Fairest #2

Fans of FABLES or those looking for a gorgeous adventure with familiar characters should be reading this series. In the tradition of FABLES, we get a modern and more mature take on the fairy tale characters we grew up with. Willingham has created a world rich with characters more interesting than their true counterparts and a wide world full of potential for future stories. Phil Jimenez and Andrew Dalhouse make reading Willingham's great story even better. I really liked the first issue but I can say I loved this one. Read Full Review

I'm new to the Fables universe, so that may be getting in my way. The issue just seemed to spend a lot of time running in place, and ended up being a bit of a disappointment, especially after an outstanding first issue. Read Full Review

Issue #2 continues to impress, and start to give us a little more insight into Briar and the Snow Queen, but it looks like we'll have to wait at least one more issue of this opening six-issue arc before we get any real answers. Worth a look. Read Full Review

Outstanding art elevates an otherwise merely functional story. Like the Snow Queen, you curiosity to know what happens next only just outweighs your wish to kill the characters. Read Full Review

Luckily, Phil Jimenez does a great job rendering these otherwise flat characters. His intricate pencils help create a beautiful world with detailed clothing, chilling monsters, and engrossing settings. As bland as the origin story is, he makes a grand entrance for the colorful godmothers. They glow, twinkle, and smile on the page. Jimenez provides the exact type of beautiful artwork one would expect for a book about princesses, but the art is not accompanied by an engaging story. Read Full Review

If you found "Fairest" #1 disappointing, nothing will have changed in your opinion of this series based on #2. The comic gets extremely high marks for the art, because it's outstanding. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the book. Jimenez and Lanning are doing the heavy lifting and while I'd love to see them come back for another "Fairest" story down the line, here's hoping for them being paired with a different writer for their next go-round. Read Full Review

hatmasta

Nov 30, 2012

If I had to use one word to describe this series? "Charming." It's very well written, the art is so beautiful, although I would recommend reading this digitally considering that the pages used in original print are very...grainy/bumpy. It muddles the clarity of the pages. Hopefully the GN format will use better paper.