| | |  | Database Management Systems | Home » » » Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book One | | | | | | | Description: | | When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile.
Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters created their own secret society-within an exclusive luxury apartment building on Manhattan's Upper West Side-called Fabletown. But when Snow White's party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it is up to Bigby, Fabletown's sheriff, and a reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to determine if the culprit is Bluebeard, Rose's ex-lover and notorious wife killer, or Jack, her current live-in boyfriend and former beanstalk-climber.
This Deluxe Edition collects the first two trade paperbacks of the series, issues 1-10, and Bill Willingham's prose story from Vol. 1, as well as character sketches.
AWARDS:
YALSA: 2004 annual recommended list of Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
·Willingham, Bill. Animal Farm (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
·Willingham, Bill. Legends in Exile (Fables series). DC Comics: Vertigo.
YALSA: 2007 Great Graphic Novels for Teens
·Willingham, Bill, Todd Klein, and others. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. 2006. DC Comics/ Vertigo
As of 2008, Fables has won twelve Eisner Awards.
·Best New Series in 2003
·Best Serialized Story in 2003, 2005 and 2006 (Legends In Exile, March of the Wooden Soldiers and Homelands)
·Best Anthology in 2007 (Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
·Best Short Story in 2007 (A Frog’s Eye View, by Bill Willingham and James Jean, in Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall)
Hugo Award Nomination 2009:
·Fables: War and Pieces was nominated for the first Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story | | | Features: | |
• ISBN13: 9781401224271
• Condition: New
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| | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Bill Willingham | | Hardcover:
| 264 pages | | Publisher:
| Vertigo | | Publication Date:
| October 06, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 140122427X | | Package Length:
| 11.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.48 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.87 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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 Changes - Taking the Basic and making it DeluxeJul 30, 2010
When a person goes into hiding, they simply have to follow a few rules and be careful not to break them. This works out pretty well considering the size of the world and the multitude of people, not to mention the fact that agencies do not work together. When a character from a story makes a dash for their "lives," it's a different story altogether. This is what we see happening here, as the world that a lot of characters know and love is put to the proverbial torch by a really bad bugger. This leads to many a creative story, too, and many a rope to tie it all together.
When fables started out, I did not know what to think. I had seen a lot of failures in this department, but this creation did anything but that. The ideas have stayed fresh, they have been alluring, provocative, inspired, and a lot more. And they have never disappointed when it comes to the original material.
What I really like is that last piece, where the original material is oftentimes the root growing such a freshly inked tree. It makes for good reading and new twists, waking up tired tales and giving them new notions. I have seen Little Rd, Snow White, a certain mermaid and a little man getting his wishes granted all come to life in new and better ways. Sure, this is a lot more than just this novel, but once you start you get addicted. If this could be a downside - and I can't say being good is a downside - then this would be it. I simply need the annuals and the new pieces, not to mention so much else.
It really climbs in and takes you places.
In this volume, you get 1 -10, a prose piece storyline, and some other stuff as well. I liked the story arch falling in my lap and getting this prose piece, and I figure other will too. If you don't know if you are on the like or dislike side,. Simply check out a sample or two while RECALLING that THIS IS A SAMPLE. You can see some stuff but you don't want to see too much or you might run the story for yourself.
Also, you are the real critic, knowing what you like. Hundreds of reviews cannot take away what you really think. All I am saying is give this a chance and try it out. I like many things but, in the end, newness speaks for itself and you should try it out. If you find it horrid, it is only one small collection that ultimately sates that need to know. (and the comments on the binding are right in the glue perspective BUT you are not withut the ability to fix that easily. That's why you use this service here).
 Fairy Tales RealizedJul 04, 2010
Fables: The Deluxe Edition vol.1 is great. It combines traditional fairy tales and fables and causes them to interact with the real world. This book contains mysteries, coups, even humor all of which showcase popular characters differently than has previously been done. Yet it maintains their traditional background. It reinvents beloved fabled stars in a more mature manner. The only thing I found disagreeable was the amount of cursing that took place in the book. However if you can look past that it is an excellent story.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Beautiful Edition but IncompleteJun 13, 2010
When I first saw that there was a deluxe hardcover edition of Fables I was really excited. I had borrowed some Fables from one of my friends and fell in love with their stories and knew that I would want to own the entire series; when I saw that they came in hardcover that was a perfect way to be able to read them over and over while still having them in good condition. After reading it I noticed that though it had the entire stories of the first and second volumes...it did not have the insert called "A Wolf in the Fold". Now if you love Bigby as much as I do, this is a travesty. "A Wolf in the Fold" tells the story of when Snow White and Bigby first met and what Bigby had been doing when the Adversary took over many of the Fable kingdoms. I am very upset that the Deluxe edition does not contain this story and probably would not have bought it if I knew it did not, so I am telling you this now: If you want to have a complete edition of Vol. 1 and 2 of Fables do NOT buy the Deluxe Edition. If you do not care about owning "A Wolf in the Fold", this is a great edition with some extra early drawings in the back.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Must Own for any serious comic fanFeb 26, 2010
If you ever loved fairy tales as a kid, or fantasy, this is a book for you!
Reading this and going back on what characters I remember from child hood was alot of fun! Even if you haven't read many story tails as a kid, you will still enjoy this. I can't believe they waited this long to come out with big hardcover collection as this, only thing better would be an Absolute edition. The jist of the stories follow whats happened to our fairy tale characters in modern time, and how they come to be in New York, after The Advisary runs them out of their Fable lands. Not much is learned of the Advisary other than they slowly destroyed fables lands and took over, until the rest of the fables they had no choice to come to the human world or mundy's world.
Although some of the story telling isn't perfect, and at times its like "oh come on", anyone who enjoyed sandman would enjoy this.
I truly hope that they will further quickly come out with these deluxe editions, i'll buy each and everyone of them !
1 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Great artwork, fun--but light--storyJan 23, 2010
Cool artwork, and a fun concept, but doesn't hold up to the writing strength of other graphic works like Watchmen, Blankets, or Akira. Still might try volumes 3 & 4.
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