A review by tessaf
Fables, Vol. 12: The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham

2.0

Hopefully this gets better again, but I would have kind of been okay with the series ending before this point. I'm not sure I like the new villain. They got rid of all of Rose's character growth (honestly this could have gone down the depression route in a not shitty way but clearly better to just treat her like a nymphomaniac) but I was kind of expecting it after the way Blue blew up at her for not feeling that way about him anymore earlier on. Not a fan of how Snow and Bigby act about Rose's clear depression. Particularly frustrating given that King Cole is allowed to keep his character growth, when he has a similar crisis in response to the loss. I often miss Snow, but in a way I am glad her character has basically disappeared because I don't want to see that torn apart again. Also I am not comfortable with how the jungle is handled, there was space to address the racism of Kipling's work with something, anything really (but to be fair Willingham has already shown a not great ability for reflection with the Arabian fables so...).