This was a great return to the old Fables style after the mediocre distraction of The Great Fables Crossover last volume. In fact, there was a lot in this book that is what I loved about this series in the first place. Previously minor characters suddenly rise in importance. Comic relief sidekicks take A Level of Badass. We get some background information about the Empire, old threads in the storyline we thought forgotten are brought back into play, and the main story arc moves forward (albeit o...

Solid! This was so good I have to retroactively lower my rating on the previous volume. All is forgiven and we can pretend The Great Fables Crossover never happened.

As the title suggests, this volume centers on all the witches.Frau Totenkinder takes off to find the man that took down Mister Dark the first time.We also get an introduction to the origins of this new character, Dunster Happ. And while our Black Forest Witch is at it, she takes a few years off her appearance and finds Mayor Cole a new source of revenue. Hmmm.Meanwhile, Ozma takes over the 13th Floor witches in her absence. And I'm really excited to find out more about who she is and what her pl...

This is perhaps the second strongest volume in the Fables series - that I have read - as it follows on from the introduction of Mr Dark (view spoiler)[and the destruction of the original Fabletown (hide spoiler)]. It is in general a grand reminder of what I find so appealing about these as graphic novels.I tend to read different genres differently. To me I personally perceive graphic novels as in a slightly realm of fiction due to their unique combination of visual as well as written mediums. As...

Bufkin is the best.Honestly, there was a lot in this one, and it was all fairly interesting (and let's face it, I love me some crazy-comic-urban-fantasy-with-talking-animals), but Bufkin just stole the show. Okay? Okay.Like I said, Bufkin is the best.

This was pretty good. I feel that I may be rating it a bit higher than my enjoyment level will allow but it was so much better than the Crossover, which felt like a waste of time. The stories contained within are fun, particularly Bufkin’s. I am starting to grow tired of the side stories though. After 14 volumes now, it’s start to become old hat. Just give me the main story and be done with lol. There’s no need to push another 50 pages or so down our throats haha. But with all that being said, t...

I have to hand it to Bill Willingham and this story. This is vol. 14 and I keep expecting the story to run out of ideas or get weaker and Bill keeps coming up with more great story that makes it feel like it keeps growing and growing and leading somewhere. It never feels like a complete finish.The hero of the story in this tale is Bufkin the monkey in the business office. He is trapped in there with Baba Yaga and a Ginini. He figures out a way to outwit them both and save himself and the little

Fables Vol 14 follows up with a strong volume. The Empire has fallen, but terrible creatures kept in check by the Empire are now loose. Mr Dark has a foothold in the mundy world. He seeks to regain his full power so that he can feed on the teeth of any victims of his. Meanwhile, Baba Yaga is also on the loose and trying to find her way back to the normal world. But Bufkin the monkey heroically attempts to stop her, aided by the magical artifacts still trapped in the Fabletown business office col...

Aside from the introduction of Ozma (sweet!) and a somewhat amusing but unexciting Bufkin sequence, there isn't much to this volume other than setting the stage for the next volume. Rose Red is still whinging, Gepetto is still a jerk, the Frog Prince is still saintly, etc. More like watching someone setting a table for a meal with the understanding that it's equally possible a Michelin 3 star restaurant or Taco Bell will be providing the food. In fact, the denouement of a bonus tale of a basebal...

I found this to be one of the more satisfying entries by Bill Willingham in this series. Oh yes it does include a little bit of a cliffhanger regarding Fabletown and Mr. Dark. Willingham has successfully merged story and character development in this entry. It is interesting to see what a near total bitch Ozma has become, Frau Totenkinder is perhaps more than she seems, and King Cole is perhaps more shallow than I had though. Buffkin proves himself a hero as we get to see a flying monkey prove t...

In which many changes happen to the Thirteenth Floor crew; The Dark man continues building his city; a man is unburied; Bufkin finds some courage; and we visit Haven for baseball and murder! A wonderful volume that really captures what Fables is all about... conspiracies, planning, politics, murder and war! The Thirteenth Floor remain some of my favourite people in the series, so I was delighted to find a volume dedicated to them (finally!). Putting Snow, Bigby, Beast et al in the background all...

Another great volume. This is what makes Fables such a great story. Too bad Graphic Novels are so expensive or I would gladly buy the whole series to reread again.

Out of all the installments of the main series and the spin-offs, this HAS to be one of my absolute favorites! The title for this collection is more than appropriate, and I sincerely hope that Ozma's past is explored more in future issues so we can see how she is so powerful, and why she chooses to maintain such a youthful - even child-like - appearance.One thing I was more than satisfied about was learning more about Frau Totenkinder. We learn more about her abilities and power, and a few thing...

The Fables series is back on track after Volume 13 Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover, which was one of the first volumes in the series I didn't rate five stars in a long time. When I considered this book, I knew I was being extra-picky not to give it five stars. The story really is excellent, and some of the profound questions I've had about the Witches on the 13th Floor are starting to be answered. The reveal on Frau Totenkinder is deeper than I thought and was written so poetically.

After the absolute epic disaster that was Fables, Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover and the somewhat underwhelming Fables, Vol. 12: The Dark Ages, oh how wonderfully relieving and refreshing it feels to rate another volume a most deserving 5 stars out of 5 stars again... HELL YES, Fables is back in business!

"You've managed to make an enemy of Bufkin, the monkey, once he decided he needed to destroy you, you were basically doomed.""I've never heard of such a creature. What are his powers?""He reads. He reads everything."This is one of my favorite lines in all the Fables volumes but it's not one of my favorite volumes of Fables.

Wow! The shark is unjumped. Even Colin gets a cameo!

A damn sight better than the preceding story arc "The Great Fables Tossoffer". Indeed, if one simply ignores that entire floppy shenanigan, than "Witches" segues into one's literary lap quite nicely. Drawing out the Mister Dark (a bore, really) story arc even longer and with minuscule plot development, Willingham here focuses on the magic users of the former 13th floor and what they're planning to do about Mister Dark (who doesn't really do anything). Frau Totenkinder and Ozma are the only real

Bufkin is AWESOME! Need I say more?

Mr. Dark, you're such an a-hole. Bufkin, you're the greatest flying (erm...formerly flying?) monkey ever.Bigby, I miss you. Come back to me. Always a good time when there is death, depression, a trial, dark magic, and a pregnancy - not necessarily in that order. This one was not my favorite, but it still felt good to get back in the swing of things after that crossover/volume 13 crap. This was probably more of a 3.5, but I'm tired and crabby and giving it 3 Stars.