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"Developing The Wolf Among Us was my first project at Telltale and the start of a creative partnership with Nick and Dennis, so obviously we're excited to further explore the Fables universe." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtQCvRFIWMVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Wolf Among Us 2 – The Game Awards Teaser Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MtQCvRFIWM) [...]

Sad news for Fables fans today, as Telltale Games revealed that the second season of its critically acclaimed series The Wolf Among Us will be delayed and pushed back to 2019 The company posted a small blog entry letting fans know the details Here's a snippet from the post. credit//Telltale Games This delay comes as the result[...]

The writing was all over the wall, so Telltale Games released it early: We are getting sequels to 'The Wolf Among Us' and 'Batman' in 2018.

If you've forgotten about The Wolf Among Us, shame on you! The Telltale Games title based on the Vertigo Comics series Fables was one of the most acclaimed hits for the company and turned a lot of gamers onto the series who didn't even realize this awesome comic book series existed And for those of[...]

Comics it was Battle for the Cow. Then Orlando said something along the lines of "I can't believe it's not the Justice League is his top funny comic." The Benson Sisters went for Birds of Prey (and that they really dig Gail Simone's work). Then Lucifer, Preacher, izombie all got somewhat combined as they all talked about them more[...]

1First/Devil's Due is releasing Bill Willingham's first fantasy series since Fables, later this year. Announcing at ComicsPRO, there's a page in the retailers' programme which one wily fellow forwarded on to Bleeding Cool. Total teaser No art yet Expect an announcement tomorrow, I guess…   1First/Devil's Due is releasing Bill Willingham's first fantasy series since Fables, later this[...]

Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham may have brought Fables to an end But this is DC Vertigo, where nothing ever ends. Which is why creators of Fables: The Wolf Among Us, Matthew Sturges, Dave Justus and Travis Moore will be launching Everafter: From The Pages Of Fables, a new monthly series from Vertigo, with covers from[...]

Initially presented as an all-male panel led by Bill Willingham, author of the recently-concluded Fables series for DC/Vertigo, it received considerable criticism from The Mary Sue, criticism that a number of its panellists agreed with. @GeneHa @GailSimone @sarilys13 @TheMarySue @Lexxercise I tweeted at @cox_caro praising her for the article It was needed. — Jim Zub (@JimZub) July[...]

Fables ended this week with Fables #150/Volume 22, a trade paperback sized final issue The release also coincides with London comic book store Orbital's signing/gallery launch of the work of Fables artist and co-creator Mark Buckingham. Basically, everyone who buys a copy of the book from Orbital Comics between release date and Mark's signing on August 1[...]

And Fables #150 (or volume 22 if you prefer to see it that way) is bittersweet. Over in Marvel's Secret Wars, Star-Lord & Kitty Pride #1 is a swinging good time! This issue takes place in The Quiet Room and opens with Peter singing The Little Mermaid Old Man Logan #3 continues his Exiles-ish romp through[...]

In July, the Fables series will come to an end, culminating in an original graphic novel and final volume to the series, Fables: Farewell. The 168 page book, both issue 150 and volume 22 of the collections in one. The book features a 78 page Farewell story by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy and[...]

A new fantasy story set in the world of Jeff Wheeler's Muirwood novels. Muirwood: The Lost Abbey is written by Fables writers Matthew Sturges and David Justus with art by Dark Crystal's Alex Sheikman. Maia, the daughter of the king of Comoros, has been banished Her rank and station have been taken away[...]

Black Mask's Mayday #1 is more of those old school Vertigo feels. And just in time for Saturday May 2nd's Free Comic Book Day we got in Fables volume 21 and The Walking Dead volume 23! Enjoy your FCBD wherever you happen to be! Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes: Hey Fandom! Batman[...]

His fantastic art has been dazzling our eyes for years, and with this series he takes on both art and writing, and we can't wait to read it. Another fantastic-looking, brand-new series that starts this week is Secret Identities.  This is by Jay Faerber who has written many great series in the past, and from the[...]

