Fables Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons
Posted in Graphic Novels on 20. Mar, 2010
- ISBN13: 9781401204860
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
$8.71
Product Description
Collecting issues 22 and 28-33 of the hit VERTIGO series, this trade paperback features two tales of Bigby's exploits during World War II as well as "The Year After," which follows the aftermath of the Adversary's attempt to conquer Fabletown — including the birth of Snow White and Bigby's children!
Fables Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons
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This collection continues a great series, leading the reader along without revealing too much of the back story – one of the main reasons that I really like this series.
Rating: 5 / 5
Storywise, this fifth volume in the series is not terribly successful. After two dozen issues of the original comic book, the author appears to be getting a little desperate. There are two independent stories, plus the continuing arc about Fabletown in general. The first story is a somewhat pointless teaser about Cinderella, apparently an underling of The Adversary, and her tryst in Paris with Ichabod Crane, who is enamored of her. (Crane is a deliberate literary creation, though, not a “fable” like all the others.) He’s willing to sell out his people if he can jump Cindy’s bones. It doesn’t work out that way, of course, with Bigby Wolf showing up at the last minute to turn everything on its head. But what’s with the hyper-American French-hating spew at the end? Why would centuries-old fables give a damn about current U.S. politics? The second story (under the heading “War Stories”) is kind of a take-off on Sgt. Rock or G.I. Joe, with Bigby Wolf as a behind-the-lines civilian assisting an Allied squad during World War II in taking out a German secret research project at Frankenstein Castle. Yes, indeed, it’s Frankenstein’s monster vs. the Wolfman. But I thought Wolf said he had been head of Fabletown security in New York without interruption for two hundred years. Kind of lame. The third section is the best, though it requires you to know about earlier events. King Cole is voted out of office by Prince Charming, Beauty replaces Snow White as city administrator, Mr. Beast replaces Wolf as “sheriff,” Snow White has her baby by Wolf — more of a litter, actually — and Mr. North Wind shows up at the farm upstate. After the first couple of volumes, this one is definitely a let-down.
Rating: 3 / 5
Snow finally has her babies! Its a wonderful story about her children, and the changing of hands in Fabletown. This series is great, and the more i read it the better they get!! And the cover art ain’t so bad either!
Rating: 5 / 5
In this volume you get a lot of the ground shaking events all at once. King Cole finds himself out of office and Bigby and Snow refuse to work for Prince Charming. Therefore, putting Beauty and Beast in their posts. Snow gives birth to Bibgy’s children and after moving to the farm meets Bigby’s father. Willingham easily sets up one of the best scenes in the series thus far and really played with your emotions the art continues to look great. I highly recommend to anyone following the series.
Rating: 5 / 5
I like it much better when the storylines are bigger and we have to keep the focus on Bigby and Snow, but even the smaller stories contained within are up to the level of the previous volumes. It advances the stories of what were more side characters.
Rating: 5 / 5