Fables (Bill Willingham)

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4 stars

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the "mundys," their name for normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters created their own secret society that they call Fabletown. From their exclusive luxury apartment buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side, these creatures of legend must...

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4 stars

The Fables have been forced from their make-believe world into the real world of pain, betrayal, and jealousy and it threatens to come between two Fables who desire happiness in an uncertain world.

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5 stars

Collects issues 22 and 28-33 of the comic book "Fables," in which Cinderella does business of a secret nature in Paris; Prince Charming struggles with his new responsibilities as mayor; Snow White and Bigby Wolf face difficult decisions as new parents--of six; and Bigby takes a look back at his undercover operations in World War II.

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4 stars

Now that they know the identity of the Adversary, Fabletown prepares to defend itself. That means forming alliances with others who are unconquered by the Adversary's legions, but the arrival of a delegations from the Arabian Homelands shows them how tricky this can prove to be.

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4.3 stars

"Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him" -- from publisher's web site.

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4.3 stars

The free Fables face more surprises from their adversary, while fighting for their homeland.

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4 stars

"In this crossover of all the Fables characters from various spinoff books, Kevin Thorn, the creator of the world and its stories, is angry such liberties were taken with his characters and is determined to destroy the Fablesverse and start over. The regular Fables cast, Snow White, Bigby Wolf, and Jack (the one with the beanstalk)--with a few additions such as gun-toting embodiments of the library sciences and Thorn's son, Mister Revise--try to stop...

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5 stars

"Rose Red, sister of Snow White, has finally hit rock bottom. Does she stay there, or is it time to start the long, tortuous climb back up? The Farm is in chaos, as many factions compete to fill the void of her missing leadership. And there's a big magical fight brewing down in the town square, right under her window."--Amazon.com.

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5 stars

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"With Castle Dark now back in the hands of the Fables, mysteries both young and old begin to challenge the residents of Fabletown. Bigsby and Stinky set off from Fabletown in Rose Red's blood-fueled sports car to track down the two abducted cubs. Unfortunately for Snow White, besides suffering the trauma of having two of her cubs go missing, a long forgotten secret uncovered in Castle Dark threatens to sabatoge her and Bigsby's marriage. This volume...

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"In the aftermath of Bigby Wolf's destruction, a shift in the Fables' underlying power structure threatens to split the community into two warring factions - one led by Snow White, the other led by her sister Rose Red."