Scan barcode
A review by sylvanas
Fairest: In All the Land by Ming Doyle, Ray Dillon, Chris Sprouse, Tony Akins, Karl Kerschl, Mark Buckingham, Fiona Meng, Chrissie Zullo, Russ Braun, Eva de la Cruz, Zelda Devon, Adam Hughes, Kurt Huggins, Inaki Miranda, Karl Story, Rosemary Cheetham, Gene Ha, Bill Willingham, Chris Chuckry, Andrew Dalhouse, Nimit Malavia, Kevin Maguire, Shawn McManus, Renae De Liz, Todd Klein, Tula Lotay, Meghan Hetrick, Al Davison, Lee Loughridge, Dean Ormston, Jordie Bellaire, Phil Noto, Marley Zarcone
3.0
Mild spoilers for the series so far and The Wolf Among Us
I have some mixed feelings on this
The Good
* Cindy as the protagonist. There is never enough Cindy and even though she is a terrible detective - which she admits - it was interesting to see her out of her element and still saving the day.
* Focus on the female Fables. For a book focused on the ladies, Fairest tends to lean heavily on the male characters.
* Some of the art was fantastic.
* It was not as problematic as 1001 Nights of Snowfall, nor as meh as Werewolves of the Heartland
The Bad
* The sections with the mirror felt clunky.
* It focus on the female Fables by having most of them violently killed. Which given the point below, felt like too much.
* Even with the series ending, there was no sense of danger here. Just like The Wolf Among Us where the ending of the first chapter loses all punch when you know it's a prequel to the comics. I knew the dead women would not stay dead for long even before they introduced the sword's story.
* Some of the art was...not so good.
* As much as I disliked the whole Beauty/Lamia thing, they seemed to have done nothing else with it rather than introduce it for shock and then get rid of it before using it further.
In conclusion - it was alright but I wish I could just stop torturing myself and quit this whole series.
I have some mixed feelings on this
The Good
* Cindy as the protagonist. There is never enough Cindy and even though she is a terrible detective - which she admits - it was interesting to see her out of her element and still saving the day.
* Focus on the female Fables. For a book focused on the ladies, Fairest tends to lean heavily on the male characters.
* Some of the art was fantastic.
* It was not as problematic as 1001 Nights of Snowfall, nor as meh as Werewolves of the Heartland
The Bad
* The sections with the mirror felt clunky.
* It focus on the female Fables by having most of them violently killed. Which given the point below, felt like too much.
* Even with the series ending, there was no sense of danger here. Just like The Wolf Among Us where the ending of the first chapter loses all punch when you know it's a prequel to the comics. I knew the dead women would not stay dead for long even before they introduced the sword's story.
* Some of the art was...not so good.
* As much as I disliked the whole Beauty/Lamia thing, they seemed to have done nothing else with it rather than introduce it for shock and then get rid of it before using it further.
In conclusion - it was alright but I wish I could just stop torturing myself and quit this whole series.