While the meek and mild flying monkey Bufkin is trapped in Fabletown's collapsed business office with the evil witch Baba Yaga, Frau Totenkinder an...
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Dec 04, 2011
David
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This was a great return to the old Fables style after the mediocre distraction of The Great Fables Crossover last volume. In fact, there was a lot in this book that is what I loved about this series in the first place. Previously minor characters suddenly rise in importance. Comic relief sidekicks take A Level of Badass. We get some background information about the Empire, old threads in the storyline we thought forgotten are brought back into play, and the main story arc moves forward (albeit o
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Jan 23, 2012
Justyn
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What a fantastic return to form after the frustrating waste of time that was The (Not So) Great Fables Crossover!
This volume unravels the new threads put into place after the war with the adversary came to an end. I had the pleasure of seeing Bill Willingham do a book talk and one of his talking points was the concept of hiding your hero and hiding your villain, which he does to tremendous effect! Basically, as an author...know what you are going to do and place the pieces in your st More...
This volume unravels the new threads put into place after the war with the adversary came to an end. I had the pleasure of seeing Bill Willingham do a book talk and one of his talking points was the concept of hiding your hero and hiding your villain, which he does to tremendous effect! Basically, as an author...know what you are going to do and place the pieces in your st More...
Nov 07, 2011
Fizzgig76
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Reprints Fables #86-93 (September 2009-May 2010). Mister Dark has taken over Fabletown and the Fables have fled to the Farm. Now the sorcerers of the Fables are trying to determine how to stop Dark and a battle is brewing between all the witches on how it should be done. Geppetto has returned and is trying to get the Fables of the Farm to revolt. Plus Bufkin wages a war against Baba Yaga in the wreckage of the Fabletown offices. Can the Boxers who originally trapped Mr. Dark stop him a More...
Aug 06, 2011
Nicholas
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The central story of Witches has the rise of Baba Yaga as an enemy of the Fables, courageously opposed by the winged monkey Bufkin and his allies; and also a parallel story line of shifts of power among the Fables who are now at their farm, exiled from New York. The former worked better for me, the latter still needing resolution in a future volume.
The first pages of the book, however, are a rather effective vignette of a group we h More...
The central story of Witches has the rise of Baba Yaga as an enemy of the Fables, courageously opposed by the winged monkey Bufkin and his allies; and also a parallel story line of shifts of power among the Fables who are now at their farm, exiled from New York. The former worked better for me, the latter still needing resolution in a future volume.
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Jun 14, 2011
Elizabeth
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Witches includes a cute story about Bufkin holding down the fort in the Business Office (wherever that is). His wrath is slow to waken, but terrible to behold.
But, elsewhere, not much happens. Flycatcher learns that governing is even more difficult than nationbuilding (didn't we already know that?), and Frau Totenkinder (eventually) sets off in a quest to defeat Mister Dark, leaving a power vacuum in the 13th Floor that Ozma hopes to exploit.
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But, elsewhere, not much happens. Flycatcher learns that governing is even more difficult than nationbuilding (didn't we already know that?), and Frau Totenkinder (eventually) sets off in a quest to defeat Mister Dark, leaving a power vacuum in the 13th Floor that Ozma hopes to exploit.
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Feb 14, 2011
Thomas
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More Fables! Should you be surprised? What can I say about this anyway, if you’ve already read what I had to say about the other 13 volumes? It’s about the same as it’s been, and the story continues to move forward. Still, I should state that this isn’t a criticism of the series, nor should you think that I’m saying this is “more of the same”; I’m just saying that I really don’t know what else to say about the series without repeating myself.
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Dec 28, 2010
Bonnie
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Oh, Fables. It's so nice to have you back after the unsatisfying interlude that was Fables: The Great Fables Crossover. That was basically the Jack series with cameo appearances by Bigby and Snow. And the Jack series is far inferior to Fables.
One of the things I love most about Fables is that characters that seem like they're harmless/comic relief/side characters get to shine and show that they're way more badass than you'd ever given them credit for. This time it's Bufkin's (the flyi More...
