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The histories behind the fairy tale characters in New York Times best-selling author Bill Willingham's series FABLES are uncovered here in the FABLES ENCYCLOPEDIA. Exhaustively researched by author Jess Nevins, these annotations fill in details hailing down from ancient myth and forgotten civilizations of the timeless figures that compose the world of Fabletown, including Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Boy Blue and many more. This new compendium is a must-have addition to any FABLES afficianado's library as well as any fan of modern folk lore and fairy tales.
Series: Fables
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Vertigo (October 29, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401243959
ISBN-13: 978-1401243951
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 11.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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I'd highly recommend this book to die-hard Fables fans. However, I must stress here that this book is NOT intended to be an introduction to new readers as it contains many, MANY major spoilers on big events that occur in the series. If you haven't read up to about issue 124, you should consider waiting before reading this unless you don't mind being spoiled.As for the book itself, This book is really fantastic. It's got really lovely graphics and design in it's pages and layout. My favorite part of the articles are when there are notes from Bill Willingham and/or Mark Buckingham's on certain select characters -And as a fan who's read about these characters from the beginning, I'm SO glad they included those because they are really a treat to read. Another big plus is that the bios are informative and educate you on many of the original stories and their origins, while also telling about the Fables version. It's a great read for fairytale aficionados as well as just fans of Fables. Another amazing bonus, annotations for the series itself! Wow! I never thought we'd get to see something like that here, fantastic addition. It'll make re-reading the books more exciting for those inclined to re-read them or just to go look for the info presented.I do feel the need to point out the few faults the book has. It has some unusual inconsistencies regarding spin-off material we have some Fairest/Jack Of Fables/Peter & Max characters, yet they leave out a great deal of noteworthy characters from those titles. Almost no JoF were included which is rather odd seeing as they did play a part in the universe in the Great Fables Crossover.
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