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[[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. |
[[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. |
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+ | ==Collected Graphic Novels== |
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+ | #[[Fables: Legends in Exile|Legends in Exile]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Animal Farm|Animal Farm]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Storybook Love|Storybook Love]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: March of the Wooden Soldiers|March of the Wooden Soldiers]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: The Mean Seasons|The Mean Seasons]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Homelands|Homelands]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days)|Arabian Nights (and Days)]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Wolves|Wolves]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Sons of Empire|Sons of Empire]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: The Good Prince|The Good Prince]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: War and Pieces|War and Pieces]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: The Great Fables Crossover|The Great Fables Crossover]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Witches|Witches]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Rose Red|Rose Red]] |
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+ | #[[Fables: Super Team|Super Team]] |
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==Spinoffs== |
==Spinoffs== |
Revision as of 23:26, 7 October 2011
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
- Little Miss Muffet
- Frankenstein's Monster
- The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs
- Rapunzel
Thirteenth Floor Fables
The Farm
- Rose Red
- Boy Blue
- Weyland Smith
- The Three Little Pigs
- The Three Bears
- Reynard the Fox
- Brock Blueheart
- CHicken Little
- Puss in Boots
- White Rabbit
- Three Blind Mice
- Thumbelina
- Tom Thumb
- King Noble
- Clara
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
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