Fables (comics):
Mini-Reviews
Note: If you're just looking for the suggested reading order WITHOUT my mini-reviews, a running character list, and some pictures of the comics themselves, please see my other post - Fables: A Suggested Reading Order.
Description: Fables is a comic book series published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as “Fables” – who have been forced out of their Homelands. The Fables have traveled to our mundane world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown. Extended Fables Introduction/Description.
Publisher: Vertigo
Publication Date: 2002-2015+
Genre: Contemporary/Dark Fantasy
Creators: Bill Willingham, Lan Medina
Printing Formats:
-Individual issues
-Trade paperbacks with textured matte paper (collects several issues)
-Deluxe hardcovers with smooth glossy paper (collects several issues)
-Compendiums, which collect all of Fables together into 4 books
All are comics with the below exceptions:
-A Wolf in the Fold (prose story, 2003)
-1001 Nights of Snowfall (graphic novel, 2006)
-Peter and Max (prose novel, 2009)
-Pinocchio's Army (prose story, 2011)
-Werewolves of the Heartland (graphic novel, 2012)
-The Wolf Among Us (video game, 2013)
-Fairest in All the Land (2013, graphic novel)
-Fables #150: Farewell (graphic novel, 2015)
Character List (alphabetically - some may be missing if I missed the reference):
#, A-Bl - 1883 historical characters, A-Number-One/King of Hobos, Abd Al Qadir, Achilles, Aesop, Agent Mulder, Ali Baba and Aladdin, Alice and Hare, Amazing Randi, Anansi/Spider, Androids and Homunculi, Annie Oakley, Askeladden, Asuras and Shikha, Athena, Audrey Hepburn, Aunt Molly Jackson, Autumn Queen/Syksy, Baba Yaga and House, Bad Sam, Badger/Stinky/Brock Blueheart, Barbara Allen, Barleycorn Girls and Boys, Basilisk and Minitaur, Beach Boys, Beauty and Beast (and Bliss), Belle Boyd, Bellerophon and Kaimera, Benedict Arnold, Beowulf and Hrothgar, Big Bad Wolf/Bigby and Cubs (and 6 brothers), Big Bob Under, Bigfoot/Sasquash, Bill Gates, Bill and Marty, Billy Goat, Black Caroline, Black Dog, Black Forest Witch/Frau Totenkinder/Bellflower/Mother Gothel, Black Sheep, Black Knight, Blind Mice, Bloody Mary, Blue Fairy, Bluebeard
Bm-C - Bo Peep and Lambs, Boabhan Sith and Brochan Weir, Bobby Speckland and Kara Bass, Bond and Bourne, Book Burner, Boy Blue (Jesus?), Boy Who Cried Wolf, Bragger, Brer Animals (Bear, Rabbit, Wolf, etc), Briar Rose/Sleeping Beauty, Britomart/Faerie Queen, Broken Toys (Nan, Mr. Wellstuffed, Rex, etc), Brump (goblin), Bubblehead Family and St. Louis Folklore, Buffalo Bill, Bufkin and Lily Martagnion, C. Auguste Dupin, Captain Hook, Captain Oakheart, Cain, Cerberus, Changelings and Imps, Charles Dickens (and Christmas characters), Chernomer Knight, Cheshire Cat, Chicken (Run, Laundress, Little, etc), Chimera, Chupacabra and La Llorona, Cinderella, Clara and Sergeant Wilfred, Clark Kent/Superman, Clint Orangutan, Clovis People and Megafauna, Coalheart, Colonel Bearskin, Commander Arrow (hawk), Count Aucassin de Beaucaire, Count Dracula, Cow and the Moon she jumped over, Cream (band), Croesus, Crooked Man, Crucible Characters, Cu Sith and Slaughs, Cuttlefish of Cthulhu, Cyclopses and Mermaids, Cynthia/Cindy Cendrillion
D-E - Daedalus, Dalmations, Dark Man (Bogeyman, Boggleman, Dullahan, Duladan, Khokkan, Buse, Morko, Dunganga, Lake Man, Abo Ragl Ma Stokha, Burned Man, Buback, Torbalan, etc), Deirdre, Demons and Incubi, Deus ex Machine (Dex), Devils and Angels, Dewanee, Dish and Spoon, Don Quixote, Donner Party, Donny and Marie, The Doors (band), Dormouse, Dr. Dolittle and Pushmi-Pullyu, Dr. Frankenstein and Monster, Dr. Swineheart, Donkeyskin Girl and Prince Lawrence, Dorothy Gale/Silverslipper and Toto, Dwarves and Gnomes, Dragons (Illuyanka, Tiamat, etc), Dread Pirate Roberts and Princess Buttercup, Dryads and Nixies, Durga, Edgar Orangutan, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edmond Dantes, Elementals and Revenants, Eliza/Fourth Wall, Elsa Fen, Elves and Shoemaker, Emily Post, Ephram, Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Eva Longoria, Erwin Cat, Evil Queen and her sister, Evil Stepmother and stepsisters
F-Ha - F Scott Fitzgerald and TS Elliot, Fafnir, Fairy Godmother (Cinderella), Fairies and Sprites, False Bride, Farid, Farmer Giles, Fates, Feathertop and AyeshaFirebird, Fisher King, Flanders (cat), Flintstones, Flying Carpets, Flying Monkeys, Forsworn Knight/Lancelot, Four Horseman, Freddy and Mouse (possibly Fafhrd and Gray Mouser), Friar Tuck and Little John, Frodo, Frog Prince/Ambrose, Frog and Toad (and son TJ), Gadwall, General Blug, General McClellan, Genies and Ifrits, George Bernard Shaw, George of the Jungle, George Soros, Georgie Porgie, Geppetto, Ghosts and Pharaohs, Giants, Gilgamesh, Gilligan and Skipper, Gingerbreadman (Sam), Giselle, Goblins and Trolls, Godzilla, Golden Goose, Goldilocks and Bears, Gorgons, Grandfather Oak, Greater Darojo and Miho Kimiko, Greenbriar Ghost, Grendal, Grim Reaper/Death, Grimble, Grinder, Grindlylow and Black Shuck, Grumps and Gargoyles, Grandours, Guinevere, Gulliver, Gunga Din, Habetrot, Haint/Devil, Hangy (living rope), Hansel and Gretel, Harbinger (horse), Harp Family, Hawkeye/Natty Bumbo and Slue Foot Sue
