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Fables, Vol. 3: Storybook Love (Fables #3)

by Bill Willingham (Goodreads Author), Mark Buckingham (Illustrator), Steve Leialoha (Illustrator)

4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 · rating details · 8,738 ratings · 335 reviews

In the Fables' world, there isn't a lot of happily-ever-after to go around. As refugees from the lands of make-believe, the Fables have been driven from their storybook realms and forced to blend in with out gritty, mundane reality.

But that doesn't mean they don't have any room for romance—or the pain, betrayal and jealous rage that go along with it. In fact, love may be b...more

Paperback, 190 pages

Published May 1st 2004 by Vertigo

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Nov 12, 2010 Keely rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, fantasy, reviewed

Not as awful as the first two volumes, but still not very good. Not very good at all. It all comes down to the the unpracticed awkwardness of the writing. The characters spend most of their time explaining the plot, and the rest spouting movie cliches.

They don't have much personality because all we know about them is what we're told in the wordy exposition of other characters. If you want a character to be clever, have him do clever things, don't just have other characters tell us how clever he...more

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Apr 02, 2009 Morning rated it 3 of 5 stars

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Dec 06, 2012 Ronyell rated it 5 of 5 stars

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After reading the first two volumes in Bill Willingham’s well-praised graphic novel series “Fables,” I just had to check out the third volume “Fables: Storybook Love” and at this moment, this volume has restored my faith in the “Fables” series! That is not to say that the first two volumes were not great, but when I read the first two volumes, there was not enough development going on for the characters and I felt that I was reading filler stories rather than a good introduct...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Kasey Jane rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, fantasy

I have not read the preceding two volumes, so I hope that I don't do this book a disservice through my review. This book does not list the volume number anywhere on the spine, back, or cover page, so I thought that this was a stand alone volume, much like The Sandman Endless Nights. I suppose it's my fault for not flipping to the page after the cover page but before the beginning of the first issue that clarifies that, yes, this is the next installment of an ongoing series.

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Feb 17, 2012 Jami Zehr rated it 4 of 5 stars

Summary: Briar Rose has a problem, every time her finger is pricked she falls asleep and so does everyone else in the area. She can only be awaken with True Love’s kiss. Bigby Wolf has a problem, a Mundy has discovered the Fabletown community and threatens to expose them. While the Mundy thinks they are vampires, Bigby knows he needs to get rid of the problem so he enlists the help of Briar Rose. Meanwhile, Goldilocks who was one of the ring leaders in the revolution against Snow White and Fable...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Jelinas rated it 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Storybook Love; I did. But, as ridiculous as this sounds, I did think that you had to... ahem... suspend your disbelief a little more with this one than you did in the first two volumes of this series.

The volume starts off pretty fun, with a glimpse into Jack Horner's adventures during the Civil War. It's funny and pretty charming; he cheats both the Devil and Death in this segment (nudity warning here. Jack be a player). It's just an aside, so it doesn't have much bearing on th...more I really enjoyed Storybook Love; I did. But, as ridiculous as this sounds, I did think that you had to... ahem... suspend your disbelief a little more with this one than you did in the first two volumes of this series.

The volume starts off pretty fun, with a glimpse into Jack Horner's adventures during the Civil War. It's funny and pretty charming; he cheats both the Devil and Death in this segment (nudity warning here. Jack be a player). It's just an aside, so it doesn't have much bearing on the main story of the volume.

The main storyline comes in two parts. The first is about a mundy reporter who documents the existence of the Fable community. The only thing is, he thinks they're vampires. Bigby gets a crew together to neutralize the mundy and, in the process, makes an enemy of Bluebeard.

The second part results from Blackbeard's beef with Bigby, and he enchants Bigby and Snow White and sends them into the Cascade Mountains to be assassinated by Goldilocks, who's on the lam for her part in the insurrection we saw in Animal Farm. She's been shacking up with Bluebeard, and he sends her to take down Bigby and Snow.

We see some romantic tensions slowly building between Bigby and Snow, which take a shocking turn at the end of the volume.

