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Fables is an American comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. Willingham served as sole writer for its entirety, with Mark Buckingham penciling more than 110 issues. The series featured various other pencillers over the years, most notably Lan Medina and Steve Leialoha. Fables was launched in July 2002 and concluded in July 2015. It was revived in 2022 with a 12 issue continuation to the main series, as well as a 6 issue spin off miniseries Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham, both published under DC Black Label. The series features various characters from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who formed a clandestine community centuries ago within New York City known as Fabletown, after their Homelands were conquered by a mysterious and deadly enemy known as "The Adversary". It is set in the modern day and follows several of Fabletown's legal representatives, such as sheriff Bigby Wolf, deputy mayor Snow White, her sister Rose Red, Prince Charming, and Boy Blue, as they deal with troublesome Fables and try to solve conflicts in both Fabletown and "the Farm", a hidden town in upstate New York for Fables unable to blend in with human society. The series also deals with such other matters as the main characters' personal lives, their attempts to hide the Fables' true nature from regular humans (or "Mundies"), and, later, the return of the Adversary. Fables was a critical and commercial success, winning many Eisner Awards and receiving several Hugo Award nominations for Best Graphic Story. Its success led to several spin offs and a 2013 prequel video game titled The Wolf Among Us.

Various artists worked on the title. The covers until issue #81 were done by James Jean, after which João Ruas took over as cover artist. The majority of the interior pencil work was done by Mark Buckingham (who reportedly would have been given the writing reins if Willingham became unable to continue it). Other artists include Bryan Talbot, Lan Medina, P. Craig Russell, Mike Allred, Craig Hamilton, and Linda Medley. The series ended with issue #150. The final issue of Fables was a larger than normal issue comprising most of the twenty second Fables trade paperback. It was released in July 2015. It resumed publication with issue #151 for a 12 issue arc in May 2022. Until 2023, Willingham was the sole owner of the IP rights to Fables. In September, Willingham announced that he had allowed the Fables IP to enter the public domain after growing disenchanted with DC, Willingham cited his frustration with DC Comics, stating that for years the company fought him on royalties, media rights, and various other issues. In his announcement, Willingham wrote: "If I understand the law correctly you have the rights to make your Fables movies, and cartoons, and publish your Fables books, and manufacture your Fables toys, and do anything you want with your property, because it's your property". The decision does not affect any Fables works already in print, which Willingham will continue to collect royalties on. A principal character is the Big Bad Wolf (who calls himself "Bigby"), who has not only reformed but gained the ability to take on a more human appearance. At the series' beginning he serves as Fabletown's sheriff. Most of the characters who appear in Fables are from European stories, the major exceptions being Arabian fables and American fables (from the fable world of "Americana", appearing in Jack of Fables, such as Paul Bunyan, Black Sambo [now known as Sam] and the Lone Ranger). Most of these characters appear primarily in the Jack of Fables spin off.

The series proper is principally being collected in trade paperbacks. Deluxe edition hardcovers are also being produced. The spin off graphic novel 1001 Nights of Snowfall and other works are available in both hardcover and softcover format.

