Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, HOMELANDS follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncove...
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Feb 17, 2008
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Mar 01, 2009
The other John
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The center story of this Fables collection is Little Boy Blue's quest in the Homelands. In the previous collection (or issue #31, if you've been following the comic) Blue took the Witching Cloak and the Vorpal Blade from the Fabletown armory and embarked on a mission back to the dimensional worlds from which the Fables came. His objective is to kill the Adversary, the conqueror of their homelands and to rescue his true love, Little Red Riding Hood. (Well, she's all grown up, so I should probably
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Jun 08, 2008
Miss Michael
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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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Jan 27, 2012
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This is a significant part of the ongoing story, with a lot of revelations. I'd figured out who the Adversary was a while back, but it was still interesting to see why that person came to power.
Unfortunately this story conflicts with "The Last Castle" (reprinted in Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers) and there's no decent explanation. One of the characters literally says "I don't know who did that or why they did it." This retcon does lead to some intere More...
Unfortunately this story conflicts with "The Last Castle" (reprinted in Fables, Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers) and there's no decent explanation. One of the characters literally says "I don't know who did that or why they did it." This retcon does lead to some intere More...
Jan 21, 2012
Jelinas
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This volume of Fables revolves mostly around Boy Blue. Unlike in the nursery rhyme, he's actually a fierce warrior in addition to a talented bugler.
His mission is to return to the Homelands, which have been taken over by the mysterious Adversary, and to rescue Red Riding Hood, the woman he loves, or die trying.
There's plenty of adventure and subterfuge involved. Blue has also stolen the Witching Cloak, a magical cloak that can teleport you to different places and hide ite More...
His mission is to return to the Homelands, which have been taken over by the mysterious Adversary, and to rescue Red Riding Hood, the woman he loves, or die trying.
There's plenty of adventure and subterfuge involved. Blue has also stolen the Witching Cloak, a magical cloak that can teleport you to different places and hide ite More...
Sep 30, 2011
Jess
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Fables, could it be? Finally, in Fables, Volume 6: Homelands, the series starts to live up to the acclaim and high esteem in which it is held by others, and to my demanding expectations.
First we learn what became of trickster Jack (who is a potentially interesting character, so I'll be checking out the Jack of Fables series as well) and his loot stolen from Bluebeard - he moves to Hollywood to become a studio mogul. Now, while it's not quite the Fables meets Entourage I was expecting, More...
First we learn what became of trickster Jack (who is a potentially interesting character, so I'll be checking out the Jack of Fables series as well) and his loot stolen from Bluebeard - he moves to Hollywood to become a studio mogul. Now, while it's not quite the Fables meets Entourage I was expecting, More...
Sep 07, 2011
Jeffrey
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This volume contains two arcs. One explains what Jack did after the battle of Fabletown. It's a fluffy and silly satire of Hollywood, used somewhat in the same way as Brian K Vaughan used the ending arc of Y The Last Man Vol:3 except instead of commenting on the critics, it's commenting on potential exploiters.
This is followed up with a more serious story about Boy Blue's quest to return to the Homelands to save Red Riding Hood. I won't get into deep detail except to say a red herrin More...
This is followed up with a more serious story about Boy Blue's quest to return to the Homelands to save Red Riding Hood. I won't get into deep detail except to say a red herrin More...
Oct 04, 2009
Nicola
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Summary: This volume is a turning point in the series; many important events happen which will make the continuing story take a new turn.
Comments: This is probably the most exciting volume I've read to date. I just loved every part of it! We start off with a two issue story solely concerning Jack which is integral to his character's future. A very enjoyable story. Then we move onto the heart of this volume where for the first time the setting switches to the Homelands and we see what More...
Comments: This is probably the most exciting volume I've read to date. I just loved every part of it! We start off with a two issue story solely concerning Jack which is integral to his character's future. A very enjoyable story. Then we move onto the heart of this volume where for the first time the setting switches to the Homelands and we see what More...
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Apr 07, 2011
Phaedra
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This one was a conglomeration of stories, it starts off telling about what Jack did with the money he stole out of Bluebeard's home - he made movies! It was a nice little lull in the main Adversary plotline and you get to see how even when Jack wins, he loses.
The next bit follows Boy Blue on his quest to save Red Riding Hood and kill the Adversary. He does a pretty job of it all too, until the Emperor turn out to not be what he seems. In all of this Mowgli is enlisted by Prince Char More...
The next bit follows Boy Blue on his quest to save Red Riding Hood and kill the Adversary. He does a pretty job of it all too, until the Emperor turn out to not be what he seems. In all of this Mowgli is enlisted by Prince Char More...