One of the things I love most about Fables is that characters that seem like they're harmless/comic relief/side characters get to shine and show that they're way more badass than you'd ever given them credit for. This time it's Bufkin's (the flyi More...
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Dec 21, 2010
Nicola
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Reason for Reading: Next in the series.
This was a fantastic volume! We are at the beginning of something new for the Fables and this volume just barely starts to put things in motion but it's main focus is to introduce us to some new main players, namely "the bad guys" out there and the Witches, the former residents of floor 13 whom so far we've heard mention but only met their leader Frau Totenkinder. We start off with a two-issue story that takes us back into the Dark Man's More...
This was a fantastic volume! We are at the beginning of something new for the Fables and this volume just barely starts to put things in motion but it's main focus is to introduce us to some new main players, namely "the bad guys" out there and the Witches, the former residents of floor 13 whom so far we've heard mention but only met their leader Frau Totenkinder. We start off with a two-issue story that takes us back into the Dark Man's More...
Jul 20, 2011
Kathy
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I love the Fables graphics novels but I didn't particularly like this one. Through the entire series they've built Baba Yaga up to be very scary, yet the plotline with her, in this particular book, was just silly and I found that irritating. I hope that is not going to be the case with the Dark Man, since he's quite creepy now.
Oh and the baseball sideline story -- the authors would have made better use of that space to bring some resolution to the Dark Man plot.
Oh and the baseball sideline story -- the authors would have made better use of that space to bring some resolution to the Dark Man plot.
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Feb 17, 2011
Nuno
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Mais um capítulo na fabulosa saga das fábulas (o lobo mau, a branca de neve, Pinóquio, etc.), escondidas no mundo humano do século XXI. Depois do arco narrativo dedicado ao Adversário, a imaginação do autor não escasseou absolutamente nada.
Fabletown vê-se agora ameaçada por Mister Dark, literalmente a representação do bicho papão, que nos amedronta nos sonhos de criança ou debaixo da cama.
Fables é uma série que continua a misturar de forma imaginativa o universo das lendas, mitos e his More...
Fabletown vê-se agora ameaçada por Mister Dark, literalmente a representação do bicho papão, que nos amedronta nos sonhos de criança ou debaixo da cama.
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Feb 01, 2012
Doreen
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I really enjoyed the interplay between Ozma and Maddy/Medea. It's hard to gauge Ozma's true intentions because, well, she's a witch, but if we base her on the Ozma of Baum's mythology, then she's definitely more benevolent than otherwise. It was pretty cool what she did with Reynauld, and how she persuaded the other members of the 13th Floor to trust her in showing up Geppetto for what he really is. The tale of Weyland At The Bat, too, was really well done, showing More...
I really enjoyed the interplay between Ozma and Maddy/Medea. It's hard to gauge Ozma's true intentions because, well, she's a witch, but if we base her on the Ozma of Baum's mythology, then she's definitely more benevolent than otherwise. It was pretty cool what she did with Reynauld, and how she persuaded the other members of the 13th Floor to trust her in showing up Geppetto for what he really is. The tale of Weyland At The Bat, too, was really well done, showing More...
