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Bill Willingham (w) Brian Denham (a) Jenny Frison, David Messina (c) An all-new adventure begins as Eisner-winning writer Bill Willingham (Fables) takes Angel down some pretty twisted roads as the group's (and its leader""s) fame starts causing tension and testing loyalties. Starting in December, Willingham and new artist Brian Denham present part one of ""The Crown Prince Syndrome!"" Full Color. 32 pages.
Death. Destruction. Destiny. None of these can compare with the betrayal Team Angel is about to face, the old enemy that's about to re-surface, and the epic showdown Angel and Connor are going to have to tackle together. And someone other than the readers finally wonders, just what the hell is really up with Spike?
David Tischman, Mariah Huehner (w) Elena Casagrande (a) Jenny Frison (c) ""The Wolf, the Ram, and the Heart, part 1!"" Now that all the weirdness has been explained, Angel and company are looking to get back to what they do best. Except an old enemy with the letters W and H comes back, Angel gets transported, and a whole new can of demony worms is opened. Literally.
David Tischman, Mariah Huehner (w) Elena Casagrande (a) Jenny Frison, Casagrande (c) Zappedelsewhere, Angel discovers an old nemesis with a common foe, as James continues to turn L.A. into his own private demon farm. Can the enemy of his enemy be his friend, or is Angel about to get major league betrayed?
Angel quickly adapts to his new situation, only to discover that Wolfram & Hart and James are the least of his worries, as someone unexpected decides it's time to stop playing nice. Meanwhile, Connor and the gang are under attack at the new headquarters from yet another threat
While Connor tries to get his devoted army of demon soldiers under control, a new player steps up, and Illyria decides not to take Angel's continued absence lying down. Meanwhile, Eddie Hope finds out that being a force for justice has some major consequences.
Bill Willingham, Bill Williams (w) Brian Denham, David Messina (a) Jenny Frison, David Messina (c) Where has the ""hero of L.A."" gone? While Team Angel Investigations try to figure out how to handle the everyday demons, danger, and evil-doing on their own, Angel's whereabouts turn out to be part of a seriously sinister conspiracy. Plus: chapter of the Eddie Hope back-up by Williams and Messina. Full Color. 32 pages.
Eisner Award-winning writer Bill Willingham's (Fables) first storyline on Angel: Immortality For Dummies takes us down the dark path of fame, testing old allegiances, and new friendships. When Angel goes missing, Connor steps in, and learns pretty quickly that being a hero is a lot harder than his dad makes it look. [Jenny Frison]
Bill Willingham (w) Brian Denham, Elena Casagrande (a) Jenny Frison (c)Angel is back righting wrongs, but quickly discovers that one of the crew is not at all what he seems. When it's revealed that James is not only not an angel, but has demon farming plans for L.A., Angel must stop him. Except that Connor goes missing, Spike may not have a soul, and the demon warrior women may have something to do with at least some of it.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by SHAWN MCMANUS, PAUL GUINAN, MARK BUCKINGHAM and others. Cover by JAMES BENNETT Don't miss this new hardcover collection of tales from FABLES writer Bill Willingham, including the miniseries PROPOSITION PLAYER, THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: THE THESSALIAD and THESSALY - WITCH FOR HIRE, plus THE DREAMING #55, MERV PUMPKINHEAD: AGENT OF D.R.E.A.M., THE SANDMAN PRESENTS: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT DREAMS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK, plus Willingham's short stories from HOUSE OF MYSTERY and FLINCH!
Election season is upon us, and the stakes have never been higher! An unknown villain is attempting to assassinate the presidential candidates, and only the heroes of the DCU stand in the way. As Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Superman, Batman and more try to learn the killer's identity, they are faced with the difficult task of reconciling their own personal ideals with the mission at hand. Brought to you by writers Judd Winick (GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY, TITANS) and Bill Willingham (FABLES, DAY OF VENGEANCE) and featuring sensational art by Rick Leonardi (ROBIN, SUPERGIRL)! [Written by Judd Winick & Bill Willingham / Pencil Art by Rick Leonardi / Covers by Stephane Roux]
The DCU's biggest heroes hunt the villain planning to assassinate the presidential candidates, but they have plenty to distract them from their mission! Some heroes have begun openly endorsing candidates, and the ensuing media frenzy forces everyone to consider what, exactly, it means for a Super Hero to take sides politically. The killer must be caught, the cameras must be faced, and everyone - even Superman - must decide where they stand. [Written by Judd Winick & Bill Willingham / Art On Issue #3 by Rick Leonardi; Art On Issue #4 by Howa]
(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham Down the Mysterly River is the children's book debut of Bill Willingham, the creator of the #1 New York Times-bestselling graphic novel series Fables. Max ""the Wolf"" is a top notch Boy Scout, an expert at orienteering and a master of being prepared. He finds himself, with no recollection of his immediate past, lost in an unfamiliar wood. Even odder still, he encounters a badger named Banderbrock, a black bear named Walden, and McTavish the Monster (who might also be an old barn cat) - all of whom talk and who are as clueless as Max. Unless he can solve the mystery of the strange forested world he's landed in, Max may find himself and his friends changed beyond recognition, lost in a lost world forever.
FABLES #60 - A 32 page comic published by DC Comics. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha / Cover by James Jean]
Flycatcher's just had the most important conversation of his life at the farm. But now that things are in flux for the Frog Prince, where will life take him? What will be his new role in Fabletown and beyond? [Written by Bill Willingham: Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha: Cover by James Jean]
In Part 3 of "The Good Prince," Flycatcher now knows what he must do to save those he can from the coming war against the Empire. But the mission will require bravery, sacrifice, an iron will and perseverance against a host of dangers. Is meek and mild Fly up to the task? Also, Prince Charming delivers an ultimatum to the Imperial ambassador. [Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean]
Part 4 of "The Good Prince." As plans are being set to destroy the Imperial Homeworld where it's most vulnerable, various Fables are returning home. And Flycatcher must unite an army of ghosts from the land below to help him on his quest against the Empire.