Aug 31, 2011
Elijah
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My five stars come with a caveat: they do not include the first two issues. They are a standalone story about Jack, an apparently popular character whose appeal I REALLY don't get. My girlfriend didn't like those issues, I skimmed them, and then moved on to the good stuff. And damn is it good.
In contrast to Jack, Boy Blue might be my favorite character, and watching him move through a story that suddenly jumped entirely into epic fantasy was a delight. It was clever, and bad-ass, and i More...
In contrast to Jack, Boy Blue might be my favorite character, and watching him move through a story that suddenly jumped entirely into epic fantasy was a delight. It was clever, and bad-ass, and i More...
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Jul 07, 2009
Vicki
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Over the course of this series the writing has got a lot better, and I'm happy to say that in this volume (as well as the previous one or two), I didn't find a single moment where the writing took me out of the story.
I'm also enjoying the work of the main artist a lot more than I was at the start too - his designs for the characters and feel for the pages have come to really suit the tale that is being told (especially the changes in pacing and page layouts that come with certain eve More...
I'm also enjoying the work of the main artist a lot more than I was at the start too - his designs for the characters and feel for the pages have come to really suit the tale that is being told (especially the changes in pacing and page layouts that come with certain eve More...
Dec 17, 2009
Jennie
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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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Apr 24, 2009
Purplycookie
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Many subplots from previous volumes have been wrapped up, but plenty of new ones are spawned in this trade paperback collection.
“Jack Be Nimble” is a cute satire of contemporary Hollywood, starring Jack Horner, (of the Beanstalk, of the giant-killing and of many other stories), portrayed as a rather eternally unsavory trickster. Making his way to Hollywood with a fistful of cash, he becomes a wildly successful producer of films based on his own mythological exploits. Eventually, thou More...
“Jack Be Nimble” is a cute satire of contemporary Hollywood, starring Jack Horner, (of the Beanstalk, of the giant-killing and of many other stories), portrayed as a rather eternally unsavory trickster. Making his way to Hollywood with a fistful of cash, he becomes a wildly successful producer of films based on his own mythological exploits. Eventually, thou More...
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Jul 08, 2010
Bry
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Another great installment in the Fables series. So sad to see that this is where Jack's character branches off from the main series. I always liked him, even from the beginning and thought he was a bit under utilized, and now he will be gone completely. Think I will need to read his series Jack of Fables, Volume 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape as well!
Loved the peak into the homelands though with the story behind the Adversary. It was a tab anticlimactic when his identity was reveal More...
Loved the peak into the homelands though with the story behind the Adversary. It was a tab anticlimactic when his identity was reveal More...
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Feb 17, 2012
Neil
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Graphic novels are quickly becoming my reading material of choice during busy, stressful stretches. This installment of Fables is one of the best in the series, setting up the character Jack in much more detail through a story in which he becomes a Hollywood mogul, and moving the plot forward significantly with a story arc about Boy Blue's trip back into the lands of the Adversary on a mission of vengeance and assassination. Most significantly, readers find out who the shady Adversary really is.
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Mar 10, 2009
Wealhtheow
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Jack heads to Hollywood to create a trilogy of movies about himself. Little Boy Blue plunges deep into the heart of the Adversary's empire. And in Fabletown, Mowgli is set on Bigby's trail, to track down the Big Bad Wolf and bring him home.
It's a fun story, but there wasn't any character development here. Jack's story was a cute, self-contained one, although I'm sure his surge in popularity in the Mundy world will have consequences. Little Boy Blue's should have been a nail-biter More...
It's a fun story, but there wasn't any character development here. Jack's story was a cute, self-contained one, although I'm sure his surge in popularity in the Mundy world will have consequences. Little Boy Blue's should have been a nail-biter More...
Nov 17, 2011
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Mar 23, 2011
Kim
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Took me a while to get into the Jack story at the beginning of this one, but once it had gotten going I was pretty happy with it. The best part of this is the heroic storyline that Blue gets in the Homelands, and the fact that you get to see what the homelands look like after the emperor took over.
One think about this series. Sometimes in a story a plot point comes up and you find yourself thinking, "Well, I already know what is going to happen and here I have to sit and wait un More...
One think about this series. Sometimes in a story a plot point comes up and you find yourself thinking, "Well, I already know what is going to happen and here I have to sit and wait un More...