The final issue of the Fables series by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham will be big really big. How big? It will be an entire series in and of itself. Because, announced at the DC Comics retailer meetings yesterday in Burbank, Fables #150 will also be Fables Volume 22 of the trade paperback collection line. One issue, taking up[...]

Expect future issues to follow suit. Batman Eternal #42 solicited with art by Joe Quinones, actually by Jed Dougherty, Goran Sudzuka and Roger Robinson. Green Lantern: New Guardians #38 was solicited by Diogenes Neves and Marc Deering, but were joined by Ronan Cliquet. Justice League #38's 1:25 Variant cover solicited by Francis Manapul, was actually by Andrew Robinson. Fables #148's back up story was solicited by Terry Moore, backup by[...]

Welcome to the Foxi special, with backing music by THEN EATS THEM. Books featured in this episode include: Vertigo : Fairest # 33 Marvel Comics : The Amazing Spider-Man # 12 Image Comics : ODY-C # 2 Image Comics : Deadly Class # 10 Marvel Comics : The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 Image Comics : The Fade Out # 4 Also discussed :[...]

Everything else on our list this week has been available as a download, so hooray for all of us boxed copy hoarders out there. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is Activision's yearly money making military first person shooter, but with a bit of a twist.  This is the first installment from  Sledgehammer Games, the third Call of Duty development house that up[...]

The Fables team of Bill Willingham and Mark will be at the event along with Barry Kitson Reilly Brown, Greg Capullo, Frank Cho, Dean Haspiel, Brandon Peterson, Gail Simone, Walter and Louise Simonson, John K Snyder III, Matt Wagner and Mark Waid are also special guests The event promises food, drink, and socializing, and guarantees[...]

Marvel, Fables and more! Don't forget the Question of the Week! We're looking for a revival and want to know what you think of that! Time stamps for this episode: 02:57 Batman and Robin #34 03:33 Wolverine Annual #1 04:59 Supergirl #34 05:38 Original Sins #5 06:20 Nova #20 06:39 Daredevil #7 12:47 Fade Out #1 14:08 Multiversity #1 17:14 Dark Horse Presents #1 18:08 The Strain:[...]

But our biggest question is: do the events at the end of #3 stick in the Marvel Universe? It looks like no one can be trusted. Several brand-new series start this week that we've been looking forward to and can't wait to get our hands on, especially Winterworld and The Wicked and The Divine! These are[...]

 I really do believe the most interesting ideas are coming from comics right now.  I don't think its coincidence that Once Upon A Time and Grimm are post Bill Willingham's Fables.  It's just another example of how Hollywood believes there's money in our media, and they wouldn't be making these shows if they didn't think there was money to[...]

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[...]

Gavin Lees writes for Bleeding Cool:  For the last twelve years, Mark Buckingham has been the definitive artist on Vertigo's Fables series.  Although not the series' first artist, he has made the world and its characters as much his as Bill Willingham's.  Following some announcements at the West Coast Fables Panel at Emerald City Comicon, I[...]

Yeah, I'm sure that's the theme Remender is pushing. And Merry Christmas Fables fans, volume 19 is here just in time to make your yuletide gay! [youtube]http://youtu.be/llYAuueSh9k[/youtube] Aaron Haaland of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida writes: Hey Fandom! I'm back with a batch of New Comics Now! This week we have a couple DC and Marvels and[...]

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[...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXp8tmcaiw Recorded last night at Orbital Comics. The exhibition runs well into November. Here are some close ups - but

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[...]

Bex Cook and Dan Oakley write for Bleeding Cool with photos by Joseph Kyle Schmidt: The Vertigo panel this year was packed with details of current and upcoming releases, a large parts of which was taken up with Fables content, the comic not having its own panel this year and it's creator Bill Willingham being absent[...]