[Written by Bill Willingham: Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha: Cover by James Jean]
Flycatcher doesn't have much time to enjoy his homecoming as the final battle with the Adversary looms in the near future. Can he ready his army of ghosts in time to have a chance at victory? . [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha / Cover by James Jean]
The Emperor and his minions can't stand the fact that the new kingdom of Haven exists in the very heart of his empire, a treasonous signal to anyone that his power isn't as absolute as he claims. So he sends his vast and deadly armies against it, to wipe all trace of it from the face of the earth, as "The Good Prince" continues. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha / Cover by James Jean]
"The Good Prince," Part 8. Flycatcher's new kingdom of Haven continues to be a thorn in the Emperor's side, and the maddened Emperor simply will not have it. He has a war to prepare and can't be distracted by a small-time upstart within the boundaries of his own empire. No more fooling around then. It's time to send in the empire's most elite troops against Fly and his ragtag band of revolutionaries. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha / Cover by James Jean]
Guest art by the Eisner-nominated Niko Henrichon (PRIDE OF BAGHDAD)! Before his final battle, King Ambrose, also known as Flycatcher, invited all of the Animal Fables currently trapped on The Farm to move back to their lost Homelands by coming to live in his kingdom of Haven. Boy Blue, determined to fulfill Fly's last command, brings the news to the Farm - which starts a debate among the Farm Fables. Will they remain imprisoned at the Farm - keeping in mind that it's a very comfortable prison - or will they journey back to the Homelands to take up residence in Haven? [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Niko Henrichon / Cover by James Jean]
Fabletown has finally gone to war against the Homelands, and they've brought powerful allies with them! Prince Charming and his fire team serves aboard the sky-treading gunship Glory of Baghdad, which is commanded by Sinbad and crewed by Arabian Fables. At the same time Bigby Wolf leads a mixed squad of commandos, Animal Fables and giants from the Cloud Kingdoms into the very heart of the Empire. The war has begun, but how will the Empire respond? This is the first issue of a 3-part story that will culminate in the oversized issue #75, changing the face of Fabletown forever. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha / Cover by James Jean]
Tourists of the world unite! If you've ever craved a guided tour of Fabletown's secret Manhattan location, prepare to be voraciously satiated. Pinnochio has a field day taking a certain VIP around the city. And exactly which Fabletown denizens are no longer active (dead, alive or otherwise) just might shock you into a comic book coma in this guest artist, one-off issue. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mike Allred / Cover by James Jean]
Freddy and Mouse may have erred by opening the big stone box containing not the treasure they'd hoped to find, but one of the great old powers that the Empire had locked away ages ago. With the Empire now gone, many of the great old powers are free again. So, the question needs to be asked: Did Fabletown lose the war by winning it? [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham, Andrew Pepoy and Peter Gross / Cover by James ]
Here's the thing, folks. We can't tell you what happens in this issue because it would give away the big frightening thing that happened in the previous issue (which we also didn't tell you about). So, what can we say? Only the most general stuff. Like that the grim fallout from winning the war so easily continues. And the metaphorical chickens come home to roost. Good, right? [Written by Bill Willingham Cover by James Jean / Art by Mark Buckingham, Andrew Pepoy and Peter Gro]
In our fifth and final chapter of this first big post-war saga, you're going to find out why this story was called "The Dark Ages." Yes, this is a dark story, and we're afraid you're not going to like it one bit - unless, of course, you think not nearly enough terrible and tragic things have happened to our stalwart heroes of Fabletown. We now suspect that, if the Fables had truly had any idea of the full consequences, they'd never have gone to war at all. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by James Jean]
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Joao Ruas Part 1 of "The Great Fables Crossover"! Thrill! To the adventures of your favorite Fables as they fight for their very existence in the greatest Fables epic yet! Shudder! To the danger as all of existence is about to be wiped out with the stroke of a pen! 3 months 3 books per month! = 9 amazing issues! Featuring Brazilian newcomer Joao Ruas, who brings his exquisite style and elegance as our new cover artist! 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Joao Ruas Disgusted with recent events in his own book, Jack Horner quits his own series, returns to FABLES in a big way and tries to pick up his on-again off-again romance with Rose Red while she's at her most vulnerable. But Jack Horner isn't the only wandering Jack who shows up at the Farm. In the meantime, Kevin Thorn is still safely ensconced in his writing retreat and about to start over on the universe, which would mean writing everything that currently exists out of existence! Scheduled to arrive on May 13 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Joao Ruas ""The Great Fables Crossover"" part 7 of 9! Jack Horner, meet Jack Frost. But wait a minute! Didn""t we already establish that Jack Horner was Jack Frost? Concerning the nature of his craft, Tom Clancy once opined that the ""difference between fiction and reality is that fiction has to make sense."" If this is so, how do we explain Jack being put in charge of the Farm and all of Fablekind? How do we explain Jack being allowed to babysit Bigby and Snow""s cubs? How does that make sense? We here at Fables headquarters can only come to one conclusion: as impossible as it may seem, Fables isn""t fiction, it""s real. Scheduled to arrive on June 10 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Jim Fern & Craig T. Hamilton Cover by Joao Ruas Meet Dunster Happ, the most important Fable you never knew. If our friends in exile at The Farm knew even a fragment of what humble Dunster knew, they'd be in a lot less trouble right now. Mr. Happ's just one of a cast of thousands in this issue where we explore Mister Dark's past and how he ended up in that magical box in that faraway fortress so that two hard-luck mercenaries could come along one day and set him free. Featuring the guest art team of Jim Fern (CROSSING MIDNIGHT) and Craig T. Hamilton. On sale July 15. 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by Joao Ruas Part 1 of ""Witches""! The business office got lost somewhere when Fabletown collapsed into ruins. Now Bufkin, the meek and mild flying monkey, is trapped inside with the evil witch Baba Yaga - and she's in a really bad mood. How is poor little Bufkin going to survive her tantrum? At the same time, Frau Totenkinder and the witches upstate at the Farm prepare to deal with Mister Dark down in what's left of Fabletown. Scheduled to arrive on August 12 32 pages. Full Color. US MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by Joao Ruas 'Witches' part 2 of 5! As Bufkin and Baba Yaga battle it out, Beauty and the Beast make a startling discovery that will greatly affect their future and the entire fate of Fabletown. Only Frau Totenkinder knows the truth about the horror that is to come...and she's not exactly telling. Scheduled to arrive September 16.. 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by Joao Ruas ""Witches"" Part 3! Up at the Farm, things are getting dicey as the witches try one thing after another to deal with Mister Dark, only to be frustrated, halted and defeated at every turn. Meanwhile, the struggle for political power heats up as the scared Fables turn to the only one among them who's defeated Mister Dark in the past. Back in the long lost Woodland Business Office, poor little Bufkin is fighting for his life against the evil witch Baba Yaga. His strength compared to hers is nil, his allies are nearly useless, and his resources are few. Scheduled to arrive on October 14 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Mark Buckingham & Steve Leialoha Cover by Joao Ruas ""Witches"" Part 4! We continue our in-depth look at the inner workings, politics and intrigue of the 13th floor sorcerers group, this time focusing on the witch named (CENSORED for reader safety), who thinks she's the best candidate to take over leadership from Frau Totenkinder. Unfortunately for her, the infamous Black Forest Witch doesn't seem ready to give up the reins of power. As Maddy the Cat said just two issues back, ""Everyone could see there was a showdown brewing between those two, and I've no intention of finding myself in the middle of it when it happens."" Scheduled to arrive on November 11 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM & STEVE LEIALOHA Cover by JOAO RUAS ""Rose Red"" part 2 of 5! As trouble brews outside her bedroom window at the Farm, Rose reluctantly pulls herself out of the depression pit and into the heart of war. It's the former Adversary vs. the newfound Nightmare and the future looks very very dim for the misplaced denizens of Fabletown. [(w) Bill Willingham (a) Various (ca) Joao Ruas]
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM & STEVE LEIALOHA Cover by JOAO RUAS This issue begins a 5-part story called ""Super Group!"" Now why, oh why, in this crazy mixed-up world would we saddle an important funny-book series that has, in 100 issues so far, never had anything to do with Super Heroes with a title like that? And why has snotty little Pinocchio suddenly got it into his head that he needs to design tight-fitting costumes for a carefully selected small team of Fables? In fact, why was the little brat caught looking over his own comic book collection, mumbling things like, ""We can call him Werewolf Man, and he can be the Golden Knight, and she can be called The Green Witch?"" To quote master Fables illustrator Mark Buckingham: ""What the bloody censored is going on here?"" Scheduled to arrive on FEBRUARY 16 32 pages. Full Color.
