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Fables, Vol. 12: The Dark Ages (2009)

by Bill Willingham(Favorite Author)

4.26 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1401223168 (ISBN13: 9781401223168)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Vertigo

series

Fables (Collected)

review 1: Fables is a comic book series that follows the lives of several different fairytale characters including Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf. The series takes place after the characters have taken refuge in New York City, because an evil villain named the Adversary has taken over their kingdoms in their homelands.I love this series so much. After I checked the books out from the library, I started purchasing all of the volumes and adding the new issues to my pull list at my local comic book store. I am emotionally committed to these characters. I tried watching Once Upon a Time, but I found it a bit too silly. Fables is what Once Upon a Time strives to be. The series does a good job of balancing humor with darker tales. I will admit, however, that the last few arcs have been a... more bit dark. There are less than ten issues left at this point, and I am worried about whether my beloved characters are going to find their happily ever afters.I have loved every volume of this series except for the Fables-Jack of Fables crossover arc. I recommend this series to everyone I meet.
review 2: Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. Please.This installment of Fables was pretty intense, but mainly because it was completely unexpected. We've just finally finished the war, buried our fallen, and attempted to move forward. None more than our loveable siren, Rose Red, who has moved on in some very interesting ways. Meanwhile, back in the homelands, the war has caused some rather "dark" events to unfold. Two treasure-hunting thieves have stumbled upon a find that will change everything for our friends in Fabletown. The proverbial Boogeyman is coming.I really enjoyed this edition, though it was a bit light compared to the past two. The effects of the war on Boy Blue were hard to watch, but done in a really touching way. And to finally have something come up that even Frau Totenkinder had to quake a little about, was just the right bit of frightening. A jungle book crossover, and another look at Bigby's meddlesome brothers gave a much needed bit of comic relief, also. I'm curious to see what our exiles from the 13th floor have discovered about the role of Mundy's, and also to find out just how far the Boogeyman's wrath will reach. Perhaps we're finally about to get to the bottom of how powerful the Mundy popularity health theory is. less

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