One of the most famous Fables of all might be restored to her former glory, but it's not going to come without a cost. The benefactor behind her magical resurrection has also come to collect from Geppetto, who we learn has a few strings of his own. Is this godlike being really the one behind the rise of the Empire? And why only now have they returned with a vengeance?
Being able to recapture the magic of a series that's been on hiatus can be difficult. It's probably a good thing that the creative team had a chance to step away and come back fresh and renewed. It doesn't always work. However, Fables #152 shows that it's working here. I'll quickly run out of superlatives for the relaunch of this much-lauded and award winning series. Read Full Review
Buckingham delivers some beautifully detailed art on every page. There are some brilliantly evocative moments that are a feast for the eyes. Read Full Review
This issue continues to be all over the place in a good wayskipping across dimensions with ease. Read Full Review
We also get the continuing adventures of the new Jack the Green, learning from the older version, and another look in at the family of Bigby and Snow starting a new life but not making friends of their new forest neighbors. And, in a turn almost as big as Cinderella's return, we get our new villain (the adult Peter Pan) rather easily taking out our old villain (Gepetto). Change is certainly in the air. Read Full Review
It's still a good read, but the slow build suggests a longer arc is coming. Read Full Review
Mark Buckingham's artwork, how I missed it so.
And Willingham is leaning into the best things he did for Fables.
The voice he gives his characters and the larger-than-life plays that take hundreds if not thousands of years to unfold.
A frightening, wondrous world continues to unfold.
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