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Fables #02: Animal Farm

by Bill Willingham

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ISBN13: 9781401200770
ISBN10: 140120077x
Condition: Standard
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Collecting Fables #6-10, the second story arc of the fan-favorite, critically acclaimed VERTIGO series. Travel to upstate New York, where the non-human Fable characters have found refuge on a farm, miles from mankind. But all is not well on the farm — and a conspiracy to free them from the shackles of their perceived imprisonment may lead to a war that could wrest control of the Fables community away from Snow White. Starring Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Plus, a sketchbook section featuring art by Willingham, Buckingham and Jean.

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Fables: Animal Farm is a highly imaginative political thriller that tells the modern day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom. After their homelands were attacked and conquered by the mysterious Adversary, the mythological characters from fables and folklores were captured and the non-human beings were forced to live on a farm in upstate New York. Unhappy with their captive life, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Three Little Pigs lead a rebellious uprising that quickly turns deadly. Now caught in the middle of an animal revolution, Snow White must find a way to make peace on the farm or become the next victim in a bloody massacre. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.

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This highly imaginative political thriller tells the modern-day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom. Full color.
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Gypsi, January 21, 2011 (view all comments by Gypsi)
Animal Farm picks up right where Volume 1 left off. Snow goes to upstate New York to visit The Farm (where the Fables that can't blend in with humans live) and takes Red with her to work off community service hours.

They arrive at The Farm earlier than is normal for Snow's biannual visit, and find the Farm Fables in the midst of revolutionary unrest. Rose joins with the revolutionists and Snow is left scrambling to find allies.

This storyline wasn't nearly as interesting to me as the first Fables volume, despite there being more serious elements. I think this is due, in part, to much of the action being told after the fact. All the real action was over in the first four issues (chapters) and the fifth felt contrived and filled out to make a full issue.

Again, I was disappointed in the art. There was nothing original or unusual, or even particularly memorable, to the illustrations. It merely illustrates the story and doesn't seem to give any extra dimension to the story at all. The art is certainly not used as a vehicle to further the story, as it is in other, finer graphic novels.

Despite my interest in the characters, despite the huge following this series has, despite reading that it gets better as it goes on, I'm not sure I'm willing to a third volume.
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crowyhead, October 23, 2007 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This, the second Fables collection, fills in a lot of gaps for me, since I've read all of the other collections. It would be fun if the series focused a little more on the non-human fables in future, since they're an interesting lot.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781401200770
Illustrator:
Buckingham, Mark
Illustrator:
Leialoha, Steve.
Illustrator:
Leialoha, Steve
Illustrator:
Buckingham, Mark
Author:
Ennis, Garth
Author:
Willingham, Bill
Cover Art:
Jean, James
Publisher:
Vertigo
Location:
New York
Subject:
Graphic Novels
Subject:
Fantasy - General
Subject:
Fantasy comic books, strips, etc
Subject:
Graphic Novels - Fantasy
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
Graphic Novels - General
Subject:
Fantasy
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Fables
Subject:
Animals
Subject:
Characters and characteristics in literature
Subject:
New york (state)
Copyright:
2003
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Fables
Series Volume:
02
Publication Date:
20030831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128
Dimensions:
10.20x6.65x.27 in. .42 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , Fables: Animal Farm is a highly imaginative political thriller that tells the modern day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom. After their homelands were attacked and conquered by the mysterious Adversary, the mythological characters from fables and folklores were captured and the non-human beings were forced to live on a farm in upstate New York. Unhappy with their captive life, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and the Three Little Pigs lead a rebellious uprising that quickly turns deadly. Now caught in the middle of an animal revolution, Snow White must find a way to make peace on the farm or become the next victim in a bloody massacre. SUGGESTED FOR MATURE READERS.
"Synopsis" by , This highly imaginative political thriller tells the modern-day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom. Full color.
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