“Only silly Dorothys arrive in a magical land and want to go home.” The latest trade collection of the Vertigo series, Fables, takes us to volume 18 collecting issues 114 to 123 – marking 10 years of the series. The usual contributors are present again with writer Bill Willingham and… Continue reading
“… dead gods are another thing altogether. They can be infinitely more useful.” This long delayed original graphic novel is a spin off from the long running Vertigo series, Fables. As with the main series, it was written by Bill Willingham. The book has a number of artists – Jim… Continue reading
“But no need to stand on ceremony. You may call me King Arthur!” This book is a collection of the first comic book maxi-series, as claimed in the introduction by Don and Maggie Thompson. The series was written by Mike W. Barr who is probably best known for his writing… Continue reading
Quote: “I smell a rat! No, I smell whatever sort of vermin a rat smells when he smells a rat!” The recent publication of issue 6 of Fairest marks the end of the first story. Fairest is the latest spinoff from Fables and will focus on the female… Continue reading
Quote: “If you’ll look again at any given Fables cover … in addition to being a compelling illustration that makes you want to read the story inside, it’s a story in itself.” Something a little different this time. This is a beautiful oversized, hardback book collecting James Jean’s… Continue reading
Quote: “That’s the trouble with prophecy. It seldom helps and often harms.” Volume 17 of Fables collects issues 108 – 113. The book was again written by creator Bill Willingham and the four issue main story, and the standalone story following it, was again pencilled by the ever… Continue reading
Quote: What did you expect me to call myself, Dorothy Gale, killer-for-hire? Or maybe the wicked bitch of the East? This book collects the second six issue Fables mini-series featuring super-spy Cinderella. It was again written by Chris Roberson with art by Shawn McManus. There is also a… Continue reading
Quote: Your taste in men hasn’t improved, that’s certain. And you never did know when it was time to leave a party. This book collects the six issue mini-series, from Vertigo, that is a spin-off from Fables. It was written by Chris Roberson who is currently also writing… Continue reading
Quote: So basically, you’ve been wasting my time with nine different costume fittings. Was all this a dodge to watch me undress so often? This is volume 16 of the popular Vertigo series and collects issues 101 – 107. As usual it was written by Bill Willingham and… Continue reading
Quote: He’s never fought a duel. I’m an expert at it. He’s agreed to a game he barely knows, where I own the game board, the pieces, the dice – everything. This is volume 15 of the ongoing Vertigo series and collects issues 94 – 100. As usual… Continue reading
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