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Fables

Started in 2002

Published by DC Comics

161 issues

Ongoing Series

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NOTE: Issue #150 was released as trade Volume 22: Farewell, and so is not part of this volume.

A story that puts to ease your question, "What if all those fairytale creatures I heard of as a child were real and living in New York City?"

Currently uses the tagline, "Winner of 14 Eisner Awards".

The series originally ran for 150 issues. After a seven year gap, the series resumed from #151 with a new 12-issue arc, "The Black Forest" .

Writers

  • Bill Willingham #1-157 (ALL)
  • Lilah Sturges #83-85, 143

Pencillers

  • Lan Medina #1-5, 12, 13, 39 (TOT 8)
  • Mark Buckingham #6-10, 14-17, 19-21, 23-27, 30-33, 36-38, 40-45, 48-50, 52-56, 59-63, 65-69, 71-75, 77-81, 83, 87-91, 94-98, 100, 102-106, 108-112, 114-121, 125-129, 131-137, 141-157 (TOT 121)
  • Bryan Talbot #11
  • Linda Medley #18
  • Tony Akins #22, 28, 29, 84, 85, 143 (TOT 6)
  • David Hahn #34, 35, 82
  • Jim Fern #46, 47, 86, 113 (TOT 4)
  • Shawn McManus #51, 124
  • Mike Allerd #57, 58, 76
  • Aaron Alexovich #64
  • Niko Henrichon #70
  • Peter Gross #78-80, 82
  • David Lapham #92, 93
  • Inaki Miranda #99
  • Adam Hughes #100, 113
  • Chrissie Zullo #100
  • Dave Johnson #100
  • J.H. Williams III #100
  • Kate McElroy #100
  • Eric Shanower #101
  • Terry Moore #107
  • Rick Leonardi #113
  • Ron Randall #113
  • P. Craig Russell #113
  • Zander Lannon #113
  • Ramon Bachs #113
  • Gene Ha #122, 123
  • Barry Kitson #130
  • Russell Braun #138
  • Steve Leialoha #139, 140
  • Jae Lee #146

Trade Paperbacks

  • Vol. 1: Legends in Exile (#1-5)
  • Vol. 2: Animal Farm (#6-10)
  • Vol. 3: Storybook Love (#11-18)
  • Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers (#19-21, 23-27, The Last Castle)
  • Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons (#22, 28-33)
  • Vol. 6: Homelands (#34-41)
  • Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) (#42-47)
  • Vol. 8: Wolves (#48-51)
  • Vol. 9: Sons of Empire (#52-59)
  • Vol. 10: The Good Prince (#60-69)
  • Vol. 11: War and Pieces (#70-75)
  • Vol. 12: The Dark Ages (#76-82)
  • Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover (#83-85, Jack of Fables #33-35, The Literals #1-3)
  • Vol. 14: Witches (#86-93)
  • Vol. 15: Rose Red (#94-100)
  • Vol. 16: Super Team (#101-107)
  • Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind (#108-113)
  • Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland (#114-123)
  • Vol. 19: Snow White (#124-129 and backup stories from #114-123)
  • Vol. 20: Camelot (#130-140)
  • Vol. 21: Happily Ever After (#141-149)
  • Vol. 22: Farewell (issue #150, original series finale)

Compendiums

  • Fables Compendium Book One (#1-41)
  • Fables Compendium Book Two (#42-82)
  • Fables Compendium Book Three (#83-113)
  • Fables Compendium Book Four (#114-150)

Hardcovers

  • Book One (#1-10)
  • Book Two (#11-18, The Last Castle)
  • Book Three (#19-27)
  • Book Four (#28-33, 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
  • Book Five (#34-45)
  • Book Six (#46-51)
  • Book Seven (#52-59 and 64)
  • Book Eight (#60-63 and 65-69)
  • Book Nine (#70-82)
  • Book Ten (#83-85, Jack of Fables #33-35, The Literals #1-3, and Werewolves of the Heartland)
  • Book Eleven (#86-100)
  • Book Twelve (#101-113)
  • Book Thirteen (#114-129)
  • Book Fourteen (#130-140)
  • Book Fifteen (#141-150)
  • Book Sixteen (#151-162)

Spin-Offs and Tie-Ins

Long-Running Series

  • Jack of Fables (50-issue series, following Jack after #35)
  • Fairest (33-issue anthology series)
  • Everafter: From the Pages of Fables (12-issue series following the original finale #150)
  • Fables: The Wolf Among Us (prequel series, loosely based on the Telltale video game):
    • Digital First edition (48 chapters)
    • Print edition (16 issues)

Miniseries and Original Releases

  • Cinderella:
    • Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (first 6-issue miniseries)
    • Cinderella: Fables are Forever (second 6-issue miniseries)
  • Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (original graphic novel, prequel anthology)
  • Fables: The Last Castle (prestige format one-shot)
  • Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (original graphic novel)
  • Fairest: In All the Land (original graphic novel anthology)
  • Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (original prose novel, with illustrations and short comic epilogue by Steve Leialoha)
  • The Literals (3-issue miniseries, part of The Great Fables Crossover arc)
  • Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham (6-issue miniseries)

Reference Works

  • Fables Encyclopedia
  • Cover collections:
    • Fables: Covers by James Jean
    • Fables: The Complete Covers by James Jean (rereleased and expanded)

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