Fables (2002)

Name:

Fables

Start year:

2002

Publisher:

DC Comics

Aliases:

First issue:

Fables #1 Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited

Last issue:

Fables #162 The Black Forest Chapter Twelve: Rightful Prey

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NOTE: Issue #150 was released as trade Volume 22: Farewell, and so is not part of this volume.

A story that puts to ease your question, "What if all those fairytale creatures I heard of as a child were real and living in New York City?"

Currently uses the tagline, "Winner of 14 Eisner Awards".

The series originally ran for 150 issues. After a seven year gap, the series resumed from #151 with a new 12-issue arc, "The Black Forest" .

Writers

Bill Willingham #1-157 (ALL)
Lilah Sturges #83-85, 143

Pencillers

Lan Medina #1-5, 12, 13, 39 (TOT 8)
Mark Buckingham #6-10, 14-17, 19-21, 23-27, 30-33, 36-38, 40-45, 48-50, 52-56, 59-63, 65-69, 71-75, 77-81, 83, 87-91, 94-98, 100, 102-106, 108-112, 114-121, 125-129, 131-137, 141-157 (TOT 121)
Bryan Talbot #11
Linda Medley #18
Tony Akins #22, 28, 29, 84, 85, 143 (TOT 6)
David Hahn #34, 35, 82
Jim Fern #46, 47, 86, 113 (TOT 4)
Shawn McManus #51, 124
Mike Allerd #57, 58, 76
Aaron Alexovich #64
Niko Henrichon #70
Peter Gross #78-80, 82
David Lapham #92, 93
Inaki Miranda #99
Adam Hughes #100, 113
Chrissie Zullo #100
Dave Johnson #100
J.H. Williams III #100
Kate McElroy #100
Eric Shanower #101
Terry Moore #107
Rick Leonardi #113
Ron Randall #113
P. Craig Russell #113
Zander Lannon #113
Ramon Bachs #113
Gene Ha #122, 123
Barry Kitson #130
Russell Braun #138
Steve Leialoha #139, 140
Jae Lee #146

Trade Paperbacks

Vol. 1: Legends in Exile (#1-5)
Vol. 2: Animal Farm (#6-10)
Vol. 3: Storybook Love (#11-18)
Vol. 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers (#19-21, 23-27, The Last Castle)
Vol. 5: The Mean Seasons (#22, 28-33)
Vol. 6: Homelands (#34-41)
Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days) (#42-47)
Vol. 8: Wolves (#48-51)
Vol. 9: Sons of Empire (#52-59)
Vol. 10: The Good Prince (#60-69)
Vol. 11: War and Pieces (#70-75)
Vol. 12: The Dark Ages (#76-82)
Vol. 13: The Great Fables Crossover (#83-85, Jack of Fables #33-35, The Literals #1-3)
Vol. 14: Witches (#86-93)
Vol. 15: Rose Red (#94-100)
Vol. 16: Super Team (#101-107)
Vol. 17: Inherit the Wind (#108-113)
Vol. 18: Cubs in Toyland (#114-123)
Vol. 19: Snow White (#124-129 and backup stories from #114-123)
Vol. 20: Camelot (#130-140)
Vol. 21: Happily Ever After (#141-149)
Vol. 22: Farewell (issue #150, original series finale)

Compendiums

Fables Compendium Book One (#1-41)
Fables Compendium Book Two (#42-82)
Fables Compendium Book Three (#83-113)
Fables Compendium Book Four (#114-150)

Hardcovers

Book One (#1-10)
Book Two (#11-18, The Last Castle)
Book Three (#19-27)
Book Four (#28-33, 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
Book Five (#34-45)
Book Six (#46-51)
Book Seven (#52-59 and 64)
Book Eight (#60-63 and 65-69)
Book Nine (#70-82)
Book Ten (#83-85, Jack of Fables #33-35, The Literals #1-3, and Werewolves of the Heartland)
Book Eleven (#86-100)
Book Twelve (#101-113)
Book Thirteen (#114-129)
Book Fourteen (#130-140)
Book Fifteen (#141-150)
Book Sixteen (#151-162)