While it was still a fun read, there were a lot of little details that seemed a little sloppy to me. For example, Prince Charming begins spying on Bluebeard and discovers that he's plotting to kill Bigby and Snow. How did he decide to start spying on Bluebeard? How would he communicate with the Mounted Police (Lilliputians riding on Fable mice) to put them on the case? What authority does he even have to put them on the case?

And the whole thing of Bluebeard enchanting Bigby and Snow to get them out camping in the Cascades seemed just a bit lazy to me. I mean, I know you've gotta throw them into some crazy adventure to bring them closer together, but, come on.

I can't believe I'm essentially saying that this story about fairy tale characters living in New York City was a little too unbelievable for me.

But it's still a fun read, and the characters still hold steady, even if some of the plotlines are a little shaky.(less)

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Nov 06, 2011 Tanabrus rated it 3 of 5 stars

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sacco d’ossa è la storia di apertura di questo secondo volume.
Una storia singola e leggera, che si rifà alle varie favole riguardanti Jack. Nel dettaglio, qui troviamo Jack al tempo della guerra civile americana. Disertata la guerra, finirà con l’ottenere un sacco dentro cui può catturare qualsiasi cosa, e per ottenere le grazie di una bella ragazza moribonda deciderà di imprigionare nientemeno che la morte… una storiella divertente.

Un intervento acuto ci riporta invece al presente.
Un giornalist...more Sacco d’ossa è la storia di apertura di questo secondo volume.
Una storia singola e leggera, che si rifà alle varie favole riguardanti Jack. Nel dettaglio, qui troviamo Jack al tempo della guerra civile americana. Disertata la guerra, finirà con l’ottenere un sacco dentro cui può catturare qualsiasi cosa, e per ottenere le grazie di una bella ragazza moribonda deciderà di imprigionare nientemeno che la morte… una storiella divertente.

Un intervento acuto ci riporta invece al presente.
Un giornalista ha indagato su Favolandia, ha scoperto l’immortalità dei suoi affiliati e ha tratto le ovvie conclusioni: sono tutti dei vampiri. E’ pronto quindi a pubblicare l’intera storia, mettendo così a repentaglio la vita delle Favole.
Wolf, Jack e Barbablu dovranno intervenire, aiutati dall’acchiappamosche (il principe che era stato un rospo) e dalla Bella Addormentata, ancora vittima della sua maledizione. Un intervento non facile, visto che viviamo in un’epoca di comunicazioni globali e informatizzazione… come fare per evitare che l’articolo venga pubblicato, o che l’eventuale morte del giornalista dia maggiore credibilità alla notizia?
Lo scontro tra Wolf e Barbablu è sempre più aperto, e se Barbablu è pericoloso Wolf è pur sempre il lupo cattivo, anche se in forma umana, e le favole questo lo sanno bene. Barbablu con le lacrime agli occhi mi ha stupito, lo ammetto.

Un amore da favola, l’ultimo arco di storie dell’albo, dà il titolo a tutta la raccolta.
E vede due colpi di stato, uno dentro l’altro si può dire.
La scoperta di spie della Topolizia in casa di Barbablu, e il loro aver scoperto che la ricercata Riccioli d’Oro è sua ospite, spingono l’uomo ad accelerare i suoi piani e ad utilizzare una vecchia magia per mettere fuori gioco i suoi nemici.
Ammaliati Wolf e Bianca, li spedisce in campeggio ben lontani da Favolandia mettendo sulle loro tracce Riccioli d’Oro con il compito di eliminarli senza testimoni nei paraggi. Non sa però che c’è chi non aspettava che una sua mossa falsa per far partire la sua scalata al potere…
Intanto in campeggio Wolf e Bianca vivono finalmente la loro storia d’amore, avendo vinte le loro naturali resistenze grazie alla magia di Barbablu. Rinvengono in tempo per non rappresentare un facile bersaglio per la loro aspirante assassina, e comincia così una caccia mortale tra i boschi.
Tra l’altro si scopre una cosa molto interessante su quanto sia difficile uccidere fiabe ancora famose tra gli umani.
Si scopre chi sia il padre di Luca Wolf.
E si scopre che ogni azione ha le sue conseguenze.