In ""Super Team"" part 4, Ozma's super team is ready to fight, but there's a complication: Mister Dark isn't the only one of the Great Powers on the warpath. The North Wind just blew into town with bad news for Bigby: His ghostly son must die. Talk about bad timing! Remember when Bigby promised his father that ""The next time I come after you, I've made arrangements to make sure I'm able to kill you""? That time is here! It's father vs. son. Will Bigby survive one battle so he can help with the other?
'super Team"" part five. Well, we tried to warn you. Bigby and the North Wind finally threw down and poor Bigby didn't stand a chance. We would have loved to come up with some clever, magical way our favorite Lord of Wolves beat his dad in a knockdown, dragout, mano-a-mano fight to the finish, but there was simply no way. Sorry. We tried, and we couldn't do it. Oh, also the barrier keeping Mister Dark out of Haven falls, leaving the kingdom entirely unprotected from his wrath.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Guest art by TERRY MOORE Cover by JOAO RUAS We all know the curse: She'll sleep until she's kissed by a handsome prince who loves her with true love. We have the sleeping girl. We have the handsome princes - lots of them. But where's the true love? Without that, we fear she may spend a long time napping among the thorns. Oh, and memo to all you handsome princes lining up: When you hack your way into the city to kiss the girl, make sure you don't try to kiss the Snow Queen instead. This one-shot tale features art by Eisner Award winner Terry Moore (Echo, Strangers in Paradise). Scheduled to arrive on JULY 27 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM and STEVE LEIALOHA Cover by JOAO RUAS Scheduled to arrive on OCTOBER 19 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS In part three of ""Inherit the Wind,"" Bufkin continues his schemes to free Oz and its surroundings from the Nome King's oppressive rule. Meanwhile, at the North Wind's keep, the cubs continue to learn how to become winds - but is it turning into a competition with a decidedly deadly edge?
This very special stand-alone issue stars fan-favorite Fables characters in idyllic other times and places!
The most harrowing epic since the series’ inception starts when Snow and Bigby’s cub Therese receives a Christmas gift from an unknown admirer. This red plastic boat may hold the key to a deep, disturbing secret that will incite a series of soul-crushing events for the denizens of Fabletown. This 8-issue storyline will boast a backup feature that follows Bufkin’s (mis)adventures in Oz painted by fan-favorite Shawn McManus which will be a great entry point for new readers.
Can the Fisher King save Therese or will young Dare be the heroic rescuing knight of his daydreams? In the penultimate chapter of Cubs in Toyland, we will see just who will make it out of Discardia in one piece - and who will be tattered like the citizen toys. Also, the antics of Bufkin continue in the Oz backup feature with art by Shawn McManus! [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham & Various (CA) Joao Ruas]
In ""Cubs in Toyland"" part 2 of 8, Therese's journey into Toyland takes a turn for the terrible. Shawn McManus (CINDERELLA) continues illustrating the backup feature chronicling our Fables' adventures in the Land of Oz. [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham (CA) Joao Ruas]
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha Cover by James Jean Now's the best time to enter the acclaimed world of FABLES with this specially priced reprinting of the first issue! And that's not all! You'll also get a special excerpt of the all-new FABLES prose novel PETER & MAX from FABLES creator Bill Willingham! Scheduled to arrive on July 15 32 pages. Full Color. US MATURE READERS
It's a new edition of the classic first FABLES collection featuring issues #1-5 of the awardwinning series, with updated trade dress! This first FABLES volume introduces Fabletown, and the murder mystery of Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red. It's up to Bigby, Fabletown's sheriff, and a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the culprit is Bluebeard, Rose's ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber. This new edition features a brand-new painted cover by Mark Buckingham, as well as the short FABLES comic from PETER & MAX, presented here for the first time in color!
In these tales from FABLES #34-45, Boy Blue undertakes a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, Jack's adventures in Hollywood and Mowgli's return to Fabletown! [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham & Various (CA) James Jean]
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Craig T. Hamilton Cover by James Jean For the first time ever, Bill Willingham's acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series FABLES is presented in a deluxe hardcover edition collecting issues #1-10. 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. When Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it's up to Fabletown's sheriff, the reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to find the killer. Meanwhile, trouble of a different sort brews at the Fables' upstate farm where non-human inhabitants are preaching revolution - and threatening Fabletown's carefully nurtured secrecy. Advance-solicited; on sale September 30 7.0625"" x 10.875"", 264 pages. Full Color. US, MATURE READERS.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA, BRYAN TALBOT, LAN MEDINA, LINDA MEDLEY, CRAIG HAMILTON and P. CRAIG RUSSELL Cover by JAMES JEAN For the first time in hardcover - Bill Willingham's acclaimed series gets the deluxe treatment in this volume collecting issues #11-18 of the Eisner Award winning series, along with FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE. As Snow White recovers from a bullet to the brain, she and Bigby spend a lot of time in each other's company. But when they announce that they'll be vacationing together, all of Fabletown is shocked. The twosome are about to leave New York City and cross paths with a ruthless enemy lurking in the woods. 264 pages. 7.0625"" x 10.875"", Full Color. MATURE READERS
Reoffered to coincide with FABLES VOL. 9, this volume collects 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. [Written by Bill Willingham: Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha And Others: Cover by James Jean]
Collecting FABLES #52-59! Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him. [Written by Bill Willingham: Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha And Others: Cover by James Jean]
Collecting issues #60-69 of the hit series, collecting the epochal 'Good Prince' storyline. Flycatcher is drawn into the spotlight as he discovers the startling truth about his own past as the Frog Prince. At the same time, he learns that the Adversary plans to destroy his foes once and for all. How can the meek Flycatcher stop this deadly foe? [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Aaron Alexovich / Cover by J]
The war for Fabletown heats up! Cinderella heads out on a cloak-and-dagger mission to bring a mysterious package back into town. But when the Empire heads after the same prize, there's no telling who will be left standing when the smoke clears. Collects issues #70-75 of the award-winning series. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Mark Buckingham and Others / Cover by James Jean]
Written by Bill Willingham Artist by Mark Buckingham, Mike Allred, Andrew Pepoy, Peter Gross and David Hahn Cover by James Jean The 12th volume in the best-selling, award-winning FABLES series collects the epic from issues #76-82 of the acclaimed monthly series. If you've ever craved a guided tour of Fabletown's secret Manhattan location, prepare to be thrilled. Pinocchio has a field day taking a certain VIP around the city. And exactly which Fabletown denizens are no longer active (dead, alive or otherwise) just might shock you into a comic book coma. Also in this volume, you'll find the 4-part story featuring Freddy and Mouse, two local rogues who just want to get along and perhaps turn a bit of profit in the post-war, topsy-turvy world. Meanwhile, in Fabletown, a new political group forms called the Society of Seconds, and what they want doesn't seem very reasonable at all. Advance-solicited; on sale August 12. 192 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges Art by Russ Braun, Mark Buckingham, Jose Marzan Jr. and Andrew Pepoy Cover by Brian Bolland When Jack discovers the existence of The Literals and their leader, he must leave his own adventures behind to warn Fabletown. Collects FABLES #83-85, JACK OF FABLES 33-35 and the 3-issue miniseries THE LITERALS. 224 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA, JIM FERN, CRAIG HAMILTON and DAVID LAPHAM Cover by JOAO RUAS While the meek flying monkey Bufkin is trapped in Fabletown's collapsed business office with the evil witch Baba Yaga, Frau Totenkinder and the witches of the Woodland's thirteenth floor prepare to deal with Mister Dark in what's left of Fabletown. Collecting FABLES #86-93!
