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Fables, Vol. 6: Homelands (Fables #6)
by
Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author),
Mark Buckingham , David Hahn , Steve Leialoha
Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, Homelands follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, the two-part story of Jack's adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot story of Mowgli's return to Fabletown.
Paperback, 192 pages
Published
January 1st 2006
by Vertigo
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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...more
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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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 interesting stories later on, but it w...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 interesting stories later on, but it w...more
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 items until you need them,...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 items until you need them,...more
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, it is unu...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, it is unu...more
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 herring is a littl...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 herring is a littl...more
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 life is lik...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 life is lik...more
This is the sixth book in the Fables series; the most recent book will be book 17, Inherit the Wind, which releases in July 2012. This was an absolutely excellent addition to this series. We get to learn a ton about the Adversary and venture deep into the Fables Homelands.
The first few chapters are about Jack and Jill escaping the Farm and starting a production company in Hollywood. The rest of the book is about Boy Blue and how he journeys back to the Fables Homelands to defeat the Adversary.
T...more
The first few chapters are about Jack and Jill escaping the Farm and starting a production company in Hollywood. The rest of the book is about Boy Blue and how he journeys back to the Fables Homelands to defeat the Adversary.
T...more
Sometimes it's hard to read "Fables" knowing that a lot of the small details that make this story so great, some of those little "wink wink nudge nudge" that bring it to life (like that little picture of Granny on Bigby's wall way back in the first volume) will be missed simply because some of these fables are unknown in my culture. But then again, the mark of a great story is making your reader care about people he has never known before. And that's exactly what Bill Willingham did with Boy Blu...more
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 Charming to trac...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 Charming to trac...more
Like a lot of the Fables collections, this graphic novel has multiple storylines going on. One of those storylines continues the narrative thread from the earlier novels - mainly that of the conflict between the Fables who live in our world and those that still live in the Homelands. In this instalment, we find out more than we have previously seen of what it is like for those left behind in the Homelands than we have in previous episodes, including the big reveal of who exactly is the Adversary...more
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 interesting...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 interesting...more
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 events).
There i...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 events).
There i...more
In volume six of Fables we get two important story-arcs. The first is the impetus for the launching of Jack's own spinoff wherein he moves to Hollywood and tries to make it as a big shot movie producer. It is a decent enough story and the things that spun out of it give the inclusion more merit even if it does seem like a detour at first. The second story is the tale of Boy Blue's excursion into the homeland on a mission of destruction. Like the story of his exit at the last battle before leavin...more
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...
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, though, his ruth...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, though, his ruth...more
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 revealed though as th...more
Loved the peak into the homelands though with the story behind the Adversary. It was a tab anticlimactic when his identity was revealed though as th...more
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....more
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, but there was...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, but there was...more
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 until the main char...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 until the main char...more
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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 great to s...more
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This is my favorite volume yet. I love the look at the Homelands. I loved following Boy Blue’s adventures, I almost started loving to read graphic novels, but don’t worry, I didn’t get that carried away. After reading volume six I don’t hate graphic noels anymore, which is a good thing. Also, I liked reading about Jack’s adventures in Hollywood and I totally see why there is a whole series on his stories alone. I may have to read them too. Yikes, another series of graphic novels I’m contemplatin...more
You win, friend who assured me that Fables gets amazing as of Homelands. This was without a doubt the strongest volume of the series so far, and the only one to compel me from start to finish. It tackles some of the bigger questions of the series in unexpected ways, hurling scene upon scene of fantastic action and exposition at the reader with the rounded feel of a really good legend-- a sense that has been (ironically) conspicuously lacking for most of the series. Boy Blue is a fantastic charac...more
I wanted to give this one five stars because it finally dealt with the Homelands and the larger struggle of the Fables. But the Jack 2 parter was willingham at his worst (again) and the "big' reveal of the identity of the Adversary was blah. His motivations should have been something wicked cool - it took 2 issues! - but instead was enormously anticlimactic (because he really seemed to have no motivation at all, which is either really lame, or is a statement by Willingham on the nature of other...more
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.
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, Mowgli,...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, Mowgli,...more
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In the late 1970s to early 1980s he drew fantasy ink pictures for the Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert game rulebooks. He first gained attention for his 1980s comic book series Elementals published by Comico, which he both wrote and drew. However, for reasons unknown, the series had trouble maintaining an original schedule, and Willingham's position in the industry remained spotty for many...more
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