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When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it falls to Cinderella, Fabletown's best kept (and best dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown and its hidden, exiled inhabitants are exposed once and for all? And how does her long lost Fairy Godmother factor into the equation?
Whether she's soaring through clouds, deep-sea diving, or cracking jaws, Cindy travels from Manhattan to Dubai and hooks up with a handsome, familiar accomplice who may be harboring secret motives of his own. Meanwhile, trouble brews back home in Fabletown when Cindy's overworked, underappreciated assistant decides to seize control of The Glass Slipper, Cindy's exclusive shoe boutique.
Whether she's soaring through clouds, deep-sea diving, or cracking jaws, Cindy travels from Manhattan to Dubai and hooks up with a handsome, familiar accomplice who may be harboring secret motives of his own. Meanwhile, trouble brews back home in Fabletown when Cindy's overworked, underappreciated assistant decides to seize control of The Glass Slipper, Cindy's exclusive shoe boutique.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Cindy Kicks Butt!,
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This review is from: Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: Part of the Fables series.Cindy is one of my favourite Fables characters. She's not a major character but she's had some story arcs thrown her way and I always enjoy when she pop ups as one of Prince Charming's ex-wives. I was thrilled when I saw Cindy was getting a book devoted entirely to her; she both deserved one and could pull off a great story. Magical items are being smuggled out of Fabletown and Cinderella, secret spy, has been assigned the mission to find out who is doing this and to stop them. When she first sets out she quickly runs into Aladdin who has also been charged with the same mission by the Baghdad rulers. Begrudgingly, they partner up. Each chapter starts with a brief blast from Cindy's past showing her in action back the days of yore, giving us some background on the character we've never had before. Also running through the story is a secondary story arc of her assistant left behind to look after the shoe store she owns. He's sick of always being left in charge as Cinderella is off on all these business trips and he decides to take full charge of the store and run things his way, selling the latest fashions to the Mundys and selling magical shoes (in the backroom) to the Fables. Predictably enough this does not work out so well and is a hilarious side story flipped to every now and then throughout the volume. I really enjoyed this volume even though we don't meet many new fables. Though there are a couple of new faces who show up. The story is full of girl action which I particularly loved. Cindy can kick butt with the best of them. With Aladdin's involvement we expect and get the Baghdad connection which I've always enjoyed too. I think Chris Roberson did a fantastic job writing a story that perfectly suits the Cindy we know. McManus's art is also very well done; I love his portrayal of Cindy. The only thing I didn't like was his rendition of Beast in the first issue, he came out looking like a big dummy, however he caught Frau Kinder's essence very well. This book is not exactly chronological within the series and could be read at anytime near where it has been published. That is to say, do not read it when you are only in the early volumes of the series or else much information will be given to you that was revealed as surprises during the later volumes. A fun and worthwhile addition to the series.
4.0 out of 5 stars
On the Fables' secret service,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Paperback)
"My name is Cinderella. Cindy to my friends. Don't tell anyone, but I'm a spy..."Bill Willingham's "Fables" series has always specialized in giving odd twists to traditional folk/fairy tale/fiction characters, and one of the more underused characters has always been Cinderella. And while Willingham didn't come up with "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love," it's a fun gender-flipped spin on the James Bondian cliche. After a deadly encounter atop Big Ben, Cindy flies home to Fabletown and her much-neglected shoe store (well, what else would she be running?). But then the new police chief Beast arrives to tell her of a new threat to the Fables and their secret town -- newcomers are apparently coming through the gates from the Homelands, and magical items are falling into Mundy hands. What's worse, nobody really knows whodunnit. So of course, Cindy leaps headlong into the case, with a bit of help from Frau Totenkinder's magic-sensing ring -- and after a close call in a luxe hotel, she teams up with her Middle-Eastern counterpart Aladdin. Soon it's revealed that there's much more than smuggling and illegal immigration involved, sending them into the arctic world of Ultima Thule... and someone Cindy knows too well. And while all this is going on in Dubai, Cindy's assistant Crispin is using her shop to turn himself into the newest fashion mogul in Manhattan. Unfortunately, the shoes have some... well, unpleasant side effects. Magic carpets, genies, parachutes, shoemaking elves, Jenny Wren and some very obscure figures from the Arabian Nights. Most spy stories center on male figures (either in the Bourne or Bond mold), so it's fun to see a sexy, feminine woman getting to do the job, especially since we see Cindy's previous spy adventures through the centuries. The one downside is that the whole Crispin debacle feels a bit tacked on, and isn't really connected to the main story. But the rest of the time, it's plenty of fun -- clever quips from Cindy ("I could never stomach slavery myself. As an institution, it reminded me too much of my former marriage"), the glitzy trip to Dubai, and a well-written twist near the end. And it's fun to see Cindy busting through the fairy-tale cliche -- this version is smart, sassy, butt-kicking and rather cynical. And she has some good love-hate chemistry with Aladdin, a sexy bad-boy variant on the usual "Bond girl." "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" is a fun, light spy story with a fairy-tale twist. And while the side story never quite caught me, the rest is quite nice.
