Cinderella: Fables are Forever #4

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• 8.4

  Weekly Comic Book Review - Minhquan Nguyen

  May 17, 2011

  Still as fun a read as the very idea, you've never been quite so convinced that a once downtrodden, bedraggled girl can elevate herself to fairy tales' finest secret agent. Read Full Review

• 7.5

  IGN - Joey Esposito

  May 11, 2011

  Shawn McManus again delivers some stellar pages, using every inch to tell the story and every panel to show off his penchant for period work. In the opening of the issue, there's a nice throwback to the classic story of the Wizard of Oz, but with the appropriate twist to center it right in the middle of the Fables universe. The only detriment to this issue is the stylistic choice of colorist Lee Loughridge to color the flashback sequences in washed out hues and sepia tones. Because these sequences are so frequent, a huge bulk of this book is presented as such and it can become tiresome at points. While I understand the concept of a visual cue, I personally would prefer excessive date captions over a lack of lush colors any day. Read Full Review