In which an election is fought and won; a family is created; a murderer runs amok and a Fable seeks his princess. More delicious Fables in the '21st century' storytelling by Bill Willingham and co. - nothing much else to add, bar; come and join me and get entranced by this very well thought out and created constructed reality. This volume sees very little action after the Adrenalin rush of the Battle of Fabletown, and sets the scene and landscapes for the rest of the series. It also gives the re...

This book was a very important volume in the series in relation to the Snow/Bigby storyline. I gave it five stars because the storytelling is really awesome. I was really surprised at the direction Willingham took with their offspring. It totally makes sense. There is some angst associated with the situation because things aren't pointing towards a happy ever after so far for a couple who is starting to become one of my mega ships, especially in comic books. I just love the heck out of both Snow...

Remember that time when Bigby got a weird WWII flashback story and Snow got put out to pasture to raise a litter of cubs? Yeah, that kinda sucked.

I can't believe I used to dismiss graphic novels/comics as something I could never be remotely interested in. I would have missed out on this amazing world with these amazing characters if I'd kept up like that. Ugh it's just such a cool concept.This felt like a really important installment in the series. I didn't like the last volume too much, but this one was back with the emotional punches and of course, lots of Snow and Bigby. I have a feeling a lot of things are about to happen...

They really change things up in this volume. King Cole is voted out of office and the government changes. The new people really don't know what's going on so everything is changing. Snow has her litter of babies and she is out of a job.Snow's babies can fly. Bigby is the son of the North wind. How are them apples? People are unhappy with Prince charming. There is plenty of action and mystery and characters doing all kinds of things.I feel this series is doing some great work. They are taking the...

The best protest signs ever:NOT SO CHARMING NOW!PC out!Someday my PRINCE will GO!!!A CHARMING LIAR IS STILL A LIAR!This volume felt like a weird mix-and-match of a few stories that didn't really connect. I loved Bigby and Snow's story so much, but the rest of the stories were just okay.Again, wonderful artwork!Read this volume simply for Bigby and Snow's floating babies because they were definitely the highlight. 3.75

Another excellent outing by Fables. We find out that Snow White and Bigby have had six, or is it seven?, children. The children will be powerful but five do not look human so Snow goes to the Farm, where Bigby can not go. We also get the tale of Bigby during his service in WW2 and it's a well done story. But the majority of it is about the kids and meeting their grandfather, Bigby's father, and learning their new powers. As usual Fables is an excellent departure from the usual superhero comic. T...

Disaster in the Mayors office post election, babies and the North Wind.

This volume had some shifts in artwork which I wasn't a huge fan of. I kept getting distracted and pulled out of the story by seeing a new character drawn in such a weird way, but luckily this died down after the first few issues within this and I adjusted.I liked getting to see Snow White's storyline within this becuase a lot of her life is about to change and she is one of my favourite characters within Fabletown. We also see a war stories issue which I wasn't a huge fan of becuase I don't rea...

2.5 stars - SpoilersDidn't enjoy this one as much as the last volume. I liked the Charming, Mr North, Cinderella, and Rose parts, the rest not so much. Cinderella turned out to be quite an interesting character, with all her secret spy work. Bigby on the other hand went from being one of the best characters to one of the worst, his war hero past was so boring and cliché. And his hissy fit about Snow and the kids moving to the Farm was ridiculous. Did he really expect Snow to move to the wilderne...

It felt like this volume is setting every character up for the future. With interesting story arcs. Charming and his Staff are failling so far at their job. Snow is figuring out How to be a single mom....this is fun

Pretty good volume!

Volume 5 picks up in the aftermath of the invasion of Fabletown. This collection ushers in a great deal of changes, but first we discover a secret agent that Bigby has working, and how ruthless the big bad mofo will be to protect everyone else.We then get a fun mini interlude, featuring Mr. Wolf during WWII as a spy, fighting the Nazis and a certain famous monster...who went to pieces.The election results usher in changes, as Snow gives birth to about 6 babies, only to discover a major obstacle

After two very strong volumes we fall down a level. So this volume kind of closes a big chapter. The kids and Snow White leave fabletown to go to the farm. Then we also get into a two part backstory of Bigby. Last but not least we see the fallout of the new mayor, more on the farm, more about snonwhites kids, and then of course ends in a cliffhanger that we have to hope for the best. Good: Enjoyed the start and the end a lot. Anything with the farm, the kids, snow white, and Mr. Wolf are all gre...

Very good! So I got this recently off an online comic shop which gave me a good price for this, and like always whenever I finish one of these volumes, I always kick myself for not buying these books more frequently! So the main story for this book takes place after the last volume where Prince Charming is running for Mayor in Fable Town while Bigby and Snow are expecting their new borns! The book firsts starts us off with the first three issues being short stories. The first story is fun with C...

