quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: Isn't that the one about the... Adversary?
Yes.
Here's the official publisher's summary:
"Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, HOMELANDS follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, the 2-part story of Jack's adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot story of Mowgli's return to Fabletown."
quote:Originally posted by Outdoor Miner: "Collecting issues #34-41 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, HOMELANDS follows Boy Blue on a mission of revenge as he uncovers the Adversary's true identity! Plus, the 2-part story of Jack's adventures in Hollywood and the one-shot story of Mowgli's return to Fabletown."
Warning to potential Fables readers: Avoid TPB descriptions! One of them (probably the volume after this one), I'm quite certain gives away the Adversary's (the mysterious bad guy in the first uber-arc) identity! It doesn't spell it out, but if you know your fairy tales at all (read: seen a lot of Disney movies), it's TOO big of a clue!
I could be wrong because I don't want to spoil ever detail before I even read them, but it seems likely I'm not!
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Definitely avoid all Fables blurbs--there are many spoilers that can be given away. You've heard the praise and know the premise...you don't need anymore convincing!
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I also recommend the Hourman series by Tom Peyer. It was the one that focused on the third Hourman, the android one Grant Morrison created, and had Snapper Carr as a co-star.
The late 90s really was a beacon of originality over at DC.
Hourman, Resurrection Man, Young Heroes in Love, Relative Heroes, Birds of Prey...
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quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I also recommend the Hourman series by Tom Peyer. It was the one that focused on the third Hourman, the android one Grant Morrison created, and had Snapper Carr as a co-star.
The late 90s really was a beacon of originality over at DC.
Hourman, Resurrection Man, Young Heroes in Love, Relative Heroes, Birds of Prey...
I'll second all this and add Chase, Chronos, Challengers of the Unknown, and Starman.
Great stuff that mostly wasn't rewarded with great sales.
quote:Originally posted by Sarcasm Kid: I also recommend the Hourman series by Tom Peyer. It was the one that focused on the third Hourman, the android one Grant Morrison created, and had Snapper Carr as a co-star.
The late 90s really was a beacon of originality over at DC.
Hourman, Resurrection Man, Young Heroes in Love, Relative Heroes, Birds of Prey...
I'll second all this and add Chase, Chronos, Challengers of the Unknown, and Starman.
Great stuff that mostly wasn't rewarded with great sales.
Hitman, too!
Though it reads seamlessly, I think DC pressured Garth Ennis to wrap it up somewhat sooner than he'd planned, IIRC. Never was the blockbuster seller it deserved to be.
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Chase was a solid series--whatever happened to D. Curtis Johnson? Did he leave comics all together? I actually used to read his blog back in '99.
Chronos was great and a lot of fun. It never had a chance but bravo for the attempt.
Hourman was fun but sometimes it would drag IMO. I was thinking about Hourman III the other day though. He was a GREAT character. I like Rick a lot but its a shame Ty is no more. Easy way to fix though.
The 90's get a bad rap and deservedly so, but DC always had a few really original and exciting series throughout the entire decade. Ostrander's Spectre earlier on, the Ray by Priest and others.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: Ostrander's Spectre earlier on...
Oh GAWD, yes!
quote:....the Ray by Priest
This one I definitely liked for a while. Seemed like it sputtered after a year or so, so I wasn't all that upset when it got cancelled. Ray coulda been the next big teen hero if allowed to grow.
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