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Preview Monday: SWORD OF SORCERY #8 and FABLES #129

Welcome back for another installment of Preview Monday! This week you’re getting exclusive first looks at SWORD OF SORCERY #8 and FABLES #129.

After Eclipso’s brutal return, House Amethyst teeters on the brink of destruction as his sinister army stands at its gates! With House Onyx and House Diamond already under the sway of Eclipso, Amethyst may have no choice but to join with some of her oldest foes to battle the Lord of the Black Diamond. But can these ancient enemies band together in an uneasy alliance to defeat Eclipso? One thing is for sure – when the dust settles, nothing will ever be the same for House Amethyst. Written by Christy Marx and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti, the final issue of SWORD OF SORCERY hits stores this Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Snow White’s starring arc continues in FABLES. With Bigby unable to help after his ferocious battle with Brandish in issue #128, Snow White steps up to put an end to the Prince’s adventures in Fabletown once and for all. But while Snow White and her betrothed brawl, the 13th Floor Witches race against time to undo the powerful spell that could lead to Snow White’s death at her very own hand! From Eisner Award-winning writer Bill Willingham and artists Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha and Andrew Pepoy, FABLES # 129 arrives in stores this Wednesday.

CINDERELLA and more FABLES covers revealed!

Chrissie Zullo is back as the cover artist of the 2nd miniseries featuring our favorite secret-agent, CINDERELLA: FABLES ARE FOREVER.

Here’s the cover of issue #1:

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All I can say is WOW!

And here's a preliminary cover for JACK OF FABLES #50:

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Wonder if this'll be happily every after?

Now, we all know that Fables already have magical powers and use them, well, in their own clothes. So why has Pinocchio suddenly got it in his head that he needs to design tight fitting costumes for a carefully selected team of Fables? In fact, why was the little brat caught looking over his own comic book collection, mumbling things like, “We can call him Werewolf Man, and he can be the Golden Knight, and she can be called The Green Witch?”

Check out the cover of FABLES #102, the beginning of a 5-part story called “Super Group!”:

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Look for them in February!

FULL CONTENTS FOR FABLES #100 UNVEILED

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!

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Vertigo Voices: The Fables Forum panel highlights

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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