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A review by vreadsabook
Fables Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover by Lilah Sturges, Bill Willingham
5.0
A great number of people have seemed particularly grumpy about this one, especially since it largely pauses the storyline present in 12 (which is then resumed in 14) to follow the Jack of Fables series that broke off [rightly so] from the Fables universe. On one hand, I understand this, as having to wait for the continuation of plot can be annoying and it takes a while to fully understand the "Literals" plot line from Jack of Fables.
On the other hand, this story arc made me laugh out loud while sitting by myself, which is a feat in itself. I thoroughly enjoyed this book for its sheer entertainment value. And frankly, I think the series needed a bit of that, before moving into the next major crisis. Thus, I, for one, think this was ultimately pretty masterful and a nice move on the author's part to provide some comedic relief for a while before having to resume the otherwise very serious and dire plot lines.
On the other hand, this story arc made me laugh out loud while sitting by myself, which is a feat in itself. I thoroughly enjoyed this book for its sheer entertainment value. And frankly, I think the series needed a bit of that, before moving into the next major crisis. Thus, I, for one, think this was ultimately pretty masterful and a nice move on the author's part to provide some comedic relief for a while before having to resume the otherwise very serious and dire plot lines.