Un bel volume, anche se forse non arriva ai livelli del primo.
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Sep 28, 2011 Jess rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fairy-tales-folklore-mythology, graphic-novels, read-in-2011, series

Three volumes in, I'm beginning to feel like Fables is a fun series of escapist fiction, but doesn't seem to offer much more than that. In Volume Three: Storybook Love, we are given a couple of single issue stories that show us a bit more of the history behind certain characters, Jack's schemes during the American Civil War, and the legends that are told among the fables themselves. Which is good at establishing some background, but it's not yet clear to me that there is any sort of narrative ar...more

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Jul 07, 2011 Drew Patrick Smith rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fairy Tale & Myth Fans

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What I Liked: This is my favorite Fables so far - each trade just keeps getting better. Snow and Bigby together in the wilderness - and the consequences of what happens there - is great storytelling and painfully true to life. They might have love, but it's ruined when their actual lives intervene to screw things up.

This is also the first collection where Willingham introduces the stand alone issues to present some of the Fables' past. We see Jack during the Civil...more Review from the PFS Book Club...

What I Liked: This is my favorite Fables so far - each trade just keeps getting better. Snow and Bigby together in the wilderness - and the consequences of what happens there - is great storytelling and painfully true to life. They might have love, but it's ruined when their actual lives intervene to screw things up.

This is also the first collection where Willingham introduces the stand alone issues to present some of the Fables' past. We see Jack during the Civil War and glimpes of the Fables during the settling of New York City - back when it was New Amsterdam. It makes Fables feel like a world unto itself, one that has not only unlimited potential in its future stories but in telling the stories of its past. I could go for an entire mini-series on some of the characters' adventures before they arrived in Fabletown.

Also, I love that Willingham just keeps adding to the cast of characters. Here, Prince Charming and King Cole become actual characters, as well as Boy Blue and Flycatcher - all of whom will continue to be important in the series. Willingham has a gift for pulling a character up from the background and making them the central character for a few issues, and it never feels awkward or out of place. If you want to see how it isn't done, please refer to Nikki and Paulo of LOST.

Lastly, I've got to point out how much I'm digging Buckingham's art. When Prince Charming and Bluebeard have their final battle, he designs the panels into shields, to represent Charming. It's subtle but also quite striking, since Buckingham can tell the same amount of story in such a confined space. He also begins to add his amazing backgrounds - like Snow's snowflakes.

What I Didn't Like: I have to say, though, I wasn't a fan of the art in the Jack or Barleycorn segments. While they were good, they just didn't match up to Medina (who puts in solid if not exceptional work) and Buckingham. They simply lacked the finish that the other two artists had.

I also have to say that the whole "Fables as vampires" arc was fun but didn't really move the plot forward, almost like it was just spinning its wheels. It pushed Blackheard firmly into the role of the villain, but why did it take a whole story arc to do that? While I liked the exploration of Briar Rose's curse (and it does come into play later in the series), Briar herself doesn't really have much of a personality. I would have liked to her explored more.

Last Thought: Who knew Prince Charming was such a hero/douche?(less)

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Mar 07, 2011 Tyler Hill rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2011

Three volumes in, and I'm still waiting to fall in love with this series. I feel like pretty much everyone else loves it, so I'm not sure why its not really resonating for me. At this point, there just seems to be something a little too... I don't know... obvious about it. The idea of classic fable characters living in modern day New York has merit, but I just don't feel like the execution really delivers. I keep waiting for that extra layer of depth, but more often than not, something about the...more

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Mar 05, 2011 Douglas rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: borrowed, graphic-novel

I don't feel the comic is as bad as some make it out to be, but, heck, it ain't as phenomenal as it has been made out to be, either.

