Fables by Bill Willingham: Deluxe Edition Volume One

Emi: When I bought this book it was on sale, and I could not pass up the offer (even though I already owned the first copy). This deluxe edition contains concept sketches and just feels like a higher quality altogether when comparing it to the standalone volume.

The story is very fun and interesting! The art is to perfection~So much so I ended up giving the first copy of the book to a friend to read (this deluxe edition is staying with me ;)

United States on Apr 21, 2023

aPriL does feral sometimes: I really enjoyed the updating of these wonderful fable characters! The new new Snow White and Rose Red, transformed into modern New Yorkers, trying to keep the lid on a wild bunch of misfits and strong-minded people, magical creatures and talking animals who are refugees living/hiding in plain sight in New York, is very engaging! The writers and the artists have outdone themselves in a creative noir reboot.

United States on Jun 03, 2022

Pooklet: A smart, exciting, and gorgeously crafted world in which characters from fables and fairytales live in the "real" world after being chased from their homelands by a powerful enemy known only as "The Adversary." In the first story of this deluxe edition, we are introduced to several key characters, including Snow White, a leader in Fabletown, and Bigby Wolf (AKA The Big Bad Wolf), a detective, as they attempt to solve the mystery of who murdered Snow White's estranged sister, Rose Red. In the second story, "Animal Farm," the reader is introduced to the second Fable community, a farm located up north where the non-human fables reside -- and we learn that not all of them are happy with not being able to leave their enchanted "prison." These stories are cleverly crafted, engaging, and a pleasure to read. I only wish that the deluxe editions didn't cost so much; I would love to read them all.

Canada on Apr 27, 2020

StudJur: Märchenwesen die in der Realität leben....

Aus dieser etwas merkwürdigen Prämisse haben die Macher von Fables ein umfassendes und fesselndes Gesamtwerk gestaltet.
Alle Nuancen dieser Welt darzustellen würde den Rahmen der Rezension sprengen. Daher nur das nötigste; Märchenwesen (Schneewittchen, der böse Wolf, Rotkäppchen und noch viele anderen) die vor (einem noch nicht näher bezeichneten) Bösewicht fliehen etablieren "Kolonien" in der realen Welt.

Band 1 (der Deluxe Edition) fasst die ersten beiden Story Arcs (Legends in Exile & Animal Farm).
In "Legends of Exile" lernen wir hauptsächlich die Charaktere von Fabletown (der städtischen "Kolonie") kennen. Als Rahmenhandlung dient ein Mordfall, der von dem Sheriff (Bigby Wolf, der böse Wolf) aufzuklären ist. Im Rahmen der Ermittlungen lernen wir die wichtigsten Figuren der Stadt kennen. Der Mordfall endet in einer großen Aufklärungsszene (nicht wirklich überraschend aber unterhaltsam).

"Animal Farm" stellt die andere "Kolonie" vor. Auf der Farm sind alle Wesen verbannt die nicht-menschliches Aussehen haben (die drei Schweine/Bären, Drachen, gestiefelter Kater und viele mehr). Auch...

Germany on Jul 13, 2015

Adam: Just like many, many others on here, I decided to pick this up after playing The Wolf Among Us. I decided to go with the hardcover deluxe versions over the paperbacks because hardcovers are better in general, they were a better value, and look amazing. Also the editions after this one include one-shots and stories you would have had to get separately. The stories usually center around Bigby Wolf, a small town detective like character, smarter than he appears, with a harsh demeanor and sometimes brutal way of getting things done (also known as "The Big Bad Wolf") and Ms. Snow White, the deputy-mayor of Fabletown, brains behind the Fabletown operation and all around goody-two-shoes who actually does a lot of pretty badass stuff.

The first story is called "Legends in Exile" and is a great ice-breaker, who-dun-it styled story. It introduces the reader to the world, environment and characters in a well-paced mystery murder involving fairy tale creatures with a dark, realistic, gritty twist. As a reader you are introduced to Fabletown and its inhabitants dealing with the real world, the "Old Kingdoms" where fables used to reside before the Adversary forced them out, and the...

Canada on May 07, 2015

Vasiliy Vasilchenko: I've decided to try these comics out after completing The Wolf Among Us, which impressed me A LOT. This game said at the end: "continue fables stories with Fables comic books". I was never too much into serious adult comics, but I've decided to give it a try. First of all, I have to say, It's very easy to get into these stories after the game, but first time you have to get used to these drawings, which are diffirent from the game. After you get used - you're trapped. I've bought all nine deluxe books at the moment and finishing the 5th at the moment. These stories are really adult oriented, these characters are more brutal and tough in some ways.
The first book is a great way to move your adventure from Wolf Among Us to Fables.
The quality of the book itself is great, it is printed greatly. You can have some troubles from time to time to see the center between pages, but there's nothing to look for most of the times, just some decorative parts.
These books series are all designed in the same way, so this Fables Deluxe collection will look absolutely great on your shelf.

