Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) | Bill Willingham

Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) | Bill Willingham | Another delightful contribution to the finest comic series currently running

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Fables Vol. 7: Ara...

	Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) Bill Willingham Vertigo, 2006 - 144 pages average customer review:based on 14 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. These magical characters now disguise themselves as normal citizens and have created their own peaceful and secret societies in modern-day New York and around the world. When wayward fables from Arabia arrive in Manhattan at the exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown, a culture clash of dire proportions arises that must be defused before blood is spilled.

still going strong

Fables still moves ahead with speed and fury as new characters are introduces (Arabian fables) and old characters further developed. I'm rather impressed with how Charming has grown.

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Another delightful contribution to the finest comic series currently running

ARABIAN NIGHTS (AND DAYS) maintains the high quality established by all the previous volumes in Bill Willingham's award winning FABLES series. The joys of this volume are smaller compared with those that came before. Apart from the release of a djinn and Frau Totenkiller's role in reigning it in, there are no major arcs. That does not mean that the volume isn't filled with pleasures, but they are not those of a large narrative arc.

The final section of the book is a real change. A wooden soldier in the adversary's army named Rodney falls in love with June, a wooden "medic" who helps repair injured wooden troops. She reciprocates and they petition Gepetto to be made human so that they can really and truly marry. Their wish is granted with the condition that they move just outside Fabletown among the Mundys (with Rodney ironically taking a job as a butcher--meat is abhorrent to the woodens).

This series is a marvel. I've not read all the comics except for the Jack of the Fables tales (I'll get to them -- I just don't enjoy Jack all that much). I think this is with ease the best currently running graphics series and compare favorably to the best series of the past. I have several very well read friend who haven't delved into adult comics. The three people I urge them to try are Alan Moore's books, Gaiman's Sandman books, and Willingham's Fables. It really is that good.

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One of my favorite series - keeping it going.

This is a welcome addition to the series. It was a little shorter than I would have liked but it left me satiated.

You can't help but beg for more...

Arabian Nights (and Days) introduces the world of the arabian fables to Fabletown. We get to see that not all worlds are under the sway of the Adversary, and that not everyone is thrilled that the arabian fables are going to cooperate with the american fables. We also get to learn a little more about the wooden soldiers, as well as get to see more of the wonderful Frau Totenkinder (easily one of the most interesting characters in the series).

While this isn't a good place to jump into the series, I'd still recommend this to anyone. Fables is easily accessible to even the greenest comic book fan or to a person who has never picked up a comic book before in their lives.

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Fabulous

The fairy-tale world of this remarkable epic just expanded. By now, the reader has gotten accustomed to Snow White, Prince Charming, and all the rest as living, breathing urbanites. In this collection, they receive a diplomatic mission from Sinbad, who represents the wide world of far-eastern myth. And, true to mythic form, his evil advisor plots behind his back ...

The second story line in this book starts in the armies invading the Fables' lands, the force that drove the Fables into exile originally. There, the wooden soldiers hold high rank, not just because of their bravery and nearly indestructible making, but because of tight political loyalties as well. They treat the "meats" as lesser beings, subject to weaknesses of the flesh and of the heart. Then, one of the officers discovers that the heart business might have something going for it. I'll let you discover for yourself how that works out, but I will say that it adds a remarkable twist to the ongoing plot. I'm looking forward to seeing how that plays out.

-- wiredweird

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