The first story was sophomoric and lurid, reducing a fine, dying noblewoman to the ubiquitous, sexually repressed, strumpet stereotype. The idea of death being put on hold while Death was stuck in Jack's bag was novel, but honestly, the sex was puerile and meaningless filler, stiffly drawn and awkwardly scripted. The middle story was the best part of the novel, but...more

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Oct 31, 2010 Artemisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Artemisa by: syrin

Shelves: borrowed, comics-or-graphic-novel, fable, fairy-tales, short-stories

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Aug 15, 2009 Jonathan rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of the series

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy

Book 3 returns to Fabletown some time after the events of the last one. The first couple issues find Bigby dealing with a mundane journalist who threatens to expose Fablestown's secret (he thinks they're vampires). The main point of this short arc is to deepen the hostility between Bluebeard and Bigby; the latter earning the deadly ire of the former for humiliating him during their caper. Both of them know the inevitable outcome of any physical confrontation, so Bluebeard turns to underhanded m...more Book 3 returns to Fabletown some time after the events of the last one. The first couple issues find Bigby dealing with a mundane journalist who threatens to expose Fablestown's secret (he thinks they're vampires). The main point of this short arc is to deepen the hostility between Bluebeard and Bigby; the latter earning the deadly ire of the former for humiliating him during their caper. Both of them know the inevitable outcome of any physical confrontation, so Bluebeard turns to underhanded means to exact his revenge. While this collection doesn't do much to advance the Adversary storyline, it does set up a few important pieces, and most importantly lets us really get to know the few characters who are shaping up to be major players, most notably Bigby, Snow, and Prince Charming.

What makes this series so compelling? The obvious first answer is the simple premise: a vast conglomeration of characters, most known to the reader beforehand and all culled from different sources. The endless possibilities of such an idea are illustrated in the two stand-alone issues included in this book, one of which details Jack's exploits during the Civil War in a retelling of an old folk tale, and one of which relates the fate of a company of Lilliputian soldiers which finds its way to Fabletown. This general idea has been done before, though (Neil Gaiman has made particularly good use of it), and while it accounts for some of the appeal, this series has a unique charm all its own. I think a substantial portion of that comes from Willingham's treatment of the characters. Simply put, they do their jobs; the villains are devious, conniving, and thoroughly unlikable, while the heroes, despite their foibles, are completely sympathetic. And while this may leave some of them feeling a bit one-dimensional, it works in the context of the narrative. And the main characters, as we see with Snow and Bigby here, are more than capable of carrying the story along.

This installment ends leaving us with many questions, and the promise that the overall story is about to begin in earnest. If you've made it this far, no doubt you'll be pressing on regardless of my encouragement. Hold on though, this was just a warm-up act compared to the mayhem just around the corner...(less)

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Apr 09, 2009 Icats rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

To recap for those not familiar with the Fables series, fairytale characters such as Snow White, Prince Charming, Briar Rose, Big Bad Wolf, The Three Little Pigs, Jack Horner, Goldilocks, and the like, are driven from their magical worlds and kingdoms by the Adversary. Those immortal fables that can pass as humans live in a secret community in New York City and those fables that cannot are forced to live on a large secluded farm in upstate NY to keep them hidden from the mundane (humans).

In Fabl...more

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Aug 16, 2011 Karissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the third book in the Fables series. Unlike the first two books this one is comprised of four separate tales. This installment does an excellent job of filling in some background while still moving the main story along.

The first installment tells about Jack the Giant killer and his love of a cursed southern belle. The second talks about Bigby Wolf dealing with a reporter who thinks he's discovered the secret of Fabletown. The third is the longest and progresses the story the furthest; th...more

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Oct 06, 2012 Jacob rated it 4 of 5 stars

Not as consistent as the first two volumes, "Storybook Love" contains a few different tales collected into a single trade paperback. The first is a standalone story about roguish Jack of the tales and his misadventures with the devil and death during the Civil War. Up next is a story where a journalist thinks he has found the truth about Fabletown and it's up to Bigby Wolf and a team of Fables to shut down the expose. The largest chunk of the story comes in the third section, dealing with the re...more

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May 07, 2011 Hotavio rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels

I found myself enjoying this Fables book more than the first ones. This is mostly because the stories are interesting. Willingham introduces a host of new characters; some familiar, others not, while killing off others. The characters which carried over from the earlier graphic novels maintain the personalities and roles previously assigned to them. This allows for Willingham to reinforce the scruples he assigned to them. While the centerpiece of Storybook Love is the sparks of romance between...more

