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Fables: The Deluxe Edition, Book Twelve by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham
5.0
Fables on the run. As Beauty says, it seems it is what they do best.
But as they have ran out of places to run, we are treated to a couple of meta issues as a final stand is prepared. A comparison with the 10th book is apparent, as this here is how meta-writing feels at home in Fables. As comic connoisseur, Pinocchio provides all the necessary tropes to the Fables preparing for the fight against Mister Dark.
The Wolf-Snow family story line intertwines with the rest of the fables, as their saviour is the North Wind. As he reveals in conversation, Totenkinder/Bellflower was the one who had a chance in fighting Mister Dark, and he sacrifices himself to save the fables and avoid killing his grandson. Considering North Wind was her second in the duel, I can't help but wonder if one of her plans wasn't to reveal Ghost's existence and force the conflict of the great powers. She did always have hidden plans. The additional information Mr. North provides that she was also on the cusp of becoming the archetype of witches adds to her legend.
Back in Haven, Rose Red's nocturnal acquaintance is finally revealed to be Hope (surprise, surprise!, given to all the nuggets of information we were given about her) and the ultimate conflict of the series is being prepared in full. Rose gets a tour of Hope's other paladins, and I can't remember the following issues correctly, so I can't wait to find out again how Santa is both Hope's paladin, and on the side of Snow White.
Finally for this book, we have the update on Buffkin, he is out of the office where he completed 3 of his great quests, and is back home in Oz (or next door) to lead a revolution. One of the most interesting conversations that starts his quest is between the Mirror and Frank, in which Mirror reveals he merely tells everyone what they might want to hear regarding the future, and the question is raised if his powers are prescriptive as well as descriptive in nature.
One of those lines that makes re-reading Fables fun every time.
But as they have ran out of places to run, we are treated to a couple of meta issues as a final stand is prepared. A comparison with the 10th book is apparent, as this here is how meta-writing feels at home in Fables. As comic connoisseur, Pinocchio provides all the necessary tropes to the Fables preparing for the fight against Mister Dark.
The Wolf-Snow family story line intertwines with the rest of the fables, as their saviour is the North Wind. As he reveals in conversation, Totenkinder/Bellflower was the one who had a chance in fighting Mister Dark, and he sacrifices himself to save the fables and avoid killing his grandson. Considering North Wind was her second in the duel, I can't help but wonder if one of her plans wasn't to reveal Ghost's existence and force the conflict of the great powers. She did always have hidden plans. The additional information Mr. North provides that she was also on the cusp of becoming the archetype of witches adds to her legend.
Back in Haven, Rose Red's nocturnal acquaintance is finally revealed to be Hope (surprise, surprise!, given to all the nuggets of information we were given about her) and the ultimate conflict of the series is being prepared in full. Rose gets a tour of Hope's other paladins, and I can't remember the following issues correctly, so I can't wait to find out again how Santa is both Hope's paladin, and on the side of Snow White.
Finally for this book, we have the update on Buffkin, he is out of the office where he completed 3 of his great quests, and is back home in Oz (or next door) to lead a revolution. One of the most interesting conversations that starts his quest is between the Mirror and Frank, in which Mirror reveals he merely tells everyone what they might want to hear regarding the future, and the question is raised if his powers are prescriptive as well as descriptive in nature.
One of those lines that makes re-reading Fables fun every time.