Hb-K - Headless Horseman, Hel, Hellfrost, Hello Kitty, Heracles, Herbie the Love Bug, Hercule Poirot, Herman von Starkenfaust, Hickory Dickory Mouse, Hope, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, Humpty Dumpty, Ice Giants and Frostlings, Ichabod Crane, Illuminati, Incitatus the horse, Inola Tanner and Garrett (her son), Invisible Man, Irene Adler, Isengrim, Ishmael, Iskander, Ivan Durak, Ivan Tsarevich, Jack (all of them) and Jill, Jack London, Jean Grey and Red Sonja, Jean Luc Picard, Jekyll and Hyde, Jenny Wren, Jersey Devil, Jethro Tull, Jiminy Cricket, Jizo Bosatsu, JJ Abrams and Michael Douglas, Joan of Arc, John Hanning Speke, John Henry, Jordan Yow and Mr. Prisms, Judy Garland, Jungle Book Animals (Baghera, Baloo, Kaa, King Louie, Shere Khan, Tabaqui), Kaidan, Kappa (Katagiri), Kay, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, Kevin Thorn (Story Teller), King Arthur, King (Roberon) Cole, King David and King Solomon, King Kong and Fay Ray, King Midas, King Pellinore, King Raedwald, Kitsume (Tomoko), Knave of hearts, Kondili, Kuchisake-onna/Slit-Mouthed Woman (Mayumi)
L-Mo - Lady Luck, Lady of the Lake, Lady Maeve, Lamia, Lauren Bacall, Leviathan, Lions (Aslan, and Mouse, Mufassa/Simba, Oz, Noble King, etc), Little Match Girl, Little Freddy, Little Mermaid, Little Red Hen, Live Objects (Beauty and the Beast), Lone Ranger and Tonto, Mad Hatter and White Rabbit, Maddy/Medea/Sycorax/Scythian Raven (black cat witch turns into a raven), Magic Mirror, Magilla Gorilla, Maharaja Sindhu Baba Singh, Maleficent/Hadeon the Destroyer, Man Friday, Manolo Blahnik, Marcel Champagne, Mary and Little Lamb, Mary Mary, Max (Where the Wild Things Are), Men in Black, Meng Chiang-Nu, Merlin, Miss Muffet/Mrs. Webb and Old Man Webb, Mowgli, Mother Birdie (Ardelia, Bula, Cherish, etc), Morgan Le Fay/Green Witch (Arthurian), Morrigan Ford, Mother Goose, Mother Rigby and Scarecrow, Mountbatten, Mouse Police
Mp-Pe - Mr. Broome, Mr. Click, Mr. Gandours, Mr. Ives, Mr. Pickles, Mr. Revise, Mr. Steampuddle, Mrs. Cornhusk, Mrs. Finch, Mr. Toomey, Mrs. Spratt/Leigh Duglas, Ms. Magpie, Munchkins, Muppets, Mutant Vampire Space Pirates, Nalayani, Nathoo and Messua, Neko and Tanuki, Nibiru and Supay, Night Walkers, Nome King Rouat, North Wind and other 3 Great Winds, Ogres and Ghols, Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Old Mother Hubbard, Old Women Who Lives in a Shoe and Children, Omar the camel, Oprah, Oz/Ev Characters (Bungle/Glass Cat, Chiss, Emperor Roqual, Jack Pumpkinhead/Skeleton, Kalidahs, Rumble Tumble Toms, Sawhorse, Spoon Brigande, Yoop), Ozma, Page Sisters (Robin, Priscilla, Hillary), Paladins of Hope, Pallas, Pathetic Fallacy (Gary), Paris Hilton, Paul Bunyon and Babe, Pecos Bill, Peter Cottontail, Peter Pan and Wendy Darling, Peter Piper, Peter Rabbit
Pf-R - Phantoms and Shades, Piasa and Wovoka, Pied Piper, Pigs (Three, Babe, etc), Pineapple Man, Pinkertons, Pinocchio, Pishacha and Nandini, Pope, Porky Pine, Prince Aspen (Adam) and Princess Alder (Eve), Prince Brandish/Werian Holt, Prince Charming/Maharaja Shah Ah-Ming, Prince Lindworm, Priscilla, Professor X/F, Prospero and Mr. Kadabra/Sorcerer Karrant, Puss in Boots/Fiddler/Marquis De Carabas/Zorro, Queen Beatrix, Queen Bee, Queen of Hearts, Raganat and Slogutis, Rama/Ramayan and Ganesha, Ranger Mike Danger, Ranger Rick, Rapunzel/Okiku, Ratmen, Raven, Ravens and Crows, Red Brigades, Red Cross Knight, Red Riding Hood/Red Hood, Reynard the Fox, Rex Libris, Ribbon Girl, Robert E Lee, Robert Frost, Robert Service and John Keats, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, Rodney and June (and their daughter), Roland and Sir Gawain, Romeo, Rowan Tree King, Rudyard Kipling and Roland Emmerich
S-Ta - Sacred Grove, Safiya and 2 sisters, Sailor Jerry, Saint George, Salamanders and Pirates, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, Sambo, Santa and Mrs. Claus, Satan/Adversary, Sauron, Sequana, Scarecrow (Oz), Scheherazade, Seamus McGuire and Danny Boy, Sean Connery and Daniel Craig, Seii Taishogun Ryogan, Seven Chinese Brothers, Seven Fairy Godmothers (Briar Rose), Shakespeare (Hamlet, Father's Ghoat, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Titania, MacDuff, etc.), Sherlock Holmes and Watson, Shiva, Sidi Nouman, Sinbad and Hakim, Sir Roland, Sir Woldred, Snow White and Rose Red (mother and 12 aunts), Lumi/Snow Queen/House of Sark, Sorcerors and Warlocks, Spooks and Spectres, Spring Queen/Kevat, Squire Squench and Sir Kelton, Star Wars (Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Storm Troopers), Sulyman, Summer Queen/Kesa, Swan Princess, Tagarin Zmeyevich (dragon), Talking Animals, Talking Flowers, Tam Lin, Tarzan and Jane
Tb-Z - Ted Hughes and Lord Acton, Thelma and Louise, Three Knights (White/Bright Day, Radiant Sun, Dark Knight), Three Men in a Tub (Butcher, Baker, and Candlestick maker), Three Sisters, Thrushbeard, Thumbelina and Tom Thumb (Elam, and other Barleycorn Women), Tin Man, Tiny Tim, Tom Swift/Thomas of Erceldoune, Tommy Taylor/Harry Potter, Tommy Wiseau and Charles Bronson, Tooth Fairy, Tortoise and Hare, Trotty Veck, Trusty John, Tweedle Dee and Dum, Twelve Good Men, Twelve Halk Brothers, Unicorn, Veruna/Shachihoko, Vritra, Waldemar, Walking Cards (Wonderland), Walris and Carpenter (and Oysters), Werewolves and Vampires, Weyland Smith, Witches and Witherlings, White-Bear-King-Valemon, White Deer, Wicked John, Widow Gudbrand, Wolfrum, Wooden Soldiers/Heads, Woodsman/Huntsmen and Crispin Shoemaker, Woody Guthrie and Joe Hill, World Turtle, Writer's Block, Yakuza and Funa Yurei, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Yokai and Kirin, Zephyrs and Clerics, Zombies and Skeletons, Zorgo Quoot and Wendigo
LEGEND (for the colored and bolded text below):
Fables
Jack of Fables spinoff
Fairest spinoff
Limited Series
One-Shots and non-comic formats
Comments/Mini-reviews
Mini-Reviews in the
Suggested Reading Order:
I read most of the series about 10 years ago for the first time.