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM and MARK BUCKINGHAM Art by MARK BUCKINGHAM, STEVE LEIALOHA, ANDREW PEPOY, CHRISSIE ZULLO, JOAO RUAS, ADAM HUGHES, J.H. WILLIAMS III and DAVE JOHNSON Cover by JOAO RUAS The next volume in the New York Times best-selling series, collecting issues #94-100! Rose Red, sister of Snow White, has finally hit rock bottom. Will she stay there, or is it time to start the long, tortuous climb back up? The Farm is in chaos, as many factions compete to fill the void of her missing leadership. And there's a big magical fight brewing down in the town square, right under her window. 256 pages. Full Color.
The tights and capes have been stored away forever, but where do the Fables go from here? Bigby and Snow White's cubs try to move forward after learning a hard lesson about life and death in this collection featuring issues #108-113 of the acclaimed series. [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham & Various (CA) Joao Ruas]
Don't miss a new softcover edition of the acclaimed hardcover graphic novel from FABLES creator Bill Willingham and a star-studded array of artists! This volume, set in the early days of Fabletown, long before the FABLES series began, featuring sequences illustrated by Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Michael Wm. Kaluta, James Jean, Mark Buckingham, Jill Thompson and more, 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL is both an entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative FABLES mythos. Traveling in Arabia as an Ambassador from the exiled FABLES community, Snow White is captured by the local sultan who wants to marry her (and then kill her) But the clever Snow attempts to charm the sultan instead by playing Scheherazade, telling him fantastic stories for a total of 1,001 nights. Running the gamut from horror to dark intrigue to mercurial coming-of-age, FABLES:1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL reveals the secret histories of familiar FABLES characters through a series of compelling and visually illustrative tales. Scheduled to arrive in March. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Michael Wm. Kaluta, J]
Perfect for any art-book library or FABLES completist, this volume includes never-before-seen sketch material, along with insightful commentary and remarkable insights into Jean's creative process. Also included is a afterword by celebrated FABLES writer/creator Bill Willingham. Designed and annotated by the artist, this deluxe, oversized hardcover includes ten vellum sleeve inserts, an embossed case and other fine art details that make FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN as elegant and unique as the FABLES covers themselves. [Written by James Jean / Foreword by Bill Willingham / Art and Cover by James Jean]
When Little Red Riding Hood suddenly reappears in these stories from issues #19-27, she's welcomed as a miraculous survivor by nearly everyone except her old nemesis, Bigby Wolf, who smells espionage and subversion. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes?
One Sleeping Beauty, one prince of thieves and a small imp add up to one huge moving target for our Snow Queen. But what does she want from them and how will she get it? Will our heroic trio of Jonah the bottle imp, Ali Baba and Sleeping Beauty all make it out of the Snow Queen's lair in one piece? Or a million, tiny broken icicles? [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (CA) Adam Hughes]
New York Times best-selling, award-winning creator Bill Willingham presents a new series starring the female FABLES. Balancing horror, humor and adventure, FAIREST explores the secret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others. The first 6 issue arc follows the misadventures of Briar Rose after she is stolen away by the goblin army in FABLES #107. Fan-favorite artist Phil Jimenez (WONDER WOMAN, THE INVISIBLES) returns to Vertigo to pencil the opening storyline. Award-winning cover artist Adam Hughes (WONDER WOMAN, BATGIRL) provides covers, starting with a wraparound cover on issue #1. Future arcs will be written by 2011 Arthur C. Clarke winner Lauren Beukes with art by Inaki Miranda, and iZOMBIE scribe Chris Roberson with art by Shawn McManus! And remember: They may be beautiful, but there will be blood. [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (CA) Adam Hughes]
Okay, so Sleeping Beauty has been awakened again by true love's kiss. But hold on! The thief Ali Baba doesn't seem a likely candidate for knowing true love from a day-old cruller. So how did this kiss work? We proudly present thrills and chills - and since the Snow Queen is involved, we do mean chills - along with mathematical proof of what does and does not constitute true love.
New York Times best-selling, award-winning creator Bill Willingham presents a new series starring the female FABLES. Balancing horror, humor and adventure, FAIREST explores the secret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others. The first 6 issue arc follows the misadventures of Briar Rose after she is stolen away by the goblin army in FABLES #107. Fan-favorite artist Phil Jimenez (WONDER WOMAN, THE INVISIBLES) returns to Vertigo to pencil the opening storyline. Award-winning cover artist Adam Hughes (WONDER WOMAN, BATGIRL) provides covers, starting with a wraparound cover on issue #1. Future arcs will be written by 2011 Arthur C. Clarke winner Lauren Beukes with art by Inaki Miranda, and iZOMBIE scribe Chris Roberson with art by Shawn McManus! And remember: They may be beautiful, but there will be blood. [(W) Bill Willingham (A) Phil Jimenez, Andy Lanning (CA) Phil Jimenez]
Collecting the five specials that determined who will be the new Dr. Fate! [Written by Gail Simone, Steve Niles, Steve Gerber, Bill Willingham and Tad Williams / Art by Scott H]
Part 5 of ""Room and Boredom."" In the extremely destructive conclusion to the first story arc, Fig Keele has literally brought down the House, but couldn't she have waited until everyone got out alive first? Plus: Sean Murphy illustrates ""Jordan's Tale,"" in which the world's worst storyteller relates an anecdote involving vampire cats. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi & Sean Murphy Cover by Sam Weber]
Every haunted house has a scary basement, sure. But this is the House of Mystery - this is the basement the other basements are scared of. And yes, we're going down there. And we're going to stay awhile. Meanwhile, Pirate Queen Ann Preston stars in a bloody symphony of lust, greed, desire and deception that begins with buried treasure and ends with buried bodies. Hit the high seas in a swashbuckling tale illustrated by Tony Akins (JACK OF FABLES). This issue also features a free preview of the new monthly series THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi & Tony Akins / Cover by Glenn Fabry]
The creepy basement in the House of Mystery doesn't hold your average trinkets and cast-aside items. In fact, among the bits catalogued you'll find the diary of ""Cain,"" one stained and bloody bed sheet, chains of assorted lengths, something slick and wet grinding over the stones, a maze and a minotaur. It's chapter 2 of "Love Stories for Dead People" and you'll never look at basements the same way again!
[Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi & David Petersen / Cover by Glenn F]
In the Temple of the Spider God deep within the house, strange creatures attack! Meanwhile, there's an unexpected appearance by someone from our heroine's past, and extreme promiscuity flows freely as a wild party upstairs in the bar rages on. This issue also features a little ditty titled "Gothic Romance"" illustrated by none other than HOUSE OF MYSTERY alumnus Bernie Wrightson! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi and Bernie Wrightson / Cover by Gle]
Matthew Sturges, writer of the Eisner-nominated JACK OF FABLES, and his JACK co-writer Bill Willingham, proudly unlock the doors to the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, a new ongoing series that reinvents a classic DC Comics concept. HOUSE OF MYSTERY focuses on five characters trapped in a supernatural bar, trying to solve the mystery of how and why they're imprisoned there. Each one has a terrible past they'd like to forget, and with no books, newspapers or TV allowed in the House, they face an eternity of boredom. But stories become the new currency, and fortunately, the House attracts only the finest storytellers. In addition to the ongoing trials and struggles of the five unfortunate souls trapped within the HOUSE OF MYSTERY, illustrated by superstar artist Luca Rossi, each issue in the first storyline also includes a short tale, as told by one of the customers, written by Willingham and illustrated by a host of fine guest artists, including two-time Eisner Award nominee Ross Campbell (WATERBABY, Wet Moon), SANDMAN fan favorite and multiple Eisner winner Jill Thompson, and classic horror artist Bernie Wrightson, whose first published work was in House of Mystery #179. This series is topped off with ethereal, jaw-dropping covers from Sam Weber (The New Yorker, The New York Times, Time Magazine)and a stunning variant cover by Wrightson on the debut issue.''This is a book where you can have a pirate, a psychic detective, a spaceman, a French romantic poet and an NYU film student sitting at a table having a beer together. It's a writer's dream come true.'' - Matthew Sturges 'Let's be perfectly clear: There isn't just one mystery in the new House of Mystery. It's actually chock-full of mysteries, all of which will be thrilling and exciting as they unfold over the course of the series.' - Bill Willingham. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi / Cover by Sam Weber]
Welcome to the House of Mystery! Filled with peculiar, otherworldly characters from all walks of life, this series from Matthew Sturges (JACK OF FABLES) and Bill Willingham (FABLES) focuses on five people trapped in the reality-warping House of Mystery, a supernatural bar where tales are the legal tender and only the finest storytellers are patrons! But how - and why - they're stuck inside is all just a little piece of the puzzle in this first volume, which collects issues #1-5 of the all-new acclaimed series and special bonus material. [Written by Matthew Sturges and Bill Willingham / Art by Luca Rossi, Ross Campbell, Sean Murphy, Zach]
This incredible omnibus hardcover collects the many titles from the 2005 event that rocked the DC Universe, including DAY OF VENGEANCE #1-6, the DAY OF VENGEANCE INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, RANN/THANAGAR WAR #1-6, RANN/THANAGAR WAR INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL #1, THE OMAC PROJECT #1-5, DC COUNTDOWN #1 and WONDER WOMAN #219. OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle of it all, a critical moment has divided Earth's three greatest heroes: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. It's the DCU's darkest day, and long-lost heroes from the past have returned to make things right in the universe...at any cost.
JACK OF FABLES #9 - A 32 page comic published by DC Comics. [Written By Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art By Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover By James Jean]
Things have gone from bad to worse: Jack's lost his wife, he's the target of a very lucky lady, and his profits are headed down the toilet. What could possibly make it worse? Mister Revise and his legion of sinister librarians, that's what. On sale April 25 [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by James Je]
Concluding the 2-part 'Jack Frost' begun in JACK OF FABLES #6. Jack now has the powers of the Snow Queen to do with as he will. His only job is to deliver winter to the next kingdom over in a timely manner, while the Snow Queen continues to suffer from her mysterious illness. Can anything possibly go right? [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges : Art by Steve Leialoha: Cover by James Jean]
JACK OF FABLES celebrates its one-year anniversary with a new story arc and a shocking new mystery cover artist! So what happens when you become the most well-known Fable in America? Jack starts to find out in a truly bizarre way. Also, in the Golden Boughs retirement village (and prison camp for Fables) Mr. Revise takes drastic steps to keep the escaped Fables from spilling the beans on him and his facility. [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy Cover by CLASSIFIED]
Jack's been impaled by the sword Excalibur, and only the One True King can remove it from him. But where is he, and how long can Jack last with a sword sticking out of his chest?
[Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges : Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy: Cover by CLASSIFIED]
"The Bad Prince," Part 3. So now Jack's the center of all stories, huh? And if the story in question happens to involve a famous sword stuck in a famous stone, it probably shouldn't surprise us that Jack gets to play the stone. But wait! How can we have the Sword in the Stone story over here in Jack, when that simple-minded janitor fellow has the same sword over in that other Fables book? . [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bolland]
In the conclusion of "The Bad Prince," our hard-luck group of crash survivors try to find a way out of the wilderness. And along the way we learn more about Wicked John, and our boy Jack doesn't like a bit of it. But it does give him an idea of how he might possibly get fabled Excalibur removed from his chest. In the story of the Sword in the Stone, Jack hates playing the stone.
[Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bolland]
Witness the rebirth of a classic legend as our very own Jack gives rise to the haunted spirit of Halloween in this issue featuring guest art by Andrew Robinson, writer/artist of the fan-favorite Dusty Star! Go back in time to one of Jack's many misadventures - when he was none other than the legendary Jack O' Lantern. [Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges / Art by Andrew Robinson / Cover by Brian Bolland]
Talented artist Russ Braun (ANIMAL MAN) joins the Jack of Fables creative team as a new story arc begins! Why has Jack been carrying that briefcase around all this time? Why is Paul Bunyan buying big pants? Who is Dash Weinstein and why is he risking it all for a girl with million-dollar gams? Why are we asking you? You don't know. Only Jack knows, and he ain't telling. [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Who is the mysterious Bookburner? What is Paul Bunyan doing with big pants? When will Jack ever learn? Where is the lost city of gold? Why does Hillary Page have a piece of eggshell in her brassiere? Answer these questions and you'll be able to write a textbook newspaper article about this thrill-soaked issue! [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Do you like mobsters? Do you like shootouts? Do you like frogs in top hats? What about Canadians? Do you like them? If so, then this is the story you've been waiting for your entire life. If you only like two or three of those things, you're still in luck, because there's also a witch trial, a rampaging lumberjack, and musical theater. Join us as Jack, Gary, Paul Bunyan, et al., hit the road in Part 3 of ""Americana."" Plus: Babe the Miniature Blue Ox! [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
We don't want to alarm you, but this issue of Jack of Fables is so explosive, so astonishing, and SO DAMN SEXY, that it may not be appropriate for pregnant women or those with fragile constitutions. This issue contains violent death, hot sex, heartbreak and betrayal, astonishing revelations, and delusional oxen. It's the dramatic, heart-stopping, pulse-pounding conclusion to the "Americana" storyline. [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Jack's sidekick Gary - the Pathetic Fallacy - takes center stage in the Golden Boughs Theatrical Society's production of Hamlet! With: Alice as Ophelia, a pair of squash rackets as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Wicked John as Laertes! But who's using the play as cover for an escape attempt? Find out in this thrilling issue that even your freshman Lit professor would be proud of! Note: This issue may contain streaking. [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tony Akins / Cover by Zachary Baldus]
1883 was the year in which the scrofulous outlaw known as ""Smiling Jack Candle"" and his gang of desperadoes roamed the Western Territories, robbing and pillaging as they went. None durst stand up to the miscreant, until the day that a grim-countenanced stranger - a sheriff from back East who carried no gun - rode out to face him down. What happened next, you ask, and why does this sheriff seem so familiar...? [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Several great and terrible events occurred in 1883, but none so dire as the continuing depredations of the Jack Candle Gang in the Old West. No posse could stop them. Not even the legendary Pinkertons could find them. But now a mysterious unarmed sheriff is on Jack's trail, and a showdown is inevitable. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
The tumultuous year 1883 comes to a close with the final showdown between Smiling Jack Candle and the Sheriff without a Gun. Get the women and children off the streets and board up your doors and windows - there's gonna be a killin'! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Let's face it: You already know what's going to happen in this issue. Jack's going to do something smarmy, some creepy guy will do something creepy, an egg will explode, and a little blue pig will pontificate on weighty matters while wearing a brassiere on his head. Just another typical chapter in the life of Jack of The Tales. In this issue, however, we learn a bit more about the lovely young librarian Robin Page, and find out why she does the things she does. It's part one of a new story, even! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Part 2 of the 3-part "Turning Pages" stars former wallflower Priscilla Page. It's chock-full of car crashes, brutal violence, shoplifting and the horrors of mime - not to mention our fearless protagonist Jack facing off against a horrific monster. [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by Brian Bol]
Hillary Page is the gal who stole away to Americana to find her father and ended up kicking Jack Horner square in the tacklebox. Now she's held captive with no hope of escape, and it looks like all of the good guys are about to be murdered by a malicious ovoid and a camel. Can Jack save the day? This book is being resolicited. All previews orders have been cancelled. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Russ Braun / Cover by Brian Bolland]
"Jack's Big Book of War" part 1 of 5. Jack has returned to the Golden Boughs not as a prisoner, but as its Commander in Chief! It's the beginning of an all-new storyline in which lives will be lost, pigs will appear magically and other things will happen that are so unbelievable, your head would quite literally explode if you were to read about them in condensed blurb form.
[Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & José Marzan / Cover by Brian Boll]
The siege is on! In Part 2 of the status quo annihilating storyline, ""The Siege of the Golden Boughs,"" Bookburner's army storms the gates and the fight begins in earnest! After this issue, the JACK OF FABLES universe will never be the same! Of course, whenever even the most minuscule event happens, the universe isn't technically ""the same"" afterward, but you get what we mean. Go buy it! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & José Marzan / Cover by Brian Boll]
What's the "First Draft," and what is its awe-inspiring secret? Where did that extra pig come from? What's everybody reading? "The Siege of The Golden Boughs" enters its third installment and the tide begins to turn - but in whose favor? Expect answers, explosions, mayhem and extra tacos. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Jose Marzan Jr. / Cover by Brian]
Part 4 of "Jack's Big Book of War." You know how they talk about the ""power of the printed word""? What they don't want to tell you is that this power is more than just how a bunch of ideas can convince people to do stuff. It's about how ideas can make things explode. So hold on to your hats, gang, these printed words are so powerful they're going to knock your socks right off your toes! [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins & Jose Marzan Jr. / Cover by Brian]
Written by MATTHEW STURGES & BILL WILLINGHAM Art by TONY AKINS & ANDREW PEPOY Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND The Page Sisters have a lead on the horde of books that went missing from the Golden Boughs way back when. Jack Frost has a lead on one of the most dangerous monsters he's yet to face. And just when he thought he was getting too old for this #!, Jack Horner has a lead on a tasty snack. Featuring a selection of the classic ""Jack Dragon & Gary"" newspaper strips of yore and your requisite helping of Babe the Miniature Blue Ox. Scheduled to arrive on AUGUST 25 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM & MATTHEW STURGES Art by TONY AKINS & ANDREW PEPOY and RUSS BRAUN & JOSE MARZAN JR. Cover by BRIAN BOLLAND This is it! This is where it all happens! You've been waiting - nay, pining - for this 50th issue of JACK OF FABLES, and, brother, who could blame you? Does Jack Frost slay Jack Dragon? Does Jack Dragon eat his own kid? Will the Page Sisters rebuild the Great Library? Will Gary finally get to sing a show tune on Broadway? We don't know, because its contents are so secret, even WE aren't allowed to read it, but they tell us that the answers to all these questions will be provided. It's oversized, with extra pages, extra action, extra drama, and extra Babe, the Miniature Blue Ox! And you have our personal guarantee that not every single character will die! Oh, and one more small thing we should mention - it's the final issue of the series. Enjoy! FINAL ISSUE Scheduled to arrive on FEBRUARY 23 48 pages. Full Color.
In this volume collecting issues #6-11, Jack reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen - when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost. And in present times, he lands in Las Vegas and meets his lovely new bride, a directionless heiress. Could it possibly be 'happily ever after' at last?
[Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tony Akins & Andrew Pepoy / Cover by James Jea]
Collecting JACK OF FABLES #12-16! Jack's now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. Follow his extreme road stories as he reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen (when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost). Scheduled to arrive in June. [Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins, Andrew Robinson, Andrew Pepoy and]
Jack hits the road in seach of a lost city of gold in this new collection featuring issues #17-21. Aided by his sidekicks Paul Bunyan, Humpty Dumpty, Gary the pathetic fallacy and the mysterious Hillary Page, Jack's in for the adventure of a lifetime!
[Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham / Art by Tony Akins, Russ Braun and Others / Cover by B]
Get ready for Jack's adventures out West, as Smiling Jack Candle crosses paths with a grim sheriff from back East who carries no gun. Collecting issues #22-27 of the series Publishers Weekly says "any sophisticated comics fan will enjoy." [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tony Akins, Russ Braun & Andrew Pepoy / Cove]
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Tony Akins & Jose Marzan, Jr. Cover by Brian Bolland When Bookburner's army attacks Revise's compound, Jack returns not as a prisoner but as Commander-in-Chief. In this new title collecting issues #28-32 of Jack's monthly series, secrets are revealed, including the strange relationships between Jack and the Page sisters. 128 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Jack Frost embarks on the greatest quest in a career of great quests: to kill a dragon. Of course, he doesn't know the dragon he's after is his own father. Meanwhile, the Page Sisters find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. Collecting JACK OF FABLES #46-50.
