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A review by samwescott
Fairest, Volume 4: Of Men and Mice by Todd Klein, Marc Andreyko, Adam Hughes, Lee Loughridge, Shawn McManus
3.0
Hmph. This one was better than the first and third volumes in this series because it was actually about a woman ( I know, the bar is reeeeeaally low for a spinoff series about the WOMEN in fables). I do really like issues that focus on Cindy as a spy and those were always favorite plot threads of mine among the general Fables story.
And you know, the story was actually pretty interesting and answered some questions I had when Fables ended. It was good to see Snow, of course, and I liked how Ram was incorporated.
The ugly step-sister thing, though? Really obnoxious storytelling and not interesting at all. Minus a star for that.
And minus another star for the way Cindy was drawn and framed. In her undies, tied to a chair? Looking down her shirt as she confronts a mouse? Come oooooon, you guys. It was so cringey and awkward. Fables has never been any good with how its women are drawn (or treated... or written...), but you'd think if any spinoff treated them well, it would be the spinoff ABOUT WOMEN. Ugh.
And you know, the story was actually pretty interesting and answered some questions I had when Fables ended. It was good to see Snow, of course, and I liked how Ram was incorporated.
The ugly step-sister thing, though? Really obnoxious storytelling and not interesting at all. Minus a star for that.
And minus another star for the way Cindy was drawn and framed. In her undies, tied to a chair? Looking down her shirt as she confronts a mouse? Come oooooon, you guys. It was so cringey and awkward. Fables has never been any good with how its women are drawn (or treated... or written...), but you'd think if any spinoff treated them well, it would be the spinoff ABOUT WOMEN. Ugh.