Now I've read them:
6/29/23-8/21/23 - 13 and 14 out of 23
7/2/24-8/13/24 - 15 and 16 out of 24
6/19/25-present
Fables #1-5: Legends in Exile (2003)
Mini-review: This was a great introduction to the series, centered around a mystery. The main characters include Bigby Wolf, Snow White, and Jack.
Snow White and Bigby are featured in both images below.
Fables #6-10: Animal Farm (2003)
Mini-review: This one, as you can probably guess, is loosely based on Animal Farm by George Orwell. The main characters include Snow White, Rose Red, and Goldilocks. One of the revolutionary complaints was that their leader was a human, even though The Farm was for non-humans. In the end, they still replaced the previous leader with another humanoid, which I didn't like.
"The Farm" and a conversation between Snow White and Reynard the Fox.
Mini-review: This is a prequel story of how Bigby and Snow White met. I enjoyed the story. Though it was prose, it included some black/white images.
Fables #11-13: Bag O' Bones, A Two-Part Caper (2004)
Mini-review: The first story was about Jack besting Death and the negative consequences that ensued. The other two stories are about how Bigby, Briar Rose, Bluebeard, and others handle a Mundy (a normal person, not of the Fable community) who knows that they are immortal. I think Bluebeard is too big for his breeches and something bad is going to happen because of him.
Jack and his mom; Prince Charming and the Frog Prince
Fables #14-18: Storybook Love (4), Barleycorn Brides (2004)
Mini-review: These are all cute stories centered around Bigby, Snow White, Bluebeard, Goldilocks, and Prince Charming.
Snow White and Bigby Wolf; Flying Monkey
Mini-review: This is a sad story about the last boat out of the Homelands into the safety of the Mundane world, focusing on Boy Blue and Red Riding Hood.
Red Riding Hood; Robin Hood and Britomart
The Wolf Among Us (2013, video game)
Note: This is a video game that was adapted later as a print comic. Another game will possibly be released in 2025. The game is a prequel to the comic series and can be played whenever, but I recommend playing it after #10: Animal Farm and before #51: Big and Small. More specifically, I suggest right before #22: Cinderella Libertine.
Note: This is a video game that was adapted later as a print comic. Another game will possibly be released in 2025. The game is a prequel to the comic series and can be played whenever, but I recommend playing it after #10: Animal Farm and before #51: Big and Small. More specifically, I suggest right before #22: Cinderella Libertine.
Mini-review: This was a visual novel, a choose-your-own-adventure. I enjoyed it, though I wish you could save whenever you want, rather than it being auto-save only. You play as Bigby and work to solve a murder case, which turns out to be much bigger than first thought. Some characters also include Snow White, Blackbeard, Ichabod Crane, Jack, Mr.Toad and his son, the pig Colin, Donkeyskin, The Little Mermaid, The White Deer, Georgie Porgie, Fly, the Crooked Man, Tweedle Dee and Dum, Bloody Mary, and many others.
Fables: The Wolf Among Us Vol. 1: #1-7 (2014)
Mini-review: This story retells the 'canon' version of the beginning of the game. It was neat to see the result of different choices rather than the ones I made. I wish it was a choose-your-own-adventure comic, but it isn't. It would've been cool to see where a multitude of choices led. Honestly, you could skip this altogether if you've played the game - and I highly suggest the game over the comic. I skimmed it, paying attention to the choices different than mine. It embellishes the Donkeyskin Girl's story and gives a background story of The Woodsman (with Bigby and Red Riding Hood). What really makes this worth reading, if you so choose, is the retelling of The Crucible (the Salem Witch Trials) with Ichabod Crane, Bigby, and Abigail Williams.
Bigby and Faith; Bigby and Abigail Williams
Fables: The Wolf Among Us Vol. 2: #8-16 (2014)
Mini-review: This story retells the 'canon' version of the end of the game. I didn't like the ending and I wish, even if it wasn't a choose-your-own-adventure comic, that it had multiple endings to read. It follows the game and I skimmed through most of it. Again, there are embellishments, but the star of this volume is the background story of Bloody Mary which includes the Knave of Hearts. (Her story doesn't follow the actual urban legend as we know it.) Then the background story time jumps and the Crooked Man finds Bloody Mary. Much of the end of the comic is new material that follows parts of the Crooked Man's backstory, including how he got his gang together and why. It also mixes in characters from The Crucible and the Donkeyskin Girl told previously it was incredibly convoluted and unnecessary. It took away from Bloody Mary's story, which I liked... and, again, I didn't like the ending chosen for the comic.
Vol. 1; Vol. 2
The Wolf Among Us
Overall review: Just play the game. The only parts worth reading in the comics are The Crucible in #1-7 and Bloody Mary's story in #8-16. When the Crooked Man meets Bloody Mary in the greenhouse, stop reading.
Fables #22: Cinderella Libertine (2005)
Mini-review: This is a spy story centered around Cinderella and Ichabod Crane. It can be read before, mid, or after March of the Wooden Soldiers.