Spin-Offs and Tie-Ins

Long-Running Series

Jack of Fables (50-issue series, following Jack after #35)
Fairest (33-issue anthology series)
Everafter: From the Pages of Fables (12-issue series following the original finale #150)
Fables: The Wolf Among Us (prequel series, loosely based on the Telltale video game):
- Digital First edition (48 chapters)
- Print edition (16 issues)

Miniseries and Original Releases

Cinderella:
- Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (first 6-issue miniseries)
- Cinderella: Fables are Forever (second 6-issue miniseries)
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (original graphic novel, prequel anthology)
Fables: The Last Castle (prestige format one-shot)
Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland (original graphic novel)
Fairest: In All the Land (original graphic novel anthology)
Peter & Max: A Fables Novel (original prose novel, with illustrations and short comic epilogue by Steve Leialoha)
The Literals (3-issue miniseries, part of The Great Fables Crossover arc)
Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf In Gotham (6-issue miniseries)

Reference Works

Fables Encyclopedia
Cover collections:
- Fables: Covers by James Jean
- Fables: The Complete Covers by James Jean (rereleased and expanded)

Issues

#1 Chapter One: Old Tales Revisited July 1st, 2002

#2 Chapter Two: The (Un)Usual Suspects August 1st, 2002

#3 Chapter Three: Blood Tells September 1st, 2002

#4 Chapter Four: Remembrance Day October 1st, 2002

#5 Chapter Five: The Famous Parlor Room Scene (Sa… November 1st, 2002

#6 Road Trip: Part One of Animal Farm December 1st, 2002

#7 The Guns of Fabletown: Part Two of Animal Farm January 1st, 2003

#8 The Pirates of Upstate New York: Part Three of… February 1st, 2003

#9 Warlord of the Flies: Part Four of Animal Farm March 1st, 2003

#10 Twilight of the Dogs: Part Five of Animal Farm April 1st, 2003

#11 Bag O' Bones May 1st, 2003

#12 A Sharp Operation: Part One of a Two-Part Cap… June 1st, 2003

#13 Dirty Business: Part Two of a Two-Part Caper July 1st, 2003

#14 The Mouse Police Never Sleep: Storybook Love … August 1st, 2003

#15 Into the Woods: Storybook Love Part Two September 1st, 2003

#16 Duel: Storybook Love Part Three October 1st, 2003

#17 Road-Runner and Coyote Ugly: Storybook Love P… November 1st, 2003

#18 Barleycorn Brides December 1st, 2003

#19 Out of the Woods: Chapter One - March of the … January 1st, 2004

#20 Red, White and Blue: Chapter Two - March of t… February 1st, 2004

#21 Stop Me If You've Heard This One, But a Man W… March 1st, 2004

#22 Cinderella Libertine April 1st, 2004

#23 Our Second Amendment Issue: Chapter Four - Ma… May 1st, 2004

#24 The Letter: Chapter Five of March of the Wood… June 1st, 2004

#25 Our Right to Assemble Issue: Chapter Six - Ma… July 1st, 2004

#26 The Battle of Fabletown: Chapter Seven - Marc… August 1st, 2004

#27 In Like A Lion - Out on the Lam: Chapter Eigh… September 1st, 2004

#28 Dog Company: War Stories, Part One October 1st, 2004

#29 Frankenstein Versus the Wolf Man: War Stories… November 1st, 2004

#30 The Cruel, Hot Summer December 1st, 2004

Characters in volume

Bigby Wolf Appeared in 102 issue(s)

Snow White Appeared in 99 issue(s)

Rose Red Appeared in 73 issue(s)

Flycatcher Appeared in 70 issue(s)

Old King Cole Appeared in 70 issue(s)

The Beast Appeared in 70 issue(s)

Little Boy Blue Appeared in 63 issue(s)

Beauty Appeared in 59 issue(s)

Bufkin Appeared in 54 issue(s)

Prince Charming Appeared in 54 issue(s)

Ambrose Wolf Appeared in 52 issue(s)

Frau Totenkinder Appeared in 49 issue(s)

Grimble Appeared in 48 issue(s)

Blossom Wolf Appeared in 47 issue(s)

Therese Wolf Appeared in 47 issue(s)

Winter Wolf Appeared in 45 issue(s)

Conner Wolf Appeared in 44 issue(s)

Darien Wolf Appeared in 42 issue(s)

Pinocchio Appeared in 40 issue(s)

Ozma Appeared in 39 issue(s)

