'1,001 Nights of Snowfall' can function as a standalone arc within the 'Fables' story, but I followed some advice that it should follow 'Mean Seasons'.The premise is that years ago, in the 19th century, Snow is sent as a emissary from Fabletown to a Sultan of the Arabian Fables. His court is offende...
My two favourite aspects of the Fableverse to date are 1)the remarkable consistency of each volume and 2)the twisting around of fairytales. Unfortunately for me this particular volume had one of those factors but not the other with the quality of each story and the artwork changing from narrative to...
I only wish there were more stories. My personal favorite was the one of Frau Totenkinder. I also loved the art style.
Ironically, I think this was one of my favorite Fables volumes, even though it's not part of the main story...
This was my first foray into graphic novels though this volume seemed to be more graphic short stories. It was a nice introduction to this medium as it is a series of stories each with a different artist. The stories are fantastical and very imaginative most of which are based on classic fairy tale...
Snow White is sent to Arabia as Fabletown's ambassador, tasked with forging an alliance between the two peoples against the conquering Adversary. Instead, the misogynist sultan takes her prisoner and intends to give her the same fate as he's given nearly every other young woman in his land: marry he...
Beautiful as usual
What I liked about this:The artwork was beautiful. The stories were imaginative. It had some themes that were thought-provoking, such as how one ends up going down a dark path and evolves into the person one is. The nature of repentance, and the fact that anyone can be forgiven. The waste of war. ...
Read about 6 of these essays, including the two opening introductory pieces by the editors -- which, avoiding manifesto, nonetheless map out a great, concise history of the field and in their view necessary complexities of cultural studies. Then, picking about, I read a few selections that enacted ...
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