Fables #19-21; #23-27: March of the Wooden Soldiers (2004)
Mini-review: This is a sad story where Fabletown is attacked and the reader learns a little more about the Adversary/Emperor. The main characters include Bigby, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Boy Blue, Black Forest Witch, and others.
Mini-review: This is a sad story where Fabletown is attacked and the reader learns a little more about the Adversary/Emperor. The main characters include Bigby, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, Boy Blue, Black Forest Witch, and others.
Jack and Wooden Soldiers; Wooden Soldiers and a Mundy Family
Fables #28-33: War Stories (2), The Long Year/The Mean Season (4) (2005)
Mini-review: The first 2 stories are a war story about Bigby's past. The rest of the stories are about Snow White and her babies. It's always fun to discover new Fable characters.
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (2006, graphic novel)
Mini-review: This is a wonderful short story collection that gives us the background stories of some of the Fables including Snow White and Prince Charming, Reynard the Fox, the Frog Prince, Bigby, the Black Forest Witch, King Cole, and others. The Frog Prince is one of my favorite characters!
Mini-review: This is a wonderful short story collection that gives us the background stories of some of the Fables including Snow White and Prince Charming, Reynard the Fox, the Frog Prince, Bigby, the Black Forest Witch, King Cole, and others. The Frog Prince is one of my favorite characters!
Bigby as a Baby; The full 3-page story of a Cursed Hare
Fables #34-35: Jack Be Nimble (2006)
Mini-review: Jack runs away with Jill to Hollywood and makes it big - but he's no longer welcome in Fabletown. This is a setup for Jack's own spin-off series.
Fables #36-41: Homelands (2006)
Mini-review: This story is based on Boy Blue's escapades in the Homelands, where it is discovered who The Adversary is. The main characters are Boy Blue, Snow Queen, Gepetto, and others.
Boy Blue fighting a Dragon; Boy Blue as a Bird
Fables #42-45: Arabian Nights and Days (2006)
Mini-review: This is a storyline about Arabian Fables coming to set up an alliance with Fabletown. The main characters include Sinbad, King Cole, Prince Charming, and others. This is a clever and humorous tale.
King Cole, Prince Charming, and Sinbad; Rose Red, Bagheera, and Boy Blue
Fables #46-47: Ballad of Rodney and June (2006)
Mini-review: This story is about Rodney and June, wooden soldiers who fall in love and request to be made into a 'real' man and woman.
Fables #48-51: Wolves (2), Happily Ever After, Big and Small (2006)
Mini-review: Wolves is about Mowgli finding Bigby. In Happily Ever After, Bigby goes on a multiple-part secret mission. Big and Small is about a secret mission Cinderella goes on. These are great, heartwarming stories.
Bigby and Cinderella in the Cloud Kingdom
Fables #52-55: Sons of Empire (4) and Mini One-Shots (4) (2007)
Mini-review: This story is about a meeting in The Homelands about how they can destroy Fabletown. The main characters include Snow Queen, Gepetto, Pinocchio, Hansel, and others. I was a little confused about the use of some of the characters in this story. The mini-stories focus on Rapunzel (pictured below), a porky pine (how it's spelled in the comic), Kevin Thorn, and the Three Blind Mice - respectively.
Gepetto and Pinocchio (and Rapunzel); A full 3-page story about Rapunzel
Fables #56-58: Jiminy Christmas, Father and Son (2) (2007)
Mini-review: The first story is about Santa and Ambrose (both Fly and the cub). The other two stories are about Bigby, Snow, and the cubs visiting North Wind. They are all cute, though bittersweet, tales.
Snow, Bigby, and cubs decorating a Christmas Tree; Santa and Ambrose (cub)
Fables #59 and #64: Burning Questions, The Birthday Secret (2008)
Mini-review: Burning Questions is a handful of short stories answering some questions that the readers had about various Fable characters (one is pictured below). The Birthday story tells how Snow and Bigby told the cubs their litter consists of 7 instead of 6 cubs.
Besides Fly, who else has asked questions of the magic mirror?
Mini-review: I didn't like how the story first started, but it turned into an incredible story! The timeline is starting to get a little wonky, but that's expected with so many issues. It's my favorite tale, by far, out of all of Fables I've already read. This is a great story about Ambrose/Fly, Lancelot, and many others.
Ambrose killing a Dragon (which represents the Empire); Amrose fighting a Troll
Jack of Fables #1-5: The (Nearly) Great Escape (2007)
Mini-review: We are introduced to many new characters in the first Jack spinoff story where he is imprisoned with a multitude of other Fables. The main characters include Jack (obviously), Goldilocks, Mr. Revise, and others. Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.
Mini-review: We are introduced to many new characters in the first Jack spinoff story where he is imprisoned with a multitude of other Fables. The main characters include Jack (obviously), Goldilocks, Mr. Revise, and others. Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.
Jack leaving Fabletown; Wizard of Oz Characters escaping prison
Jack; Jack, Mother Goose, and Wicked John
Jack of Fables #6-11: Jack Frost (2), Jack of Hearts (4) (2007)
Mini-review: Jack Frost is the story about Jack's relationship with the Snow Queen. Jack of Hearts is about how Jack gets married in Vegas, how the Pathetic Fallacy (who goes by Gary and turns inanimate objects into living beings) becomes his sidekick, and how he becomes entangled with Lady Luck. Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.
Jack's Antics with the Soup Stone; Jack discovers the Snow Queen's castle
Gary and Lawn Flamingos; Jack and Gary at a diner
Mini-review: The Bad Prince tells the antics of Jack, Gary, Wicked John, and Kevin Thorn. Jack O'Lantern is about how Jack sells his soul to the Devil (edit: multiple devils) in order to live longer. Note: Jack #1-16 should be read either directly before or after Fables' The Good Prince.
Both pictures show banter between Jack and Gary
Fables #70-72: Kingdom Come, Skullduggery (2) (2008)
Mini-review: The first story focuses on Boy Blue and Rose Red, but there's also a bit with Prince Charming. Beauty is annoying in this tale. The next two-parter is another secret mission completed by Cinderella.
Boy Blue and Stinky the Badger; Cinderella
Fables #73-75: War and Pieces (2008)
Mini-review: This story is about the final war in the Homelands and overcoming the adversary. There are three war fronts: one led by Prince Charming and Sinbad, another by Bigby, and the last one by Briar Rose. At home, Snow White is in charge and Boy Blue is the messenger between them all. This is the end of the major story arc we've followed from the beginning. I wonder if they will start a whole new arc with a new enemy - or if they will go off of the enemies in the Jack Comics.
