Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) (Paperback)
by Bill Willingham
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Read in January, 2007
Graphic Novel. In comparison to the previous trade, this one is skinny and not as, well, weighty. The stories don't feel as important to the plot, kind of flimsy. Most of the book is taken up by a long arc about Arabian fable refuges arriving in Fabletown, which does open up some interesting possibilities at the end (at the risk of contradicting earlier parts of the story), but I'm afraid it also plays on the fear of the Dark Scary Arab, and then...pretty much delivers on that fear. I'm not sure...more
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Read in December, 2006
The opening of this collection finds Prince Charming trying (and failing) to deal ably with his position as Mayor of Fabletown. Boy Blue has returned from the Homelands with essential information about the Adversary, but due to Fable laws about the theft of magical items, he is imprisoned and awaiting trial. Meanwhile, a contingent from the Arabian Nights version of Bhagdad has arrived, and there are definitely some things getting lost in the translation. I felt that this collection was overall ...more
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In this tale, we encounter the Arabian fables, whose lands have not yet been invaded by the Adversary. An emissary contingent visits the fables in New York, including Sinbad, but some misunderstandings arise and a djinn gets loosed. Meanwhile, Snow White continues to raise her kids on the Farm and Mowgli searches for Bigby Wolf, while Prince Charming makes a bad job of his mayor gig, and Beauty and the Beast do their best as assistant mayor and sheriff (they'll never live up to Snow White and Bi...more
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Read in July, 2006
In this tale, the Arabian Fairy Tale contingent (led by none other than Sinbad!) arrives in Fabletown, seeking asylum. Mowgli, as emissary, has laid a complex groundwork to minimize culture clashes between the Americanized European Fables and the Arabian Fables. But! Now that King Cole is no longer mayor and Charming is, a lot of things have fallen through the cracks-- including all of Mowgli's plans. And Mowgli's not there to pick up the pieces, because he's off searching for Bigby. What's to h...more
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Read in June, 2008
Being so caught up in the Bigby/Snow story, I found this volume a little dry. It details the Arabic Homelands which are being invaded by the Emperor and the likes of Aladin, djinns and Solomons are being displaced in little Fabletown, along with their harems and slaves. King Cole resurfaces as the only one in Fabletown who speaks Arabic and he interestingly uses his "smooze" factor to act as a diplomat. He finally finds his place in this volume, which is the redeeming quality of it,...more
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just decided to order the rest that i hadn't read. such a great series.
hoping to finish the rest in the next day or so....i'd like to say i could spread them out and savor them....but i can't.
i found this vol a little weak. truthfully, the second story...non-main story...was really the more interesting story. i didn't get where it was going, or how it was connected, but in the end it totally fit in with everything.
hoping to finish the rest in the next day or so....i'd like to say i could spread them out and savor them....but i can't.
i found this vol a little weak. truthfully, the second story...non-main story...was really the more interesting story. i didn't get where it was going, or how it was connected, but in the end it totally fit in with everything.
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Read in July, 2007
recommends it for:
I wouldn't
That's it, I quit Fables.
*sputters*
As if the gender stuff weren't enough, now there's orientalist stereotyping too! What fun!
I threw this to the floor in disgust after reading it, and now I want to scrub out my brain.
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*sputters*
As if the gender stuff weren't enough, now there's orientalist stereotyping too! What fun!
I threw this to the floor in disgust after reading it, and now I want to scrub out my brain.
Full review: http://oyceter.livejournal.com...
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Read in November, 2007
I'm not sure if this Fables installment was supposed to be topical or not, but there's something distasteful about the way Willingham brings in this outdated cartoony "exotic Arabian" entrance here and mixes it up with realisticly drawn Western troops.
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Read in July, 2006
The artwork, as always, is beautiful. However, the story strays a bit away from the main plot (the fight against the Adversary, whose identity was revealed in the previous volume). Still, the incorporation of Arabian fairy tales is quite cool.
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Read in March, 2008
Not as amazing as some of the others, but I still love Fables more than just about anything else. This one just felt like it was mostly to set up the identity of new characters, rather than to advance the stories of established characters.
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this is an interesting departure for Fables. bringing in the Arabian lands introduces new characters and new complcations for the Homelands war. this isn't a favourite, but it's still wonderful.
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Read in June, 2008
Builds up some momentum, but I enjoyed the little side stories in which we learn more about the characters more than the actual storyline. I'm prejudiced against genies, I guess. :)
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Here's where the series starts to dip in quality a bit....
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Read in March, 2008
recommends it for:
Fables fans
Reappearance of King Cole and an introduction to Sinbad. Interesting side story about the wooden couple who long to be human.
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Read in April, 2007
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fantasy fans
Not quite as good as we would hope, and a bit backward in terms of politics. But you cannot give up. I repeat, don't give up!
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Culture shock as European and Middle Eastern fairy tale characters interact for the first time.
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Read in March, 2008
Slow start, but another outstanding performance from Frau Totenkinder, one of my favorites now.
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Read in December, 2007
I thought this volume of the Fables series was also a little slow. Yawn.
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Read in October, 2007
Too short! Enough teasing, bring on the rest of the story already! :)
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Read in May, 2008
This has been my least favorite out of this series so far.
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