Fables
Bill Willingham ยท Matt Sturges ยท Mark Buckingham ยท James Jean ยท Mark Buckhingham ยท Matthew Sturges ยท Shawn McManus
Latest release: July 28, 2015
Comics
149
Issues
22
Volumes
About this ebook series
FABLES is the winner of 14 Eisner Awards and is one of the most enduring Vertigo titles ever. Here, in this new, 10th anniversary edition, is a newly colored 8-page story from the Fables prose work PETER & MAX: A FABLES NOVEL, as well as a beautiful new cover from series artist Mark Buckingham.
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 fight for their survival in the new world.
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 fight for their survival in the new world.
Fables: Legends in Exile
Vol 1, #1-5 ยท Dec 2002 ยท
4.6star
FABLES is the winner of 14 Eisner Awards and is one of the most enduring Vertigo titles ever. Here, in this new, 10th anniversary edition, is a newly colored 8-page story from the Fables prose work PETER & MAX: A FABLES NOVEL, as well as a beautiful new cover from series artist Mark Buckingham.
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 fight for their survival in the new world.
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 fight for their survival in the new world.
Fables: Animal Farm
Vol 2, #6-10 ยท Aug 2003 ยท
4.7star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. Travel to upstate New York, where the non-human Fable characters have found refuge on a farm, miles from mankind. But all is not well on the farm-and a conspiracy to free them from the shackles of their perceived imprisonment may lead to a war that could wrest control of the Fables community away from Snow White. Starring Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Plus, a sketchbook section featuring art by Willingham, Buckingham and Jean. Collects FABLES #6-10, the second story arc of the fan-favorite, critically acclaimed VERTIGO series.
Fables: Storybook Love
Vol 3, #11-18 ยท May 2004 ยท
4.6star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. In the Fables- world, there isn-t a lot of happily-ever-after to go around. As refugees from the lands of make-believe, the Fables have been driven from their storybook realms and forced to blend in with our gritty, mundane reality. Includes the 4-part story "Storybook Love." Also included are the 2-part "A Sharp Operator" and the single-issue tales "Bag o' Bones" and "Barleycorn Brides." Collects 11-18 of creator Bill Willingham-s celebrated Vertigo series.
Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Vol 4, #19-27 ยท Nov 2004 ยท
4.8star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. Bill Willingham's runaway hit series FABLES continues its success in this fourth volume, which collects issues #19-21 and #23-27 (issue #22 will appear in a future collection) and features the rise of a new threat to Fabletown. When Little Red Riding Hood suddenly walks through the gate between this world and the lost Fable Homelands, she's welcomed as a miraculous survivor by nearly everyone-everyone except her old nemesis, Bigby Wolf, who smells spying and subversion more than survival. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes? And how will it all affect Prince Charming's upstart campaign to become the new mayor of Fabletown?
Fables: The Mean Seasons
Vol 5, #28-33 ยท Apr 2005 ยท
4.7star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. This volume features two tales of Bigby's exploits during World War II as well as "The Year After," which follows the aftermath of the Adversary's attempt to conquer Fabletown-including the birth of Snow White and Bigby's children! Collects issues 22 and 28-33 of creator Bill Willingham-s celebrated Vertigo series.
Fables: Homelands
Vol 6, #34-41 ยท Jan 2006 ยท
4.7star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. Having beaten back the Adversary's first advance into their world, the residents of Fabletown must now prepare themselves for the full-scale war that is sure to follow. For one particular Fable, this means skipping town to launch a new career as a venal Hollywood mogul-a path he hopes will be paves with gold and immortality. For another Fable, though, it means a journey down a much more dangerous road-one that winds through the Fables- old Homelands into the very heart of enemy territory, where the mystery of the Adversary-s identity will finally be revealed. Collects issues #34-41 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Vol 7, #42-47 ยท Jun 2006 ยท
4.6star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. FABLES: ARABIAN NIGHTS (AND DAYS) opens a new front in the struggle between the Fables and the Adversary as the worlds of the Arabian Fables are invaded-leading to an unprecedented diplomatic mission to Fabletown and a bad case of culture shock! This seventh volume of the popular Vertigo series also includes "The Ballad of Rodney and June," the 2-part story of forbidden love among the Adversary's wooden soldiers, and features stellar Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Jim Fern, Jimmy Palmiotti and Andrew Pepoy. Collects issues #42-47 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: Wolves
Vol 8, #48-51 ยท Dec 2006 ยท
4.6star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. The community of Fables living undercover in our midst has endured plenty of suffering at the hands of their longtime antagonist, the Adversary. Now it-s time to return the favor and put the would-be conqueror on notice that the cost of subjugating this last stronghold of independent magic will be higher than even he can bear. The one Fable who can accomplish this mission, however, has hidden himself in the wild and will take some convincing-if he can ever be found. Luckily for Fabletown, there is something more than a trip behind enemy lines awaiting Bigby Wolf-s return-. Collects issues #48-51 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: Sons of Empire
Vol 9, #52-59 ยท Jun 2007 ยท
4.5star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. The free Fables living in the mundane world have struck a decisive blow against the Adversary, destroying one of his most valuable assets at the very heart of his empire-and setting the stage for an all-out world between the worlds in the process. Now, while the ruler of the Homelands licks his wounds and gathers his forces, the denizens of Fabletown have a rare chance to savor the brief peace their victory has brought them. Everyone, however, knows that this is just the calm before the storm-and that even the winds themselves have to choose before it-s over. Collects issues #52-59 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: The Good Prince
Vol 10, #60-69 ยท Jun 2008 ยท