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Aug 27, 2011 Jesi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Jesi by: Debbie and Jen

Shelves: paperback, graphic-novel, fiction, fantasy, fairy-tale, urban-fantasy, romance, series, series-fabletown, read-as-an-adult, read-in-2011, three-stars

I've been staring at my courser blink for the last few minutes, trying to think of *something* to say about this one. About all my brain is coming up with is "meh?" I really don't get the hype these GNs generated. The first story in this novel was fun, although (as the author said) a retelling. As I was already familiar with the basic story, I wasn't too impressed with the writing, although the illustration wasn't bad. The second story arc was original, well written (with one exception,) and pro...more

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Mar 27, 2012 Ms. Library rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, owned, graphic-novels, fairy-tales, strong-female-characters

I am going to review these two together because a lot of my comments are similar. First of all, I absolutely love this series. Its exactly what I love about fairy-tale retellings. Its snarky and smart and funny. It references a lot of more obscure ideas, and it mixes them together so well. There is something truly amazing about an author who can bring these elements together so well to form a cohesive story. Not to mention the fact that the art continues to be beautiful and perfect for the plot....more

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Nov 24, 2012 Allen Smith rated it 5 of 5 stars

If even half of all writers producing comic books were as creative as Bill Willingham, the medium would be much more respected in the United States. There is a obvious love for storytelling occuring within this series that granted has taken a while to develop, but with the addition of illustrator Mark Buckingham-who is progressing into his own sequential style upon the series. The first collection was certainly rocky,this collection while not reaching its full power, there are glimpses of greatn...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Myles rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: sequential-art, fantasy, books-about-books

It was more of the same?

I want to like this a lot better than I do, it was enjoyable enough, and playful, but there didn't seem to be enough time to develop the tricks that Willingham was attempting to pull off. He's not someone who can say volumes with a few words or, apparently inspire the artists to say it with an image. Fables relies on a lot of archetypes and bare plot to get the story across. Which isn't a bad thing, but I've been reading a couple other fantasy comic titles that play in si...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Ian rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mythology, romance, urban-fantasy, graphic-novels, dark-fantasy

The series keeps improving, further justifying its existence. This volume is actually a collection of several loosely-connected storylines, the centerpiece of which is the four-part "Storybook Love." It picks up from where the "Animal Farm" storyline left off and explores the relationship between Snow White & Bigby, Goldilocks' and Bluebeard's motivations, the political machinations of the Fabletown community, the post-exile/pre-Fabletown history of several characters, and the development of...more

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Aug 05, 2011 Jeff rated it 3 of 5 stars

This trip into the realm of Fables was not quite as enjoyable for me as the first two. I'll start with the good. The story arc involving Snow White and Bigby Wolf was very enjoyable and seemed to fit in with the flavor of the previous volumes. The stand alone story of Jack during the Civil War was also fun and proof that Jack does deserve his Jack of Fables title. What I did not enjoy as much was the soty where Bigby and company try to silence a nosy reporter who has stumbled onto the Fables sec...more

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Apr 24, 2009 PurplyCookie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novel, mythic-fiction, comics-series, fantasy, fairy-tale

This volume collects Issues #11-18, including the 4-part "Storybook Love." Also included are the 2-part "A Sharp Operator" and the single-issue tales "Bag o' Bones" and "Barleycorn Brides." Unlike in the first two volumes of Fables, there is no single story arc in this one. Instead we get four tales of different lengths that help flesh out the characters for us.

"Bag o' Bones" is a set of stories adapted and taken from the Mountain Jack Tales of American folklore. Jack of the Tales is the main ch...more

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Feb 10, 2013 David Caldwell rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: collection, fantasy, graphic-novel, romance, series

This is a collection of issues 11 to 18 in the Fables series.It is the third story arc plus a couple of standalone stories and a two-part story.All are stories deal with love(no matter how twisted) amongst the Fables.It is intended for mature audiences.

