9
Jun
2010
Fables vol 6: Homelands by Bill Williamson
This blog is in danger of going from Bibliofreak to Fablesfreak. I’ve been posting a lot about this series lately. In my defense, because I get them from the library, I have to post them before they’re due back.
And you will have a short reprieve after this one. The next one has 10 holds on 5 copies, and I haven’t put my name down for it yet.
Still, I’m starting to wish that I invested real money in buying these, rather than going the library rout, as I’m madly loving the whole series. I found myself going back and rereading parts of this one days after finishing it.
The first two issues gathered in this volume are good, but not great. Jack goes to Hollywood and becomes wildly successful producing movies loosely based on his life story. He is very careful to stay out of the spotlight, and eventually he slips up, at which time Beast, still the sheriff, comes for him.
I think that this story was used to show progression of time. In that regard it worked quite well.
Meanwhile, Boy Blue is fighting his way through the homelands to the adversary.
The fourth issue takes us back to Fabletown. This was one of my favorite parts. It’s just business as usual, but that means that it’s complicated for everyone involved. We meet Mowgli, who has been summoned to Fabletown for his expert help.
And this made me wonder: I thought that only the European worlds had been sacked by the Adversary. Granted, The Jungle Book was written by Kipling, an Englishmen, but it did mostly take place in India. That sort of brings up more discontinuity if you think about it–they’ve mentioned, for example, that Oz was taken over, and those books are American. Maybe by European they mean written by white people.
Then we’re back to Boy Blue’s story and we finally find out who the Adversary is (yay for me! I was right!). He tells his whole story, finally filling us in the some of the background.
Plus, there’s some nice little twists at the end.
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If you like this book/author, you might like:
(my reviews in blue)
The Unwritten Vol 1 by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
The Sandman Vol 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman
The Sandman Vol 2: The Doll’s House by Neil Gaiman
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 by Ralph Tedesco
Manga Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and Kate Brown
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
A Lion Among Men By Gregory Maguire
Mirror Mirror by Gregory Maguire
The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty by A.N. Roquelaure (AKA Anne Rice)
Politically Correct Bedtime Stories by James Finn Garner
Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
Feminist Fairy Tales by Barbara G Walker
Politically Correct Parables by Robert Martin Walker
Fractured Fairy Tales by AJ Jacobs
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don’t Float by Sarah Schmelling
Other works by Bill Willingham:
Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile
Fables vol. 2: Animal Farm
Fables vol. 3: Storybook Love
Fables vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers
Fables vol 5: Mean Seasons
Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights
Fables Vol. 8: Wolves
Fables Vol. 9: Sons of Empire
Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince
Fables, Vol. 11: War and Pieces
Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages
Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
Peter & Max: A Fables Novel
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book One
Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book Two
Jack of Fables Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape
Jack of Fables Vol. 2: Jack of Hearts
Jack of Fables, Vol. 3: The Bad Prince
Jack of Fables Vol. 4: Americana
Jack of Fables Vol. 5: Turning Pages
Jack of Fables Vol. 6: The Big Book of War
Jack of Fables Vol. 7: The New Adventures of Jack and Jack
Day of Vengeance (Countdown to Infinite Crisis)
House of Mystery Vol. 1: Room and Boredom
Sandman Presents, The: Thessaly – Witch for Hire
Sandman Presents, The: Taller Tales
Ironwood Book 2
Shadowpact Vol. 1: The Pentacle Plot
Robin/Batgirl: Fresh Blood
Robin: Unmasked!
Proposition Player
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall by Bill Willingham
Fables vol. 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
Fables vol. 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
Fables vol. 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
Fables vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham
Fables vol 5: Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
Did they say only the European Fables worlds had been attacked? I can’t remember them saying that, but if so, that makes the whole seventh volume of Fables look foolish. The seventh one is focused largely on the Arabian Nights stories and the characters out of those.
I’m glad you’re still enjoying Fables! It’s fun to read them all for the first time!
I finished the first one over the weekend and I was surprised how much I liked it. I tend to have difficulty with graphic novels (I think it is too much stimulation for my simple mind) – but somehow this worked for me.
I am anxious to try the second the series soon.