If you're new to this universe, I would personally recomend to complete the game (The Wolf...

United States on Dec 10, 2014

dakota flett-wapash: Great Introduction to the fables, but honestly, It's that kind of thing where, after I'm done reading, I realize very little things have happened through the amount of I've read, I won't lie, It's intriguing, but nothing really happens by the end, I only think it's appropriate to review the Volumes Separately (this Deluxe edition comes with two), so here goes:

Vol.1 Legends of Exile:
This is a great introduction to the series and It plays it safe, making no sudden dramatic changes for you to soon, you get a good grasp of who your reading about, My personal favorites are Bigby and Snowwhite (I think I see some chemistry but it's too soon to say) Bigby (short for BIg Bad Wolf) is an awesome Detective, who seems a little damaged. Snow white is a clever (and hot), smart, and sometimes cold woman, she's a great Character and is way better than Disneys version of Snow white (she's a moron).
So the only way to explain what the fables is about is to say this:
There's a handful of fairytale characters who have been forced out of their home world by this evil force known as "the adversary", now they live in a small area of New York. but, if you looked like a Monster then you...

Canada on Oct 18, 2014

Jacob Sutherland: Fables asks the question what if all the fairy tale characters we grew up with lived in the mondern world with our Villan-turned-hero The Big Bad Wolf taking the helm. Throw in some murder, gory horror, and even a bit of comedy to lighten the mood and you got a classic story.

WARNING!!!!: this is NOT for children. If you are a parent and you are not comfortable showing your children MURDER, DEATH, NUDITY, or ANIMAL DEATH do NOT let your child read this. This is an adult comic filled with very adult topics and themes.

If your just jumping into the amazing world of Fables either through recommendation or interest from Tell Tales The Wolf Among Us I'd advise the paperbacks over the deluxe edition but either way it's a story you don't want to miss.

The Art is clean and crisp with almost ever single panel being poster worthy.

The writing is perfectly paced never feeling rushed or sloppy.

Also with this being the deluxe version everything comes in a beautiful hardback binding and sleeve that will last a long long time. Once you remove the sleeve the entire cover of the book is a clean version of the artwork without any of the text covering it.

United States on Aug 14, 2014

Stan FREDO: La série multi-célébrée 'Fables' (14 "Eisner Awards") est la plus endurante de la collection Vertigo proposée par DC Comics, puisqu'elle a été lancée en 2002 et qu'elle se poursuit aujourd'hui (mais uniquement jusqu'en 2015 ?), non sans avoir connu en plus quelques "spinoffs".

Le point de départ de l'auteur Bill Willingham est que les personnages des fables, contes etc. (principalement anglo-saxons, mais les créations de "notre" Charles Perrault sont aussi du lot), plus ou moins immémoriaux, sont véritablement vivants et immortels, dans leur propre univers tant notre intérêt pour eux est fort et constant depuis des siècles.

Mais l'univers des "Fables" (les personnages en question) a été entièrement conquis pas "L'Adversaire" et les "Fables" ont été contraints de s'exiler au plus près de leur "fanbase" (les "Mundys"), c'est-à-dire sur Terre, et en l'occurrence, dans l'état de New York ("Where else?").

Suite à une mystérieuse amnistie générale, qu'ils soient "gentils" ou "méchants", les "Fables" qui ont survécu à la guerre contre "L'Adversaire" sont rassemblés, s'ils ont une apparence humaine, dans un building aménagé avec soin...

France on May 09, 2014

sergei kochkin: This is an absurdly creative graphic novel equal in calibre to the works of Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. The oversize deluxe edition with gorgeous dust cover is a fabulous way of reading this sweeping epic of fable fantasy for mature audiences, especially if you are a first time reader like me. When you consider the price of comics these days, this is a high value way of collecting this series since each edition has close to 10 comics and can be found on Amazon at about 40% of MSRP (or around $16 each + shipping). The comics are printed on high quality paper and the print quality is superb. The binding is glued which is not a problem given the size of the publication; it is of course problematic for the larger DC omnibus or absolute editions. Sometimes the comic is printed a little too close to the binding making it difficult to read, but these occurrences are rare. This a much high value product than the DC archives series which retails for $49.95 or higher. My only real complaint is the use of multiple artists on the same fable character across this epic. This normally would not be a problem if the artwork were equal across artists and if there was little variation in how the...

United States on Sep 26, 2013