booalie's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lidia710's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide and War
Minor: Body horror and Grief
avvai's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
addison_reads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ellenchapman's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mike_no1's review
4.0
Nice to see the evil empire's comeuppance but overwhelmingly powerful magic will always feel like a deus ex machina no matter how much you like Fly.
lannnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa's review
5.0
I loved getting to know more about the Witching Well and what happens to whatever or whoever is tossed in, despite the resurrection trope being one of my least favorite tropes. Looking forward to seeing how this affects the battle between the Fables and the Adversary now
nikkibouman's review
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
annsantori's review
4.0
Good, as per usual . . . a bit less exciting than the previous volumes, but I'm perhaps just biased because I love the Snow/Bigby story-line so much and Vol. 8 had almost nothing from them.
iguessilikereading's review
5.0
Maybe my favourite book and the best issue to point to people when they ask why are Fables an incredible must-read comic.
On the surface, it is a classic knight story. A newly-made knight has to complete an insurmountable task to succeed, defeat his enemies, get the kingdom. One would think it is an outtake from the Morte d'Arthur. And the references to this work are plentiful: Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot, the works.
But under the surface, that is where the fun begins.
Frau Totenkinder proves true to her name, as we find out from her conversation with Kay. Hints are made that she uses an abortion operation in the mundy world and thereby draws her powers. The story that she has given up on child killing and takes only a drop of blood from newborns is just that, a story to calm the other fables.
Her storyline and Flycatch... sorry, King Ambrose's are intertwined masterfully. Fly has a chat with Boy Blue about the role Haven will play in the politics of the worlds, and he sees it as a completely new player, an alternative to Fabletown and the Empire, but still allied with his friends. We are treated to all out war preparations, as the previously mentioned sides, the Arabian fables and the Cloud Kingdoms are getting ready for the big one. Meanwhile, Totenkinder reveals to the Beast that it is all meaningless. She realises that this war will play out on a scale no one else perceives - her against Geppetto.
It is incredibly amusing how this frail old lady pulls the strings, and gives us a hint of things to come in her comment that she might let herself get young and experience a fling. Unfortunately for the readers, that happens far after the series should have ended.
Buckingham's work is stellar here, but the cover work on these issues is masterful. I do not know if it is digital, or water colours but whatever it is, it deserves recognition.
On the surface, it is a classic knight story. A newly-made knight has to complete an insurmountable task to succeed, defeat his enemies, get the kingdom. One would think it is an outtake from the Morte d'Arthur. And the references to this work are plentiful: Excalibur, Camelot, Lancelot, the works.
But under the surface, that is where the fun begins.
Frau Totenkinder proves true to her name, as we find out from her conversation with Kay. Hints are made that she uses an abortion operation in the mundy world and thereby draws her powers. The story that she has given up on child killing and takes only a drop of blood from newborns is just that, a story to calm the other fables.
Her storyline and Flycatch... sorry, King Ambrose's are intertwined masterfully. Fly has a chat with Boy Blue about the role Haven will play in the politics of the worlds, and he sees it as a completely new player, an alternative to Fabletown and the Empire, but still allied with his friends. We are treated to all out war preparations, as the previously mentioned sides, the Arabian fables and the Cloud Kingdoms are getting ready for the big one. Meanwhile, Totenkinder reveals to the Beast that it is all meaningless. She realises that this war will play out on a scale no one else perceives - her against Geppetto.
It is incredibly amusing how this frail old lady pulls the strings, and gives us a hint of things to come in her comment that she might let herself get young and experience a fling. Unfortunately for the readers, that happens far after the series should have ended.
Buckingham's work is stellar here, but the cover work on these issues is masterful. I do not know if it is digital, or water colours but whatever it is, it deserves recognition.