because it caused them to ask the question "What if the spells didn't break and there wasn't a happily ever after? What would that scenario be like?", which in turn led them to consider themes of insecurity and self-love. While not selected to proceed past the first round, LambCat was contacted by an editor who encouraged them to continue developing the series. [1]

LambCat has stated that they have the ending plotted out, but that "It is still going to be very difficult to get there." [1]

Publication

Webtoon

Cursed Princess Club began publication on February 24, 2019 on the webtoon hosting service Webtoon. [2] As is typical with webtoons, the strip is released in seasons, each of which are made up of a varying amount of episodes. As of January 2023 the webcomic has been read over 232 million times and has approximately 2.1 million subscribers. [3]

SeasonBeginningEndEpisodesNotes
1February 24, 2019December 15, 201929
2August 18, 2019March 22, 202032
3May 31, 2020April 11, 202145
4August 15, 2021March 4, 202467This season had a brief hiatus, during which LambCat worked on print releases of the series.

Print

In November 2021 Webtoon announced their new imprint, Webtoon Unscrolled, through which they would release print editions of select series. [4] The announced series included Cursed Princess Club and on January 3, 2023 the first volume was published. [5] The different publication style required some alterations to the layout and speech bubbles. [1]

VolumeBeginningEndEpisodesNotes
1February 24, 2019September 15, 20191-34
2September 22, 2019March 22, 202035-61Four short bonus chapters between vol. 2 and 3. Not sure where they went.
3May 31, 2020September 20, 202062-77
4 (presumably)September 27, 202078-


Reception

The series has received praise for its messages of body positivity and self-love. [6] [7] [8] In a review for the first volume of the series the School Library Journal stated that it was an "affirming first volume in which the cast acknowledges inner beauty and stands firm with one another." [9] CBR praised the series for its messages and art style, noting that the series had a wide appeal and that "The overarching theme of challenging stereotypes and finding beauty within resonates with a universal audience." [10]

Awards

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramsburg, C. M. (January 23, 2023). "LambCat Discusses WEBTOON Unscrolled's Cursed Princess Club's Vol. 1". CBR. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. ↑ Kaplan, Avery (October 29, 2019). "Syndicated Comics". The Beat. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ Brooke, David (January 26, 2023). "Lambcat talks landing punchlines, making cliffhangers pop in 'Cursed Princess Club' • AIPT". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lacerna, Michael (November 18, 2021). "Webtoon Launches Print Editions of Manhwa, Beginning with Tower of God". CBR. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ LambCat (2023). Cursed Princess Club. 1. Toronto, ON. ISBN   978-1-990259-93-7. OCLC   1356507368.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ↑ Chase |, Bobbie. "Cursed Princess Club: Talking with LambCat". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ Woods, Casey (December 17, 2019). "Webtoon Review: The Cursed Princess Club". Sequential Planet. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ "REVIEW: 'Cursed Princess Club' teaches self-love and healing". Philstar Life. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ Lambcat. "Cursed Princess Club Volume One". School Library Journal. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ Ramsburg, C. M. (January 9, 2023). "REVIEW: WEBTOON Unscrolled's Cursed Princess Club Volume One". CBR. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2021 Ringo Awards". Ringo Awards. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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