Fables #73

Fables #73 kicks off "War & Pieces" — a three-part arc from the long-running Vertigo series by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Leialoha — with a cover by James Jean that is quietly breathtaking. A winged stone figure, carved like an architectural relief and clutching a sword, surges forward from a great structure while vivid teal birds scatter across a warm, luminous sky. The contrast between the monumental sculpted form and those delicate, living birds gives the image a sense of something ancient and immovable being set irrevocably in motion.