A review by bellatora
Fairest, Volume 1: Wide Awake, by Bill Willingham

5.0

A nice return to the early spirit of Fables (less general Doom and Gloom). I do miss seeing Fables in the Mundy world and hope some storyline (not the Jack spinoff, which went off the rails early on) goes back to that. This one focuses on the realms of the Homeland, with Ali Baba (King of Thieves!) rescuing both Sleeping Beauty and the Snow Queen and the shenanigans that follow (Melting the Snow Queen's Heart! The evil fairy who cursed Sleeping Beauty coming to wreak havoc! A smartaleck bottle imp who may be playing both sides or may be working to reach a happily ever after for all parties!).

The main Fables series has been leaving me a bit unsatisfied recently, so I'm quite happy that this spinoff shows that the Fables world hasn't lost its magic for me entirely!