Legends in Exile (Fables, Book 1)
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Legends in Exile (Fables, Book 1)
by Authors:
Bill Willingham
Released: 01 December, 2002
ISBN: 1563899426
Paperback
Sales Rank: 28605
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Customer Review #1:
 The best new comic of 2002!
Bill Willingham is brilliant. Here hes taken two of the artforms most often thought of as being just for children and crafted an amusing, gripping and wholly satisfying tale for adults -- easily one of the best comics in some time.In "Fables," a long time ago a mysterious "Adversary" invaded the lands of all the fairy tale characters weve known and loved -- Snow White, the Three Little Pigs, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, etc. Many of these fables were killed in battle. The rest fled to our world, where they have established an underground society hidden amongst the normal humans, or "mundanes," of New York City. Snow White has been the leader behind the throne of Old King Cole for some time when our story begins, and Willingham kicks off this first "Fables" volume with a great mystery. Snows sister, Rose Red, is missing. Her apartment is soaked in blood. There are a lot of suspects and a lot of motives, and no one is even sure if Rose is alive or dead. Enter Fabletowns top detective, Bigby Wolf. (Get it?) Willinghams Wolf is an old-school gumshoe, a fantasy Sam Spade, and this book is the perfect blend of magic, mystery, humor and drama. You like "Sandman"? Get this book. You like "Into the Woods"? Get this book. You like good stories in general? Get this book.
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Customer Review #2:
New Vertigo renaissance?
Along with "Y: the last man," Fables is part of what looks like a second renaissance at Vertigo, and with no must-have titles since Preacher ended, it needed it.
This volume deals with a murder mystery, set in a NYC where fairy-tale characters have secretly come to live, after being expelled from their homelands by a creature known only as "the adversary." The story drives the background, which is introduced without the need for heavy-handed exposition.
The art is good, with keen attention to background and detail, but, as in most Vertigo books, its there mostly to supplement the writing, which is fresh and imaginative.
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Customer Review #3:
Entertaining **AND** Original
The Fable series is one of the better "mature" lines to come out of D.C. This is basically the first "self-contained" story in the series and a great place to kick off. Get this one, I dont think anyone will be disappointed.
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