Fables: Inherit the Wind (2012)

  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

Black Orchid – The Deluxe Edition (2012)

  Quote: You super-people live in a world of cliches, lady. You shoulda wised up – these are the eighties! Fighting crime is like fighting city hall; it’s counter-productive!   Black Orchid is a collection of the three issue mini-series from the late 1980’s. It features the re-imagining of an… Continue reading

Cinderella: Fables are Forever (2012)

  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

Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (2010)

  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

Vertigo Resurrected (December 2010)

  Quote: You’re all looking for something to blame when you should be looking out the window.   This comic is an collection of short stories from various Vertigo titles including Strange Adventures, Weird War Tales and Flinch. However, the reason I picked it up is that it features a… Continue reading

Vertigo Resurrected: Hellblazer (February 2011)

  Quote: “… if I go home without you, your lovely wife’s gonna cut my bollocks off …” “Thank Christ. How do we get out then?” “Out? How the bloody hell do I know?”   This comic is one of a series from Vertigo collecting material that has never otherwise… Continue reading

John Constantine: Hellblazer – Phantom Pains (2012)

  Quote: I … I want you to summon a creature … a terrible creature … who can hurt him. Hurt him like he hurt me.   This book collects issues 276 to 282 of the ongoing Hellblazer series. It was again written by Peter Milligan with art on the… Continue reading

John Constantine: Hellblazer – Bloody Carnations (2011)

  Quote: “I … I think you two know each other.” “Nah,I’ve never seen this old geezer before.” “Nice company you’re keeping, Epiphany.”   This book collects issues 267 to 275 of the ongoing Hellblazer series. It was written by Peter Milligan, who has been the series writer since issue… Continue reading

Fables: Super Team (2011)

  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