Fables: Homelands (Fables)
by Bill Willingham, David Hahn
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So, I've been wanting to get my hands on these for awhile, seeing their tantalizingly lovely covers gracing other people's reading lists on this site.
I have to say I was moderately disappointed, but I still enjoyed reading this. I know I didn't read the right one first. This is the only one my library system has. I was honestly surprised they had any. I don't think the library in my area is exactly revolutionary in its choices of holdings.
Okay, so, here's the thing. I really love the co...more
I have to say I was moderately disappointed, but I still enjoyed reading this. I know I didn't read the right one first. This is the only one my library system has. I was honestly surprised they had any. I don't think the library in my area is exactly revolutionary in its choices of holdings.
Okay, so, here's the thing. I really love the co...more
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It's hard to call this the peak of FABLES, to date, especially since the most recent trade, "Sons of Empire" was potentially as good. But this book holds up after multiple reads. Boy Blue tearing his way through the Homelands in an attempt to assassinate the Adversary and rescue his friend, Pinocchio, as well as his long-lost love.
Through five volumes we never saw Boy Blue as a soldier. We hear stories about how these people fought in the Homelands and catch glimpses of what they ...more
Through five volumes we never saw Boy Blue as a soldier. We hear stories about how these people fought in the Homelands and catch glimpses of what they ...more
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(This review is for all Fables graphic novels)
If you ever wondered what it would be like if your favorite fable characters had to live and work together, you should read Fables.
In these graphic novels, many of our beloved fable characters have been forced to leave their lands and go into hiding in order to escape the evil Adversary. Now they live alongside your everyday New Yorkers.
Some of the graphic novels are mysterious "whodunit" stories, while others fol...more
If you ever wondered what it would be like if your favorite fable characters had to live and work together, you should read Fables.
In these graphic novels, many of our beloved fable characters have been forced to leave their lands and go into hiding in order to escape the evil Adversary. Now they live alongside your everyday New Yorkers.
Some of the graphic novels are mysterious "whodunit" stories, while others fol...more
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Read in June, 2006
We start with a one-off on where Jack went to, which introduces his own new spin-off series.
In the mean time, we see Fabletown, where Blue has run off with Pinnochio and gone back to the homelands, ready to face down the advesary, whom we finally see and discover. We are also told that so far only the European worlds were taken, but the adversary is expanding, and the Asian and African worlds are set to fall as well...
A gripping adventure installment to this great series about exiled fai...more
In the mean time, we see Fabletown, where Blue has run off with Pinnochio and gone back to the homelands, ready to face down the advesary, whom we finally see and discover. We are also told that so far only the European worlds were taken, but the adversary is expanding, and the Asian and African worlds are set to fall as well...
A gripping adventure installment to this great series about exiled fai...more
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Read in June, 2006
We start with a one-off on where Jack went to, which introduces his own new spin-off series.
In the mean time, we see Fabletown, where Blue has run off with Pinnochio and gone back to the homelands, ready to face down the advesary, whom we finally see and discover. We are also told that so far only the European worlds were taken, but the adversary is expanding, and the Asian and African worlds are set to fall as well...
In the mean time, we see Fabletown, where Blue has run off with Pinnochio and gone back to the homelands, ready to face down the advesary, whom we finally see and discover. We are also told that so far only the European worlds were taken, but the adversary is expanding, and the Asian and African worlds are set to fall as well...
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Read in June, 2008
This volume has a couple things going on. The first is Jack's story. I liked it, but not as much as the second part, in which we get a glimpse of the homelands as Boy Blue ventures back to face the adversary. Very exciting in the grand scheme of the comic.
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Read in April, 2008
I think I'm done with this series for a while. Half the characters have been inexplicably shoved offstage, new ones aren't especially interesting. The much awaited big reveal of the adversary didn't strike me as surprising, compelling, or logical. It's also sort of weird that it seems like the homeland is basically fine, contrary to the total destruction we've seen before. Enjoyable stories, but fundamentally unsatisfying.
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Read in June, 2008
This volume let me in on the whole idea of "the Homelands" and just what exactly they were. You come to find out just who exactly is The Emperor and he's not probably who you expected him to be, which is just in the vein of these graphic novels! Jack of Tales has a side adventure in Hollywood with a teeny tiny Jill, Boy Blue steps up to the challenge of being an ex-war hero, and there's a Snow Queen, literally.
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
Older fans of fairy tales and Neil Gaiman fans
I had somehow managed to miss book six when it came out and gone straight to book seven. Big mistake. This is the book of the great revelations of the series, and marks a change in the story that affects the following books greatly. No wonder I was a bit confused by a few things in books seven and eight! This is one of the strongest books in the series so far.
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Read in January, 2007
Graphic Novel. Live from New York, it's our favorite fairy tales exiled to the mundane world! Jack does Hollywood, Boy Blue returns to the homeland to rescue Red Riding Hood, and we finally learn the truth behind the Adversary! This is a thick trade filled with good stories, and I thought Boy Blue's arc was particularly well done.
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have this on order with 7,8,9 and 1001 nights. can't wait.
this came in the mail today with the others....yay!
so great.....as the title implies.....this one takes place mostly in the homelands. as a bonus....there's the jack story that was the starting point to his spin-off series. really really a good vol.
this came in the mail today with the others....yay!
so great.....as the title implies.....this one takes place mostly in the homelands. as a bonus....there's the jack story that was the starting point to his spin-off series. really really a good vol.
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I confess, I'm not as interested in the Homelands war storyline as I am in the various complications of the characters. the doomed but eventually happy Snow White & Bigby; the potential romance between Flycatcher and Ride; the flirtations between Rose Red & Boy Blue. it's grown-up teen angst rendered beautiful.
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The main part of this book is Boy Blue's quest into the Homelands to find the Adversary and kill him. With the aid of magical weapons he comes to know the Adversary's identity and information on the real Red Riding Hood. Plus, there's a short arc on Jack of Beanstalk climbing fame making it big in Hollywood.
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Read in May, 2007
I think I prefer the storylines in the Homelands to the cheeky Fabletown stuff... it's cool seeing Boy Blue slice through ranks of the Adversary's troops. Could have done without the Jack one-off at the beginning of this, though.
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Read in February, 2008
I have to admit I'm so embroiled in what goes on in Fabletown, it took me quite awhile to get into this collection. That being said, I love what they did with the main enemy (can't say who) and that bit of a twist at the end.
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"Fables" is back on track with this collection. Amazing artwork that at times reminds me of Windsor McCay, and a terrific adventure tale following Blue's quest into the homelands -- excellent stuff!!
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Read in March, 2008
I don't feel that it got really interesting until the second half. I would give it only three stars if not for the fact that this volume reveals who the adversary is... and it really blew me away!
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Read in May, 2006
I love this series! In the latest installment, we learn what happened after Boy Blue disappeared with the Vorpal Sword and Witching Cloak and went to challenge the Adversary single-handedly.
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Read in December, 2007
So far, this is my least favorite of the Fables books. I just couldn't get into Boy Blue's adventures in the homelands. Oh well. It's still an excellent series.
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