Fables Compendium #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis massive compendium collects the first 41 issues of Bill Willingham's acclaimed Vertigo series, along with the Fables: The Last Castle one-shot. It follows the exiled storybook characters living secretly in modern-day New York as they navigate politics, murder mysteries, and the looming threat of the Adversary. The volume covers the first major story arcs, including the founding of Fabletown and the war against the forces of the Empire.
"Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited" in Fables Compendium #1, written by Bill Willingham and illustrated by Mark Buckingham with inks by Steve Leialoha, colors by Daniel Vozzo, and letters by Todd Klein, opens with Lieutenant Bloom arriving at the Emperor’s castle on Petition Day—a rare chance for any grievance to be heard. As the day unfolds, tensions rise when the Snow Queen senses an assassin among the petitioners, leading to a sudden clash when the Black Knight beheads the Adversary—only to be halted by the Snow Queen. The cover, penciled and inked by Mark Buckingham, captures the moment’s intensity.
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Lieutenant Bloom arrives at the Emperor’s castle on Petition Day, where anyone with a grievance may speak to the Emperor, who deals with the petitions in his own unique manner. As the day goes on, the Snow Queen realizes the assassin is among them. The Black Knight appears and beheads the Adversary, but is stopped from escaping by the Snow Queen.
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