The hit 7-issue miniseries spinning out of COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS is collected in this new trade paperback. Exiled to a distant hell planet, the villains of the DCU split into two warring factions led by Lex Luthor and The Joker! [Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges / Art by Sean Chen & Walden Wong / Cover by Joe Corro]
The second hardcover volume collecting the classic JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL comics of the late 1980s, co-written by 52 mastermind Keith Giffen! Included here are JUSTICE LEAGUE ANNUAL #1, JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #8-13, SUICIDE SQUAD #13, featuring Batman, Blue Beetle, Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner, Black Canary, Mister Miracle, Dr. Fate, Booster Gold, Doctor Light, and the power of Shazam! Rediscover the book that redefined the term ''super-hero team'' for a generation. [Written by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis and John Ostrander / Art by Kevin Maguire, Bill Willingham,]
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Jesus Merino A new era begins for the Justice Society of America as writers Bill Willingham (FABLES) and Matthew Sturges (BLUE BEETLE) take over the series with new artist Jesus Merino (SUPERMAN ANNUAL) just as two new recruits make their debut with the team! Strange happenings at the JSA Mansion are weird precursors to an all-out attack on all members of the team - all but one! And what is the strange connection that new members King Chimera and All-American Kid might have with the turmoil? On sale July 29. 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art and cover by Jesus Merino ""Bad Seed"" part 2 of 5! The JSA feels the strain when battling a monstrous collection of villains who""ve mounted an all-out war on the team to collect a bounty placed on the head of everyone in the group except Stargirl! Tensions flare, and the group is forced to make a compromise in order to chase their fleeing enemies or return to the mansion to find out why Mister Terrific's communications have suddenly stopped! And Dr. Fate returns to the team in this second issue from the new creative team of writers Bill Willingham (FABLES) and Matthew Sturges (BLUE BEETLE) and artist Jesus Merino (SUPERMAN ANNUAL)! Scheduled to arrive on August 26 ò 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Jesus Merino Magog and Wildcat square off as the team traitor involved in the attack on a fellow JSAer is revealed! It all leads to greater tension and permanent rifts within the most storied Super Hero team of all time! Clearly, this was an inside job, and though they may not realize it now, the damage to the group is deeper than any of them suspects. Scheduled to arrive September 30. 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Matthew Sturges & Bill Willingham Art and cover by Jesus Merino The seismic rift among the members of the Justice Society deepens due to the strange actions of several new team members as well as some long-seeded conflicts! It all leaves them dangerously weakened as their home base faces assault from an army of bounty hunters who plan on collecting the price on the head of each and every member of the Society! Scheduled to arrive on October 28 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art and cover by Jesus Merino The traitor stands revealed, and his part in the destruction of the Justice Society of America is complete. While the team's headquarters lies in ruin, the same fate has befallen the team itself! Hold on to your seats, because the JSA as we've known it is torn asunder! Scheduled to arrive on November 25 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Travis Moore & Dan Green Cover by Jesus Merino The Justice Society struggles to pick up the pieces after the team's devastating break up! Regrouping at a new, temporary home base, the smaller team reflects on the recent infiltration of their ranks and how they can protect themselves from another such attack in the future! And why is the new Dr. Fate acting so weird? Scheduled to arrive on December 23. 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by Bill Willingham Art by Travis Moore & Dan Green Cover by Jesus Merino It's all-out war as the leaner, meaner Justice Society of America confront another intruder in their midst! But this time it's bad news for their enemy, as he's facing a team that has learned from its past mistakes! The new incarnation of the Justice Society is more together than ever! Scheduled to arrive on January 27 32 pages. Full Color.
Scheduled to arrive on February 24 32 pages. Full Color. Written by Bill Willingham Art by Jesus Merino Cover by Jesus Merino The discovery of exactly who was behind the recent attacks on Obsidian and other members of the Justice Society puts the team on the trail of a true Axis of Evil! This means war!
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by JESUS MERINO The war takes a turn for the worse for the JSA as the enemy fires up their super power-negating ""Darkness Engine."" But the terror rises when the team learns that the machine is powered by the black egg that used to be their colleague Obsidian!
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by JESUS MERINO The Nazis have succeeded and taken over America, which is leading to the scheduled executions of the major heroes and villains in the U.S.! But Mr. Terrific may have figured out a way to topple the Fourth Reich using their own Darkness Engine against them..
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by JESUS MERINO Mr. Terrific gathers the ragged remains of the Justice Society in a last-ditch attack on the Fourth Reich, and their power-negating Darkness Engine. If they fail this time, there's no coming back from the devastation! [(w) Bill Willingham (a) Jesus Merino (ca) Jesus Merino]
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by JESUS MERINO & JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by JESUS MERINO The Fourth Reich's Darkness Engine is turned against them in the powerless JSA's last-ditch attack on the Nazi Empire! As the future looks its darkest, a lost teammate returns who just might give the heroes an advantage they need!
Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by MARK BAGLEY & NORM RAPMUND Cover by MARK BAGLEY & JESUS MERINO 1:25 DC 75th Anniversary Variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ In part 2 of the JLA/JSA crossover, the Starheart has staked its claim on Alan Scott and his kids Jade and Obsidian! Can the combined might of the Justice Society and the Justice League break up the newly reunited family before they unwittingly unleash serious damage on the DC Universe? Also features the second piece of the 5-part interconnecting cover by Mark Bagley and Jesus Merino! Scheduled to arrive on JULY 21 32 pages. Full Color. [Mark Bagley; Jesus Marino]
Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by MARK BAGLEY & NORM RAPMUND Cover by MARK BAGLEY & JESUS MERINO 1:10 White Lantern Variant cover by RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN & JOEL GOMEZ In part 4 of the JLA/JSA crossover, everything's going dark for the two greatest Super Hero teams in all of comics as the Starheart makes its final bid to obliterate the good in Green Lantern's life - and all of reality - forcing both teams to seek help in the Shade! Scheduled to arrive on AUGUST 18 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by JAMES ROBINSON Art by JESUS MERINO Cover by SHANE DAVIS & SANDRA HOPE Obsidian at long last reunites with his father Alan Scott after the intense madness of the recent JLA/JSA crossover as both come to terms with what their family has just been through. Can these two heroes pick up the pieces and move on after the devastation they've just survived? Don't miss this special issue written by superstar scribe James Robinson! Scheduled to arrive on SEPTEMBER 29 32 pages. Full Color.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by JESUS MERINO and JESSE DELPERDANG Cover by JESUS MERINO It's all-out war as the leaner, meaner Justice Society of America confront another intruder in their midst! But this time it's bad news for their enemy, as he's facing a team that has learned from its past mistakes in these stories from issues #34-40.
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM & MATTHEW STURGES Art and cover by JESUS MERINO Writers Bill Willingham (FABLES) and Matthew Sturges team up with artist Jesus Merino on a new era for the JSA. The team battles a monstrous army of villains who""ve declared war on them to collect a mysterious bounty in this collection of JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #29-33.
