A review by scorpstar77
Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape by Bill Willingham

5.0

I really like the Fables series of comic books, but I was a little skeptical about a spin-off series featuring only Jack of Fables. I should not have doubted Bill Willingham and crew, though - with Jack of Fables Vol. 1, The (Nearly) Great Escape, they've turned out a light-hearted yet exciting story, picking up with Jack right where the Fables story left him, kicked out of his self-made (with stolen money) movie empire Nimble Pictures and looking for his next adventure. My favorite part of the book is that, while it's told from Jack's POV, through Jack's voice, Willingham still manages to poke fun at Jack with Jack's own arrogance. Jack still manages to get out of every situation - by the skin of his teeth most of the time - and you get to both love him as a hero and laugh at him as a pompous jackass with a distorted world-view. It's a love-hate relationship with the only real protagonist of the story, and I love that kind of tension. I really enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book.