FABLES LOT by Bill Willingham - Issues 1-55 - 1001 Nights of Snowfall HC - Jack

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ISSUES 1 - 55 INCLUDED 1001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL HC INCLUDED FABLES ONE SHOT: THE LAST CASTLE INCLUDED JACK OF FABLES 1- 5 INCLUDED ALL FIRST PRINTS - NM Fables is a comic book series created by writer Bill Willingham , published by DC Comics 's Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various characters from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who have been forced out of their Homelands by "The Adversary" who has conquered the realm. The Fables have traveled to our world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown . Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at "the Farm" in upstate New York . Characters The main characters of Fables are public domain figures from folklore, mythology, and literature. Bill Willingham has said the only considerations in deciding whether or not he chooses to use a character are "is the character or story free for use?" and "do I want to use it?" [12] Most of the characters seen so far are from European stories. The major exceptions are Arabian fables and American fables, from the fable world of Americana appearing in "Jack of Fables", such as Paul Bunyan, Black Sambo (now known as Sam) and the Lone Ranger. Most of these characters appear primarily in the Jack of Fables spin-off. Story arcs [ edit ] 1001 Nights of Snowfall (graphic novel) : Based on the One Thousand and One Nights , tells a story from a time early in Fabletown's history when Snow White was sent as an emissary to the Arabian Fables. The Sultan's Vizier secretly presents Snow to Sultan as his next wife in order to delay his daughter Scheherazade from suffering the same fate. Snow must amuse the Sultan with a new story every night to prevent him from executing her at dawn, as he has done with all his former wives. A Wolf in the Fold (prose story from the Legends In Exile trade paperback) : Explains the history of Bigby Wolf and Snow White, and how they came to the mundane world. Legends in Exile (issues 1 to 5) : The introduction to Fabletown . Sheriff Bigby Wolf investigates the apparent murder of Rose Red . Animal Farm (issues 6 to 10) : A revolt occurs on the Farm, a place for non-human Fables. Bag 'O Bones (issue 11) : A tale set during the American Civil War in which Jack Horner finds a way to cheat Death. A Two-Part Caper (issues 12 and 13) : A mundane journalist finds out about the Fables and they have to decide how to react. Storybook Love (issues 14 to 17) : Bluebeard hatches a plot to rid himself of Bigby and Snow by enchanting them, and the homicidal Goldilocks attempts to kill the pair. Prince Charming decides to run for Fabletown Mayor. Barleycorn Brides (issue 18) : Bigby tells Flycatcher the story of a Smalltown tradition. The Last Castle: (Prestige format one-shot) : Boy Blue relates Snow the tale of the last stand against the Adversary's forces in the Homelands. March of the Wooden Soldiers (issues 19 to 21 and 23 to 27) : Prince Charming runs for Mayor of Fabletown while the community deals with the apparent escape from the Homelands of Red Riding Hood . The Adversary sends his first troops into Fabletown to begin an assault. Cinderella Libertine (issue 22) : Cinderella 's apparently frivolous lifestyle is revealed to be a front. War Stories (issues 28 and 29) : Bigby's adventures during World War II . The Mean Seasons (issues 30 to 33) : Snow gives birth and realizes she must relocate to the Farm. Bigby isn't allowed there and instead exiles himself. Snow encounters Bigby's estranged father, the North Wind . One of her children is revealed to be quite different than the others, so she sends him to find his father. Jack Be Nimble (issues 34 and 35) : Jack goes to Hollywood and sets up a film studio. Spins off into Jack of Fables . Homelands (issues 36 to 38 and 40 and 41) : Boy Blue goes on a mission to the Homelands with the aim of assassina... read more

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