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A review by otherwyrld
Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham
4.0
And this is how the world will end...
Volume 9 of Fables is spent mostly in enemy territory, where the leaders of the Empire sit around and discuss how to destroy the Fables in our world. That statement makes it sound pretty boring, but the images that go with the discussion are pretty chilling. Luckily for us, Pinocchio is there to point out the fatal flaws in their plans, so leader of the empire Geppetto makes a few more secret plans. There will be war, but on a limited scale and only against the Fables.
Interspersed with this story are a few segments in Fabletown. Red Riding Hood has a change of image, Flycatcher has a sudden reversal of form that perplexes his friends, and Hansel becomes the Empire's ambassador to Fabletown, much to everyone's disgust. It seems that Hansel is a witch hunter and a traitor, and was banished for murdering his sister Gretel many years ago.
All in all, things are being set into motion which will no doubt have repercussions for some time.
The rest of the book is mostly set with Bigby and the visit of his family to his father's realm. The story is okay in itself, but I really didn't like the artwork much which rather spoiled things as the characters seemed barely recognisable.
Volume 9 of Fables is spent mostly in enemy territory, where the leaders of the Empire sit around and discuss how to destroy the Fables in our world. That statement makes it sound pretty boring, but the images that go with the discussion are pretty chilling. Luckily for us, Pinocchio is there to point out the fatal flaws in their plans, so leader of the empire Geppetto makes a few more secret plans. There will be war, but on a limited scale and only against the Fables.
Interspersed with this story are a few segments in Fabletown. Red Riding Hood has a change of image, Flycatcher has a sudden reversal of form that perplexes his friends, and Hansel becomes the Empire's ambassador to Fabletown, much to everyone's disgust. It seems that Hansel is a witch hunter and a traitor, and was banished for murdering his sister Gretel many years ago.
All in all, things are being set into motion which will no doubt have repercussions for some time.
The rest of the book is mostly set with Bigby and the visit of his family to his father's realm. The story is okay in itself, but I really didn't like the artwork much which rather spoiled things as the characters seemed barely recognisable.