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Oh boy, folks, here comes the grand finale of 'The Black Forest' saga in Fables #162 that's apparently going to blow our socks off That's right, clear your Tuesday schedule because on March 12th, everyone's favorite fairy tale misfits are back at it again Will they finally find their much overdue happily ever after? Let's[...]

But now it looks like it might take till the 30th century to get there for its final twelfth issue, But it has lots of friends at DC Comics trying to do the same, like Fables, Batman Off World and Batman Echoes But JSA especially continues to slip down the schedules in terms of timeliness, now[...]

Just when you thought your favorite bedtime stories were saccharine and sweet, Fables #161 swings in to prove that every fairy tale has its… bloody battles? Hitting shelves this Tuesday, January 9th, here's what's on the chopping block—ahem, I mean docket—for this week: In this penultimate issue, with the lives of the inhabitants of the Black[...]

This week we've got Fables #160, hitting your local comic store this Tuesday And can we take a minute to thank Fables creator Bill Willingham for releasing these characters — all of which came from the public domain in the first place — back to it in his spat with DC? Anyway, for those who are[...]

Recently, Fables creator Bill Willingham told us he was going to give a big explanation as to why the new Fables series, The Black Forest, was so late, and that it would be expected My expectation was that it was down to Mark Buckingham's schedule drawing Fables and both co-writing and drawing Miracleman Instead, Bill[...]

I have to confess that Bill Willingham, choosing to state that his comic book series Fables was to be considered public domain, when it is using almost entirely public domain characters anyway, was chutzpah of the highest order From Snow White to Jack Frost to Red Riding Hood, albeit given a noir filter, that was[...]

You can sign up to receive it as an e-mail here. The most-read stories on Bleeding Cool yesterday: Bill Willingham (Twice) DC PR for Bill Willingham (twice) Bill Willingham Declares Fables is Public Domain, What Will DC Do Now? Square Enix Lights Up the Night with Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Replicas Bill Willingham Says He Has "Fired DC Comics" Over Fables That's[...]

Earlier in the week, Bill Willingham, creator of Fables, posted – in response to reports that the final issues of Fables: The Black Forest were getting later and later – that he was firing DC Comics And that the reasons would not be ones we presumed I had presumed it wss down to artist Mark[...]

Bill Willingham is the author and co-creator of the series Fables at DC Comics, which launched from its Vertigo imprint in 2002 and concluded in 2015 Willingham has written the entire main series, currently heading towards #162, plus all manner of spin-offs, with Mark Buckingham pencilling more than 110 issues It was revived in 2022[...]

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Well, folks, it's nearly time for some more Black Forest melodrama – it looks like we've got ourselves a good old-fashioned tragedy on our hands! DC's Fables #159 hits stores on Tuesday, June 27th, and if the synopsis is any indication, things are about to get messy Sam, Bigby, and Greenjack are at the forefront[...]

Hardware #4 has been delayed from 9th of May to the 6th of June. And Fables #159, drawn by Mark Buckingham who is also drawing Miracleman: The Silver Age, has been delayed further from the 21st of March to the 16th of May while Fables #161 has been delayed from the 4th of April to the 27th of June.   [...]

Welcome readers, to this week's preview of Fables #158 A dark cloud looms over the Black Forest in this issue, and we're all too eager to milk it for clicks in this preview! Joining me this week is Bleeding Cool's AI writing assistant, LOLtron, who has been tasked with offering its thoughts on this week's[...]

Welcome to this week's preview of Fables #157! In this issue, a secret from the past comes to light when someone discovers a tiny person living in a teacup world How do you pull a tiny person out of a teacup world? Very carefully. I'm Jude Terror, your resident comic book "journalist" here at Bleeding Cool[...]

Squire Polly tries to rally the woodland creatures in this preview of Fables #154 It's not going so well Check out the preview below. FABLES #154 DC Comics 0622DC157 0622DC158 – Fables #154 Mark Buckingham Cover – $4.99 (W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha (CA) Qistina Khalidah There's trouble brewing in the Black Forest, and Squire Polly has sent[...]