Flying Carpet powered Blimp attacked by Dragons; Adversary Warriors
Fables #76-81: Around the Town, The Dark Ages (5) (2009)
Mini-review: Around the town is Pinocchio showing Geppetto around Fabletown. The Dark Ages arc is about the aftermath of the war. It's sad. A new villain is introduced: Mr. Dark.
Hobbs, Beast, Grimble; Pinocchio, Ambrose, Blue
Fables #82: Return to the Jungle Book (mini story arc), Waiting on the Blues (2009)
Mini-review: In Return to the Jungle, Mowgli and a few animal friends return to the jungle for a recon mission. Waiting on the Blues is an epilogue to the Dark Ages and leads into the Great Crossover.
Black Forest Witch and Badger (who's possibly foreshadowing?)
Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (2009, prose)
Mini-review: This is a tragic story of how a young man became the hate-filled Pied Piper. His name is actually Max and I think it could be a reference to Where the Wild Things are. Other characters include Peter Piper (who picked a peck of pickled peppers), Bo Peep, and the Black Forest Witch. There was no Peter Pan cross-over, which was a bit of a disappointment to me. Overall, it was a great story with an unexpected ending. Quotes:
"Most of the farmhands were fable animals earning their keep; talking horses, who talked seldom unless they really had something to say, and talking dogs, who chattered constantly, believing that just about anything that was possible to say should be said, just in case it turned out to be important."
"The trouble with witch trials is that once in a great while you actually capture a real one. And then the spectacle never turns out the way you anticipate. Often the one who ends up hanged, or drowned, or burned, isn't the one in the docket."
"A sly smile began to grow upon her lips. It was the sort of smile from which devils and hauntings and deadly secrets are born."
Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #1-6 (2010)
Mini-review: This is a secret mission that Cinderella goes on. She teams up with Aladdin and others. People are trying to take over as the ruler of the Homeland now that the Advisary has been defeated. We also get to see another small 'magical town' like Fabletown. I want to tell you who the villain is because it's wonderful, but I don't want to give too much away!
Cinderella being BA
Safiya and her sisters' story
Jack of Fables #17-21: Americana (4) and Gary Goes to Denmark (2008)
Mini-review: Americana is yet another get-rich-quick scheme by Jack, which also includes Gary, Humpty Dumpty, Paul Bunyan, and others in the land of American tales. It's humorous and there's a lot of... zombies. Gary's story is a one-off flashback to before the escape from the Golden Boughs Retirement Village. Gary tries to put on a Shakespearean play while Wicked John tries to escape the village.
Gary, Wicked John, Raven; Zombies, Jack, Gary, Raven, Babe, Hilary,
Humpty Dumpty
Raven, Bird Spirit, Jack, Gary, Babe, Hilary Page, Humpty Dumpty
Jack of Fables #22-27: 1883 (3) and Turning Pages (3) (2009)
Mini-review: 1883 was meh to me, but if you're into history, you'll probably like it! This is a flashback to the Wild West where Jack and two others work together and are chased by Bigby. In Turning Pages, you learn much more about the Page sisters and the Literals. Everyone is preparing for Book Burner to arrive at Golden Boughs to confront and attack Mr. Revise.
Raven, Gary, Jack, Robin, Babe the Ox; Same with Humpty Dumpty
Jack of Fables #28-32: Books of War (2009)
Mini-review: This tells the story of Book Burner attacking Mr. Revise at Golden Boughs. Jack, the Page sisters, Gary, Raven, and others help Mr. Revise. Eliza Wall is the narrator and has three brothers... which makes her the Fourth Wall!
Gary, Hilary, Gertrude, Ted; Gary and Animated Objects
The Great Fables Crossover (2010):
Fables #83; Jack of Fables #33; The Literals #1
Fables #84; Jack of Fables #34; The Literals #2
Fables #85; Jack of Fables #35; The Literals #3
Mini-review: I don't know what to say about this without giving anything away. There were many things I liked and the story arc was good overall. Some characters did things out of character, which felt off. I also wanted to enjoy the personification of the Genres (Western, Blockbuster, Mystery, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Noir, Superhero, War), but they were very dumbed down. I didn't like how they were written. Also, 'Blockbuster' (to me) refers to movies, not books - he should've been Action and/or Adventure.
I would say that Fables #82 finished off the main story arc since #1, The Great Fables Crossover is a silly in-between transition, and I predict Fables #86 will likely dive into the new overall story arc that has already been, minimally, introduced.
Favorite Quotes! (You'll have to figure out who is who for yourself.)
Jack of Fables #36-40: Jack 'n' Apes, New Adventures of Jack & Jack (4) (2010)
Mini-review: In Jack n' Apes, we discover that Jack is also Tarzan. In the New Adventures of Jack and Jack, I was hoping Jack Horner would be doing silly adventures with his son Jack Frost, but no. The story arc is just going back and forth between Jack Horner turning into a dragon and Jack Frost, who gave up his frost powers, trying to become a hero. It's a bit disappointing and, unfortunately, I'm looking forward to the end of the Jack of Fables comics. Also, Babe's one-pagers are becoming annoying and are utterly pointless.
Robin and Jack Frost; Gary and Jack Horner as a Dragon
Jack of Fables #41-45: The Kings of Earth and Sky / Fulminate Blade (2011)
Mini-review: This was another heroic story featuring Jack Frost and MacDuff the Owl, without Jack Horner involved. It was an OK story, except there all of a sudden are a whole bunch of sci-fi elements of androids, electrical beings, homunculi, laser guns, and even a space station. I enjoy sci-fi, but in the established context it felt very jarring and like it didn't belong. Again, unfortunately, I'm looking forward to the end of the Jack of Fables comics.
Jack Frost, MacDuff the owl, Deirdre the witch; Jack Frost and a princess
Jack of Fables #46-50: Jack Dragon and Gary (mini one-shots) and The End (2011)
Mini-review: It's funny. It's nostalgic. It's sad. You get to see many, many characters from throughout the Jack series... but then it's the end. I didn't like how they brought back Sam after what happened to him in The Crossover. I didn't like how a baby was randomly introduced for no reason and that the Page sisters hadn't learned to fit into and appreciate the Mundy world. Overall, it was OK. I really enjoyed that last 6 pages or so, but I was bummed how it ended overall.
