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by Bill Willingham (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The histories behind the fairy tale characters in New York Times best-selling author Bill Willingham's series FABLES are uncovered here in the FABLES ENCYCLOPEDIA. Exhaustively researched by author Jess Nevins, these annotations fill in details hailing down from ancient myth and forgotten civilizations of the timeless figures that compose the world of Fabletown, including Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Boy Blue and many more. This new compendium is a must-have addition to any FABLES afficianado's library as well as any fan of modern folk lore and fairy tales.
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About the Author

Bill Willingham has been writing, and sometimes drawing, comics for more than twenty years. During that time he's had work published by nearly every comics publisher in the business and he's created many critically acclaimed comic book series, including Elementals, Coventry, PROPOSITION PLAYER and FABLES. Along with FABLES and JACK OF FABLES, Willingham wrote the miniseries DAY OF VENGEANCE and currently writes SALVATION RUN. His work has been nominated for many awards, including the Eisner, Harvey and Ignatz comic industry awards and the International Horror Guild award. He lives somewhere near a good poker room.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ET886K0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vertigo (October 29, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 508878 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 246 pages
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  1. Bill Willingham

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    Bill Willingham never fought a desperate and losing battle in a good cause, never contributed to society in a meaningful way, and hasn't lived a life of adventure, but he's had a few moments of near adventure. At some point in his life Bill learned how to get paid for telling scurrilous lies to good people, and he's been doing it ever since. He lives in the wild and frosty woods of Minnesota.

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    I was born in 1966 in Boston, Mass. That I'm now living in suburban Texas surprises me as much as anyone else.

    By day I'm a reference librarian at a community college outside of Houston. But by night I write. Most of what I write can be described as genre reference books--encyclopedias of superheroes, detectives, the heroes of pulp fiction, even the main characters of an entire century of fiction. Occasionally I'll dip my toes into other waters, and edit an anthology, or write a guide to one particular genre of fiction. Increasingly, though, I'm giving way to the urge to write fiction, where I have substantially more ideas about what I want to write about.

    For now, though, genre reference books remain my primary output. THE EVOLUTION OF THE COSTUMED AVENGER: THE 4000-YEAR HISTORY OF THE SUPERHERO is my most recent book.

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Morgan Floyd
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fables MUST!
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013
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This book is a must have for any fan of the comic book Fables and it's spin-offs. This contains nearly every major character in the comics with wonderfully detailed origins and very colorful pages. Two notes I should point out though. If your looking for anything stories behind the Fairest spin-off, this book covers very little...almost nothing. Also, this book has some huge spoilers, so if your only reading the deluxe editions I strongly suggest you hold this off until you finish the Cubs in Toyland arch. However, if you want spoilers then go head an get this book. Your mundy mind will thank you.
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Cowdog's Girl
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful addition to the Fables multiverse
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
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This is a beautifully illustrated, well written collection of background information about all the characters you know and love (or hate) in Bill Willingham's Fables worlds. It includes tidbits of real world mythology and legends as well as insight into the whys and wherefores of the Fable versions of classic characters such as the Big Bad Wolf and the North Wind. I am very glad to have added it to my admittedly obsessive Fables collection.
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Ampersandrea
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for a Fables fan
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2021
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It was exactly what I had hoped for. A very comprehensive thorough book that any fan of Willingham, Jean, Fables, would appreciate
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Christopher G. Crayton
4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and entertaining!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2014
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This graphic novel was informative and gave insight into the "why's" of the creative team. New original artwork would have made it that much more enjoyable to read.
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Jeff Harrell
5.0 out of 5 stars Great companion piece for Fables fans
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2013
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This is even a better purchase than I thought it would be. I thought it would just be the history of the characters within the series, but it also tells where the character originated in the world of folklore and literature. Beautiful book, fantastic presentation, and a great addition to any Fables collection.
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Bonnie
3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly Informative But Nothing new
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2014
With the abundant amount of characters introduced throughout the Fables series it can be difficult keeping track of each and every one. The Fables Encyclopedia is a fantastic companion guide to remembering each character and the roles they played in the story. In addition to their Fables role, we’re given a detailed and fascinating history on the characters that existed outside of the Fables universe. Snippets of comics were re-printed from past issues to detail certain characters as well.

