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Building upon the characters reimagined by Bill Willingham, the creator of Fables, in the 2014 miniseries Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure, the new Legenderry stories will feature the writing talents of confirmed writers David Avallone and Daryl Gregory, and continue themes and plotlines devised by Willingham. Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure debuted on December 31st, 2013, introducing a[...]

One of the important things in doing steampunk art is the detail work and I think Davila's is excellent and showing his original pencils is the best way to demonstrate that. To learn more about Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure #7 by Bill Willingham, Sergio Fernandez Davila and Joe Benitez, click here. The[...]

Here we have another free comic for your entertainment, this time it's Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure #1 by Bill Willingham and Segio Fernandez Davila from Dynamite Entertainment This series took the heroes that make up the regular Dynamite comics and re-imagined them as steampunk counterparts The series was the brainchild of Fables creator and writer[...]

This is the Bill Willingham and Sergio Fernandez Davila series Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure Issue five is hitting shops today and we gave you an exclusive extended preview of it last night Well here you can read the fourth issue in it's entirety. For more on the series, click here. Remember last week when we were[...]

We've got issue five of Legenderry by Bill Willingham and Sergio Fernandez Davila And finally Captain Action Cat #3 by Art Baltazar, Franco and Chris "Zod" Smits. THE DEVILERS #1 (of 7) Joshua Hale Fialkov (w) Matt Triano (a) Jock (c) When the world is under siege from the pits of hell, it's up to THE DEVILERS to set things right[...]

Gavin Lees writes for Bleeding Cool: Fables has been the landmark achievement of Bill Willingham's career.  For over a decade, he has reshaped fairy tale characters into an allegory of the modern world, and conjured some incredibly memorable and thought-provoking storylines along the way.  It's no surprise that the series has garnered countless awards, and adulation[...]

Dynamite Entertainment is rolling out a new Retailer Incentive plan to help increase the sale on their Bill Willingham penned hit series Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure. With the third issue they are doing two Final Order Cutoff promotions. FOC Promotion #1: Retailers whose FOC orders of Legenderry #3 [any combination] exceed 90% of their orders for Legenderry #2[...]

It also brings up some pretty interesting opportunities to build a Bigby Wolf character of your own. There are some narrative shortcuts to create more drama and action, making you ask  questions like 'Why is that character here? Why is this other character not reacting to his presence? Why does he pass from aggressive to understanding[...]

I don't really know what I'm getting into here, though I've heard a lot about it this steampunk team-up of characters from Dynamite written by Bill Willingham Sergio Davila drops us right into a steaming world of detail that definitely sets an energetic tone and the rich colors by Wes Hartman are well-suited to the[...]

Michael Straczynski, Hugo-winning creator of Babylon 5, Thor, Changeling, and World War Z as well, as the 1988 Twilight Zone. LEGENDERRY: A STEAMPUNK ADVENTURE #1 (of 7) Bill Willingham (w) Sergio Fernandez Davilla (a) Joe Benitez (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ We start in the[...]

Bill Willingham's newest series, Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure kicks off this week and Dynamite Entertainment has sent us a trailer for it The series has art by Sergio Fernandez Davila and covers by Joe Benitez. [youtube]http://youtu.be/bJna8jMDWqE[/youtube] Late last week we let you know that this series along with the other debute of the week Twilight Zone had their[...]

Looking ahead to next week… Have you been eagerly waiting for the new Twilight Zone series from Dynamite Entertainment? Looking forward to see what J Michael Straczynski and Guiu Vilanova have in store for fans of the Rod Serling 1959 creation? What about Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure by Fables creator Bill Willingham and Sergio Fernandez Davila as they take Dynamite's characters and mix[...]

Bill Willingham created the fan favorite series Fables by twisting the fairy tale characters we know and love into a modern setting Now, he's taking the characters of Dynamite Entertainment and twisting them into a steampunk setting giving us a new take on Vampirella, The Green Hornet, The Six Million Dollar Man and many more[...]

The downside is that it effectively uses the retailer as an interest free loan for several months, it ties up cash flow until the refund date and for some it could be an barrier to entry into this kind of promotion, so it favours the big guys over the small. That's not an issue with the[...]

Bill Willingham has issued the following statement on his website. Fables Comes to an End With Issue 150. After more than ten years of publication, and hundreds of issues of Fables, and various Fables-related works, I have decided the time has come to begin the process of bringing our sweeping story to a close And, along the way,[...]