Now the literals are done as well as most, if not all, of the Fables related to Jack, including Jack himself. We don't officially see what happens to Jack Frost, though. I guess we'll see who comes back because their stories are remembered. I hope the new Fable arc will bring back actual fables again instead of a whole bunch of original characters. The entire point of the comic series is to retell established fable characters' stories, not have a bunch of OCs.
Raven, Pope, Bird Spirit, Others; Jack Frost and Gary
Mini Blue Ox (various, one-pagers)
Note: These don't have a particular order due to being one-pagers in the middle of other Jack comics. I don't remember if there's any in the Fables' comics, maybe in The Crossover. There's enough of them that I wanted to call them out and count them as a one-shot collection. They're all a-page, 6-panel, internal silly stories by Babe. How is he still around with Paul Bunyan gone?
Fables #86-91: Boxing Days, Witches (5) (2010)
Mini-review: In Boxing Days, we flashback to learn of a special sect in the Empire that made boxes to capture those with powerful magic, and includes Baba Yaga, the Dark Man, and other OCs. In Witches, a plan is being formulated to handle the Dark Man. This is present-day and the reader gets the perspective of several different characters such as Bufkin, Magic Mirror, and Baba Yaga; Black Forest Witch, Ozma, and Geppetto; Snow, Bigby, Beast, Beauty, and King Cole; and many others. I really like that Bufkin got his own little story! There were many references to older works such as Peter and Max, The Crossover, Wooden Soldiers, Magic in Trees, Frankenstien's Monster, Cinderella, and more.
Bufkin, Jinni, Baba Yaga, Magic Mirror
Celebrity Burning Questions (2011, 4 mini one-shots)
Mini-review: These are short stories answering questions that celebrity readers have.
Fables #92-98: Out to the Ball Game (2), Rose Red (5) (2011)
Mini-review: Out to the Ball Game is a story set in Haven with King Ambrose! Fly is definitely one of my favorite characters! Weyland Smith, Red Riding Hood, Trusty John, and others were in the story. There are some really good parts, but some parts are sexist and the characters are dumbed down, which is a bummer. Rose Red is about getting Red out of her depression and telling her and Snow's backstory. Characters include Bellflower, Gepetto, Ozma, the 7 dwarves and their father, Evil Queen, past and current Fabletown leadership, and many others.
Red Riding Hood and King Amrose; Rose Red and Other Fables on the Farm
Fables #99-100: Pinocchio's Army (prose story), Dark City, Single Combat (2011)
Mini-review: In Pinocchio's Army, Pinocchio tries to cheer up his father and accidentally arms him instead. I really enjoyed both of the other stories, though! In Dark City, the North Wind propositions Mr. Dark to single combat against a witch. In Single Combat, Mr. Dark and the Black Forest Witch fight, Beauty gives birth, and Fabletown/Farm evacuates to Haven. The two exceptions are the Black Forest Witch who goes off with a man and retires, and Nurse Spratt.
North Wind and Mr. Dark; Black Forest Witch and Mr. Dark
After the Duels (2011, 2 mini one-shots)
Mini-review: One is an OK story of Thumbelina and Elam. The other is a funny story of the Three Blind Mice.
Cinderella: Fables are Forever #1-6 (2012)
Mini-review: This one's a little confusing chronologically. It goes back and forth between different past stories and the present. The main past story is about finding information on a 'Shadow Fabletown,' and the present story is about Cinderella facing off with her nemesis - Dorothy.
Dorothy, Cinderella, Toto
Werewolves of the Heartland (2012, graphic novel)
Mini-review: The story starts under the guise of Bigby looking for another Mundy town to move Fabletown to, but it doesn't really have anything to do with that, which is disappointing. The first half retells Bluebeard's backstory and the War Story with Frankenstien's Monster. The second half deals with a secret Werewolf town, related to those two stories. Sounds cool, but it was all just an automatic fight with excessive blood and nudity. I was not a fan of this one.
Fables #101-107: The Ascent, Super Team (5), Waking Beauty (2011)
Mini-review: In The Ascent, Bufkin goes up a never-ending tree to explore more of the business office and ends up in Ev, near Oz. Super Team is about making a group of superheroes out of the Fables characters to defeat Mr. Dark, but the North Wind sacrifices himself to kill Mr. Dark instead. Waking Beauty is a backstory of what happened to her kingdom when everyone was under the sleeping spell. Waking Beauty can be read here, or right before you start reading Fairest.
Bufkin, Magic Mirror, and Frankie; Pinocchio and Ozma
Super Team and Mr. Dark; Little Red Hen, Mr. Ginger, and Porky Pine
THE UNWRITTEN V9 #50-54 (2014) - non-canon crossover
Mini-review: This is an alternate history regarding a battle with Mister Dark. All the living Fables are in hiding in the Grove with Fly and trying to find a way to defeat Mister Dark. They get help from Tom/my Taylor and his two friends, all of whom are very much a Harry Potter reference. What's most disappointing is that several Fables, including Snow White and Fly, act way outside of their established characters. This can be read after Fables #100, #106, or #113. It doesn't really fit in anywhere quite right due to it being a non-canonical alternative history. I honestly would recommend just skipping this one.
Tom Taylor; Tommy Taylor and Pinnocchio
Fables #108-111: Inherit the Wind (2012)
Mini-review: Rose Red confirms that the Farm is safe to move back to, we see more of Bufkin in Ev where he's leading a revolution, and the 7 cubs are being tested to see who will be the next North Wind. Mrs. Spratt is pretty, training to fence, and preparing for when the Fables move back to Fabletown - she's also going by the name Leigh Duglas. It's revealed that Ozma had a prophecy regarding the cubs (pictured below), the other three Great Winds show up, and one of the girls is chosen as the King of the North - the new North Wind.
Ambrose (cub), Snow, and Biglby; Great West, South, and East Winds
Fables #124: The Revolution in Oz (2013)
Mini-review: I put this story here because it follows right after #111. This is about how Bufkin, Lily, Hangy (a living rope), and others overthrew the Nome King and what they did afterward. It's very goofy and has a different art style than other Fables comics. Unfortunately, it says Bufkin never made it back to Fabletown.