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3.9 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews) 11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabletown's own James Bond.,
By Sean Curley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Paperback)
Bill Willingham's "Fables" franchise has become the big thing at the Vertigo publishing imprint, and in the last few years it has started to generate spinoffs, most notably the "Jack of Fables" ongoing series co-written by Willingham and Matthew Sturges. The latter series has increasingly become the primary responsibility of Sturges, with Willingham focusing on writing the main "Fables" title. The "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" miniseries nevertheless represents a significant milestone in the history of the franchise: the first property without Bill Willingham's name on it. Instead, we have writer Chris Roberson, a sci-fi writer and sometime collaborator of Willingham and Sturges' in the "Clockwork Storybook" writing group; the artist, Shawn McManus, has made some contribution to other "Fables" titles in the past. Spoilers follow.Our protagonist is Cinderella, of course - everbody knows her story. Cindy underwent one of the most radical revisions of the major Fables characters, becoming a super-spy in the service of Fabletown, while operating under the cover of running a shoe store. It's not especially connected to her past backstory, which might make it seem a bit random, but Willingham in the past has been able to write a very plausible spy, and Roberson likewise proves up to the task. In this instance, Cindy is on the trail of a magical weapons shipment that has reportedly been sent into the Mundy world. In pursuit of her task, she travels to Dubai (the Las Vegas of the Middle East), and finds herself teamed up with none other than Aladdin, who is operating on behalf of the Arabian Fable world. The two form your typical spy movie duo, and proceed on the case. The result includes some follow-up on the "Arabian Nights (and Days)" story arc in the "Fables" title, as well as a reappearance by a certain important figure in Cinderella's past. There's nothing truly revelatory here, to be sure. It's a well-told little jaunt in the tradition of James Bond, with a well-written female lead, and a few innovative uses of the franchise's fairy tale mythology; the sorts of things that one would expect from a "Fables" story. Cindy is a good lead character, and Aladdin is a fun addition. We also get a few scenes with the always-ominious Frau Totenkinder, everyone's favourite morally-ambiguous witch. The main complaint might be the comic-relief sideplot of Cindy's assistant Crispin, who is left in charge of the store while she's away (which is a lot) and ends up trying to sell a new line of magic shoes that predictably go awry. It's okay on its own terms, but it really has no relation to the main plot, seemingly existing to fill space. Recommended for fans of the series. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
On the Fables' secret service!,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Paperback)
"My name is Cinderella. Cindy to my friends. Don't tell anyone, but I'm a spy..."Bill Willingham's "Fables" series has always specialized in giving odd twists to traditional folk/fairy tale/fiction characters, and one of the more underused characters has always been Cinderella. And while Willingham didn't come up with "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love," it's a fun gender-flipped spin on the James Bondian cliche. After a deadly encounter atop Big Ben, Cindy flies home to Fabletown and her much-neglected shoe store (well, what else would she be running?). But then the new police chief Beast arrives to tell her of a new threat to the Fables and their secret town -- newcomers are apparently coming through the gates from the Homelands, and magical items are falling into Mundy hands. What's worse, nobody really knows whodunnit. So of course, Cindy leaps headlong into the case, with a bit of help from Frau Totenkinder's magic-sensing ring -- and after a close call in a luxe hotel, she teams up with her Middle-Eastern counterpart Aladdin. Soon it's revealed that there's much more than smuggling and illegal immigration involved, sending them into the arctic world of Ultima Thule... and someone Cindy knows too well. And while all this is going on in Dubai, Cindy's assistant Crispin is using her shop to turn himself into the newest fashion mogul in Manhattan. Unfortunately, the shoes have some... well, unpleasant side effects. Magic carpets, genies, parachutes, shoemaking elves, Jenny Wren and some very obscure figures from the Arabian Nights. Most spy stories center on male figures (either in the Bourne or Bond mold), so it's fun to see a sexy, feminine woman getting to do the job, especially since we see Cindy's previous spy adventures through the centuries. The one downside is that the whole Crispin debacle feels a bit tacked on, and isn't really connected to the main story. But the rest of the time, it's plenty of fun -- clever quips from Cindy ("I could never stomach slavery myself. As an institution, it reminded me too much of my former marriage"), the glitzy trip to Dubai, and a well-written twist near the end. And it's fun to see Cindy busting through the fairy-tale cliche -- this version is smart, sassy, butt-kicking and rather cynical. And she has some good love-hate chemistry with Aladdin, a sexy bad-boy variant on the usual "Bond girl." "Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love" is a fun, light spy story with a fairy-tale twist. And while the side story never quite caught me, the rest is quite nice. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If the slipper fits...,
By ChibiNeko "Sooo many books, so little time!" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love (Paperback)
If you've been following along with Fables, you know about Cinderella & how she serves as a spy for Fabletown in general. If you haven't been following along with the story, I really do suggest that you go back & read at least up until volume 7-8. While some readers new to the series might be able to follow along with the story, there's a few things in this volume that would be considered spoilers to readers only familiar with the first few volumes.From Fabletown with Love follows Cinderella as she's sent to investigate reports of magical items landing in the hands of the mundy. What she discovers is a smuggling ring trafficking in magical weapons that leads her all the way back to the Homelands. Along the way she runs across the dashing Aladdin, a spy for his own Arabian Homeland. Together they must discover who exactly is behind this & stop them for good! While I'll admit that this wasn't as strong as the regular Fables comics, this isn't bad for a spinoff. I loved seeing more of Cinderella's past as well as seeing her in full spy action. She doesn't have a huge amount of appearances in the main series so it was nice to see her getting the spotlight for once. The only drawback is that we don't get as deep a look into Cindy's head as I'd like & I do wish we'd seen a bit of her doing her training. The part with Crispin (her help at the shoestore) is OK enough, but was easily the weakest part of the comic & it could have been removed entirely without it being missed overly much. Overall though, this is a fine addition to the series. 4.5/5 |
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