Fables, Vol. 9: Sons of Empire

ByBill Willingham(Writer),Mark Buckingham(Illustrator)

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The best-laid plans.
The free Fables living in the mundane world have struck a decisive blow against the Adversary, destroying one of his most valuable assets at the very heart of his empire - and setting the stage for an all-out war between the worlds in the process. Now, while the ruler of the Homelands licks his wounds and gathers his forces, the denizens of Fabletown have a rare chance to savor the brief peace their victory has brought them. Everyone, however, knows that this is just the calm before the storm - and that even the winds themselves will have to choose sides before it's over.

Collecting: Fables 52-59

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Ryan

The latest volume of Fables started out with the same Israel/Palestine/Nazi allegory that Willingham's been hammering home since vol 7, with the bad guys in this volume meeting to discuss a “Final Solution” to the problem of Fabletown's existence. Once we move away from that, however, he have some forward momentum on the Adversary/Fables war, as well as some nice, quiet little stories - Rapunzel and her barber, Jack trying to steal Santa's naughty and nice lists, and that sort of thing. To sum up: a bit of what I don't like about the series mixed in with a lot of what I do like make for an enjoyable GN.

October 13, 2008