This installment of Fables reminded me that I get overly attached to literary characters and am uncomfortable with major changes to their storylines when I like them. Beauty and the Beast are my favorites but I have grown accustomed to Snow and Bigby's place in Fabletown so I wasn't as happy with the story as one might think. As fantastic as the writing is I found my inner self fighting the changes the whole time I was reading them. This is why you should never trust Prince Charming, I'll take t...

This series is just consistently good. In this volume we see almost a year and several major events pass. Snow and Bigby's children are born, the mayoral election takes place, 4 murders take place, Boy Blue disappears, and basically Fabletown is going to hell in a hand basket. Definitely glad I ound out about this series! It's innovative, with layered characters and a twisting plot. Highly recommended!

I don't care about Snow White's fucking puppieslmao honestly can I just have that be my entire review? Anyway I feel like I gave this series an incredibly fair chance but it's about time for Jack of Fables to start and I remember getting fairly far in that before so I think I'm just gonna hop over to that title for awhile and see if I still like it better. Consider the main series on hold until I get really really bored.

So happy to have re-read this! There's so much going on and I'm enjoying all the characters. If you haven't read this series I definitely recommend starting it.

The plot itself wasn’t half bad, really, but GOD. Everyone here looks outright hideous. And those babies.....Give me the creeps.

Big fun, and great to rely on a public library to fill the gaps in Fables sequences. Highly recommended.

With each new volume of Fables I read, I am getting more and more enthralled with Bill Willingham's storytelling! He is a master and each part of the story showcases that! "The mean seasons" have taken so many turns that I did not anticipate and I loved everything about it!I always appreciate any time that Bigby is in the spotlight because HE IS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING character and I can't get enough of him! Cinderella is the MVP of this volume though and I am so pleased with the way her characte...

(This review contains plot spoilers hidden by spoilers tags.)I would have given this volume three stars, but the ending was too poignant and heartbreaking and drove me up a star.This volume felt like it began with a mishmash of stories to distract the reader from the focus of the main storyline. While different and somewhat intriguing in the sense of getting to see what other denizens of Fabletown get up to in their spare time, Cinderella's little romp in Paris was just not interesting enough fo...

Issues 22 and 28-33, Mean Seasons marks the most change in the status quo so far in the Fables series. This volume immediately follows the battle against the Adversary's wooden army, and as the mayoral election is held and Bigby and Snow become parents.We get a glance into Cinderella's back story outside of her fairy tale and also Bigby's. Cinderella's is a surprise, while Bigby's is not. It makes perfect sense. "The Mean Seasons" takes place across a year's time and each section is a season. I

Reason for Reading: Next in the series.Comments: The book starts off with a single issue that features Cinderella. It feels purposeless at first but a little secret is revealed that later comes into play with a slight significance. Next is a two-issue story line featuring Bigby which flashes back to his World War II days and an ultra secret mission that he participated in. This was a great story line that introduced a new character who is living in Fabletown but I'm not sure whether he'll show u...

I continue to enjoy this series more and more with each volume I read. Fables doesn't have the artful angst found in so many other Vertigo titles and that's something of a relief (and I say that as a longtime Vertigo fan). It's charming and never overwrought.I'm still not quite sure why we got Bigby's World War II story when we did but so be it. Perhaps its import will become clear later and, if not, at least it was a solid bit of character development.The one thing that still troubles me somewh...

Following on from the battle aftermath of the previous volume, Fables: The Mean Seasons calms everything down with a slightly different tone. Yet, this compelling fractured fairytale adventure - with all its focus on the modern and society through the use of age old 'fable' characters - takes some interesting twists in this volume which keep the overall story moving forward strongly. In Fabletown the election runs its course (view spoiler)[ and as Prince Charming becomes mayor Bigby and Snow Whi...

A bit of a transitional volume with a lot of bits and pieces, but they were all pretty good. I liked the one about Cindy's secret life, it made sense and added a layer to the story about her boss and how he does his job. Bigby's war stories were good comics in and of themselves, even though they didn't add much to the overall story arc that's being developed since they took place in the past and didn't have anything to do with the battle against the Adversary. The rest was really just little mom...

Warning: Does contain spoilers. For some reason instead of getting straight to Snow White's labor we start with Bigby visiting an army buddy that he finds out is dying. He knows Bigby's true nature and wrote a VERY long story of their mission together. Bigby does fight a surprising foe though. Then we get to Snow Whit having her baby....umm.....babies.........6 babies... Which leads to a dilemma. Only one looks human so they will have to go to the farm making Bigby understandably pissed. I guess...

I read hundreds of books every year and I'm also a pretty big fan of comics and graphic novels and without hesitation Fables is my favorite. Everything is just perfect - the art, the paper it's printed on, the plot, the characters - it hits all my pleasure points and almost nothing gets me jazzed to read more than an unopened volume of Fables on my lap.This was no exception.Loved it from beginning to end and have already ordered the next volume.Really great stuff.