Fables Comics! Where do I start?
After playing TWAU I would really like to start reading Fables comic series. Can someone point me in the right direction on where to start and the best way to start.
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After playing TWAU I would really like to start reading Fables comic series. Can someone point me in the right direction on where to start and the best way to start.
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Just start with volume 1
The trade volumes by vertigo can be found almost anywhere - and they're all pretty damn good - but we're talking about a huge story here and it's best to start at the beginning.
http://www.amazon.com/Fables-Vol-Legends-Exile-Edition/dp/140123755X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382557725&sr=8-1&keywords=fables+volume+1
I have also decided to read the Fables series, and have started at the beginning, Volume 1 of the Vertigo series. I just read the whole of volume 1 tonight, and I loved every page. Especially the short story at the end, the craftsmanship in it's writing knows no bounds.
I cannot recommend enough that you start at the beginning. The beginning is where all tales begin, after all.
Enjoy the read.
As gandhi and Toadbomb said, begin at the beginning. But be aware that you may find yourself addicted.
When I started the series I think volumes 1 - 11 had been published. I burned through them quickly and I was so antsy to read more. They couldn't publish them fast enough for me.
it only gets better from there. especially when the scope of the story widens into a full blown fantasy epic.
You could get the Deluxe Editions like I did, but I work at a book store and got them at discount.
Personally, I can't wait for the Fables Encyclopedia that supposed to be coming out at the end of this month. Now that should be pretty promising.
Thanks a bunch!
Thanks everyone! I better get reading...
just started reading the comics and damn, snow white's a bitch compared to herself in twau
I wouldn't say she's a bitch, I'd just say she's hardened with the time and pressure of having to keep everyone from killing each other all the time.
Definitely start with the beginning. I've been reading the comic for years, ever since I read the first issue in a preview volume and fell in love with the first line:
Once upon a time, in a fictional land called New York City ...