World Famous Comics: Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire
Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire
By: Bill Willingham, James Jean Publisher: Vertigo Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Vertigo Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 200 Publication Date: June 06, 2007 Release Date: June 06, 2007
Product Description: The infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exilewhen a savage creature known as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands oflegends and fairy tales.These magicalcharacters now disguise themselves as normal citizens in modern-day NewYork and around the world.In this volume, Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between hisfather, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York.Discover what he does while his father hosts a secret conference of theimperial elite to decide the ultimate fate of Fabletown.Plus, Bigby Wolfreluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with hislong-estranged father, the North Wind and makes a journey with Snow Whiteand their kids to find him.
Just keeps getting better... Another great chapter in this wonderful series. As this tale continues it gets more and more complicated (in a good way) my enjoyment level grows just as much. This volume spends a great deal of it's time back in fableland with the Advisaray and his council. This really helps to expand the Fable Universe.
Astounding If you haven't read these books, then you are missing out... but I warn you that you will be attached and keep coming back for more, so pace yourself a little and don't get upset to wait for the next one, because it's just a little longer
weakest thus far I think Fables is one of the best conceived ideas in modern comics, at least up until issue 50. Ijust found this collection to be much weaker than all that has come before it.
A series that is stunning in its consistent brilliance I discovered FABLES perhaps a bit later than many others, but I'm making up for it with my enthusiasm for it. I've now read all of the nine main books, the 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL spin off, and the two Jack of the Fables books (even though Jack is possibly my least favorite character in the books). I look forward to getting the tenth book this June. My point is: this is an addictive series.
The issues that make up this volume pretty obviously are setting up big events in the future. We see a war council held by Gepetto and his minions. We see Snow White and Bigby and their brood visit his father the North Wind. We are introduced to several new characters. We get new wrinkles, such as Rodney Greenwood, who seems to almost like the residents of Fabletown.
But while FABLES has great stories, what I most enjoy is the way Willingham explores all the various facets of their fictional world. From the very beginning the series has never done just one thing. There is an astonishing variety, just as the cast of characters really could be characterized as an ensemble cast. If you were forced to identify the "lead" characters, it might be Snow White and Bigby Wolf, but there have been several issues in which they've not appeared at all, sometimes several issues in a row.
I can't wait to see what happens next.
Another Great Fable Another great installment of the beautifully draw, ever humorous, epic of fabletown. How can you not love the Big Bad Wolf and Snow White getting it on?
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