Bufkin, Hangy, others; Nome King Raquat and others; King, Bufkin, others
Fables #112-113: All in a Single Night, In Those Days (2012)
Mini-review: All in a Single Night is another Christmas story! It's 5 small chapters that are named and loosely based on the five Christmas stories of Charles Dickens: The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life, The Haunted Man and the Ghosts Bargain, and A Christmas Carol. The Fables move back to the Farm and Rose has a crazy night where she meets the other three Paladins of Hope. She meets Santa Claus (the hope for justice and reward), the Little Match Girl (hope deferred), and the False Bride (the hope of revenge). Rose will need to choose what she's a Paladin of Hope for. I think there might be foreshadowing that Red will bring Blue back life - and Theresa gets an odd toy boat as a Christmas present. In Those Days, is a collection of backstories, including those of Mr. Kadabra and Porky Pine.
Rose Red, Santa, Jiminy Cricket, Reindeer
Fables #114-121: Cubs in Toyland (2013)
Mini-review: In this story arc, we learn more about Snow and Bigby's children. Winter is worried about becoming the North Wind, Theresa is tricked into going to Toyland, and Darian finds a way to save her. Other characters include Snow, Bigby, the other cubs, the other Winds, broken toys, Mr. Mountbatten, Bad Sam, Ranger Mike Danger, and others. The story is a bit sexist, with boats and swords apparently not being appropriate toys for girls. There are hints of Arthurian legend and the Holy Grail through the Fisher King.
Winter; Winter and Bigby; Therese and Mr. Steampuddle
Fairest #1-7: Wide Awake (6), Lamia (2012)
Mini-review: Before reading this, you may want to reread #107: Waking Beauty, but it's not necessary. This can be read anytime after Fables #107, but before Fables #125. Fairest #1-6 tells the backstory and present situation of Briar Rose. The story includes Ali Baba, 7 Fairy Godmothers, Snow Queen, and Hadeon the Destroyer (who is the fairy that fills the role of Maleficent), among others. Fairest #7 is Noir style and a story of its own. You learn about Beauty/Belle being possessed by Lamia, Beast searching for her, and the implication that their child may be 'infected.' (Though they don't say anything explicitly.)
Briar Rose's 7 Fairy Godmothers; Snow Queen and Hadeon the Destroyer
Fables #138: Root & Branch (2014)
Mini-review: There are 2 significant plot points that contradict each other time-wise, which makes where to place this story difficult. Nonetheless, I would recommend reading it here. There is a mini story arc with Gepetto that can be found throughout a couple of comics (chronologically Fables #138, Fables #126, and Fairest #14). I suspect they're more important than they seem right now. This story is about Gepetto trying to get access to the sacred garden again.
Fables #122-123: The Destiny Game (2013)
Mini-review: In The Destiny Game, we get more of Bigby's backstory of when he is told his fate by the Lady of the Lake and becomes depressed. You also see into the future with a grown Ambrose Wolf, who is writing the Fable Stories he's lived and heard from Fables firsthand - there's also a hint at who he's married to and that they have a child named Bragger.
Bigby and Lady of the Lake
Mini-review: In Snow White, Bigby goes in search of their 2 missing children, and Snow is kidnapped by Prince Brandish (whom she was betrothed to before Charming). Between the two, I would choose an arrogant, lazy, flirt like Charming over a manipulative, narcissistic, misogynist like Brandish any day. He is an absolutely disgusting slime of a thing that has the gall to call himself a man. There are many other Fables in this story, including the confirmation of who Ambrose Wolf's future wife will be.
Bigby, Stinky, others; Gepetto and Reynard the Fox
Fairest #8-14: Hidden Kingdom (6), Aldered States (2013)
Mini-review: This one's hard to pin down time-wise, but can be read anytime after Fables #98. Fairest #8-13 tells the backstory and 'present' situation of Rapunzel. It's not exactly 'present' since the present in this story is before the Adversary attacks, when Bigby is the Sheriff and Snow White is the Mayor.
The story is set in Japan, and there are a lot of Japanese mythological references. Other characters include Yakoi, Kitsune, Kappa, Yakuza, Bigby, Joel Crow, and even Jack. We learn that the Black Forest Witch is also Mother Gothel. We also learn that Rapunzel had female twins who were taken from her at birth. She blames Mother Gothel, but it seems Mother Gothel has a powerful enemy that did it instead. Fairest #14 skips time and should be read right after Fables #129. It is set on the farm and is about Princess Alder and Reynard the Fox dating. Other characters include Peter Piper, Bo Peep, and Gepetto.
Rapunzel and Joel Crow; Mayumi in a crowd
Japanese see Western dragons for first time; Bigby
Fables #130-137: June Bug, Camelot (7) (2014)
Mini-review: June Bug is about June, Rodney, their daughter June/Splinter, and other Fables moving back into Dark's Castle, which is the new Fabletown. June/Splinter goes to explore the castle and finds some Ratmen. Camelot is about Rose Red being the hope of second chances and creating a new knights of the Round Table. There seems to be more swearing than usual in these ones, and Rose makes some pretty stupid and irresponsible choices - which is annoying. After a competition, the 6 initial knights, with Red representing King Arthur, include a goblin, a stuffed toy cat, a man, two women, and a fox that turns into a man. There are many other things going on at the same time:
Prince Brandish and Miss Duglas continue to be troublesome as the witches try to put Bigby back together. Beast and Lady of the Lake are holding marriage negotiations for Gepetto and the Blue Fairy. Snow and Rose are at odds with each other again, and Winter is gathering Powers to protect her family against Red if needed. There are hints that Snow and Red's mother had/was some sort of Power herself that she passed to her daughters, but we don't know who she is/was yet. Camelot is really 6 comics, and right in the middle (Fables #134) there's an interlude where Boy Blue, Bigby, and Darian meet in the After-World.
June and another Fable; Rose Red and Hope
Fates and another Fable; Winter and the other 3 Winds
Fables #139-140: The Boys in the Band (2014)
Mini-review: This is a side-story where Danny Boy finds Seamus McGuire and asks him to come back to their Home-World to defeat the evil witch that's taken control. He agrees, and the other 'boys' in the band decide to join them as well. The group includes Peter Piper, Joe Shepherd, Briar Rose, and Puss in Boots. The mini story arc is resolved within these 2 comics, but only half of them return to the Farm.