I enjoyed reading about several lesser known characters that were only given brief appearances in the comics and finding out more of their backstory but was disappointed by how it wasn’t as up to date as I’d hope. Many of the stories of characters from the spin-off series weren’t elaborated on in particular a character from Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland. Considering that issue was published in November 2012 and this Encyclopedia was published October 2013 I would have expected those updates to be covered. The comic snippets were nice to read again but seemed repetitive and unessential since it wasn’t adding anything new to what the text already disclosed. Clearly not an all encompassing guide, Fables Encylopedia is fairly informative but mostly interesting in regards to the characters lives outside of the Fables universe.
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natalie soldoff
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing tool to have if you're reading Fables
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2014
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This is a perfect companion to have with you while reading Fables comics. Its explains the backgrounds of every fairy tale character that makes an appearance as well as how the author twisted their character to fit into the comic book world. Includes some sneak peaks at great character developments too!
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Jimmy Billy
5.0 out of 5 stars A Modern Classic
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015
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Highly recommend the entire series, great writing, beautiful art, fantastic stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfeito
Reviewed in Spain on December 5, 2023
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Novo em perfeitas condições como anunciado. Recomendo o anunciador.
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Plainkill
2.0 out of 5 stars Une encyclopédie incomplète, et assez décevante
Reviewed in France on January 4, 2014
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Au moment où j'écris ces lignes, Bill Willingham, le "papa" de la série Fables, a annoncé depuis l'automne 2013 que sa série se terminerait officiellement courant 2015.

Avant même d'ouvrir cette Encyclopédie, on peut donc légitimement se demander ce qui motive la publication d'un tel ouvrage aujourd'hui, plutôt que dans un an, après la fin de Fables. D'autant plus qu'à la lecture de cet ouvrage, on s'aperçoit bien vite que l'on est en présence d'une opération commerciale, plutôt que d'un travail de fond exhaustif.

En effet, il est rapidement apparent que le maître-mot, dans ce livre, est "meublage".
- Meublage au niveau du texte, qui bénéficie de marges énormes, et consiste, tout simplement, en de brefs résumés des origines réelles des personnages (moins informatifs qu'un coup d'oeil rapide à wikipedia), et de quelques lignes décrivant vaguement les actions du personnage dans le comic-book.
- Meublage au niveau des annotations de Willingham & Buckingham, qui se contentent bien souvent de dire qu'ils aiment tel ou tel personnage, ou bien qu'ils ont de grandes choses mystérieuses prévues à son sujet, dans le futur.
- Meublage au niveau des illustrations (les seules illustrations présentes sont des pages complètes de Fables, réimprimées telles qu'elles, et quelques couvertures ; si vous voulez savoir à quoi ressemble chaque personnage listé, il vous faudra ressortir vos numéros de Fables, et vous y replonger systématiquement).
- Et enfin meublage au niveau du contenu, puisque bon nombre de personnages essentiels, qu'ils soient issus de Jack of Fables, de Fairest, ou de la série-mère, sont tout simplement absents de l'encyclopédie, qui couvre donc un assortiment très subjectif et incomplet de personnages. Pire : régulièrement, on a droit à des entrées de cinq à dix lignes sur des personnages créés par Willingham, qui ne sont apparus qu'une fois ou deux dans le comic-book, n'ont aucune importance, et, pour faire simple, ne semblent servir qu'à remplir un bas de page.

Bref : en soi, l'ouvrage est assez joli, et sa finition impeccable (ce qui n'est pas une surprise). Néanmoins, ce qui aurait probablement valu quatre étoiles au livre se trouve insuffisant en regard des défauts bien concrets de cette Encyclopédie. En fait, en lieu et place d'une Encyclopédie, c'est plutôt à un pense-bête que l'on nous offre ici : autant dire que si vous connaissez déjà les bases des contes de Grimm et compagnie, vous n'apprendrez pas grand chose à la lecture de ce livre, et en ressortirez probablement déçu.

Mon conseil : économisez vos 30€, et attendez la publication d'une réédition plus complète, d'ores et déjà prévue par Willingham & compagnie, une fois que la série-mère sera achevée.
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David Carey
5.0 out of 5 stars Lacking in places, but still a handy guide
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2013
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I bought this on the strength of the prequel/spinoff "The Wolf Among Us" I played on the Playstation. While the book has lots of nice scenes from the comic, comments from writers and artists and notes about what issue a particular character first appears, it isn't as comprehensive as the similar DC Comics Encyclopedia and some entries are lacking, particularly on Bigby Wolf. Isn't he basically the main character?. Hopefully a Fables Companion might be released at some point in the future which will have more story-related entries about the characters and the storyline.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My Daughter Loves It
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2014
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This 'cartoon' book belongs to my daughter, and she loves it, but then she is a fan of the genre
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vaso k
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting book and i loved all the facts of stories' characters i wasn't aware ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2014
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interesting book and i loved all the facts of stories' characters i wasn't aware of. but i would prefer it to be published after the series ended, there are many times where it mentioned ' you'll see at the next books' or something like that.
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