Attention Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Todd Klein, Lee Loughridge, Joao Ruas, Gregory Lockard, the rotating FABLES crew and our amazing, ardent followers:
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!
Here’s to ten years of FABLES and counting—assuming you hit your current and future deadlines,
Love,
Your favorite editor
FABLES issue #117 on sale May 23rd.
In Part 2 of "Inherit the Wind," we meet the other Cardinal Winds – West, East and South – as the cubs continue to train and learn about the life and responsibilities of their grandfather, the North Wind with the help of Breeze, Mr. Puff and others.
Meanwhile, Rose Red heads back to The Farm and Bufkin is up to his usual monkey business in Oz.
Check out the preview below and head over to USA TODAY/Pop Candy to see the exclusively revealed covers of the special holiday issue, FABLES #112, and the fourth deluxe edition.
The father and son feud between The North Wind and Bigby is about to blow over just as Ozma sticks her nose their business. Meanwhile, Mister Dark continues to infiltrate Haven as his bride-to-be goes through a bit of a change.
Here’s a sneak peek inside FABLES #105 on sale Wednesday.
Cover by Joao Ruas
The “Super Team” storyline concludes this June in FABLES #106, by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha.
In this exciting issue the barrier keeping Mister Dark out of Haven falls leaving the kingdom entirely unprotected and Bigby and the North Wind’s big showdown ends. And the winner is…
Cover by James Jean
This August, pick up the third FABLES Deluxe hardcover, collecting issues #19-27, written by Bill Willingham, and featuring art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leiahola, Tony Akins and Jimmy Palmiotti.
In this volume Little Red Riding Hood appears in Fabletown. Bigby Wolf, smells espionage and subversion – not survival. And Prince Charming begins his campaign to become the new mayor of Fabletown.
In "Super Team" part 4, Ozma’s super team is ready to fight, but there’s a complication: Mister Dark isn’t the only one of the Great Powers on the warpath. The North Wind just blew into town with bad news for Bigby: His ghostly son must die. Talk about bad timing! Remember when Bigby promised his father that “The next time I come after you, I’ve made arrangements to make sure I’m able to Kill you”? That time is here! It’s father vs. son. Will Bigby survive one battle so he can help with the other?
Find out this May in FABLES #105, by Bill Willingham and artists Mark Buckingham and Steve Leialoha.
Now check out the cover by Joao Ruas:
FABLES issue #102 begins a new storyline – SUPER TEAM. What’s this you ask? Superheroes in FABLES? Let’s hear what editor Shelly Bond has to say:
“My initial reaction was probably similar to yours: WTF?!?! But then Bill offered up an explanation. It's a sendup to 1950 comic books - sort of. In classic Willingham style, Bill wanted to do a storyline that was nothing that any Fables fan could see coming...what else could you do post 101 issues but give readers something truly unexpected? But trust me--it's more than Ozma's big idea to form a super team to ward off evil powers...there are relationship troubles galore involving Beauty and the Beast and their new bundle of joy (?), Snow White and Bigby and even some reappearances by characters long forgotten and abhorred.”
The covers for this 5 issue storyline will be homages to classic DC covers. Here are the first three by Joao Ruas:
#102
#103
#104
And here’s a glimpse of what’s inside:
With the spectacular 100th issue of FABLES coming soon, we are excited to unveil the full contents of this special, 100-page issue.
The issue kicks off with a 62-page lead story written by series creator Bill Willingham, with art by Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy
Following that is a 10-page prose story written by Mark Buckingham with illustrations by Bill Willingham.
Also in this issue are:
• A set of do-it-yourself FABLES puppet theater illustrated by Mark Buckingham
• A three-page story written by Willingham with art by CINDERELLA artist Chrissie Zullo
• A three-page story written by Willingham with art by Joao Ruas
• A two-page FABLES board game, illustrated by Buckingham, with game rules by Willingham
• Four celebrity “Burning Questions” stories, all written by Willingham, featuring questions from some of your favorite actors who are also FABLES fans! These “Burning Questions” are illustrated by top-flight artists including Adam Hughes, J.H. Williams III and Dave Johnson.
FABLES #100 is scheduled to arrive in stores on December 8!
No, this isn’t a FABLES 101 primer about all that is wonderful and fantastic about the world(s) of FABLES. But it is set to be a terrific issue as we check in with Bufkin (one of my favorite characters), Frankie and Magic Mirror in the lost Business Office to see what they’ve been up to since battling Baba Yaga. FABLES 101 is written by the fabulous Bill Willingham with art by Eric Shanower and Richard Friend.
Cover by Joao Ruas
FABLES panels at San Diego Comic Con are always full of excitement. Last year Bill wrote a special one page story illustrated by Mark Buckingham which was handed out exclusively to those in attendance. Well, what’s in store for FABLES fans this year? FABLES writer extraordinaire, Bill Willingham gives us a hint:
“Do you like expressing your love and yearning for fictional characters who died heroically, yet tragically? Do you like being able to accessorize with a unique and eclectic item of chic apparel that can go with anything? Or do you simply want to score a fab piece of rare swag that's certain to be one of the most sought-after items of funnybook history? Then you won't want to miss this year's Fables panel at the San Diego Comic Con!”
Join us Saturday, July 23 from 6:45-7:45 pm at Fables Forum 2010
Featuring the creators behind Fables, Jack of Fables and Cinderella, this panel is sure to have plenty of surprises. Hosted by Group Editor Shelly Bond with Bill Willingham (Fables), Steve Leialoha (Fables), Chris Roberson (Cinderella), Matthew Sturges (Jack of Fables), Chrissie Zullo (Cinderella) and more. Room 6DE
And to hold you over until then, check out the stunning covers by Joao Ruas of FABLES 99 and 100!
