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Summary: Exceeding The Hype
Review: Bill Willingham continues to deliver great reading material in his second storyline of the Eisner Award winning series "Fables".
The story is still about the exiled fable-folk and their community existing alongside the mundanes (non-fable folk).
The characters from the first book are back and they are in for a new conflict.
This time the focus of the book moves away from the mythical city of New York and on to "The Farm", where the unfortunate fable folk who cannot pass as humans live in seclusion.
Snow White heads to the farm to try and teach her sister, Rose Red a lesson and hopefully patch things up between them.
They soon find out that the residents are planning to get out of the farm in an all out rebellion.
Willingham did very good on characterization in this book, he gave the characters identity, there are more fable appearances in this book which makes it more interesting. Mark Buckingham did a superb job continuing the designs drawn by Lan Medina.
And like the first book, this trade paperback offers bonus materials such as Bill Willingham's early designs of the characters, and sketches of the covers done by James Jean.
This is one title that every fantasy, fairy tale, mystery, and even crime enthusiast should have.
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Summary: A brilliant fairy tale thriller
Review: Bill Willingham's "Fables" is hands-down my favorite comic book being published today. The first volume in the series was a great mystery (and I urge you to read that before reading any further, since it's impossible to review this book without running the risk of spoiling the outcome). This time out he takes the turn of a political thriller. Snow White and Company visit the Fables farm, upstate, where the non-human refugees from fairy tales and folklore live. She finds herself caught in an uprising, fomented by enraged pigs (shades of George Orwell here) and backed by a surprising ally. While "Legends in Exile" was a wonderful inaugural story for "Fables," it is here that the series really begins to hit its stride. The artwork is beautiful and the story is imaginative and sharp. This is a series that will take its place next to "Sandman" as one of the all-time greats.
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Summary: Really great read!
Review: In short, this is a refreshing read and worth every penny. If you are testing the waters with the Fables title this is even better than book 1. The entire story is written in a way that is self-contained and accessible to new readers. Fantasy, humor and politics all come together in this mature but quirky title and you never know what to expect next. In addition to great writing, the art makes the read seamless and the story believable. Mark Buckingham manages to bring across depth and expressions in talking animals. This would be the series I use to introduce comic books to non-comic book readers.
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Summary: A worthy addition, with literary references
Review: In this second installment of the "Fables" series, we find ourselves on the "Farm" where the Fables who cannot pass as human have to live. Discontent has been brewing up there for quite a long while, and while I don't want to spoil the story, I will say that rebellion does break out. As always, the look at "modernized" people from famous stories is fun, and I have to say that while I didn't agree with a lot of what the revolutionaries did, I could understand why they finally rose up. For a little extra spice, there are a lot of references to a famous literary classic scattered through.
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Summary: A worthy addition, with literary references
Review: In this second installment of the "Fables" series, we find ourselves on the "Farm" where the Fables who cannot pass as human have to live. Discontent has been brewing up there for quite a long while, and while I don't want to spoil the story, I will say that rebellion does break out. As always, the look at "modernized" people from famous stories is fun, and I have to say that while I didn't agree with a lot of what the revolutionaries did, I could understand why they finally rose up. For a little extra spice, there are a lot of references to a famous literary classic scattered through.
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Summary: Trouble on the Farm
Review: The second volume of the new series about refugee fairy tales living hidden lives in our world. Most of the characters, known as fables, live in one of two areas. These are the community in New York City and the Farm in upstate New York. The farm is where most of the non-human-looking fables stay. Snow White is going for a regular visit to the farm. She is taking her sister Rose Red in hopes that they can patch up some of their differences.
Once on the farm Snow discovers that there is dissent on the farm. Many of the animals have decided that the farm is a prison. They want to take over. They are modifying modern weapons for use by non-humans and hope to eventually retake their homelands. Unfortunately this will not be a bloodless revolution.
The three pigs, br'er Rabbit, Sheer Khan, the Three Bears, Cock Robin, Chicken Little, and many others come together in this tale of revolution. This is not a modern day fairy tale. This is closer to the original Brothers Grimm. There is hurt and death involved although you will have to read this one to find out.
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Summary: Fun, Innovative Title
Review: Trying to patch up their strained relationship, Rose Red and Snow White travel upstate to visit the Farm where the nonhuman Fables are forced to live; but they run into trouble when they find a revolution-caused by Goldilocks-turn to violence. Bill Willingham once again creates another winner, improving upon his first story arc with more characterization and some humor. There are numerous litererature references and some of the absurd situations and obscure fable characters are rather humorous. Mark Buckingham's pencils aren't spectactular, but are quite good for portaying the numerous human characters as well as the many animal characters. Buckingham's pencils are very similar to Medina's artwork in the previous arc, but he improves upon the human characters, making them look more dramatic and lifelike. This book is recommended for readers looking for something different than super hero stories. This new, innovative book is definitely worth checking out. NOTE: This is a DC/Vertigo book and is suggested for older readers due to language and blood/gore (a comic book equivalent to a PG-13 or R-rated movie).
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Summary: Going downhill from the first
Review: While the first of this series was truly original and the plot engaging, this one doesn't have that 'je-ne-sais-quoi' that made me like the first one. It has some surprising images, but the plot seems to be just a 'draw-the-line-between-dots' from an image to the next one. I didn't like either the climax-before-the-end; the story drags on from there.
All in all, it was a good read, but I expected much more from it.
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Summary: The Fables Team Has Done It Again!
Review: Wow! When I heard all of the buzz around Fables (starting many months ago), I was skeptical. I thought it was a silly idea for a story, and had no chance of surviving very long. Oh, how I was wrong on so many levels. I purchased the first Fables tpb from amazon.com because of the cheap price (deciding to give it a shot to see what all the hype was about). I figured that, if I didn't like it, I would only be out 10 bucks. The first tpb blew me away! It was some of the best storytelling I've read in 10 years of serious comic book collecting. I rushed to order the second tpb (Animal Farm) and was surpised to realize that I loved this one even more. Once the characters have been established (all of the fairy tale characters from your youth, as if they were living in our world today), the Fables team can cut loose with comedy, drama, action, and even romance. I cannot wait for the next tpb to surface!
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Summary: The Fables Team Has Done It Again!
Review: Wow! When I heard all of the buzz around Fables (starting many months ago), I was skeptical. I thought it was a silly idea for a story, and had no chance of surviving very long. Oh, how I was wrong on so many levels. I purchased the first Fables tpb from amazon.com because of the cheap price (deciding to give it a shot to see what all the hype was about). I figured that, if I didn't like it, I would only be out 10 bucks. The first tpb blew me away! It was some of the best storytelling I've read in 10 years of serious comic book collecting. I rushed to order the second tpb (Animal Farm) and was surpised to realize that I loved this one even more. Once the characters have been established (all of the fairy tale characters from your youth, as if they were living in our world today), the Fables team can cut loose with comedy, drama, action, and even romance. I cannot wait for the next tpb to surface!
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