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Very surprised by this...wow...expected this book to be around much longer.
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Terrible but beautiful news.

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hulk181man wrote:Very surprised by this...wow...expected this book to be around much longer.
+1. Considering the characters don't age (I know, nobody ages in comics), it seemed like this could have gone on and on. I read this series in trades, but very much looking forward to see how all of these wraps up.
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To be honest it's not been good for a long time. I love Fables but it's not what it used to be.

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ian_house wrote:To be honest it's not been good for a long time. I love Fables but it's not what it used to be.
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Sad news :(

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I pretty much consider those first ten trades to be the extent of Fables.
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WHAT?!?!

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Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
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I think this might mark the end, or near end of the Vertigo line. What do you guys think?

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maraxusofkeld wrote:I think this might mark the end, or near end of the Vertigo line. What do you guys think?
Quite possible...with the "merging" of the Vertigo universe after Flashpoint, a lot of the mainstays have moved to the New 52 like Swamp Thing and Constantine (not that they couldn't still print books for them under that imprint).

Sandman Overture is out, but that's a limited series...What else do they have right now? It would be a shame if it went away, but I suppose sales of Shadowman might rise :?
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I also think that the leaving of Karen Berger has a lot to do with this as well. If I were a comic creator trying to sell my book, why would I want to work for DC, when I could be working for Image and reaping far more control, ownerhip, and money.

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BugsySig wrote:Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
I started reading Fables a few weeks ago. The first trade was average, the second trade was good in spots. It gets better with the 3rd & 4th trades up to the war.

I wouldn't deem the series "great," though, and comparisons to Gaiman's Sandman I simply do not see any justification for aside from slight similarities in style.

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BugsySig wrote:Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
I could say the same thing about Sandman. Love Fables though, some of Willingham's finest work so this is sad news.

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String wrote:
BugsySig wrote:Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
I could say the same thing about Sandman. Love Fables though, some of Willingham's finest work so this is sad news.
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lorddunlow wrote:
String wrote:
BugsySig wrote:Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
I could say the same thing about Sandman. Love Fables though, some of Willingham's finest work so this is sad news.
Take it back!

:kidaround: To each his own, I guess.
I've enjoyed all of Gaiman's novels yet for some odd reason, Sandman hasn't grabbed me as much as I think it should. I've read the first 4, 5 trades, the stories and characters have been creative (and disturbing). Seasons of Mist was probably my favorite one so far.

If anything, I enjoyed his Death mini-series that he did with Bachalo more, in fact, now that I consider it, I enjoyed Sandman more whenever his 'sister' Death appeared. (My, that sounds entirely morbid and creepy to me)

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String wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
String wrote:
BugsySig wrote:Read the first two trades of Fables and never thought it was anything special. Original, but not special. To each their own, I suppose.
I could say the same thing about Sandman. Love Fables though, some of Willingham's finest work so this is sad news.
Take it back!

:kidaround: To each his own, I guess.
I've enjoyed all of Gaiman's novels yet for some odd reason, Sandman hasn't grabbed me as much as I think it should. I've read the first 4, 5 trades, the stories and characters have been creative (and disturbing). Seasons of Mist was probably my favorite one so far.

If anything, I enjoyed his Death mini-series that he did with Bachalo more, in fact, now that I consider it, I enjoyed Sandman more whenever his 'sister' Death appeared. (My, that sounds entirely morbid and creepy to me)
Death is most certainly my favorite. My wife got me the Death Exclusive HC for my birthday this year. It's awesome.
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Chiclo wrote:WHAT?!?!

This is a tragedy!
Indeed. :(

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tarheelmarine wrote:
Chiclo wrote:WHAT?!?!

This is a tragedy!
Indeed. :(
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This bummed me when I heard about it. I'm glad they are ending it on a high, but sad we won't get more every month. I rank this series, great fables crossover aside, as one of the finest works of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. In comics, its a close second to Sandman. One of the best comics ever. I console myself with still having a year. Among creator owned work, chew and saga remain but chew only has 21 issues remaining. If you guys haven't picked up some of the " extras" like the full length graphic novels, Fairest in all the land or Werewolves of the heartland, do it.

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xodacia81 wrote:This bummed me when I heard about it. I'm glad they are ending it on a high, but sad we won't get more every month. I rank this series, great fables crossover aside, as one of the finest works of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. In comics, its a close second to Sandman. One of the best comics ever. I console myself with still having a year. Among creator owned work, chew and saga remain but chew only has 21 issues remaining. If you guys haven't picked up some of the " extras" like the full length graphic novels, Fairest in all the land or Werewolves of the heartland, do it.
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Chiclo wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:This bummed me when I heard about it. I'm glad they are ending it on a high, but sad we won't get more every month. I rank this series, great fables crossover aside, as one of the finest works of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. In comics, its a close second to Sandman. One of the best comics ever. I console myself with still having a year. Among creator owned work, chew and saga remain but chew only has 21 issues remaining. If you guys haven't picked up some of the " extras" like the full length graphic novels, Fairest in all the land or Werewolves of the heartland, do it.
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Chiclo wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:This bummed me when I heard about it. I'm glad they are ending it on a high, but sad we won't get more every month. I rank this series, great fables crossover aside, as one of the finest works of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. In comics, its a close second to Sandman. One of the best comics ever. I console myself with still having a year. Among creator owned work, chew and saga remain but chew only has 21 issues remaining. If you guys haven't picked up some of the " extras" like the full length graphic novels, Fairest in all the land or Werewolves of the heartland, do it.
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Heck yeah, we learn about Snow White and the dwarves :thumb:
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hulk181man wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
xodacia81 wrote:This bummed me when I heard about it. I'm glad they are ending it on a high, but sad we won't get more every month. I rank this series, great fables crossover aside, as one of the finest works of fantasy fiction in the last 30 years. In comics, its a close second to Sandman. One of the best comics ever. I console myself with still having a year. Among creator owned work, chew and saga remain but chew only has 21 issues remaining. If you guys haven't picked up some of the " extras" like the full length graphic novels, Fairest in all the land or Werewolves of the heartland, do it.
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Heck yeah, we learn about Snow White and the dwarves :thumb:
Recently, we got even more details. Snow truly is made of iron and stone.


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