Seamus McGuire, Danny Boy, etc; Puss in Boots, dogs attacking giant, etc; Danny Boy, Briar Rose, etc
Fairest #15-20: The Return of the Maharaja (2014)
Mini-review: These 6 comics tell the story of how Nalayani met Prince Charming. This takes place sometime after Fables #82 and explains how Prince Charming has come back to life. I don't like the font choice, but I understand it's to show when the characters are speaking in Arabic. Other characters include Nathoo, Buldeo, Bibgy's brothers, and Sinbad.
Fairest in All the Land (2013, graphic novel)
Mini-review: This graphic novel is a great one-off murder mystery! People are being murdered in pairs, and it seems someone different is going after each pair. Though Cinderella is more of a spy than a detective, King Cole asks her to solve the mystery, since both Bigby and Beast are unavailable. The story is told from the perspective of the narrator, The Magic Mirror, and explains how Fabletown reconnects to the missing Business Office. Other characters include Reynard, Hadeon the Destroyer (as a car), Stinky, Ozma, Barleycorn Women, the Page Sisters, Goldilocks, and many more.
Magic Mirror; Cinderella, Reynard, Hadeon the Destroyer (car)
Cinderella, Bo Peep, Peter Piper; Cinderella and Potential Victims
Fairest #21-26: Of Men and Mice (2014)
Mini-review: This story is about finding out who is controlling the Ratmen, so it should be read after Fables #130. Cinderella thinks it's the Fairy Godmother. They also blame another person, but a third person is working behind the scenes. Other characters include Dickory, Isabelle (stepsister), Marcel Champagne, Ramayan, and others.
Cinderella, Dickory, trolls; Isabelle Du Lac (stepsister)
Fairest #27-33: Clamour of Glamour (6), Goldilocks and the Three (or More) Bears (2015)
Mini-review: Fairest #27-32 should be read after Fables #137, and follows 2 storylines. One is of Reynard the Fox (as a man) falling in love with a Mundy. The other is about Sunflower and other non-human Fables on the Farm fighting to get the glamours promised to them by Prince Charming when he was elected mayor. Fairest #33 is a prequel to the Fairest in All the Land graphic novel, and can be read right before that or in publication order.
Rose Red, Stinky, Clara, Sunflower, others; Goldilocks and a monster
Fables #141-149: Happily Ever After (9) and Mini One-Shots (9) (2015)
Mini-review: It's difficult to put these in chronological order due to some of Fairest being simultaneous to this one, but I'd recommend finishing Fairest first and then finishing Fables. The Mini One-Shots are 1-4 page comics, far into the future, showing the last story of several Fables characters, including Flycatcher, Sinbad, Prince Charming, the Three Blind Mice, Jack, and the Mini Blue Ox (pictured below).
The main comic follows several different stories. Bigby has come back, but is violent, and someone is controlling him. Brandish is killing more people. Mundies can now see Fabletown Castle. We finally get the background story of Snow and Red's mother and the curse that is passed down to her daughters. Snow and Red prepare to go to war against each other, and Red has seemingly stepped into her villain arc. I'm disappointed with the direction Red is going, and I hope Fables #150 has a big twist.
Rose Red and Morgan Le Fay; Mini Blue Ox
Fables #150: Farewell (2015, graphic novel)
Mini-review: Fables #150 is technically a single comic, but there are many chapters/comics within it, so I consider it a graphic novel. The first half is finishing up the Snow and Red story arc. It felt very rushed, tying up loose ends was abrupt and forced, and the overall conclusion was extremely anticlimactic. I was disappointed. The second half was all comics titled: The Last [Fables Character] Story - some were also mixed into the first half, too. It does tie up some loose ends I was wondering about, such as the Wolf Prophecy, Geppetto, Mundies being able to see Fabletown Castle, and more.
Nonetheless, there were still some stories I wanted to hear more about, such as Rapunzel and her twins, Fairy Godmother, Puss in Boots, and Reynard with Fair and the Mundy family. I also wanted to have a better explanation of the Ratmen (there still seemed to be more even after Fairest), and we never got any Knights of Camelot stories. It was a main arc of Rose Red choosing 6 knights for her new round table - and then they did nothing. Even when Red was prepping for war, the knights weren't even mentioned.
I know many of the loose ends are related to Fairest - maybe they were thinking that spin-off series would continue further. Even though this was originally the end, there are another 4 comic collections that have been published since. Hopefully, some of these questions will be answered there.
Ambrose/Flycatcher; Connor, Bigby, Wolf family; Blossom Wolf, others
Everafter #1-6: The Pandora Protocol (2017)
Mini-review: Since the Fabletown protections have come down, magic is now real in the Mundy World. Some Mundies have turned Fable and can use powerful magic. The Shadow Players is a spy organization that ensures the balance of magic. It is led by a man named Feathertop, with the main spies being Peter Piper, Bo Peep, and Hansel. The spies deal with three main concerns, all pictured below. They stop Native American Ghosts from destroying the world, they look into an extremely powerful and dangerous Mundy-turned-Fable girl named Jordan, and we get the story of how the Mundy-turned-Fable magician Syzmon became associated with the Shadow Players.
Connor Wolf is also a new hire as a spy. It's a good concept, but Connor doesn't listen to anyone and thinks he's all great because of his upbringing, even though he has no real experience as a spy. Connor pretty much ruined this comic for me, though I still plan to read the second installment of this mini-series.
Inola Tanner and Ghosts; Jordan Yow and Mr. Prisms; Syzmon Nowak
Everafter #7-12: The Unsentimental Education (2017)
Mini-review: In this story, three high schoolers steal a magic object each and take revenge against their bullies, and then the entire school. They set up a barrier that no one can get through except Bobby Speckland. This arc finally gives the story of how Bobby Speckland became the first Mundy-turned-Fable. It gets all weird and religious again, like with Stinky and believing Boy Blue would come back as their savior - but this time it's Bobby Speckland.
This was clearly meant to be a much longer series, but it must've been canceled. These 12 comics were setting up for a longer story, so we're left just hanging in multiple story arcs. If you aren't a completionist like me, I'd recommend just skipping these. Bill Willingham wasn't part of this mini-series, and Mark Buckingham only did the art for one of the comics.
King Cole, Maddy, Lake, etc.; Connor, Bo, Peter Piper, Bobby Speckland, etc.
Fables #151-162: The Black Forest (2024)
Batman Vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham #1-6 (2021)
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