Fables Vol. 8: Wolves
Posted in Graphic Novels on 16. May, 2010
- ISBN13: 9781401210014
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
$9.95
Product Description
Collecting issues #48-51 of writer and creator Bill Willingham's award-winning Vertigo series, WOLVES also includes newly-created maps of Fabletown and the Homelands illustrated by Willingham and, as a special bonus, Willingham's complete script to the double-sized issue #50.
Fables Vol. 8: Wolves
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My second favorite of the series so far. So much happens in book 8… Things readers have been waiting on since book 5 come about and there’s romance and violence and politics and general badassery from my favorite characters. Can’t wait to get the next one!
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a welcome addition to the series. It was a little shorter than I would have liked but it left me satiated.
Rating: 5 / 5
This volume carries up to Fables 50th issue. And I’ve got to tell you, it is worth it. Wow!
Rating: 5 / 5
This volume will please most fans of the series, being a gratifying read. Here we finally learn what happened with Bigby, and reach an acceptable conclusion to the long-running storyline of his and Snow White’s love story. That being said, this is one of the shorter TBPs of the Fables line, and doesn’t contain very many exciting or surprising elements (with the notable exception of Bigby’s mission into the Homelands, which is actually one of the best sequences of the entire series). Neither Mowgli’s quest to track down the ex-sheriff or Cinderella’s work in the Cloud Kingdoms did much for me, just sort of dragging on, and containing only brief moments of glory. However, one good aspect of this volume is learning more about the development of Snow White’s cubs. This is a group of characters that are just starting to capture individual traits and that should provide a great source of material in future stories.
While the overlying feeling of this book is one of an interlude, with the primary focus being on wrapping up Snow and Bigby’s tale, this volume does set the direction for the future of the series. With Fabletown, under the leadership of Prince Charming, gearing up for the inevitable conflict with the Adversary, solidifying alliances and making preemptive strikes, the direction of the series promises to be one of grand conflict, and I can’t wait to read it.
As usual, the art contained within this volume is top-notch, especially the beautifully detailed inserts of the original cover art for the individual issues. Overall, while this isn’t the best of the series, its still great, and certainly cannot be missed.
Rating: 4 / 5
Warning! Spoilers below!
This is one of my favorite books in the entire FABLES series. It is built around several major events. First, Mowgli continues his long and ultimately successful search for Bigby Wolf, partly because Prince Charming wants him to carry out a mission behind the Adversary’s lines and partly to fulfill the requirements to allow the early release of Bagheera for his role in the farm uprising (see Book 2 in the series, ANIMAL FARM). Enlisting major allies in the cloud giants who inhabit a parallel dimension in the sky, Bigby is able to appear near the magic woods surrounding Gepetto’s hut, completely destroying them and making it impossible for Gepetto to make new puppets for a few decades when the forest will regrow. Mission accomplished, Bigby and Snow White marry (old hokey ceremony and all, the kind of offensive one where the woman pledges to honor and obey and it concludes with them being named man and wife — come on Bill! It is the 21st century, even the Fables would have junked that old dusty routine) and settle in the valley where the giants used to sleep. The book concludes with a diplomatic mission to the cloud giants by Cinderella to urge them to finally sign a mutual defense pact. Clearly, in the event of a major conflict, the Fabletown residents are going to need some major help. Having allies who are both giants and accomplished will surely help. But what of those who Cinderella inadvertently offended? Will that one day come back to haunt the Fables?
All in all, another spectacular addition to an outrageously fine series of graphic books.
Rating: 5 / 5