User blog:Raylan13/What You Thought You Knew


 * Forget everything you knew about fables and myth. More accurately, forget the part about "happily ever after".

Fables is a series created and written by Bill Willingham, published by Vertigo (DC Comics). It follows the lives of the legends we know and love, putting new spins on their identities and twisting what we thought we knew. The Homelands from where they originate have all been put under The Adversary's boot, and those lucky enough to escape have crossed over into our world.

Fabletown is where they create their new home in New York, and the series and subsequent spin-offs follow their trials and tribulations in our world. The Big Bad Wolf? Sheriff. Snow White? Mayor for a time. And Prince Charming devolves into anything but. Even Cinderella undergoes some heavy changes to fit in and adapt, using her beauty and wiles as a spy.

While avid readers and newcomers can follow the twists and turns in the pages of the comics and graphic novels, Telltale Games is upping the ante. Now readers can step into the world of Fabletown before the series began, walking in Bigby's footsteps as sheriff as he attempts to solve a murder. This new glimpse into the world of the Fables will hopefully arrive this summer (2013).

For faithful followers, feel free to jump in and contribute if you've got some tales to share from the series!