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Fables the Deluxe Edition Book One (Deluxe)
Fables the Deluxe Edition Book One (Deluxe) | Bill Willingham
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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 normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters created their own secret society-within an exclusive luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side-called Fabletown. But when Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Bigby, Fabletown's sheriff, and a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the culprit is Bluebeard, Rose's ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber. This Deluxe Edition collects the first two trade paperbacks of the series, issues 1-10, and Bill Willingham's prose story from Vol. 1, as well as character sketches. AWARDS: YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.Willingham, Bill. Animal Farm (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. .Willingham, Bill. Legends in Exile (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo. YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards..Best New Series in 2003 .Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 (Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers and Homelands) .Best Anthology in 2007 (Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall) .Best Short Story in 2007 (A Frog s Eye View, by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall) Hugo Award Nomination 2009: .Fables: War and Pieces was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story"
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Robotswithpersonality
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Fantastic (literally!). So happy this is a series. This first volume does a great job of establishing roles and relationships that I'm eager to see develop, alongside two full story arcs. No cliffhangers, hurray!
Definitely pretty violent and cynical, but such a rich world of retellings with new rules to play around in. Is there such a subgenre as fairy tale noir? 🤔

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Robotswithpersonality
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Oh, yes, remote areas of BC, home to many adventures. 😉

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Robotswithpersonality
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😯🫢

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elkeOriginal
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How I have not read these Fables comics before? They are SO up my alley: fairy tale characters trying to live unnoticed in NYC. Dark, funny, definitely grown-up versions where some famous happily-ever-afters are now divorced, tensions get bloody, but they have to stick together because of where they come from. This first volume merges mystery, deceit & revolt among sly winks about characters we thought we knew. Next volume, ordered.

vivastory This is one of my fave graphic novel series of all time 3y
elkeOriginal @vivastory Already a fave for me too! I just can‘t believe I did not know about it sooner… 3y
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RealLifeReading
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I started this series some years ago (before kids) but gave up on it as the library didn't have many issues. I recently saw that they now have (or are in the process of ordering) all the deluxe editions! So I'm starting over.

Lindy 👍 7y
TheWordJar I love this cover! 7y
hlgreenfield I LOVE fables! Have been making my way through them - have about 5-6 issues to go 7y
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Zelma It‘s fantastic. It gets a little lost midway but is worth pushing through for a few of the later volumes. 7y
Karkar I just started this series and I love it!!! 7y
Swe_Eva Such a great series! 💜 7y
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RyeAnnUh
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Great comic. Just started reading comics and this is one I wanted to start with. I love my fairytales and myths and legends. Will continue to catch up.

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juliannebenford
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My evening plans. #bookandahotdrink...and chocolate! #seasonsreadings2016

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juliannebenford
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Is a #comic collection cheating for #bookwithpictures? My boyfriend got me this as a birthday present in 2014 and it's been on my #currentlyreading list since! I have thus far failed to finish it because I keep forgetting to bring it home from my parents' house. Going to make a good go at reading it today! #seasonsreadings2016

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Amy_H
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I really enjoyed these fairy tale retellings. Lots of mixing of stories and intrigue.