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A review by iguessilikereading
Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book Ten by Bill Willingham
2.0
So...
Let's start with the introduction. When it is written in a tone that says "I am aware that a lot of people dislike this book, but we had fun writing it" and proceeds to mention how you might not like it, it points you in the general direction this will go.
The Great Fables Crossover, the main part of this book, is just bad. There is a lot of meta-writing, meta-storytelling, and in the end you get a meta-conclusion in the vein of all other comic book crossovers where nothing significant changes the general story, although they meet a new fable that might help them with Mister Dark. So I guess that commentary is sound.
I just think this does not add to the Fables at all. Rather, it detracts from the overall quality of the series. The only reason why I am not sorry to own this book is the second part - Werewolves of Hearthland. A decent stand-alone Bigby story that (I tell myself) makes up for the money spent.
Let's start with the introduction. When it is written in a tone that says "I am aware that a lot of people dislike this book, but we had fun writing it" and proceeds to mention how you might not like it, it points you in the general direction this will go.
The Great Fables Crossover, the main part of this book, is just bad. There is a lot of meta-writing, meta-storytelling, and in the end you get a meta-conclusion in the vein of all other comic book crossovers where nothing significant changes the general story, although they meet a new fable that might help them with Mister Dark. So I guess that commentary is sound.
I just think this does not add to the Fables at all. Rather, it detracts from the overall quality of the series. The only reason why I am not sorry to own this book is the second part - Werewolves of Hearthland. A decent stand-alone Bigby story that (I tell myself) makes up for the money spent.