| | |  | Comic books | Home » » Fables Vol. 1: Legends in Exile | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. But when Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Fabletown's sheriff, a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the killer is Bluebeard, Rose's ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber.
AWARDS:
YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
·Willingham, Bill. Animal Farm (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
·Willingham, Bill. Legends in Exile (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
·Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo
As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards.
·Best New Series in 2003
·Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 (Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers and Homelands)
·Best Anthology in 2007 (Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
·Best Short Story in 2007 (A Frog’s Eye View, by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
Hugo Award Nomination 2009:
·Fables: War and Pieces was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781563899423
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Bill Willingham | | Paperback:
| 128 pages | | Publisher:
| Vertigo | | Publication Date:
| December 01, 2002 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1563899426 | | Package Length:
| 10.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 73 reviews |
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Four-And-A-Half Stars - Radically Original And Well-Executed Take On Familiar CharactersFeb 28, 2010
Reprints #s 1-5 of the Fables ongoing DC/Vertigo series, plus an original illustrated prose short story.
Here's a strange murder mystery for you - who killed Rose Red, sister of Snow White? Was it jilted suitor Bluebeard? Her current boyfriend Jack (of Jack And The Beanstock fame?) Or someone else? The investigation takes place amidst all the hustle and commotion of modern-day New York city.
Those who aren't familiar with the Fables mythos might wonder what all these storybook characters are doing in New York - that's the second main angle of this collection, and this angle, rather than being wrapped up here, is only beginning. The realms of myth and fable have fallen, one land after another conquered by a mysterious, horrific entity known only as The Adversary, and the Fables - beings from these magic lands - have long since fled into 'our' world. They live amongst us hidden, never revealing their true natures to the 'mundanes'. Familiar characters abound, although not in the familiar forms from classic childhood stories. Old King Cole is the mayor of Fabletown, Snow White is technically his assistant but in actuality the real power behind the crown, Bigby (Big B.) Wolf maintains a human form most of the time and is the top Fable private investigator. As the investigation into the murder that rocks the Fable world continues, we're introduced to many of the key characters and ideas that will play roles through the larger series. Not all the characters are what they first appear, and part of the fun and suspense is figuring out who you're going to be rooting for and rooting against in the overall epic. Dark without being nihilistic, and through all the 'real-world-style' bickering and pettiness, the story continues to add little touches of whimsy; those who after reading just the first issue or two lament the loss of innocence (and in some cases, likability) of these legendary Disney-esque characters may find themselves surprised as the series goes on. The characters are very well-developed with multiple nuances, and in a lot of cases the original elements of the fairy tale characters's pesonalities still co-exist with the edgier, angst-ier character traits in this re-imagining. Having seen their largely idyllic home kingdoms devastated and then trying to make a go of it in 'our' world could darken a talking woodland critter or fairy-tale princess, I guess. The murder mystery is solved in this story arc, but the larger mysteries of the overall Fables tale are just beginning. Great writing and beautiful, distinctive art.
Also in here is an original 6-page prose story (accompanied by 2 full-page illustrations) taking place during the great exodus from the Fables's homelands, back when the Adversary was overrunning everything. We see the first meeting between some of the series's most important characters, and it adds a lot to the overall saga.
 read this book!!!Feb 05, 2010
So I picked this book up on a recommendation from a friend, and I am so glad that I did. I thought it was going to be kind of hokey at first but I decided to give it a chance and see what it was all about. Reading it was a great experience and I found the characters very interesting and familiar. I grew up with them and it was great to see them in this time and place but seperate none the less. There are many different characters from so many different tales most I remember and there are still some that I don't, but it gives me a reason to look them up and maybe relive a bit of my childhood in the process and then come back and live in the present as an adult with them in this new and always surpising world that they are in. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I have.
Review of Fable's: Volume IJan 13, 2010
I must admit I didn't get into this novel as thoroughly as I had expected. The back story is interesting and the concept is novel, but the dialogue and characters seemed, at times, too expected. All personal bias, I freely admit.
Worthy entryDec 03, 2009
What happens when Jack the Giant Killer reports that Rose Red, Snow White's sister, has disappeared from her apartment and said apartment is coated with several pints of Rose's blood? Why, you call in the Big Bad Wolf, or Bigby Wolf, as he's known to the inhabitants of Fabletown.
This is a fascinating look at what might happen if the fables and fairy tales we grew up on were really true and if the characters in the fables and fairy tales had been forced out of their lands by an evil simply known as the Adversary. They would end up in New York (of course!) and would try to get by without letting the Mundanes know of their existence. In Fabletown, King Cole is the Mayor, but Snow White, the deputy Mayor, is really the one in charge. There's Beauty and the Beast. Prince Charming, Snow's ex, makes an appearance, and he's as shallow as he is charming.
And of course, there's the crime. Is it a murder? There's too much blood for anyone to have survived it. Who could have done it? The suspects are many - from Bluebeard, to Jack the Giant Killer, to Snow White herself.
This is not a child's book, by the way. The F-word makes a couple of appearances, and the fairy tales are apparently all grown up. But this is fun reading and a great idea. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
And the short story at the end is very good as well.
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WonderfulNov 15, 2009
Great Story! Great for anyone trying to get into comics, or is already into comics
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