Bill Willingham
Hardcover | Pages: 140 pages Rating: 4.14 | 14581 Users | 599 Reviews
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| Title | : | Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Fables (Collected Editions) #7.5) |
| Author | : | Bill Willingham |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 140 pages |
| Published | : | October 18th 2006 by Vertigo |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Fairy Tales. Fiction. Folk Tales. Fables. Graphic Novels Comics |
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Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall is set in the early days of Fabletown, long before the Fables series began. Traveling to Arabia as an ambassador from the exiled Fables community, Snow White is captured by the local sultan who wants to marry her (and then kill her). But clever Snow attempts to charm the sultan instead by playing Scheherazade, telling him fantastic stories for a total of 1001 nights, saving her very skin in the process.Running the gamut from unexpected horror to dark intrigue to mercurial coming-of-age, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall reveals the secret histories of familiar Fables characters through a series of compelling and visually illustrative tales. Writer Bill Willingham is joined by an impressive array of artists from comic book industry legends to the amazing young painters of the next wave.
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall is both a welcome entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative Fables mythos.
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| Original Title: | Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall |
| ISBN: | 1401203671 (ISBN13: 9781401203672) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=5962 |
| Series: | Fables (Collected Editions) #7.5, Fables +, Fables (édition française) , more |
| Literary Awards: | Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Anthology, Best Short Story (“A Frog’s Eye View"), Best Painter/Multimedia Artist (for Jill Thompson), Best Cover Artist (for James Jean), Best Lettering (for Todd Klein) (2007) |
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Ratings: 4.14 From 14581 Users | 599 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (Fables (Collected Editions) #7.5)
Snow White's diplomatic visit to the Sultan of Scheherazade fame is the catalyst for this graphic novel, which is a collection of retellings--or more like, extensions--of fairy tales within the same world as the Fables universe. The re-imaginings were compelling, if a little heavy on the sex and violence (and combinations thereof). In some ways, I enjoyed this more than the first volume of Fables because there's less to keep track of and each story is quite self-contained. Also, the artwork isI love -- love -- love illustrated books! (but am not a fan of graphic novels, really)Snow White is sent as an emissary from Fabletown and ends up in a Scheherazade-like role to the Sultan telling him a story night after night.
This is a prequel to the Fables series and it was very well done. I enjoyed learning the back stories on some of our favorite characters. I also enjoyed the variety of different types of illustration, all of which were unique and beautiful.This is a wonderful installment where Snow White is held hostage by the Sultan and, in exchange for delaying her execution, she tells the Sultan a new story every night. All of the stories tell of the pasts of Fables characters we have come to know and love.
A surprisingly dark, intelligent, and imaginative take on fairy tales, with beautiful artwork. I love the way so many fables are cleverly connected to each other and to the overarching plot, and how the overarching theme is the unintended consequences and ultimate futility of revenge...highly recommended.
I love how the fairy tales get woven together and characters intertwine throughout stories. We get the back story of the witch from Hansel and Gretel. Briar Rose and Snow White are sisters who get on each others nerves. The art is colorful and well done. The story is set up like Scheherazade and the 1001 Nights accept Snow White is put in the place of Scheherazade. It becomes about politics. Snow is basically telling the king all the fairy tales. I enjoyed this book. I love fairy tales and
Okay Prequel Graphic NovelWhile not as good as the original fables this was an decent prequel to the original storyline as you were given the opportunity to see where everyone came from. Some stories were better than others while some artwork was better than others. I think it bothered me more that the artwork wasn't consistent. I did like that 1001 Nights was the over arching theme for this story. It made everything that much more interesting.
4 stars!As with most anthologies, this is a mixed bag with some stories being better than others. But the good ones are really good and provided insight into the backgrounds of well-loved characters. The stories that stood out for me are the ones featuring Snow White, Flycatcher, Bigby and Frau Totenkinder. Flycatcher's story is really sad tho. *sobs inconsolably* Overall, I will say that this is a must-read for Fables fans.
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