Disney Mystery Coloring Book - The Great Classics Volume 10 : Review

Quick facts

• Title: Disney Mystery Coloring - The Great Classics, Volume 10
• Illustrator: Jérémy Mariez
• Publisher: Hachette Héros
• Page count: 128
• Format: A4 (21.5 x 30 cm)
• Paper: Thick, premium quality, double-sided printing
• Coloring pages: 100 unique designs, no duplicates

Who is this book for?

Volume 10 is quite versatile: some pages are very approachable, others are genuinely challenging with tiny, barely visible zones. So it's not just for experts.

If you're a beginner, you'll find plenty of pages that won't overwhelm you. If you want a challenge, it's there too. What is certain is that good lighting and fine-tipped tools are a must for the harder pages, some zones are really small.

In short: accessible to everyone, but perfectionists and fans of intricate details will feel right at home.

The Disney universes inside

100 coloring pages with a genuinely diverse range of licenses, both timeless classics and more recent films. That variety gives the book a lasting freshness.

My personal favorites in this volume: Tinker Bell and the Fairies (the rendered result is gorgeous once colored), Megara and Hades from Hercules (original scenes you rarely see in coloring books), Anna from Frozen, and Moana.

You'll also find Sleeping Beauty, Stitch, Zootopia, Mulan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and many more. With 100 unique designs and zero duplicates, every page is a new surprise.

What tools to use?

In this book, I mainly use my Tooli Art acrylic markers. And there's a very specific reason I recommend them for this book: the pages are printed double-sided.

If you use alcohol-based markers, the ink bleeds through and ruins the coloring on the other side. With Tooli Art acrylics, that problem simply doesn't exist: acrylic ink doesn't bleed, even with two layers. You can color both sides without sacrificing a page.

For the solid white zones, great news: they're uniform and well-filled in this volume. No need to go back over them with an opaque white marker, a real time saver.

For the tiny zones, the 0.7mm Tooli Art nib is perfect: fine enough for details, but wide enough to cover larger areas without endless back-and-forth.

What I loved

• Bold, crisp lines that are easy to read even in the smaller zones
• Solid, uniform white zones, no need for a white marker
• 100 unique coloring pages, zero duplicates
• Great variety of franchises, including some less common ones (Megara, Hunchback of Notre Dame)
• Works perfectly with acrylic markers on double-sided pages, no bleed-through
• Jérémy Mariez's signature style: expressive, well-proportioned, beautiful once colored

What to keep in mind

• Some zones are very small and hard to see, good lighting is a must
• Double-sided printing: alcohol markers will bleed through and ruin the page behind
• You'll need several shades in each color family to match the palettes (multiple blues, greens, etc.)
• No double-page spreads in this volume

Comparison with Volume 11

I own both, and honestly, I don't have a preference. Both are illustrated by Jérémy Mariez, so both deliver the same quality.

The main difference: volume 10 has slightly bolder, more pronounced lines. The style is a little different, but the level of craft is the same. And since the scenes and characters are entirely different, one doesn't replace the other, they're both worth having.

Want to know more? Read my review of The Great Classics Volume 11.

My final verdict

Volume 10 is a solid, beautiful book with no surprises and no disappointments. When you know Jérémy Mariez's work, you know what you're getting: refined drawings, a wide range of characters, and real longevity with 100 unique pages.

What I especially love in this volume is the character selection. Tinker Bell, Megara, Anna, Moana, it goes beyond the ultra-classic Disney cast and brings some freshness to the collection.

If you spotted this one in a store and you're hesitating: just get it. You won't regret it.