4.8star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. With war looming between the forces of the Adversary and the free Fables living in the mundane world, everything now depends on a humble janitor known as Flycatcher. Released from centuries of trauma-induced amnesia, Prince Ambrose (as he was known in happier times) faces a long and difficult road-one that will take him through the lands of the dead and into the heart of the enemy-s realm. Once there, this unassuming and unlikely hero will face his greatest and most arduous test-and the future of both Fabletown and the Homelands will turn on the outcome. Collects issues #60-69 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: War and Pieces
Vol 11, #70-75 ยท Nov 2008 ยท
4.7star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. The final battle between the free Fables of the mundane world and the Empire occupying their former Homelands is about to begin, and the scrappy storybook heroes have already managed to even the odds considerably. With his previously unstoppable wooden soldiers neutralized, the Adversary is about to get his first taste of high technology in the form of steel-jacketed bullets and laser-guided bombs. But the ruler who conquered a hundred different worlds didn-t do it by fighting clean-and he-s still got a surprise or two left to spring on the residents of Fabletown. Collects issues #70-75 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: The Dark Ages
Vol 12, #76-82 ยท Aug 2009 ยท
4.7star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. Tourists of the world unite! If you've ever craved a guided tour of Fabletown's secret Manhattan location, prepare to be voraciously satiated. Pinnochio has a field day taking a certain VIP around the city. And exactly which Fabletown denizens are no longer active (dead, alive or otherwise) just might shock you into a comic-book coma. Also in this volume, you'll find the 4-part story featuring Freddy and Mouse, two local rogues who just want to get along and perhaps turn a bit of profit in the post-war, topsy-turvy world. Meanwhile, in Fabletown, a new political group forms called the Society of Seconds, and what they want doesn't seem very reasonable at all. Collects issues #76-82 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
Fables: The Great Fables Crossover
Vol 13, #83-85 ยท Feb 2010 ยท
3.9star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. As the free Fables struggle to regroup following the destruction of their New York City stronghold, they are suddenly faced with a new menace-one who threatens not only their adopted planet, but all of reality itself! Against such terrible power, can even the combined abilities of these legendary storybook heroes prevail? Only one thing is certain: Once battle is joined, the world of Fables will never be the same! All nine issues of the long-awaited crossover between Vertigo's two popular series FABLES and JACK OF FABLES are collected in this volume: FABLES issues #83-85, JACK OF FABLES issues #33-35, and THE LITERALS issues #1-3.
Fables: Witches
Vol 14, #86-93 ยท Dec 2010 ยท
4.6star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. In the wreckage that was once Fabletown, the sinister Mister Dark is building a web of fear and anger that threatens to ensnare any Fable who strays too close. Cut off from the Woodland building's business office and its trove of magical weapons, the exiled free Fables must now turn to their oldest and most powerful members-the witches and warlocks who once occupied the Woodland's 13th floor-to defeat this latest adversary. But even those still trapped within the business office struggle against a legion of uncaged foes, rivalries within the Fables' sorcerous community threaten to fracture their united front-and open them up to destruction. Collects issues #86-93 in Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning series.
Fables: Rose Red
Vol 15, #94-99 ยท Apr 2011 ยท
4.6star
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS. 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. Collects issues #94-99 in Bill Willingham-s Eisner Award-winning series.
Fables: Super Team
Vol 16 ยท Dec 2011 ยท
4.5star
Now why oh why in this mixed-up world would we saddle an important series that has never had anything to do with Super Heroes with a title like -Super Team-? And why has that snotty little Pinocchio suddenly got it into his head that he needs to design tight-fitting costumes for a carefully selected team of Fables? In fact, why was the little brat caught looking over his own comic-book collection, mumbling things like, -We can call him Werewolf Man, and he can be The Golden Knight, and she can be called The Green Witch?- This volume also includes a special story illustrated by Terry Moore (Echo, Strangers in Paradise)!
Fables: Inherit the Wind
Vol 17 ยท Jul 2012 ยท
4.6star
The tights and capes have been stored away forever, but it remains to be seen if Haven and its refugee inhabitants have survived the onslaught of. Where do the Fables go from here? Bigby and Snow White's cubs try to move forward after learning a hard lesson about life and death. And the loveable, fan-favorite hero Bufkin the Flying Monkey gets into more trouble when he finally reaches his homeland of Oz. This Fables volume includes issues 108-113 of the original series.
Fables: Cubs In Toyland
Vol 18 ยท Jan 2013 ยท
4.6star
For years, Snow White and Bigby Wolf's cubs have grown up knowing that one of them was destined for a much greater, more grave role amongst the Fables community. But no one knew how soon it would come. When Snow and Bigby's cub Therese receives a Christmas gift from an-unknown admirer, this red plastic boat magically takes her on a journey to a desolate place known as Toyland. Will Therese be their savior? Or their destroyer? FABLES VOL. 18: CUBS IN TOYLAND is the latest epic from New York Times best-selling author Bill Willingham's hit series FABLES, as the Bigby Wolf cubs learn that adventures in the land of misfit toys is much less fun than it sounds. Also collected here are all the backup stories that feature Bufkin's exploits in the land of Oz, beautifully painted by Shaw McManus (CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE).
Fables: Snow White
Vol 19, #114-129 ยท Dec 2013 ยท
4.7star
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 also collects the backup adventures of Bufkin and Lily from issues #114-121, as well as their full length adventures found in issue #124. Collects FABLES #114-123 (back-up stories only) and #124-129.
Fables: Camelot
Vol 20, #130-140 ยท Sep 2014 ยท
4.7star
Rose Red finally and formally takes on the mantle of Paladin of Hope to heroically rally the Fables in the tragic aftermath of "Snow White." A new dark age calls for a new Round Table, with modern knights willing to take on a sacred quest to reassemble the shattered pieces of Fabletown. Collects issues #130-140 of this 14-time Eisner-Award-winning series.
