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While the meek and mild flying monkey Bufkin is trapped in Fabletown's collapsed business office with the evil witch Baba Yaga, Frau Totenkinder and the witches at the Farm upstate prepare to deal with Mister Dark down in what's left of Fabletown.
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The bar is still so high,
By Before I Get a Job (Oxfordshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Ce commentaire est de: Fables Vol. 14: Witches (Paperback)
Another great collection from this long running series. Dealing with the aftermath of the Dark Man's arrival in respect of the Farm based Fables, and the release of all the evils in the business office, including Baba Yaga.Once again Willingham's script propels the story and characters along with narry a jolt or boring section to be found. Buckingham's deft pencils are up to his usual incredibly high standards. A must read for any Fables fan.
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The Beginning of a New Era for the Fables,
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Ce commentaire est de: Fables Vol. 14: Witches (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: Next in the series.This was a fantastic volume! We are at the beginning of something new for the Fables and this volume just barely starts to put things in motion but it's main focus is to introduce us to some new main players, namely "the bad guys" out there and the Witches, the former residents of floor 13 whom so far we've heard mention but only met their leader Frau Totenkinder. We start off with a two-issue story that takes us back into the Dark Man's history, who he is, and how he was caught in the first place. So now we know just what a formidable foe the Fables are up against. Then we are off for the five title chapters which deal with the Witches of Fable. The residents of the 13th floor, some of whom we get to meet for the very first time. Frau Totenkinder is off on a secret mission and two Witches are vying for her place as new leader after her sudden disappearance. Here we meet up again with other familiar magical creatures such as Bufkin, Baba Yaga and Geppetto all regaining major roles, whom we haven't seen for some time now. There are also new magic wielders introduced. This is an exciting set-up for the new storyline which isn't fully unveiled yet but we have an inkling of the direction and certainly know who will be taking on major roles. I'm very excited about the direction of this new major story arc. Of course, everybody's minor storylines are all briefly visited upon during this time as well, keeping the general flow going. Finally the book ends with 2-issues back in the Homelands with a visit and a crisis in the Kingdom of Haven and its King, Flycatcher. This story doesn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the volume but it does advance both Flycatcher and Riding Hood's characters and story arcs. All and all, a very enjoyable issue for me that felt fresh and exciting as we go forward into a new era for the Fables
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Pure awesomeness.,
By ChibiNeko "Sooo many books, so little time!" - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: Fables Vol. 14: Witches (Paperback)
Since I usually catch up with the adventures of our beloved Fables when the individual issues are collected into volumes, when I got this in the mail today (literally about an hour prior to writing this review) I immediately sat down to read it. After all, important stuff happens in this volume.Where to begin? First we've got the problem of Mister Dark, the embodiment of everything you are & should be afraid of. He's preparing himself for something sinister, something that will undoubtedly effect not only the fables but mankind in general. If that's not bad enough, the tensions on the Farm are rising. Totenkinder has run the witches of the 13th floor for years, but now she's got competition for her leadership in the form of Ozma. Things aren't going all that well for Bufkin either- he's trapped in the remnants of Fabletown's office with a whole host of newly released monsters- including a powerful djinn & a very, VERY mad Baba Yaga. Meanwhile in Flycatcher's kingdom there's trouble as well. A drunk goblin has eaten one of the other citizens of the kingdom. The other goblins are threatening to revolt if the offender is put to death, but pardoning the gob's crimes might be just as bad. This volume is awesome. Not only does it have the reappearance of several people and items mentioned in past volumes, but the artwork is as stunning as is par for the course in this series. Oh, and you get to see how Bufkin reacts in an emergency situation. It doesn't get much better than that. (Until the next volume, anyway.) Also cool is that this volume draws upon the whole Rose Red situation, emphasizing the showdown between good & evil that's undoubtedly coming in the next volume. If you've been collecting the series so far, you absolutely cannot miss out on this volume. I have to admit, I was a little suspicious about what would happen after the fall of the Empire, but this current story is awesome & is a nice change after the previous Jack-centric volume. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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The Beginning of a New Era for the Fables,
By Nicola Manning - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Fables Vol. 14: Witches (Paperback)
Reason for Reading: Next in the series.This was a fantastic volume! We are at the beginning of something new for the Fables and this volume just barely starts to put things in motion but it's main focus is to introduce us to some new main players, namely "the bad guys" out there and the Witches, the former residents of floor 13 whom so far we've heard mention but only met their leader Frau Totenkinder. We start off with a two-issue story that takes us back into the Dark Man's history, who he is, and how he was caught in the first place. So now we know just what a formidable foe the Fables are up against. Then we are off for the five title chapters which deal with the Witches of Fable. The residents of the 13th floor, some of whom we get to meet for the very first time. Frau Totenkinder is off on a secret mission and two Witches are vying for her place as new leader after her sudden disappearance. Here we meet up again with other familiar magical creatures such as Bufkin, Baba Yaga and Geppetto all regaining major roles, whom we haven't seen for some time now. There are also new magic wielders introduced. This is an exciting set-up for the new storyline which isn't fully unveiled yet but we have an inkling of the direction and certainly know who will be taking on major roles. I'm very excited about the direction of this new major story arc. Of course, everybody's minor storylines are all briefly visited upon during this time as well, keeping the general flow going. Finally the book ends with 2-issues back in the Homelands with a visit and a crisis in the Kingdom of Haven and its King, Flycatcher. This story doesn't seem to have anything to do with the rest of the volume but it does advance both Flycatcher and Riding Hood's characters and story arcs. All and all, a very enjoyable issue for me that felt fresh and exciting as we go forward into a new era for the Fables 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Witches drew me back in,
By J.Lee - Published on Amazon.com
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Ce commentaire est de: Fables Vol. 14: Witches (Paperback)
I had been waiting for months to get my hands on Fables 14: Witches, and when it came, the only disappointment I felt was that the volume had to end at some point. In contrast to Fables 13 which was boring and nonsensical, Witches has all the classic components that makes the series so incredibly addictive. If you think of 13 as a departure, then 14 brings you safely within the realm of the Fables we've come to know and love.Much is the same as when we left off: the colorful characters (who you both love and hate), the looming darkness that threatens the Fable community externally, and the schisms that divide the Fables internally. The volume also makes a nod or two to "Peter and Max" (worth a gander, like Fables with more words and fewer graphics) and several side-stories that filled out the Fables volumes preceding (barleycorn girls, and what Totenkinder is always so diligently knitting). However, some of the bedrocks are shaken. Some fables die, some are (in a sense) reborn to man, and some are becoming more fanatical with each passing day. A witch grows young again in order to do battle (and you are both excited and worried for her), another grows into a newly vacant leadership position through a very different (and showy) leadership style, and yet another is vying to bend the Fables to his will in order to mold them into "good citizens" once more. You meet new characters while discovering that the Mundy world is not completely mundane and even has some magic in its roots. Characters are coming and going, but all the while there is a cohesiveness to the story that 13 lacked entirely. Pieces are set in motion and at the end of this engrossing volume, things feel like they are getting out of hand... but only in the best possible way. And if you've been reading Fables all this time, and you have given up on the series due to vol. 13, please, come back and give 14 a try. You won't regret it. |
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