May 02, 2011
Ryan
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For the most part, I really liked this. It deals primarily with the fallout of Mr. Dark razing Fabletown; we learn a little bit more about his past, and exactly how much of a threat he is to the Fables. The book also focuses on some of the themes Willingham's been dealing with since the start - on the might of unlikely heroes, and on shifting political realities. I wasn't sure how much I was going to like it, as I'm unfamiliar with the stories that some of the main characters come from (Ozma a
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Jan 30, 2011
Alan
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I found this to be one of the more satisfying entries by Bill Willingham in this series. Oh yes it does include a little bit of a cliffhanger regarding Fabletown and Mr. Dark. Willingham has successfully merged story and character development in this entry. It is interesting to see what a near total bitch Ozma has become, Frau Totenkinder is perhaps more than she seems, and King Cole is perhaps more shallow than I had though. Buffkin proves himself a hero as we get to see a flying monkey pr
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Dec 24, 2010
Chris
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The 14th graphic novel in the Fable series, this is so much better than the 13th, the Crossover, which felt like a diversion to other existing or soon-to-be launched series. Fables: Witches brings the story back to what's been going on with the characters of such popular stories as Snow White, Beauty & the Beast, Pinocchio, etc. after they were forced to leave Fabletown (a magical place in the middle of New York City) because of Mister Dark, a powerful evil set free in the previous series. The s
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Jan 01, 2011
Erin
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In the latest volume of Fables, the reader finds Bufkin the flying monkey trapped in the former Fabletown business office with the evil witch Baba Yaga and an evil genie. Meanwhile, at the farm upstate, Frau Totenkinder and the other witches are getting ready to battle Mister Dark, who has taken over what is left of the destroyed Fabletown.
After Frau Totenkinder goes missing, the witches begin to grow suspicious...meanwhile, Bufkin begins to rally the "troops" - the remains More...
After Frau Totenkinder goes missing, the witches begin to grow suspicious...meanwhile, Bufkin begins to rally the "troops" - the remains More...
Jun 17, 2011
Karen
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Witches is certainly a return to form after the Great Fables Crossover, which is one of the worst comics I've read. For the most part, I liked the book, even if I thought it was a little too precious and self-indulgent in places. I did not like the pacing. The narrative was just beginning to pick up and get interesting after a great deal of set-up, and then . . . two chapters about baseball and the burdens of kingship? Really?
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May 31, 2011
Matt
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Jul 07, 2011
Caroline
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A return to the narrative I care about--what's really going on with the Fables and the mysterious Mister Dark, not the random Jack of Fables insertion. This touches on what's happening both on The Farm, in the old business office of Fabletown and in Flycatcher's kingdom.
Really liking Frau Totenkinder's storyline in here, <spoiler>and her journeying back into the Homelands to learn more about the Boxers. I'm glad they decided to do more with those characters and that mythology i More...
Really liking Frau Totenkinder's storyline in here, <spoiler>and her journeying back into the Homelands to learn more about the Boxers. I'm glad they decided to do more with those characters and that mythology i More...
Jan 22, 2012
Amanda
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Oh, I had more love for this story. We return to Fables, and this time to Mister Dark. To more backgrounds, more research and more indepth knowledge on some of my most favorite second teir, mysterious characters -- The Witches of Floor 13.
I have to admit I didn't amazing love Bufkin's story, but it did amuse me. Mirror, Flowers girls, and all. The way they tell these stories, sometimes when I'm not in love with the characters, I still end up loving the story itself.
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I have to admit I didn't amazing love Bufkin's story, but it did amuse me. Mirror, Flowers girls, and all. The way they tell these stories, sometimes when I'm not in love with the characters, I still end up loving the story itself.