Geppetto Appeared in 34 issue(s)

Miss Douglas Appeared in 33 issue(s)

Jack Horner Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Brock Blueheart Appeared in 27 issue(s)

Maddy Appeared in 27 issue(s)

Clarathea Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Hobbes Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Mr. Sunflower Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Reynard the Fox Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Sir Lancelot Appeared in 24 issue(s)

Died in volume

Bigby Wolf

Big Ned

Bluebeard

Bonny Lamb

Boo Bear

Bright Day

Bufkin

Chernomor

Cock Robin

Colin

Corporal Rex

Darien Wolf

Dark Night

Dun

Geirvé

Goldilocks

Gretel

Hobbes

Ichabod Crane

Kay

Lieutenant Crispin Bloom

Little Boy Blue

Magus Atlantes

Minister Muddlecock

Mountbatten

Mrs. Finch

Mr. Web

North Wind

Ogren

Old Worm

Concepts in volume

Public Domain Characters Appeared in 149 issue(s)

Anthropomorphism Appeared in 133 issue(s)

Magic Appeared in 129 issue(s)

Fantasy Appeared in 84 issue(s)

Witches Appeared in 81 issue(s)

Simians Appeared in 61 issue(s)

Flashback Appeared in 59 issue(s)

Nudity Appeared in 51 issue(s)

Knights Appeared in 48 issue(s)

Werecreatures Appeared in 33 issue(s)

Puppets Appeared in 32 issue(s)

Murder Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Imprisonment Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Politics Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Twin Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Horse Riding Appeared in 23 issue(s)

War Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Ghosts Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Sex Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Substance Abuse Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Dream Sequence Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Robots Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Singing Appeared in 14 issue(s)

Fencing Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Assassination Appeared in 11 issue(s)

DC Black Label Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Doppelganger Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Mythology Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Origin Story Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Vertigo X Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Locations in volume

New York State Appeared in 132 issue(s)

North America Appeared in 128 issue(s)

New York City Appeared in 112 issue(s)

Manhattan Appeared in 111 issue(s)

Fabletown Appeared in 110 issue(s)

Homelands Appeared in 104 issue(s)

The Farm Appeared in 83 issue(s)

The Woodland Appeared in 65 issue(s)

Empire State Building Appeared in 42 issue(s)

Wolf Valley Appeared in 38 issue(s)

Wolf Manor Appeared in 35 issue(s)

Kingdom of Haven Appeared in 25 issue(s)

Nod's Books Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Oz Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Lewis Antiques Appeared in 15 issue(s)

Ford Laundry Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Glass Slipper Shoe Store Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Yellow Brick Roadhouse Appeared in 12 issue(s)

I am the Eggman Diner Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Edward Bear's Candies Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Europe Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Web 'n' Muffet's Market Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Branstock Tavern Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Emerald City Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Knights of Malta Hospital Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Toyland Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Smalltown Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Albany, New York Appeared in 5 issue(s)

The Indu Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Chateau D'if Fencing Academy Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Objects in volume

Rapier Appeared in 28 issue(s)

Excalibur Appeared in 27 issue(s)

Magic Carpet Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Witching Cloak Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Vorpal Sword Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Magic Beanstalk Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Baba Yaga's Hut Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Ice Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Thorn Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Glory of Baghdad Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Golden Armor Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Magic Lamp Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Golden Cap Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Santa's Sleigh Appeared in 3 issue(s)

The Witching Well Appeared in 3 issue(s)

Bear III Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Expectacles Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Golden Egg Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Lunch-Box Tree Appeared in 2 issue(s)

Bo Staff Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Cinderella's Glass Slipper Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Death Scythe Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Holy Grail Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Poisoned Apple Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Powder of Life Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Pumpkin Coach Appeared in 1 issue(s)

Authors in volume

Bill Willingham Appeared in 161 issue(s)

Todd Klein Appeared in 160 issue(s)

Shelly Bond Appeared in 149 issue(s)

Mark Buckingham Appeared in 122 issue(s)

Steve Leialoha Appeared in 116 issue(s)

Lee Loughridge Appeared in 106 issue(s)

James Jean Appeared in 81 issue(s)

Andrew Pepoy Appeared in 51 issue(s)

Angela Rufino Appeared in 50 issue(s)

Joao Ruas Appeared in 47 issue(s)

Daniel Vozzo Appeared in 43 issue(s)

Mariah Huehner Appeared in 40 issue(s)

