Jack of Fables: The End (2011)

  Quote: What kinds of heroes would we be if we retired having never slain an actual dragon?   And so we come to the final collection of the Jack of Fables comics. This is volume 9 and it collects issues 46 – 50. It was again written by Bill… Continue reading

Jack of Fables: The Fulminate Blade (2011)

  Quote: I fully intend to kill that giant and ensure that no more virgins are sacrificed!   This is volume 8 of the Jack of Fables paperbacks and it collects issues 41 – 45. It was again written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges. The art was by various… Continue reading

Peter and Max: A Fables Novel (2009)

  Quote: He told people what to do and no one ever told him what to do – except for sometimes his wife did, but Max already understood how marriages involved a private exception to many rules.   Now for something slightly different. Bill Willingham, writer and creator of the… Continue reading

Fables: Witches (2010)

  Quote: Cry havoc and let slip the woody heads of war!   This is volume 14 of the Fables paperbacks and it collects issues 86-93. The volume contains three stories that were again all written by Bill Willingham. The art on the first story was by Jim Fern and… Continue reading

Jack of Fables: The New Adventures of Jack and Jack (2010)

  Quote: “Get your paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” “There’s no need to be rude. It isn’t as if hot baths are easy to come by in the jungle.”   This is volume 7 of the Jack of Fables paperbacks and it collects issues 36-40. It was again… Continue reading

Fables: The Great Fables Crossover (2010)

This is volume 13 of the Fables paperbacks and it collects issues 83 – 85 of Fables, issues 33-35 of Jack of Fables and issues 1-3 of The Literals. It was written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges and the art was by the usual collection of artists involved with… Continue reading

Jack of Fables: The Big Book of War (2009)

This is volume 6 of the spin-off series from Fables collecting issues 28 – 32. It was written by Fables writer Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges writer of the excellent House of Mystery – also for Vertigo. Art duties were shared amongst Tony Akins, Ross Braun, Jose Marzan Jr. and… Continue reading

Thor (2010) – Part 3

The third and final part of the round up that I am doing consists of spin-off comics where Thor shares the spotlight with others or is just a peripheral figure to the story. Thor and the Warriors Four (cover date: June 2010) This is a four issue mini-series written by… Continue reading