Aug 07, 2011
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Aug 07, 2011
Jeff
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After reading volume 5, this was a breath of fresh air. We start off with a tale of Jack (y'know of the Beanstalk, nimble candlestick jumping, etc.) fame. This two part story tells us where Jack went and what he did with all of the money he stole from the treasure room in the Woodlands. A fun and offbeat yarn that obviously made it clear why Jack deserved a spin off title of his own. Next we see what happened to Boy Blue when he ran off with the Witching Cloak and Vorpal Blade. It was grea
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Nov 17, 2007
Melissa
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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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Jul 14, 2009
Icats
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Spoiler alert for those who haven’t read the previous volumes of Bill Willingham’s Fables series.
In this volume, we follow Boy Blue’s journey back to the Homelands where he seeks revenge for the death of his best friend, Pinnochio, and the imprisonment of his long lost love, Little Red Riding Hood. Through the use of a magic cloak not only does Boy Blue find out the true identity of the Adversary and the story behind his empire. Meanwhile back at Fabletown they welcome the Jungle Boy’s More...
In this volume, we follow Boy Blue’s journey back to the Homelands where he seeks revenge for the death of his best friend, Pinnochio, and the imprisonment of his long lost love, Little Red Riding Hood. Through the use of a magic cloak not only does Boy Blue find out the true identity of the Adversary and the story behind his empire. Meanwhile back at Fabletown they welcome the Jungle Boy’s More...
Feb 12, 2009
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Jan 20, 2012
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There's a bit of an unofficial pattern with the Fables graphic novels so far - every even number volume tells a concurrent story occurring at the same time as the story in the previous volume, just somewhere outside of Fabletown proper. Volume 4 muddles that pattern a little bit, but it splits its story between Fabletown and the Homelands enough to still fit. Like I said, it's an unofficial pattern.
That just means that the More...
There's a bit of an unofficial pattern with the Fables graphic novels so far - every even number volume tells a concurrent story occurring at the same time as the story in the previous volume, just somewhere outside of Fabletown proper. Volume 4 muddles that pattern a little bit, but it splits its story between Fabletown and the Homelands enough to still fit. Like I said, it's an unofficial pattern.
That just means that the More...
Jun 11, 2011
Caroline
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The first two chapters in here cover a few years of Jack after he left Fabletown previously, and it's a pretty cute story about him building a Hollywood empire, but "cute" is really as meaningful as it ever became. Luckily, Jack wasn't as annoying as he has been for me in previous volumes.
The meat of the story of Homelands is what I cared about in here. It was pretty fascinating to see Boy Blue's adventures in the Homelands and seeing just the kind of empire that the Advers More...
The meat of the story of Homelands is what I cared about in here. It was pretty fascinating to see Boy Blue's adventures in the Homelands and seeing just the kind of empire that the Advers More...
Jan 08, 2012
Amanda
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This one should get a 3.5, too. For just how much I didn't like Jack's story in Hollywood. (Even if that story showed once more how well Charming is becoming a leader through his post, which wasn't the point of the story. But, oh well.)
It's gets the rounding because Blue's story *is* just that good though. On a race to discover my theory's answer and to take revenge for all the things he's been put through twice now. I adore Blue so much. And Mowgli's issue was rather nice, too, settin More...
It's gets the rounding because Blue's story *is* just that good though. On a race to discover my theory's answer and to take revenge for all the things he's been put through twice now. I adore Blue so much. And Mowgli's issue was rather nice, too, settin More...
Nov 29, 2011
Lauren
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I'm not sure if it was the full pages missing or cut apart (thanks a lot, previous library borrower) but I just wasn't feeling this set. The Jack in Hollywood set up was pretty bland and poorly written, with the only good thing being the little bit dedicated to Jill. Boy Blue's forays into the Homelands were beautifully drawn, but at times the story felt a little forced.
Basically, book 6 seemed to be one big build up to two things: 1. a spin-off series (Jack) and 2. the big reveal a More...
Basically, book 6 seemed to be one big build up to two things: 1. a spin-off series (Jack) and 2. the big reveal a More...
Apr 07, 2008
Mary-Beth
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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.
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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 re More...
Feb 22, 2011
Crushi
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I am falling in love with this series. I've been picking them up at the library. Some have been good but this one was so great! Fables really vibes with me because I love when public domain/fairy tale/classic characters are reinvented and "adultafied". Filled with really good ideas and creative twists.
The art is decent enough to spark my imagination, create movement and sound effects. I absolutely love the covers. I'm excited to read the next one as soon as I get it from th
The art is decent enough to spark my imagination, create movement and sound effects. I absolutely love the covers. I'm excited to read the next one as soon as I get it from th
