“ | It's the best of days for the family Wolf. A glorious time of joy and bounty, uninterrupted by vexation of any kind. | „ |
~ Narrative |
"The Black Forest, Chapter Seven: Summer Winds" and "The Black Forest, Chapter Eight: Golden Days" are contained in the seventh issue of Fables after being revived, making it issue #157. It was released on January 17, 2023.
The following issue contains "Chapter Eight: Villainy." In the hardcover collection, the issue still contains printed titles for Chapters Seven and Eight, but the contents page refers to them together as "Chapter Seven: Summer Winds, and Also Golden Days."
Publisher's summary
Bigby and Snow have raised their children to be outstanding heroes, but just as they're ready to congratulate each other on their parenting skills, Snow reveals a secret to Bigby that will rattle his world!
Appearances
Characters
- Ambrose Wolf
- Arne, Thompson, and Uther (first mentioned)
- Blossom Wolf ("Bloss")
- Bigby Wolf
- Boxing League (mentioned indirectly)
- Cinderella
- Connor Wolf
- Geppetto (mentioned)
- Herne
- Herne, son of Herne
- Jack in the Green (Gwen / "Greenjack")
- Mrs. Bear
- Peter Pan (mentioned indirectly)
- Sam
- Snow White
- South Wind
- Therese Wolf
- Winter Wolf
- World Turtle
- Yosephesus Jadpoplar Kyrkogrim
Fictional species
Multispecies
Species
Locations
- Mundane world
- The Midwest (mentioned)
- New York City
- 241 West Broadway restaurant (mentioned indirectly)
- Ryker's [sic] Island Penitentiary
- Homelands
- The Hesse
- The Black Forest
- College of literature (formerly Kyrk's house)
- Wolfholm
- The Black Forest
- Teacup World
- The Hesse
Other
Trivia
The legal firm working to free Jack in the Green is called Arne, Thompson, and Uther. It is named after the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index, a catalog of folktale types used in folklore studies.