Fantasy

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" .WritersBill Willingham #1-157 (ALL)Lilah Sturges #83-85, 143PencillersLan 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 #11Linda Medley #18Tony Akins #22, 28, 29, 84, 85, 143 (TOT 6)David Hahn #34, 35, 82Jim Fern #46, 47, 86, 113 (TOT 4)Shawn McManus #51, 124Mike Allerd #57, 58, 76Aaron Alexovich #64Niko Henrichon #70Peter Gross #78-80, 82David Lapham #92, 93Inaki Miranda #99Adam Hughes #100, 113Chrissie Zullo #100Dave Johnson #100J.H. Williams III #100Kate McElroy #100Eric Shanower #101Terry Moore #107Rick Leonardi #113Ron Randall #113P. Craig Russell #113Zander Lannon #113Ramon Bachs #113Gene Ha #122, 123Barry Kitson #130Russell Braun #138Steve Leialoha #139, 140Jae Lee #146Trade PaperbacksVol. 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)CompendiumsFables Compendium Book One (#1-41)Fables Compendium Book Two (#42-82)Fables Compendium Book Three (#83-113)Fables Compendium Book Four (#114-150)HardcoversBook 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-InsLong-Running SeriesJack 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 ReleasesCinderella: 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 WorksFables EncyclopediaCover collections: Fables: Covers by James JeanFables: The Complete Covers by James Jean (rereleased and expanded)

The series centers around the Bone Family, white, bald cartoon caricatures with big noses. In the opening pages the three Bone cousins—avaricious Phoncible P. "Phoney" Bone, goofy cigar-smoking Smiley Bone, and everyman character Fone Bone—are run out of their hometown of Boneville after Phoney decides to run for mayor and built a balloon [thought to be an evil god later in the story] on top the head of a statue of Boneville's founder. The balloon broke the head off of the statue and all the towns people ran Phoncible, Smiley, and Fone out of town. After crossing a desert and ending up in the mysterious Valley, the cousins are separated by a sea of locusts, and must individually make their way across the fantasy landscape pursued by rat creatures. They joyously reunite at a local village called Barrelhaven, where they are taken in by a mysterious girl named Thorn and her even more enigmatic grandmother. Fone Bone instantly develops a crush on Thorn when he meets her, and repeatedly attempts to prove his love through poetry. As they stay longer in the valley, they encounter humans and other creatures who are threatened by a decrepit dark lord, the Lord of the Locusts. The Bones are quickly drawn into the events around them, compelling them on a hero's journey to help save the world.Although Boneville is never actually shown in the story, it is implied as technologically contemporary: Fone refers to its extensive downtown, Phoney carries dollar bills, and Smiley refers to the presence of nuclear reactors and a CornDogHut. In contrast, the Valley is depicted as somewhat medieval, judging by its lifestyle, use of a bartering system, weapons and modes of transportation, and Phoney persistently refers to the valley people as " yokels."Although essentially a high fantasy, Bone also displays slapstick humor, particularly in The Great Cow Race (issue #10) and Phoney Bone's ongoing efforts to become rich off the credulous valley residents. As the series progresses to graver issues and a more serious level, its characteristic use of broad humor lessens but continues to recur.

English translation of Japanese manga Gokurakugai (極楽街).

Guts, the Black Swordsman, wanders around in a mediaeval world slaying demons as they are attracted to a demonic mark on his neck. To his help he has inhuman strength gained from a harsh childhood lived with mercenaries, a gigantic sword, an iron prosthetic left hand and the elf Puck. In his search for vengeance on the one who gave him the mark, he meets many interesting people and creatures, whom all is affected by him in one way or another.English translation of the Japanese manga Beruseruku.

Series of graphic novels.NotesVolume named per the indicia.Volumes 16-18 of the Avatar: The Last Airbender series of graphic novels.