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Vertigo Voices: The Fables Forum panel highlights

Sat, 07/25/2009 - 4:45pm | DCE Editorial

As always, THE FABLES FORUM was a full of fun and fan interaction as Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Matthew Sturges, Steve Leialoha, Lee Loughridge, Shawn McManus, Andrew Pepoy, Chris Roberson, Chrissie Zullo and Todd Klein discussed all things FABLES.

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The major announcement today is that Bigby Wolf will be the protagonist of his very own ogn. Fables: Werewolves in the Heartland an original graphic novel written by Bill Willingham with art by Jim Fern. Bigby Wolf takes center stage in an action packed story full of sex, violence, intrigue and daring escapes, as he sets out on a quest across the US to find a new location for Fabletown.

And for those in attendance a special one sheet Fables story written by Willingham with art by Mark Buckingham was handed out.

What? You wish you could read that story?

Well, for the first time EVER you can.

As Willingham himself puts it,"In the past two years we've handed out one-page Fables comics at the San Diego show that were basically throwaway gag pages. For the first time we decided to go the other way and do a serious, very dramatic Fables story, one that has far-reaching consequences for the series to follow. This one-page comic hints at what the second hundred issues of Fables will all be about."

Here it is. ENJOY!

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For those of you who couldn’t make it to the show or if you missed any of the DC COMICS panels, or, you just want to relive the experience again, you can find photos, podcasts from the panels, and other information, here.

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From the Editor's Desk: Shelly Bond

Wed, 06/24/2009 - 12:00pm | DCE Editorial

It’s 9:36 am in New York City. Do you know where your freelancers are?

First up: coffee, check my email, see if anyone delivered the work they owe me. My day is divided up by time zones: Morning means Europe as they’re anywhere from 5-6 hours ahead, early afternoon means East Coast, late in the day, Left Coast. So as I prepare to call FABLES penciller extraordinaire Mark Buckingham, who lives in Spain, I realize that he’s probably finished with the pages he has on hand and he’s desperate (i.e. taking a siesta) for the balance of script for FABLES #87. And that can only mean one thing: Willingham’s name, once again, is mud.

I’ve been editing Bill Willingham's life intermittently since 1988. At that time, I was working for Comico, The Comic Company, a now defunct independent publisher that was located in Pennsylvania. Bill was writing THE ELEMENTALS -- apparently -- if I could find him. When I took over the editorial reigns on the comic book, he was somewhere in the mid-West in a mobile van avoiding me at all costs. When I finally tracked him down (sometimes through my keen deductive reasoning skills, often through the use of a private detective) he would deliver the most amazing scripts and it would all be worth it. The blood. The sweat. The many trips to Goomba¹s pizza (double dough, double cheese). The tears (of weight gain, of joy).

Speaking of Bill and his projects, for those of you who have been hiding under a rock for the past few months, PETER & MAX: A FABLES NOVEL is Bill’s first FABLES prose novel and it’s coming out this October. It’s a dark fantasy epic about sibling rivalry that infuses magic, music, revenge and murder. Spanning medieval times to the present day, the story of Peter Piper and Max "The Pied Piper" of Hamelin will leave you haunted as you watch two brothers come undone in the deepest dark that is the Black Forest. And prepare to be blown away by the many lush spot illustrations by FABLES inker Steve Leialoha who will not disappoint if you’re expecting an abundance of rats the size of cats.

And next time we meet, remind me to tell you about the time Willingham took the life-sized mannequin of Clark Kent from DC¹s 7th floor glass conference room and placed it behind my desk while I was next door in a meeting with my boss... And stay tuned for more strange and sordid stories about your favorite comic book writers and artists as I spill their deep, dark secrets with each and every blog entry.

Unless Bill strangles me first,
Shelly

Music to watch Deadlines go by:

1). All my Friends - LCD Sound System
2). The Big Boss Groove - The Style Council
3). Friday Night - Lily Allen

Now, check out some edited and final pages from FABLES #85 and PETER & MAX.
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WELCOME TO VERTIGO: GRAPHIC CONTENT

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 5:15pm | DCE Editorial

You might be wondering: what exactly is Graphic Content?

Well, Graphic Content is where your craving for all things Vertigo can be satiated--from announcements, previews, and behind-the-scenes info about projects from some of the best writers and artists in the industry, including snappy pieces written by the editors working on your favorite Vertigo comics and graphic novels. Now, get ready to take in your daily fix of Vertigo: Graphic Content.

So, without further ado, let’s start things off with something that should really get you excited.

As you know, Vertigo is known for pushing the limits of what is possible in the comic book and graphic novel medium. From dark fantasy to horror to crime, Vertigo has reinvented genre fiction and non-fiction with provocative and daring stories.

And it's happening again... This October, Vertigo is publishing its first FABLES prose novel.

From the New York Times bestselling, Hugo Award nominated, multiple Eisner Award winning comic book series FABLES comes PETER & MAX: A Fables Novel, written by Bill Willingham with spot illustrations by Steve Leialoha.

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