Snow is none too pleased with Bigby after he sends their kids off alone in to the woods in this preview of Fables #153 Check out the preview below. FABLES #153 DC Comics 0522DC115 0522DC116 – Fables #153 Mark Buckingham Cover – $4.99 (W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha (CA) Qistina Khalidah Don't come back until you've had a[...]

A Fable comes back from the dead in this preview of Fables #152 Which one? Isn't it obvious? She made a deal with God It's Kate Bush! Check out the preview below. FABLES #152 DC Comics 0422DC113 0422DC114 – Fables #152 Cover – $4.99 (W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham (CA) Qistina Khalidah One of the most famous Fables of all[...]

Fables returns for a new 12-issue run starting with this preview of Fables #151, in stores Tuesday, May 17th Yes, 2022 Check out the preview below. FABLES #151 DC Comics 0322DC085 0322DC086 – Fables #151 Mark Buckingham Cover – $4.99 (W) Bill Willingham (A) Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha (CA) Qistina Khalidah Just in time for the 20th anniversary of its launch,[...]

Keighley chatted with Jamie Ottilie, CEO of the new Telltale, and Nick Herman, AdHoc Studio co-founder and director for the game, as well as the primary two voice actors in Adam Harrington who plays "Bigby" (the Big Bad Wolf) and Erin Yvette who plays "Snow" (Snow White). While it is exciting to see the game on the way[...]

Here's hoping they do the Fables comic book series right again, as the first game did an amazing job of telling the story of Fabletown prior to the first comic book's storyline. Telltale Games is finally going to show off more of The Wolf Among Us 2: A Telltale Series in a special event this[...]

The Batman/Fables Crossover that… er… someone must have asked for nears its conclusion with Batman vs Bigby: A Wolf in Gotham #5 Check out the preview below. BATMAN VS BIGBY A WOLF IN GOTHAM #5 (OF 6) DC Comics 1121DC047 1121DC048 – BATMAN VS BIGBY A WOLF IN GOTHAM #5 (OF 6) CVR B BRIAN LEVEL & JAY LEISTEN[...]

For years people have been clamoring for this game, based on the Vertigo Comics series Fables, as they explore stories with new and familiar characters in events that take place before Issue #1 The first game was such a success that a sequel was pretty much guaranteed until Telltale laid off most of its staff[...]

4 issues in, it looks like we're finally getting to the team-up part of the hero vs. hero comic in this preview of Batman vs. Bigby: A Wolf in Gotham #4.

What did you click on, Steve?! What did you do?! Anyway, the show must go on, amirite? The Batman/Fables crossover continues in Batman vs Bigby A Wolf in Gotham #3, in stores on Tuesday from DC In typical crossover fashion, Batman and Bigby are fighting each other, but who's pulling the strings behind the scenes?[...]

The Batcave has been totally wrecked in this preview of Batman vs Bigby A Wolf in Gotham #2, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics... and it's all Alfred's fault!

Ahead of the return of Fables by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham, in September, DC Comics is publishing Batman vs Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham which sees Fables' sleuth Bigby Wolf go head-to-head with the Batman in a six-issue spinoff miniseries from DC Black Label Written by Bill Willingham with pencils by Brian Level, inks[...]

DC Comics has announced the return of the popular DC Vertigo series Fables with Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham as a DC Black Label beginning with Fables #151 as well as a six-issue mini-series Batman vs Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham by Bill Willingham with pencils by Brian Level, inks by Jay Leisten, and colours[...]

Comic book and fantasy writer Nancy A Collins has made an appeal on behalf of her creative partner and close friend Craig Hamilton of Aquaman, Fables and Spectre. Credit: Craig Hamilton, DC She wrote last month; While walking home late Friday night (12/11) after watching a friend perform at an open-air event,  Craig misjudged the height of a[...]

Considering how much material the devs have to work with from Vertigo Comics' amazing Fables series, and the talent behind the game, there are a number of different directions they could go While we may not know everything happening with the game right now, all the news coming from it just gets better. It looks[...]

DC Comics has let retailers know that they have cancelled all orders for Absolute Fables Volume One but that the contents will be made available in a different format Given that the Absolute format is over-sized hardcover-in-slipcase, it will be interesting to see what format will replace it They have also cancelled orders for Batman:[...]