Gregory Lockard Appeared in 33 issue(s)

Shawn McManus Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Nimit Malavia Appeared in 11 issue(s)

Dan Green Appeared in 10 issue(s)

Rowena Yow Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Lan Medina Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Matthew Levine Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Qistina Khalidah Appeared in 7 issue(s)

Sara Miller Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Tony Akins Appeared in 6 issue(s)

Jimmy Palmiotti Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Peter Gross Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Russell Braun Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Zylonol Studios Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Corinne Reid Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Craig Hamilton Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Eric Shanower Appeared in 4 issue(s)

Story arcs in volume

"Fables" Animal Farm

"Fables" Arabian Nights (and Days)

"Fables" A Revolution in Oz

"Fables" A Two Part Caper

"Fables" Camelot

"Fables" Cubs in Toyland

"Fables" Father and Son

"Fables" Happily Ever After

"Fables" Homelands

"Fables" Inherit the Wind

"Fables" Jack Be Nimble

"Fables" Legends in Exile

"Fables" March of the Wooden Soldiers

"Fables" Out to the Ball Game

"Fables" Rose Red

"Fables" Skulduggery

"Fables" Snow White

"Fables" Sons of the Empire

"Fables" Storybook Love

"Fables" Super Team

"Fables" The Ballad of Rodney and June

"Fables" The Black Forest

"Fables" The Dark Ages

"Fables" The Destiny Game

"Fables" The Good Prince

"Fables" The Great Fables Crossover

"Fables" The Mean Seasons

"Fables" War and Pieces

"Fables" War Stories

"Fables" Witches

Teams in volume

Fabletown Fables Appeared in 133 issue(s)

Winged Monkeys Appeared in 58 issue(s)

Wolf Cubs Appeared in 55 issue(s)

Homeland Fables Appeared in 54 issue(s)

Werewolves Appeared in 50 issue(s)

Farm Fables Appeared in 47 issue(s)

Goblins Appeared in 41 issue(s)

Lilliputians Appeared in 41 issue(s)

13th Floor Witches Appeared in 33 issue(s)

Card Soldiers Appeared in 31 issue(s)

Three Little Pigs Appeared in 29 issue(s)

Three Bears Appeared in 23 issue(s)

Dragons Appeared in 22 issue(s)

Arabian Fables Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Barleycorn Brides Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Fairies Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Three Blind Mice Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Wooden Soldiers Appeared in 20 issue(s)

Giants Appeared in 18 issue(s)

Mouse Police Appeared in 17 issue(s)

Ogres Appeared in 13 issue(s)

The Tourists Appeared in 13 issue(s)

Nomes Appeared in 12 issue(s)

Cardinal Winds Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Crow Brothers Appeared in 9 issue(s)

New York Police Department Appeared in 9 issue(s)

Great Powers Appeared in 8 issue(s)

Rumble Tumble Tom's Appeared in 7 issue(s)

F-Men Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Jinn Appeared in 5 issue(s)

Disbanded in volume

Fabletown Fables

F-Men

Characters first appearance

Ambrose Wolf In issue #30

Arlo In issue #25

Aslan In issue #4

Bad Sam In issue #78

Baobhan Sith In issue #139

Baron Ryald In issue #97

Beauty In issue #1

Bernie Stein In issue #34

Bigby Wolf In issue #1

Big Ned In issue #23

Billy Goat In issue #9

Bliss In issue #100

Blossom Wolf In issue #30

Bonny Lamb In issue #24

Boo Bear In issue #7

Brer Gator In issue #6

Bright Day In issue #37

Brochan Weir In issue #139

Brock Blueheart In issue #6

Brother Terogue In issue #86

Bufkin In issue #1

Captain Arturo In issue #46

Captain Hinterfox In issue #40

Captain Oakheart In issue #52

Captain Orm In issue #38

Captain Umil In issue #38

Captain Wolfrum In issue #46

Captain Zum In issue #67

Charlene Speck In issue #34

Chernomor In issue #36

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Fables (2002)

Fables (2002)

Fables (2002)

Writers

Pencillers

Trade Paperbacks

Compendiums

Hardcovers

Spin-Offs and Tie-Ins

Issues

Characters in volume

Died in volume

Concepts in volume

Locations in volume

Objects in volume

Authors in volume

Story arcs in volume

Teams in volume

Disbanded in volume

Characters first appearance