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Our third entry in Fable week is actually not related to the Fable series of games. Today we are going to talk about the Vertigo Comic: Fables.
Our third entry in Fable week is actually not related to the Fable series of games. Today we are going to talk about the Vertigo Comic: Fables.
I have always been a big fan of alternate interpretations of classic stories. Gregory MacGuire's Wicked series, The Looking Glass Wars (Alice in Wonderland), and even Stephen King's Dark Tower series to an extent.
Fables is exactly that. It is the story of all the people and creatures of legend living in New York city (for the Human Fables) and upstate New York on the "Farm" (for those less than human Fables).
The Fables are in NYC because they were exiled from their lands by the "Adversary" as he systematically took over their lands with his evil army. The human fable community is run by the Deputy Mayor, Snow White and her trusty sheriff Bigby "The Big Bad Wolf" who thanks to a glamour, has a human form. Snow White, and the whole community, deal with any number of situations over the course of the books: Murders, Revolutions, etc.
As far as the art goes, it is very detailed and vibrant at times, but still has a somewhat dated look (though I think that is the DC/Image style). The stories within each arch are very interesting and deal with "Real" problems in the "Mundy" (their name for normal "Mundane" humans) world. For example, Rose Red (Snow White's forgotten sister) slept with Prince Charming (SW's husband) and now they are divorced.
The stories are also often humorous. One of my Favorites:
Goldilocks to Papa Bear: "Do you think I share your son's bed only because is happens to be 'Just Right'"?
Papa Bear: "No, it's because papa's l'il boo bear is hung like a --"
Anyway, I definitely recommend Fables, if you are in to the alternate version types of stories.
And if you are REALLY into Fables, you might check out the spin-offs (I haven't): Jack of Fables (no good Jack of the BeanStalk story), and 1001 Nights of Snowfall: a prequel to Fables.
~K
Fables is exactly that. It is the story of all the people and creatures of legend living in New York city (for the Human Fables) and upstate New York on the "Farm" (for those less than human Fables).
The Fables are in NYC because they were exiled from their lands by the "Adversary" as he systematically took over their lands with his evil army. The human fable community is run by the Deputy Mayor, Snow White and her trusty sheriff Bigby "The Big Bad Wolf" who thanks to a glamour, has a human form. Snow White, and the whole community, deal with any number of situations over the course of the books: Murders, Revolutions, etc.
As far as the art goes, it is very detailed and vibrant at times, but still has a somewhat dated look (though I think that is the DC/Image style). The stories within each arch are very interesting and deal with "Real" problems in the "Mundy" (their name for normal "Mundane" humans) world. For example, Rose Red (Snow White's forgotten sister) slept with Prince Charming (SW's husband) and now they are divorced.
The stories are also often humorous. One of my Favorites:
Goldilocks to Papa Bear: "Do you think I share your son's bed only because is happens to be 'Just Right'"?
Papa Bear: "No, it's because papa's l'il boo bear is hung like a --"
Anyway, I definitely recommend Fables, if you are in to the alternate version types of stories.
And if you are REALLY into Fables, you might check out the spin-offs (I haven't): Jack of Fables (no good Jack of the BeanStalk story), and 1001 Nights of Snowfall: a prequel to Fables.
~K
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