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Feb 21, 2011
***Dave
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Though the series hit a bit of a lull after the fall of the Adversary (meaning it went from amazing to merely faboo), this volume cranks up the volume with the rise (and exposition) of Mister Dark, and the Fables' initial steps to counter him -- which include some changing of the guard amongst the witches of Fabletown, and some Flying Monkey bravery back in the ruins of the Home Office. Add in some trouble in Paradise for the Frog Prince, and you get a fine collection of modern fables, led by Bi
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Jan 12, 2011
Andrea
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Feb 25, 2011
Kate
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I did not read the books between the original Fable series and Witches, so I know I had some gaps when starting this book, but Willingham seamlessly informs the reader about the most important details. It was good to see old characters and intriguing to meet new ones. The artistic renderings of the witches at the end of the book are haunting, especially the one of Baba Yaga. My critique of Witches is that there was not a lot of action throughout and I could not understand why the plot of Bufk
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Jan 31, 2011
Alex
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In the fourteenth volume of the award-winning Fables comic book series, writer Bill Willingham reveals his true intentions with the next important story arc after the great war between the good fables from our world and the evil ones of the Homelands. What’s left of Fabletown is a destroyed ruin, while its new king and owner, the mysterious and terrifying Mister Dark – the substance of all your nightmares and more – is building his own lair, plotting and planning. Meanwhile the disowned fables
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Jan 22, 2011
Cotton
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This trade compilation is excellent. When the Adversary story arc ended there was a danger that all the momentum and glamor of Fables would falter. I didn't care for the Literals and trade 13 felt like filler material. It was good, just not the best that Fables can be. Witches brings it all back on track with engaging plot and more fantastic character development through backstory and action. There is much potential for amazing story centered around the floor 13 witch characters. This is just a
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Dec 23, 2010
Dan
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Yet another excellent installment in the adventures of our favorite fables. Frau Totenkinder goes on her own mission to try and find out about Mr. dark and Ozma takes over as leader of the magical fables. Meanwhile Buffkin the monkey is trapped in Fabletown's business office with a powerful djinn and the evil Baba Yaga. I only wish the story continued in this volume, so we didn't have to wait for the next book. Also included is a cool little story of Fly the frog king in his new kingdom of H
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Apr 03, 2011
Purplycookie
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We start off with a two-issue story that takes us back into the Dark Man's history, who he is, and how he was caught in the first place. So now we know just what a formidable foe the Fables are up against.
Where to begin? First we've got the problem of Mister Dark, the embodiment of everything you are and should be afraid of. He's preparing himself for something sinister, something that will undoubtedly effect not only the fables but mankind in general. If that's not bad enough, the More...
Where to begin? First we've got the problem of Mister Dark, the embodiment of everything you are and should be afraid of. He's preparing himself for something sinister, something that will undoubtedly effect not only the fables but mankind in general. If that's not bad enough, the More...
Feb 12, 2012
Jillian
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A happy return to our regularly scheduled programming after the excessively meta bore that was last volume's crossover. Given the arc's title, I would have loved to see more of the witches throughout these issues. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy the focus shifting onto them for the short time that they did, but a little more would have been even better, especially since so many of the witches have such rich histories to explore. Bufkin's rise to hero status was a lot of fun as well.
Jun 29, 2011
Rita
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Another fun volume! Actually, I really didn't enjoy the last one. Jack is annoying and I'm glad that he'll be confined to his own series from now on.
I was glad to get an update on Flycatcher in this volume. Bufkin's developments were fun, and I enjoyed getting to know Ozma. I thought that there could have been some more development with her and the other sorcerers (especially considering that this volume was called "Witches") but I suspect that's yet to come. Can't wait to re
I was glad to get an update on Flycatcher in this volume. Bufkin's developments were fun, and I enjoyed getting to know Ozma. I thought that there could have been some more development with her and the other sorcerers (especially considering that this volume was called "Witches") but I suspect that's yet to come. Can't wait to re
May 06, 2011
Arlie
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As a fables fan, I was happy with this volume. (I wasn't too into the literals or the bits with Jack - but here Willingham has captured me again! I think the first story arc will always be my favourite, but I look forward to seeing how the fables get rid of Mr Dark. I also love how Willingham brings minor characters in and out of the spotlight - turns out Frau Totenkinder has more to her than the reader may have thought, and it was fun to see Bufkin take on Baba Yaga. (And successfully!)
Dec 20, 2010
logankstewart
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*I read these as individual comics, not as the combined graphic novel*
The Witches story arc of Fables was much more interesting than the previous crap from The Great Fables Crossover. Witches took some familiar characters from Fabletown and the surrounding lands and gave them a little more depth.
A lot of this seems expository for the upcoming and inevitable showdown with Mr. Dark, but still it was a fun read and gave some direction for where the comics were headed. I More...
The Witches story arc of Fables was much more interesting than the previous crap from The Great Fables Crossover. Witches took some familiar characters from Fabletown and the surrounding lands and gave them a little more depth.
A lot of this seems expository for the upcoming and inevitable showdown with Mr. Dark, but still it was a fun read and gave some direction for where the comics were headed. I More...