# Title ISBN Release date Collected material1Fables: Legends in ExileApril 25, 2003Fables #1–5 and the new prose story "A Wolf in the Fold"2Fables: Animal FarmAugust 1, 2003Fables #6–103Fables: Storybook LoveMay 1, 2004Fables #11–184Fables: March of the Wooden SoldiersNovember 30, 2004The Last Castle one shot and Fables #19–21, 23–275Fables: The Mean SeasonsApril 30, 2005Fables #22, 28–336Fables: HomelandsJanuary 27, 2006Fables #34–417Fables: Arabian Nights (and Days)July 5, 2006Fables #42–478Fables: WolvesDecember 20, 2006Fables #48–51, maps of Fabletown and the Farm, script for #509Fables: Sons of EmpireJune 13, 2007Fables #52–5910Fables: The Good PrinceJune 4, 2008Fables #60–6911Fables: War and PiecesNovember 19, 2008Fables #70–75, sketches by Mark Buckingham12Fables: The Dark AgesAugust 11, 2009Fables #76–8213Fables: The Great Fables CrossoverFebruary 9, 2010Fables #83–85, Jack of Fables #33–35 and The Literals #1–314Fables: WitchesDecember 7, 2010Fables #86–9315Fables: Rose RedApril 11, 2011Fables #94–100 and the new prose story "Pinocchio's Army"16Fables: Super TeamDecember 14, 2011Fables #101–10717Fables: Inherit the WindJuly 10, 2012Fables #108–11318Fables: Cubs in ToylandJanuary 22, 2013Fables #114–12319Fables: Snow WhiteDecember 24, 2013Fables #124–129 and the Oz backup stories from #114–12320Fables: CamelotSeptember 2, 2014Fables #130–14021Fables: Happily Ever AfterMay 5, 2015Fables #141–14922Fables: FarewellJuly 28, 2015 Fables #150, plus several extras:"Lucky 13: A Fables Afterword in Three Parts","Bill's Comic Writing School Lesson 67.3: The Jekyll and Hyde Syndrome","A Fables Gallery", and "Creator Biographies".

#TitleISBNRelease dateCollected material1Volume 1September 30, 2009Fables #1–102Volume 2November 17, 2010 Fables #11–18, The Last Castle and A Wolf in the Fold3Volume 3August 17, 2011 Fables #19–274Volume 4December 14, 2011 Fables #28–33, Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall5Volume 5May 30, 2012 Fables #34–456Volume 6February 20, 2013 Fables #46–51 with maps of Fabletown and the Farm, script for #507Volume 7September 10, 2013 Fables #52–59 and 648Volume 8February 5, 2014 Fables #60–63, 65–699Volume 9October 14, 2014 Fables #70–8210Volume 10May 19, 2015 Fables #83–85, The Literals #1–3, Jack of Fables #33–35 and Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland11Volume 11November 3, 2015 Fables #86–100 and the new prose story "Pinocchio's Army".12Volume 12May 24, 2016 Fables #101–11313Volume 13September 21, 2016 Fables #114–12914Volume 14April 18, 2017 Fables #130–14015Volume 15November 22, 2017 Fables #141–150

1001 Nights of Snowfall is a prequel to Fables written by Willingham, it was initially released in hardcover on October 18, 2006. Based on the One Thousand and One Nights, it tells a story from a time early in Fabletown's history when Snow White was sent as an emissary to the Arabian Fables. The Sultan's Vizier secretly presents Snow to Sultan as his next wife in order to delay his daughter Scheherazade from suffering the same fate. Snow must amuse the Sultan with a new story every night to prevent him from executing her at dawn, as he has done with all his former wives.

A prestige format one shot in which Boy Blue retells to Snow White the tale of the last stand against the Adversary's forces in the Homelands.

Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland is an original graphic novel written by Willingham with art by Craig Hamilton, and Jim Fern. It was released in hardcover in November 2012. In the story, Bigby Wolf embarks on a quest through the American Heartland to find a new location for Fabletown.

Fairest follows the lives of some female Fables, including Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Cinderella. It debuted on March 7, 2012, with the first arc written by Willingham and art by Phil Jimenez. Subsequent arcs were handed off to writers of Willingham's choosing.

Jack of Fables focuses on Jack Horner. It debuted in July 2006 and follows Fables #35 ("Jack Be Nimble" part 2). It is co written by Willingham and former Clockwork Storybook author Lilah Sturges. The series ended with its fiftieth issue in March 2011.

Three issue miniseries comprising one third of The Great Fables Crossover. It is co written by Willingham and Sturges, and was published April through June 2009. All issues are included in the Fables: The Great Fables Crossover, Deluxe Edition: Volume 10 and Fables: Compendium Three.

Peter and Max: A Fables Novel is an illustrated novel centering on Peter Piper, his wife Bo Peep and his brother Max, who will later grow up to be the Pied Piper. Written by Willingham and illustrated by Steve Leialoha, it is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook editions. It includes a brief comic book story that deals with Pete and Bo Peep's adventures after the events in the novel.

