Bill Willingham
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Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1
Pub. Date
©2002
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Description
The "Fables" [i.e. various characters from fairy tales and folklore] have been forced out of their Homelands by "The Adversary" who has conquered the realm. The Fables traveled to the "real world" and form a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown. Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at "the Farm" in upstate New York.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 12
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MAx "the Wolf" is a top-notch Boy Scout, an expert at orienteering and a master of being prepared. So it is a little odd that he suddenly finds himself, with no recollection of his immediate past, lost in an unfamiliar wood. Even odder still, he encounters a badger names Banderbrock, a black bear named Walden, and McTavish the Monster (who might also be an old barn cat - all of whom talk - and who are as clueless as Max. Before long, Max and his friends...
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This story stars Peter Piper and his incorrigible brother Max in a tale about jealousy, betrayal and revenge. Set in two distinct time periods, prepare to travel back to medieval times and learn the tragic back-story of the Piper family, a medieval-era family of traveling minstrels. Then, jump into the present to follow a tale of espionage as Peter Piper slowly hunts down his evil brother for a heinous crime, pitting Peter's talents as a master thief...
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1
Pub. Date
c2003
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Description
Follows the adventures of storybook and nursery rhyme characters who live side-by-side with humans. This highly imaginative political thriller tells the modern-day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom.
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Series
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
Set in the early days of Fabletown, long before the FABLES series began! Featuring sequences illustrated by Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Michael Wm. Kaluta, James Jean, Mark Buckingham, Jill Thompson and more, 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL is both an entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative FABLES mythos. Traveling in Arabia as an Ambassador from the exiled FABLES community,...
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 2
Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Who killed Rose Red? In Fabletown, where fairy tale legends live alongside regular New Yorkers, the question is all anyone can talk about. But only the Big Bad Wolf can actually solve the case - and, along with Rose's sister Snow White, keep the Fabletown community from coming apart at the seams.
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 1
Description
Who killed Rose Red? In Fabletown, where fairy tale legends live alongside regular New Yorkers, the question is all anyone can talk about. But only the Big Bad Wolf can actually solve the case -- and, along with Rose's sister Snow White, keep the Fabletown community from coming apart at the seams.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
"When an unspeakable tragedy befalls a family of traveling minstrels, they become stranded and left for dead. Here in the heart of The Black Forest, Peter Piper and his older brother Max encounter ominous forces that will change them both irreparably. Thus begins an epic tale of sibling rivalry, magic, music and revenge that spans medieval times to the present day when their deadly conflict surfaces in the placid calm of modern-day Fabletown."--dust...
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Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 22
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
The final volume of the series shares the final fates of Fabletown's beloved residents.
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Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 9
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
The Fables of Fabletown have succeeded in striking a decisive blow against the Adversary and have earned themselves a brief respite from the tensions of war while the ruler of the homelands regroups. It's just the calm before the storm, though, and before all is done, the wind itself will have to choose sides.
15) Fairest
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Description
Explores the secret histories of Briar Rose, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others.
16) Fables : wolves
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 8
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Collecting Issues #48-51 of writer and creator Bill Willingham's award winning Vertigo series, Wolves also includes newly created maps of Fabletown and the Homelands illustrated by Willingham and as a special bonus, Willingham's complete script to the double-sized issue #50.
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Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 19
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"With Castle Dark now back in the hands of the Fables, mysteries both young and old begin to challenge the residents of Fabletown. Bigsby and Stinky set off from Fabletown in Rose Red's blood-fueled sports car to track down the two abducted cubs. Unfortunately for Snow White, besides suffering the trauma of having two of her cubs go missing, a long forgotten secret uncovered in Castle Dark threatens to sabotage her and Bigsby's marriage. This volume...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Fables's infamous sleuth Bigby Wolf goes head-to-head with the world's greatest detective, Batman! After a series of murders that leave Batman stumped, the streets of Gotham are buzzing with the rumors of a werewolf. Batman finds himself left with no choice but to face off against the famed Fables wolf in Batman Vs. Bigby!"--
20) Fables: Rose Red
Author
Series
Fables (Bill Willingham) volume 15
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
As Mister Dark spreads his evil and takes control of more and more of New York City, Rose Red is finally pulled out of her depression and into action by a revelation from her storybook past. The Fables' only hope of defeating Mister Dark, however, is Bellflower, the world's most powerful witch, who is, fortunately, one of the survivors of Fabletown.