A review by squidjum
Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire by Bill Willingham
2.0
This one also kind of bothered me, for a lot of casually thrown in phrases that just assert very traditional and harmful social perceptions or values.
Santa Claus talking about also delivering toys in "darkest Africa"? Mr. North and his "rights of fatherhood" when discussing how to deal with his offspring who nearly killed his grandchildren? :/
I dunno. And sometimes the sparse storytelling gets annoying, like a confrontation between Bigby and Mr. North where Mr. North already knows why Bigby hates him and has tried to kill him seven times. Ok, but as the reader, I don't know, and now seemed like a really good opportunity to actually explain WHY they're on such bad terms, and a little more detail beyond "you left my mother" would've been nice.
Santa Claus talking about also delivering toys in "darkest Africa"? Mr. North and his "rights of fatherhood" when discussing how to deal with his offspring who nearly killed his grandchildren? :/
I dunno. And sometimes the sparse storytelling gets annoying, like a confrontation between Bigby and Mr. North where Mr. North already knows why Bigby hates him and has tried to kill him seven times. Ok, but as the reader, I don't know, and now seemed like a really good opportunity to actually explain WHY they're on such bad terms, and a little more detail beyond "you left my mother" would've been nice.