Issues #50–54 of The Unwritten, a comic series created by Mike Carey and Peter Gross, were a crossover with Fables, with writing co credited to Willingham. The crossover arc was compiled into the ninth volume of the Unwritten trade paperback series.

The Fables: The Wolf Among Us video game was adapted into comic form by Vertigo Comics, released digitally first in December 2014 and later as print comic. The story's been adapted for the comic by Lilah Sturges, who has previously written for the Fables series, and Dave Justus, staying otherwise true to the game's story but exploring some characters and back story in more depth. The comic is canon to the Fables universe.

"A Wolf in the Fold", featured in "Legends in Exile" trade paperback and in the "Deluxe Edition: Volume 2", tells the history of Bigby Wolf and Snow White and how they came to the mundane world. "Pinocchio's Army", featured in "Fables: Rose Red", focuses on Pinocchio and Geppetto during the events of the "Rose Red" story arc.

The series follows the events of Fables #150. Debuting in 2016, the series was cancelled after 12 issues.

A six issue team up starring Batman and Bigby was released in September 2021.

TitleFormatISBNRelease dateCollected material1001 Nights of SnowfallHardcoverOctober 18, 2006Original graphic novelSoftcoverMarch 5, 2008Fables: Covers by James JeanHardcoverNovember 18, 2008Covers from issues #1 to 75, and TP vol. 1 to 11. Peter & Max: A Fables NovelHardcoverOctober 7, 2009An original prose novel set in the Fables universe. SoftcoverDecember 28, 2010Cinderella: From Fabletown with LoveSoftcoverAugust 10, 2010Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love issues #1–6Cinderella: Fables Are ForeverSoftcoverApril 18, 2012Cinderella: Fables Are Forever issues #1–6; Fables #51Fables: Werewolves of the HeartlandHardcoverNovember 20, 2012Original graphic novelEverafter: From the Pages of Fables vol. 1 The Pandora ProtocolSoftcoverMay 9, 2017Everafter: From the Pages of Fables issues #1–6Everafter: From the Pages of Fables vol. 2 The Unsentimental EducationSoftcoverDecember 26, 2017Everafter: From the Pages of Fables issues #7–12

Fabletown and Beyond was a comic convention created and hosted by Willingham to showcase and appreciate comic books that fall under the genre of mythic fiction. Willingham announced this new project during his panel at the 2012 San Diego Comic Convention: "We're going to have a nearly all Fables dedicated con called 'Fabletown and Beyond' – it's Fables and books like Fables". Fables artist Mark Buckingham was the guest of honor for the first FablesCon, held on March 22–24, 2013, at the Mayo Civic Center Adam Hughes, Chrissie Zullo, and Lauren Beukes.

A television series based on Fables was put into development by NBC in 2005 for the 2006–07 television season. The show received a script order and was developed by Craig Silverstein and Warner Bros. Television but was not developed any further than the scripting stage. NBC later produced Grimm, a police procedural set in a world where fairytales are real. In December 2008, ABC picked up the rights to develop a pilot of Fables for the 2009–10 television season. Six Degrees creators and executive producers Stu Zicherman and Raven Metzner were writing the script for the hourlong drama, again set up at Warner Bros. Television, while David Semel had come on board to direct. There has been no news since concerning a series based directly on Willingham's series and, in late 2010, he said "[t]he TV show that was prematurely announced is probably dead". Instead, ABC developed a new series called Once Upon a Time, which features fairy tale characters such as Snow White and Prince Charming who have been cursed to live in the real world by the Evil Queen without the memories of their former lives.

In 2015, Warner Bros. was developing a live action Fables film with David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford producing, Jeremy Slater and Jane Goldman writing and Nikolaj Arcel directing, but these plans were quietly cancelled.

Telltale Games developed The Wolf Among Us, an episodic graphic adventure game based upon Fables. With the first of its five episodes released on October 11, 2013 (and the final episode released on July 8, 2014), the game is canon with the comic book universe and is set as a prequel to the comic book. The Wolf Among Us 2 is set for release in 2024. It is a sequel to the 2013 game The Wolf Among Us, with the title taking place six months following the events of the previous title. The popular Blue Tea Games series Dark Parables was inspired by Fables.