Fables #82

Two figures sit apart on a bench — close in proximity, yet the space between them feels weighted — while a lone brass trumpet stands upright on the ground before them, its warm gold finish rendered in quiet, luminous watercolor. The title "Waiting for the Blues" and this understated cover image work together beautifully, evoking a mood of anticipation and melancholy that Vertigo's Fables handles so well. Willingham, Hahn, and Gross bring the story, while Buckingham's cover art lingers in the mind long after you set the issue down.