Fables Vol. 6: Homelands
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4.7 • 29 Ratings
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Publisher Description
WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS Having beaten back the Adversary's first advance into their world, the residents of Fabletown must now prepare themselves for the full-scale war that is sure to follow. For one particular Fable, this meansskipping town to launch a new career as a venal Hollywood mogul—a path he hopes will be paved with gold and immortality. For another Fable, though, it means a journey down a much more dangerous road—one that winds through the Fables' old Homelandsinto the very heart of enemy territory, where the mystery of the Adversary's identity will finally be revealed. Collects issues #34-41 in Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.
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This clever, enjoyable series written by Willingham, has a rather ingenious premise: what if all the characters of fairy tales lived, loved, schemed, and fought in a modern-day city of their own? This installment contains two fun story arcs. One, a cute satire of contemporary Hollywood, stars Jack, of beanstalk fame, portrayed as a rather unsavory trickster. Making his way to Hollywood with a fistful of cash, he becomes a wildly successful producer of films based on his own mythological exploits. Eventually, though, his ruthless business practices and unsavory past catch up with him. In a longer story, Little Boy Blue goes on an epic quest to find and kill a shadowy tyrant who turns out to be none other than kindly old Geppetto, now a bilious tyrant still longing for his Pinocchio. The more one reads of the series, the more the narrative strands bear thematic fruit. Willingham clearly has an immense amount of fun playing with these characters and their histories, and the art, mostly by Buckingham, is a perfect match: clear, fanciful and finely drawn. Fables is an excellent series in the tradition of Sandman, one that rewards careful attention and loyalty.
