At the series' beginning he serves as Fabletown's sheriff. Bill Willingham said the only considerations in deciding what characters and fables to use were 'is the character or story free for use?' and 'do I want to use it?' A principal character is the Big Bad Wolf (who calls himself 'Bigby'), who has not only reformed but gained the ability to take on a more human appearance. The main characters of Fables are public domain figures from folklore, mythology, and literature. Its success led to several spin-offs and a 2013 prequel video game titled The Wolf Among Us. The series also deals with such other matters as the main characters' personal lives, their attempts to hide the Fables' true nature from regular humans (or 'Mundies'), and, later, the return of the Adversary.įables was a critical and commercial success, winning many Eisner Awards and receiving several Hugo Award nominations for Best Graphic Story. It is set in the modern day and follows several of Fabletown's legal representatives, such as sheriff Bigby Wolf, deputy mayor Snow White, her sister Rose Red, Prince Charming, and Boy Blue, as they deal with troublesome Fables and try to solve conflicts in both Fabletown and 'the Farm', a hidden town in upstate New York for Fables unable to blend in with human society. The series features various characters from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as 'Fables' – who formed a clandestine community centuries ago within New York City known as Fabletown, after their Homelands were conquered by a mysterious and deadly enemy known as 'The Adversary'. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham, both published under DC Black Label. In June 2021, it was announced that Fables would be getting revived in 2022 with a 12-issue continuation to the main series, as well as a 6-issue spinoff miniseries Batman vs.

Fables was launched in July 2002 and concluded in July 2015. The series featured various other pencillers over the years, most notably Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues.

Craig Russellįables is an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.

Mark Buckingham, Lan Medina, Steve Leialoha, Craig HamiltonĪndrew Pepoy, Steve Leialoha, Mark Buckingham, P. Contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy

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