Comic Book Review: Fables #10
by R.J. Carter
Published: February 18, 2003
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Fables #10 |
"Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm" |
Bill Willingham
Mark Buckingham
Steve Leialoha |
Vertigo |
$2.50 US, $4.25 CAN |
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For more information: Vertigo DC Comics link |
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The uprising is over. The revolution has been put down. Shere Khan is dead, Goldilocks is on the run, and the last two of the three little pigs are to be tried for their crimes.
If you're wondering what I'm talking about, you've obviously not been reading one of the most talked about comic book series of the past year: Bill Willingham's Fables. The characters from our myths and legends have been driven from their realms by a being known as The Adversary. Most of them now live in Manhattan, in a small section they refer to as Fabletown.
But not all fables are capable of living in the big city without causing an undue stir. Sure, Snow White might be able to walk the streets without raising an eyebrow, but three talking billy goats or a white rabbit in a waistcoat or a toad in a motorcar... well, they're all better off living out of the sight of prying eyes, on a farm in upstate New York.
But some of the fable characters dissented, and fomented revolution (led by Goldilocks who--though human enough to live in the city--chose to remain with the Three Bears and share a bed with Papa Bear's son.) The revolution drew the attention of Fabletown city manager Snow White and her party-girl sister Rose Red. The revolution failed, but not without Snow White getting her brains blown out by a vengeful Goldilocks.
All of which happens before this issue so I haven't spoiled too much.
Of course, Snow White lives, as evidenced by the book's cover alone. But the how and why she lives isn't revealed until the end of the story, when we learn just why it is that Rose Red has been so resentful to her sister over the long centuries.
Meanwhile, Snow is filled in on what went down up at the farm after she was shot, and a number of fables are tried, sentenced and--in some cases--even executed. It's a slower pace than the previous issues as Bill Willingham brings the curtain down on one of the most barbaric--yet curiously hilarious--battles ever unknown to man, and rearranges his cast of players for their next performance.
The first five issues of Fables has already been collected into a trade paperback. This one is likely going to show up in a similar collection in the next few months. But if you're sharp, you can get the very next issue when it's fresh and have a front row seat for the next enchanting adventure of our happily-ever-after crew.
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