Written by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges Art by Mark Buckingham & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Mark Buckingham "The Great Fables Crossover" part 6 of 9! Even with his two Fable muses pressed into service, Kevin Thorn is having trouble getting started on his next grand opus. He seems to be suffering from a bad case of, "What's that malady that affects writers and keeps them from getting their work done?" Meanwhile, the Page Sisters go to guns a-blazin" against the Genres. Scheduled to arrive on May 27 2 of 3 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges Art by Mark Buckingham & Andrew Pepoy Cover by Mark Buckingham ""The Great Fables Crossover"" part 9 of 9! In this issue it""s all over. No, we don""t just mean that the big crossover event is over, we mean it""s all over for the universe and everyone in it. Kevin Thorn, the Literal embodiment of storytelling, wants to rewrite the universe, beginning again with a new blank page. In this issue he gets his wish. What more is there to say? Scheduled to arrive on June 24 3 of 3 32 pages. Full Color. MATURE READERS
Written by Bill Willingham Art and cover by Steve Leialoha Set in the imaginative realm of the award-winning comic book series FABLES, PETER & MAX is a stand-alone prose novel - the first ever published starring FABLES characters! Long ago, in the deepest dark of The Black Forest, two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother Max - encountered ominous forces that changed them both irreparably. Thus begins an epic tale of sibling rivalry, magic, music and revenge that spans medieval times to the present day, when their deadly conflict surfaces in the placid calm of modern day Fabletown. PETER & MAX: A FABLES NOVEL features the deft prose of award-winning comic book writer Bill Willingham and lush ink spot illustrations from FABLES artist Steve Leialoha. The novel also reveals secrets of some of the regular FABLES series cast members including Bigby Wolf, Frau Totenkinder and Bo Peep. Included as well is an 8-page bonus sequential comic story by Willingham and Leialoha that serves as a bridge to the FABLES graphic novel collections. And don't miss the special FABLES #1/PETER & MAX PREVIEW scheduled to arrive on in July! 400 pages. 6"" x 9"", B&W, US MATURE READERS
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Art by STEVE LEIALOHA Cover by DANIEL DOS SANTOS ""It's everything a fan of the series could want - and everything a non-fan could need to get initiated."" - IO9 ""Willingham manages to merge the gentle, meandering feel of fairy tales with a breakneck, contemporary pacing - a very clever trick indeed. The characters and stories are very engaging, the tension real, the mythos powerful."" - Boing Boing The critically acclaimed prose novel from FABLES creator Bill Willingham - now in trade paperback! The tale takes place long ago, in the deepest dark of The Black Forest. Two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother Max - encounter ominous forces that change them both irreparably. Thus begins an epic tale of sibling rivalry, magic, music and revenge that spans medieval times to the present day, when their deadly conflict surfaces in the placid calm of modern day Fabletown. PETER & MAX: A FABLES NOVEL features the prose of award-winning comic book writer Bill Willingham and the lush ink drawings of FABLES artist Steve Leialoha. The novel also reveals secrets of some of the regular FABLES series cast members including Bigby Wolf, Frau Totenkinder and Bo Peep, along with an 8-page comics story by Willingham and Leialoha!
Don't miss the stunning debut issue of a 7-part miniseries written by Bill Willingham (SHADOWPACT, FABLES) with art by superstar Sean Chen (Iron Man, X-Men: The End) & Walden Wong (COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY, DAY OF VENGEANCE)! The world has finally had enough of the villains of the DCU - so they're exiling the evildoers to another planet, where they'll be left to their own diabolical devices! Who will thrive...and who will survive? [Written by Bill Willingham / Art and cover by Sean Chen & Walden Wong]
SHADOWPACT #11 - A 32 page comic published by DC Comics. [Written By Bill Willingham Art and Cover By Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher]
SHADOWPACT #12 - A 32 page comic published by DC Comics. [Written by Bill Willingham / Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher]
All of the Shadowpact's most dangerous foes have been marshalling their forces in secret behind our heroes' backs...and now along comes Zauriel... but to side with them or to slaughter them? [Written by Bill Willingham: Art And Cover by Scott Hampton]
Disgusted with his new demonic status and the fact that he's made it look "cool" and desirable to the world at large, Blue Devil tries to quit Shadowpact! [Written by Bill Willingham Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher]
Zauriel joins Shadowpact officially, Blue Devil learns what he needs to do to save his parents, and Doctor Gotham strikes at last!
[Written by Bill Willingham: Art and cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher]
Zatanna and the Justice League join forces with Shadowpact to keep Doctor Gotham from controlling a city! Why is one villain's magical might so strong that it requires help from half the DCU? Because half of Shadowpact is trapped...prisoners of new foes! . [Written by Bill Willingham / Art and Cover by Tom Derenick & Wayne Faucher]
Collecting issues #4 and #9-13 of writer Bill Willingham's SHADOWPACT! Thrill to a day in the life of Blue Devil, an encounter with Etrigan the Demon, the formation of a new team roster and more in this action-packed, magic-filled volume! [Written by Bill Willingham / Art by Steve Scott, Tom Derenick, Scott Hampton and others / Cover by]
Collecting SHADOWPACT #14-19! In this volume, Zauriel joins Shadowpact, Zatanna and the Justice League pay the team a visit, Blue Devil learns what he must do to save his parents, Doctor Gotham strikes at last and more! [Written by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges / Art by Tom Derenick, Doug Braithwaite, Phil Winslade]
In this hard-hitting, value-packed volume, witness Batman's formation of the original Outsiders! Metamorpho, Black Lightning, Katana, Halo and Geo-Force star in these stories from BATMAN & THE OUTSIDERS #1-19, BRAVE & BOLD #200 and NEW TEEN TITANS #16! [Written by Mike W. Barr and Marv Wolfman / Art by Jim Aparo, George Pérez, Bill Willingham and Other]
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS Cover by SALVA ESPIN Hath the world known anyone so noble as Hogun? So dashing as Fandral? So er great as the mighty Volstagg? HATH THE WORLD EVER KNOWN ANYTHING LIKE THE WARRIORS THREE? The answer is ""no,"" and that's probably a good thing, for the tectonic plates of Midgard most likely could not withstand such ah might. But lo, an evil is brewing down in the depths of Hel that neither man nor God is prepared for. When an ancient monster is let loose on the world, only the WARRIORS THREE are able to rise to the challenge! From the bestselling comics writer BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables) and breakout artist NEIL EDWARDS (Fantastic Four) comes a tale of such magnitude the Marvel Universe has never seen! 32 pages. / Rated T
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS Cover by AMANDA CONNER with LAURA MARTIN With Fenris, God of the Wolves, loosed from his imprisonment in Hel, the Warriors Three have their work cut out for them and even with all of Asgard hoping to tame the monster, Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun have a particularly personal score to settle with him. Unfortunately, there's this lovely A.I.M. agent who seems to be distracting Fandral. But he's a professional, he'll keep his head in the game right? From the writer of the bestselling Fables Bill Willingham and the Fantastic Four's fantastic Neil Edwards, this is one series that you can't afford to miss! With covers by Amanda Conner (The Pro)! 32 pages. /Rated T
Written by BILL WILLINGHAM Penciled by NEIL EDWARDS Cover by AMANDA CONNER Things are looking grim for our trio of titans! As the fight moves to the mountaintops, can the Warriors Three contain the ancient evil of Fenris and the new, enterprising evil of Helen? Don't miss a panel of this heart-pounding conclusion from Bestselling Comic Writer Bill Willingham with thrilling pencils by Neil Edwards! 32 pages. /Rated T
Hath the world known anyone so noble as Hogun? So dashing as Fandral? Soergreat as the mighty Volstagg? Hath the world ever known anything like the Warriors Three? The answer is ""no,"" and that's probably a good thing — for the tectonic plates of Midgard most likely could not withstand suchahmight. But lo, an evil is brewing down in the depths of Hel that neither man nor God is prepared for. When an ancient monster is let loose on the world, only the Warriors Three are able to rise to the challenge! From the bestselling comics writer Bill Willingham (Fables) and breakout artist Neil Edwards (FANTASTIC FOUR) comes a tale of such magnitude the Marvel Universe has never seen! Collecting WARRIORS THREE #1-4 — plus a classic saga of the Warriors Three and a monster of greener color from 1968's TALES TO ASTONISH #101 and INCREDIBLE HULK #102 by Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich and Marie Severin.
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