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So the latest story with Snow and Rose Red's origin has been very good. I knew where Willigham was going with the Dwarves part, but even though it was all implied...ugh...that was awful to read. I'm thankful it was only implied.
I love me some Snow and feel the urge to protect her.
The idea of anthropomorphic princes wandering through the forest constantly and Rose Red missing out on them was brillaint.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: So the latest story with Snow and Rose Red's origin has been very good. I knew where Willigham was going with the Dwarves part, but even though it was all implied...ugh...that was awful to read. I'm thankful it was only implied.
I love me some Snow and feel the urge to protect her.
The idea of anthropomorphic princes wandering through the forest constantly and Rose Red missing out on them was brillaint.
That was in the OGN that they did as well...or at least implied.
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The dwarves as Snow White's protectors/guardians weren't a Walt Disney invention - that's been their role since the story of Snow White began!
I found Willingham's corruption of them in that very pretty to look at but otherwise very badly written 1001 Nights of Snowfall book disgusting... and the final nail in the coffin of my enjoyment of this Fables franchise.
It was such a cheap and unnecessary development IMO and almost seemed like Willingham's desperate way of injecting more bathos and adult themes into Fables. Like, "we've got everything else going on in this book - time for some rape and sexual torture?" Ugh.
Ever since Identity Crisis I am so over rape used as any sort of story-telling device in my comics, even so-called adult Vertigo ones.
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I've slowly been working my way through the TPB's, our local library has them. Only problem is, they don't have all of them, and I'm not really getting them in the correct order. But I'm enjoying them so much. The storylines and artwork are great!
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I really enjoyed Rose Red stepping up and taking charge of the farm. She's become such a well-developed, strong character. It just feels good to see her being so strong.
I'm eagerly awaiting the duel to come with Frau and Mister Dark!
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Read the big issue #100. Although I didn't like the Mister Dark storyline at the beginning, I warmed up to it and this final battle between Totenkinder/Bellflower and Dark was good. The battle of wits and skill, with the Fables just waiting for the outcome ... pretty hard to depend on just one Fable for defense, even if they did have back-up plans. One story ends and several others begin, with Click Here For A Spoilerthe Fables retreating to Haven, Mister Dark still out there, a treacherous nurse and Beauty and Beast's baby.
The text story signaled more trouble to come as well. And I always thought that Pinnocchio was a little perv!
There were some supplemental short stories, answers to "celebrity" questions, which were amusing.
Something different in the addition of the puppet theatre and the board game, but they didn't do anything for me. I would have preferred more story or guest artwork.
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Agreed on all points, Ms. Cramer... the extras, while unique, really weren't worth the bump up to TPB territory pricewise; I don't know whether to store #100 with the rest of my Fables run or just throw it on my trades shelf with the rest of them! Novel ideas, yes, but ultimately wasted on me.
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The latest 'superhero' storyline isn't really interesting me all that much, but I'm totally enjoying all the other moments each issue presents (Snow & Bigby falling asleep post coitus in the enchanted forest was hilarious and cute). I'm disliking Ozma a bit, as I'm sure I'm intended to, but at least I enjoyed her meanness to Pinnochio, who deserves it.
Super-Goat was awesome, of course.
I'm also enjoying the heck out of the latest Cinderella miniseries, in which we meet her arch-nemesis, Silver-Slipper (I won't reveal who it is, which kind of puts the whole mini into focus). Cindi's stories are always really good and this one continues to show why she's such a cool character to have stand-alone stories like this.
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There were some nice twists and turns in the Cinderella mini. What a great choice for a villain! Now any Cinderella tales will be part of the Fairest spin-off, so we probably won't see her for a while.
Has anyone seen the Fables One-Page that was handed out at San Diego? I looked around on-line but didn't come up with anything.
However, this one from 2009 has me guessing which one of the cubs will eventually become the North Wind.
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The Mr. Dark story didn't go anywhere I was expecting... almost anticlimactic. The covers and solicits were misleading, probably deliberately so... I remember someone, maybe the embodiment of Hope? telling Bellflower/Totenkinder that the great powers like Dark and the North Wind would always, MUST always have a representative... getting rid of Mr. Dark would just cause another to pop up in his place. We know one of the next story arcs is to be about one of the kids inheriting the role of North Wind from their grandfather... my suspicion is Click Here For A SpoilerNurse Spratt will assume Mr. Dark's role...
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I loved the Cinderella miniseries which had a nice strong finish. She may just be the best written spy in comics these days (step up your game Black Widow).
As FC mentions, the upcoming 'Fairest' series appears to be including her; I hope she keeps having her own minis anyway. Of all the Fables she stands apart as a solo lead the best (better than Jack even).
I definitely want some more Cold War era Cindy stories.
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themes into Fables. Like, "we've got everything else going on in this book - time for some rape and sexual torture?" Ugh. ![[sigh]](graemlins/sigh.gif)
Novel ideas, yes, but ultimately wasted on me. ![[shrug]](graemlins/shrug.gif)
