Tuesday 8 February 2011

Books: Fables

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Fables
Vol 1: Legends in Exile
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton

2003



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Fables
Vol 2: Animal Farm
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha

2003



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Fables
Vol 3: Storybook Love
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Bryan Talbot, Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, Linda Medley, Steve Leialoha and Craig Hamilton

2004


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Fables
Vol 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton & P. Craig Russell

2004



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Fables
Vol 5: The Mean Seasons
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Tony Akins and Jimmy Palmiotti

2005



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Fables
Vol 6: Homelands
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, David Hahn, Lan Medina and Dan Green

2006


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Fables
Vol 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Jim Fern, Jimmy Palmiotti and Andrew Pepoy

2006


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Fables
Vol 8: Wolves
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Shawn McManus and Andrew Pepoy

2006



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Fables
Vol 9: Sons of Empire
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha

2007



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Fables
Vol 10: The Good Prince
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Aaron Alexovich

2008



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Fables
Vol 11: War and Pieces
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham

2008



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Fables
Vol 12: The Dark Ages
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Mike Allred, Andrew Pepoy, Peter Gross and David Hahn

2009


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Fables
Vol 13: The Great Fables Crossover
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Russ Braun, Mark Buckingham, Jose Marzan Jr. and Andrew Pepoy

2010



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Fables
Vol 14: Witches
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Jim Fern, Craig Hamilton and David Lapham

2011


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Fables
Vol 15: Rose Red
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Andrew Pepoy, Steve Leialoha, Chrissie Zullo, Joao Ruas, Adam Huges, J.H. Williams III and Dave Johnson

2011


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Fables
Vol 16: Super Team
Written By Bill Willingham
Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Eric Shanower and Terry Moore

2011



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Just so we're clear: There's a comment on this article that perfectly sums up my feelings about this series: Fables is comics for people who either a) love James Jean covers and tolerate the garbage in between them b) go to ren-faires and LARPS, c) hate comics or d) hate comics. It’s for people who really think Neil Gaiman is great but he gets a little too out there some times. Oh that Neil Gaiman, he’s hard to pin down with those crazy new ideas."

Fables is an on-going series created in 2002 for DC's Vertigo label. Based around the trials and tribulations of various characters from fairy tales and folklore – who all refer to themselves as "Fables" – who live in present day New York in a clandestine community known as 'Fabletown.' It is very popular amongst a wide range of different people but I have no idea why. Characterisation is pretty much - oh you know that you thought that person was one thing? Well... turns out they're the opposite! The big bad wolf is actually a mis-understood good guy? And Prince Charming is a loverat? Please stop - my mind is blown. Plus - it's boring. Dull. And predictable. Apart from when stuff happens for no explicable reason (other than the fact that it serves the plot) and then it's just silly (and not 'good silly' - 'bad silly'). My only hope reading each succesive volume was that maybe just one character could die in some sort of horrible twisted fashion? But no. They all live on forever and ever and ever being completely milquetoast... (Bluuurgh). Oh - and the art is rubbish too. AVOID.

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Links: AV Club Interview with Bill Willingham.

Further reading: The Sandman, Jack of Fables, The Unwritten, Lucifer, Hellboy, Stardust.

Profiles: J. H. Williams III.

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