There are 4 basic stories in the collection.The first tells a story Of Jack Horner and one of get rich schemes set during the civil war.His plan is to pose as a southern soldier so he can impress a rich southern belle.Naturally there are complicat...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Marc Kozak rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-comic-novel-books

Even with all the hubbub about this being "the next Sandman", and the overly positive reaction from the comic book community, I am quickly running out of patience with this series. Despite the great concept (every fairy-tale creature has fled to New York and is living in modern times) and a nearly limitless supply of interesting characters to choose from, Willingham pours on cliche after cliche, on top of uninspired plots and people blah-blahing about nothing interesting. It takes a lot to turn...more

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Apr 25, 2011 Elijah Kinch Spector rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dont-own, nypl

A definite uptic in quality with this volume, less time spent making specific points or setting up a world means more time luxuriating in that world as characters come and go and interact, and still, thankfully, without too many "good guys" and "bad guys." Goldilocks is still kind of ridiculous, but she's barely there -- I do hope we get to see more of the Mouse Police, though. They are great. The stories in this volume feel a lot more organic, less divided into perfect arcs (often done for the...more

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Feb 20, 2012 syrin rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: comics, read-2012, private-collection

Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned love tale? Not me, certainly. But it has to be a very special love story - off with those soapy good-for-nothing love tales, if you want to impress me, you have to bring something more to the table. And "Fables" does it, yet again. My love for Snow White and Bigby knew no bounds from the get go, and the two of them together are a match made in heaven. (Or hell, whichever you prefer). Throw in evil Goldilocks, and "Storybook Love" was definitely my favorite a...more

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Aug 07, 2010 Sofia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: graphic-novels, fantasy

Posted on my book blog.

Background: I'm starting to really like this series (it's come a long way from the first issue). I'm buying the issues in order when I can find them.

Review: In this issue, there are a couple of stories unrelated to the general storyline: one follows Jack of the Tales (still of a pretty vacuous mind), and the other gives a little cultural background for the Liliputians. Both are very funny and provide great context for the story. I heard Jack of the Tales even has its own s...more Posted on my book blog.

Background: I'm starting to really like this series (it's come a long way from the first issue). I'm buying the issues in order when I can find them.

Review: In this issue, there are a couple of stories unrelated to the general storyline: one follows Jack of the Tales (still of a pretty vacuous mind), and the other gives a little cultural background for the Liliputians. Both are very funny and provide great context for the story. I heard Jack of the Tales even has its own spinoff of the series (along with Cinderella), but I've yet to check it out.

By the way, don't read this if you haven't read the second book. Should go without saying, but...

The rest of the story picks up where the last one ended, with Snow White convalescing from the encounter with Goldilocks on the farm. Things have been going smoothly in Fabletown, with Bigby Wolf taking care of things while Snow is in the hospital. One day, a journalist asks for an audience with Wolf and lets him know he's been spying on the Fables underground New York community for the last three years, and that he's discovered they're immortal. He threatens to publish everything, and the Fables have to find a way to keep him from unmasking them. There's some disagreement among the Fables as to the best course of action, and Bluebeard starts getting resentful towards Wolf and Snow's authority.

This series keeps getting better with each issue. The characters are still very much "archetypes": Snow White is icy but innocent, Wolf is scraggy but loyal, Jack is resourceful but dumb... But they make sense inside their own stories in that they're not regular humans, they are Fables after all. And inside these archetypes, they are getting more interesting, specially Bigby Wolf and Prince Charming.

The humor is still there, still getting better. I actually laughed out loud reading Jack's story. The art is top notch as well, specially when it comes to the covers, which are simply beautiful.

I'm starting to get why this series is so popular. Will definitely pick up the next one.(less)

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Mar 19, 2012 Cherisa S rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Time-Machine

Shelves: library

Minor Spoilers ahead…proceed with caution:

I thought the story of Jack was interesting but only okay. I mainly find Jack really annoying, which is fitting considering so does my favorite characters to far Bigby and Snow. There wasn’t as much Snow in the volume as I would have liked but it didn’t make the stories any less interesting. It was nice to see Charming do something awesome (though 98% for his own good) and I like seeing someone who I knew was bad, actually do something bad.

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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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