Fables
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Name: | Fables |
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Creator: | Bill Willingham |
Date(s): | July 2002 – July 2015 |
Medium: | comic books, video game |
Country of Origin: | United States |
External Links: | Fables (comics) at Wikipedia |
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Fables is a Vertigo comic book series.
Canon
Fables is a long series of comics and graphic novels which take the simple idea that all the characters from the fairy tales and folklore we heard and read about are real, and living among us. They came here to escape a horrible war back in their Homelands. Those who look like humans, like Cinderella, Prince Charming, etc., live in cities and towns and have jobs. Those creatures who wouldn't blend in so well, like the Three Pigs, trolls, fairies, talking animals of all sorts, they live on The Farm, a farmstead out in the country. When the series starts, there is concern that the Fables are running very low on treasure to keep themselves functioning.
As the series continues, bad Fables are introduced, and bad things begin to happen. Like one of the Pigs being murdered. And wooden soldiers invading Fabletown.
The series is the brain-child of Bill Willingham, whose writing is brisk, funny, and creative. He has twists you don't expect, like the Big Bad Wolf is a shapeshifter who here poses as Bigby, the sheriff.
Fandom
Example Fanworks
Fan Fiction
Fan Art
Cosplay
Meta
- Bitch. To a Wolf, it's a Good Thing. by dotiscute, a Bigby/Snow essay for ship_manifesto (Dec 2004)
Sites & Communities
- Fabletown.com, the official forum (defunct)
- into the woods, a Fables fansite (defunct)
- Once Upon a Time, a Fables fansite (defunct)
- Fabletown Virtual Library, a Fables fansite (defunct)
- fables_comic, a Fables community on LiveJournal
- snow_n_bigby, a Bigby/Snow community on LiveJournal (defunct)
Other Links & Resources
- Fables (Willingham) - All Media Types at Archive of Our Own
- Fables - Willingham at AO3
- The Wolf Among Us at AO3
- Comics > Fables at FanFiction.Net