The Cinderella series by Chris Roberson paved the way for Fairest which offered complimentary stories. Two brothers - Peter Piper and his older brother Max - encounter ominous forces that change them both irreparably.Īfter Jack of Fables, more spin-offs were published. Can read it before, but definitely before the volume 9: Sons of Empire.Īn optional prose novel that takes place long ago, in the deepest dark of The Black Forest.

Jack of Fables: The (Nearly) Great EscapeĪ graphic novel prequel collecting prequel short stories.

You can start to read Jack of Fables at that point, but it’s not an obligation. He left Fabletown in issues 34-35 of the main series.

Jack of Fables is about the solo adventures of Jack… He is a divisive character, but if you like him, there are 50 issues to read. Not written by Bill Willingham, the series is nevertheless considered canon by some, though that seems to have changed lately with the development of the sequel. The Wolf Among Us is a comic book adaptation of the popular Telltale Games. As The Adversary resurfaced, the war began to take over everything.įirst, an optional prequel. At the beginning, Fables told different kinds of stories, from a murder mystery to a caper story. He works with Snow White who is a member of Fabletown’s government and Old King Cole is the mayor. One of the main characters is the reformed Big Bad Wolf – also known as Bigby – who is now Fabletown’s sheriff. The others who live at “the Farm” in upstate New York. They’re calling themselves Fables and, those who are looking like humans live in New York City, in a community known as Fabletown. The series is about people from fairy tales and folklore who really exist in magical realms but they were forced out of their worlds by The Adversary and now live in exile in ours.

Comic book series created by Bill Willingham and published by Vertigo, Fables is like if Once Upon a Time was dark, edgy and really high quality.

Fables, Vol. 18 by Bill Willingham