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scurvotron's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
saracox's review against another edition
5.0
I tried this after it being recommended by a colleague. Best decision ever! It's full of characters I've grown up with, with a twist. I would recommend this to ANYONE!
wolverinefactor's review against another edition
2.0
Didn't like this at all. Art is the best part. Didn't care for the Once Upon a Time style of story telling and at times it felt way too wordy which seems silly but most of it felt too mundane. Ultimately the big reveal was really weak and maybe that is because I have no idea who some of these characters are. I won't be continuing this adventure.
kayay's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
roboxa's review against another edition
4.0
I think I am really going to enjoy this series as I was pretty impressed with this first volume. I’ve always been a fan of fairy tales (despite some of their shady moral lessons) so I was interested to see what new life Bill Willingham was going to bring to these classic characters. Overall, I thought he did a great job of bringing a more modern twist to these characters that they desperately needed. Especially on the princess front.
I was most impressed with his modern depiction of Snow White. Snow White was always my least favorite since I always considered her as the weakest of all the princesses. Now, Snow White has stepped it up and become the person in charge of Fabletown. She’s a take-charge woman who doesn’t allow people to walk all over her, and she knows how to run a town.
It also turns out that Prince Charming is an arrogant womanizer who just uses whatever woman he finds would be most convenient to his needs and desires, and for this, most people in Fabletown look down on him. Especially his various ex-wives and lovers. I found this to be interesting, and rather fitting, since I always felt that Prince Charming was just a little too charming to be genuine.
I am also a fan of the art for this series. It has an older comic book feel that I have always enjoyed. It’s the type of art that really helps the story along, but doesn’t distract from the story. This is one of those stories that can really carry itself without having overly overt images to keep the reader’s attention. The story itself is engrossing, and never once did I want to put it down.
My only issue with this one was that there were a few parts that didn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the story. They felt more like an attempt to put as many recognizable fable characters as they could, which I felt they didn’t have to do. The characters they chose for the the main story line where enough to make the reader really feel that they were in a world made-up of fairy tale characters. The little extra scenes weren’t needed for this. Maybe they were inserted because these characters come up later, but these scenes felt very stand alone, not like there was going to be something more to the story later. They were just random. However, there were very few of these scenes and when they came up, they didn’t last long. Maybe a page. So it’s really not a big complaint.
In the end, I’m excited to continue reading this series. I find the characters to be intriguing and I thought that the plot was interesting and well-paced. I would recommend this to most graphic novel/comic fan, as well as those who have always had an interest in fables and fairy tales. Even for those you never really liked them, I would give this new adaptation a chance, since it’s not just Snow White that goes through some drastic changes.
I was most impressed with his modern depiction of Snow White. Snow White was always my least favorite since I always considered her as the weakest of all the princesses. Now, Snow White has stepped it up and become the person in charge of Fabletown. She’s a take-charge woman who doesn’t allow people to walk all over her, and she knows how to run a town.
It also turns out that Prince Charming is an arrogant womanizer who just uses whatever woman he finds would be most convenient to his needs and desires, and for this, most people in Fabletown look down on him. Especially his various ex-wives and lovers. I found this to be interesting, and rather fitting, since I always felt that Prince Charming was just a little too charming to be genuine.
I am also a fan of the art for this series. It has an older comic book feel that I have always enjoyed. It’s the type of art that really helps the story along, but doesn’t distract from the story. This is one of those stories that can really carry itself without having overly overt images to keep the reader’s attention. The story itself is engrossing, and never once did I want to put it down.
My only issue with this one was that there were a few parts that didn’t seem to fit in with the rest of the story. They felt more like an attempt to put as many recognizable fable characters as they could, which I felt they didn’t have to do. The characters they chose for the the main story line where enough to make the reader really feel that they were in a world made-up of fairy tale characters. The little extra scenes weren’t needed for this. Maybe they were inserted because these characters come up later, but these scenes felt very stand alone, not like there was going to be something more to the story later. They were just random. However, there were very few of these scenes and when they came up, they didn’t last long. Maybe a page. So it’s really not a big complaint.
In the end, I’m excited to continue reading this series. I find the characters to be intriguing and I thought that the plot was interesting and well-paced. I would recommend this to most graphic novel/comic fan, as well as those who have always had an interest in fables and fairy tales. Even for those you never really liked them, I would give this new adaptation a chance, since it’s not just Snow White that goes through some drastic changes.
loper100's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Fun, fascinating, and mysterious. A really cool and unique comic.
susannacantele's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fables is my absolute favourite comic series of all time.
tawfek's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty amazing for a first volume really
so we got ourselves a fantasy crime in our hands.
i actually guessed it right since the beginning scene probably because i played the video game called the wolf among us which is based on Fables
but i like it so far and i will like it even more since i don't know anything about the next volume The animal farm i wonder what kind of magical beings are there :D
so we got ourselves a fantasy crime in our hands.
i actually guessed it right since the beginning scene probably because i played the video game called the wolf among us which is based on Fables
but i like it so far and i will like it even more since i don't know anything about the next volume The animal farm i wonder what kind of magical beings are there :D
capincus's review against another edition
4.0
Decent graphic novel but it falls a little short of introducing what seems like a potentially very interesting concept. Instead of using the concept to it's full advantage the plot reads like a fairly standard crime noire story.