Fables is a comic book series created by writer Bill Willingham in 2002. As of July 2011, Fables produced 107 monthly issues.
Plot[]
Fables focuses on reinvented fairy tale characters, such as Bigby Wolf, previously the "big bad wolf" in Little Red Riding Hood, who had reformed and become able to take on a human form. Snow White is also a prominent character, but Fables has Snow White presented as a divorcee after her divorce with Prince Charming. Sometimes Fables takes on a murder mystery, sometimes a caper and sometimes a conspiracy thriller.
Collected Graphic Novels[]
- Legends in Exile
- Animal Farm
- Storybook Love
- March of the Wooden Soldiers
- The Mean Seasons
- Homelands
- Arabian Nights (and Days)
- Wolves
- Sons of Empire
- The Good Prince
- War and Pieces
- The Dark Ages
- The Great Fables Crossover
- Witches
- Rose Red
- Super Team
Spinoffs[]
- Jack of Fables is a spinoff of Fables, following the character Jack Horner.
- 1001 Nights of Snowfall is a prequel to Fables, also written by Bill Willingham.
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love is a spinoff mini-series of Fables asking the question of whatever happened to Cinderella's fairy godmother.
- Cinderella: Fables are Forever is a sequel to Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love and follow's Cindy on another one of her adventures
Characters[]
This is a complete list of Fables characters:
New York Fables[]
- Bigby Wolf
- Snow White
- The Cubs
- Prince Charming
- Beauty
- The Beast
- Old King Cole
- Pinocchio
- Briar Rose
- Cinderella
- Kay
- Doctor Swineheart
- Trusty John
- Bufkin
- Grimble
- Hobbes
- Mrs. Sprat
- The Forsworn Knight
- Cock Robin
- Jack Ketch
- Edmond Dantes
- Crow Brothers
- Magical Mirror
- Thrushbeard
- The Boy Who Cried Wolf
- Little Miss Muffet
- Frankenstein's Monster
- The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
- Rapunzel
- Shylock
- Jack Sprat
- Barbara Allen
- Jill
- The Butcher
- The Baker
- The Candlestick-Maker
- Bean Nighe
- Colonel Thunderfoot
- Fair Katrineljie
- Crispin Cordwainer
- Mrs. Cornhusk
Thirteenth Floor Fables[]
- Frau Totenkinder
- Ozma
- Great Fairy Witch
- Maddy
- Mr. Grandours
- Mrs. Someone
- Prospero
- Mr. Kadabra
- Geppetto
- "The Green Witch"
The Farm[]
- Rose Red
- Boy Blue
- Weyland Smith
- The Three Little Pigs
- The Three Bears
- Reynard the Fox
- Brock Blueheart
- Chicken Little
- Edward Bear
- Puss in Boots
- White Rabbit
- Three Blind Mice
- Leland
- Thaddeus
- Prescott
- Thumbelina
- Tom Thumb
- King Noble
- Clara
- Jill
- Dickory
- Clock
- The Cow Who Jumped Over the Moon
- The Moon
- The Dish
- The Spoon
- Cheshire Cat
- Br'er Rabbit
- Br'er Bear
- Br'er Gator
Villains[]
- Goldilocks
- Bluebeard
- Ichabod Crane
- Baba Yaga
- The Snow Queen
- Rodney and June
- Hansel
- The Nome King
- The Wooden Soldiers
- Max Piper
- Mister Dark
- Fairy Godmother
- Dorothy Gale
Literals and Part-Literals[]
- Jack Horner
- Pathetic Fallacy
- Mr. Revise
- The Page Sisters
- Jack Two
- Bookburner
The Genres[]
- Western
- Blockbuster
- Mystery
- Horror
- Romance
- Science-Fiction
- Fantasy
- Super-hero
- Literature
- Noir
- Comedy
- War
The Homelands[]
- Colonel Bearskin
- The Valiant Little Tailor
- Red Cross Knight
- Herman Von Starkenfaust
- Britomart
- Robin O'The Woods
- The Merry Men
- Tam Lin
- The King of Mandagao
- King Pellinore
- The North Wind
Arabian Fables[]
- Sinbad
- Aladdin
- Yusuf
- Sidi Nouman
- Ali Baba
- King Shahryar
- The Blue Fairy
- King Arthur
- Camelot
- Dunster Happ
- King Valemon
- Hakim
Inmates at the Golden Boughs Retirement Village[]
- Little Black Sambo
- The Tin Man
- The Cowardly Lion
- Humpty Dumpty
- Paul Bunyan
- Babe the Blue Ox
- Wicked John
- Raven
- Toto
- Lady Luck
Other Characters[]
- Hope
- Red Riding Hood
- The Tourists
- Mowgli
- Feathertop
- The Woodsman
- Dracula
- Frankenstein
- Tommy Sharp
- Santa Claus
- Gretel
- The Lone Ranger