"A special one-off story written by Bill Willingham and featuring the return of fan-favorite gun-toting maniac Goldilocks Illustrated by exciting newcomer Meghan Hetrick-Murante!" The story originally scheduled to appear in Fairest #21, written by Bill Willingham and illustrated by Meghan Hetrick (pictured), has been postponed by at least six months. Instead, Fairest #21, instead of the description[...]

Bill Willingham (Fables) is taking classic comic characters and turning them steampunk in Legenderry: A Steampunk Adventure The seven issues series for Dynamite Entertainment launches in January and will feature art by Sergio Fernandez Davila and covers by Joe Benitez (Lady Mechanika). "This is a story where I get to have my cake and eat it too,"[...]

On Friday September 6th at 8 PM, at an unnamed 4-star hotel looking out over the Inner Harbor, fans can attend a private reception with some of the biggest guests of the weekend. Scheduled to be at the reception are: Mark Buckingham, Paul Jenkins, Barry Kitson, George Perez, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Mark Waid,[...]

This new video game series is based on the Vertigo comic Fables by Bill Willingham and follows Bigby Wolf as he investigates a murder Other characters from the series appearing in the game are Snow White, Ichabod Crane, Mr Toad and one of the Three Little Pigs. The game will be released for the PC, Xbox[...]

He uses these to help visualise the locations in the Mouse Guard world for drawing as well as to provide a break from slaving over the drawing board or computer screen. We were treated to some pages of art from the currently in progress second volume of Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard which will feature[...]

If you missed the first one then you can find that here. If that's not enough, we also have an extensive chat with Bill Willingham (Fables, Shadowpact, Elementals) about his career, the current state of Vertigo, Chris Roberson, Once Upon A Time, his writing process, and the idea behind Fabletown & Beyond. To get in touch, discuss[...]

Stories that are complex and layered, stories that deal with huge themes and personal dramas, I love the quiet epics. Now say what you will about Bill Willingham, the man is nothing if not smart While I may sometimes find myself at odds with his political beliefs he always manages to keep such a talented, interesting[...]

It was was Bill Willingham's Pantheon #3. Published in the late nineties by Lone Star Press, written and drawn by Bill Willingham, with Mike Leeke, it really does demonstrate the range of work downloadable, and being downloaded at ComiXology… There we go The one hundred millionth digital comic has just been downloaded from ComiXology It was[...]

I asked if that meant just the Con or included Trickster too? She made it seem like he might show up for a panel or something at Trickster, but he wouldn't be coming back to the convention with a booth/table. Bill Willingham made a smiliar pronouncement earlier in the show too So, basically, if you want[...]

Bleeding Cool reporter Peter Svensson told me yesterday that the new Fairest arc will have Steven Sadowski on pencils and Phil Jimenez inks on the comic. I also understand that Fairest and Fables creator Bill Willingham will announce at the Fables panel this week at San Diego Comic Con that this will be his last attendance[...]

Torres, Josh Williamson and…  Bill Willingham. Roberson was recently fired from working for DC Comics, after a number of statements he made about the company, and its perceived lack of ethics He has written titles such as Superman, Cinderella and iZombie for the company, and had a planned Fairest arc lined up at the time[...]

#SickProblems #Please? Bill Willingham‏: Where are you? What's your college and town again? Okay, do I have any readers in Norman OK, preferably near the college, who's willing to run an errand right now in return for a cool prize? I'm offering three pages of original comic art, priced at about $300 total, for someone willing to bring[...]

Gavin Lees wrote for Bleeding Cool from ECCC; Bill Willingham is enjoying runaway success with his series, Fables, which has just recently debuted a new spin-off series, Fairest.  He is also something of an anomaly, being one of the few outspokenly conservative creators in the industry.  So, while talking to Willingham about his new project, I[...]

It could be the guest list of a small comic con. But Adam Hughes, Alison Sohn, Bill Willingham and Sean E Williams are all staying at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. And they've been tweeting Using the #MayoCon hashtag. Alison Sohn: Holy cow- we've been here 2 hours and Adam Hughes and I are already drunk[...]

And basically turning Fables into a bi-weekly again, after the end of Jack Of Fables. The first arc will be by Fables creator Bill Willingham and artist Phil Jimenez, starring Sleeping Beauty It will be followed by a Rapunzel arc by Lauren Beukes and Inaki Miranda Adam Hughes is the cover artist and here is his[...]