Best Selling Books by Bill Willingham

WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS Tourists of the world unite! If you''ve ever craved a guided tour of Fabletown''s secret Manhattan location, prepare to be voraciously satiated. Pinnochio has a field day taking a certain VIP around the city. Andexactly which Fabletown denizens are no longer active (dead, alive or otherwise) just might shock you into a comic-book coma. Also in this volume, you''ll find the 4-part story featuring Freddy and Mouse, two local rogues who just want to get alongand perhaps turn a bit of profit in the post-war, topsy-turvy world. Meanwhile, in Fabletown, a new political group forms called the Society of Seconds, and what they want doesn''t seem very reasonable at all. Collects issues #76-82 in BillWillingham''s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.

The Destiny Game part 1! How does fate work in the Fables fictional universe? Find out in this tale full of deadly chases, betrayals, sword fights and skulduggery!

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Jack hits the road in seach of a lost city of gold in this new collection featuring issues #17-21. Aided by his sidekicks Paul Bunyan, Humpty Dumpty, Gary the pathetic fallacy and the mysterious Hillary Page, Jack''s in for the adventure of a lifetime!

Explore Bill Willingham''s acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series Fables to the very end in this final compendium volume! With Castle Dark now back in the hands of the Fables, mysteries both young and old begin to challenge the residents of Fabletown. Bigsby and Stinky set off from Fabletown in Rose Red''s blood-fueled sports car to track down the two abducted cubs. Unfortunately for Snow White, besides suffering the trauma of having two of her cubs go missing, a long forgotten secret uncovered in Castle Dark threatens to sabatoge her and Bigsby''s marriage. Contains: Fables #114-149

As the denizens of Fabletown choose sides, Snow White and Rose Red prepare for the battle of their lives. "Happily Ever After" part 2.

WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS FABLES: ARABIAN NIGHTS (AND DAYS) opens a new front in the struggle between the Fables and the Adversary as the worlds of the Arabian Fables are invaded—leading to an unprecedented diplomatic mission to Fabletownand a bad case of culture shock! This seventh volume of the popular Vertigo series also includes ''The Ballad of Rodney and June,'' the 2-part story of forbidden love among the Adversary''s wooden soldiers, and features stellar Art by Mark Buckingham,Steve Leialoha, Jim Fern, Jimmy Palmiotti and Andrew Pepoy. Collects issues #42-47 in Bill Willingham''s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.

Flycatcher is drawn into the spotlight as he discovers the startling truth about his own past as the Frog Prince. At the same time, he learns that the Adversary plans to destroy his foes once and for all. How can the meek Flycatcher stop this deadly foe? This deluxe edition collects Fables issues #60-63, 65-69

Rose Red''s body has been found, and the identity of her murderer has been revealed. Now Bigby Wolf, Fabletown''s sheriff, shows us how he put the clues together to solve the foul crime. Also, Prince Charming has auctioned off his royal title and gets his first taste of his life to come...as a penniless nobody.

Get ready for Jack''s adventures out West, as Smiling Jack Candle crosses paths with a grim sheriff from back East who carries no gun. Collecting issues #22-27 of the series Publishers Weekly says ''any sophisticated comics fan will enjoy''.

FABLES- THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIFTEEN concludes the sweeping FABLES saga, collecting issues #141 through the book-length final issue #150 and featuring a new introduction by series creator and writer Bill Willingham and a special sketchbook section by artist Mark Buckingham. Snow White and Rose Red prepare for the battle of their lives. Part two of the epic "Happily Ever After" storyline continues here. The end of the Fables world looms as an epic battle brews between two sisters. Will Rose Red follow fairy-tale tradition and betray Snow once more? And what role will Bigby Wolf play in their rift?a Author and creator Bill Willingham''s critically acclaimed, award-winning series concludes here with FABLES DELUXE EDITION BOOK 15, collecting FABLES #141-150.

Jack Frost seeks to kill a dragon, unaware that it''s his own father. Jack Frost has just set upon the greatest quest in a long and distinguished career of great quests: To kill a dragon. Of course, he is not aware that the dragon in question is in fact his own father. Meanwhile, the Page Sisters find a new purpose in life: restoring the Great Library. This volume includes JACK OF FABLES #50, a special issue that includes appearances by everyone who''s ever shown up in the series.

Explore Bill Willingham''s acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series Fables to the very end in this third and final compendium volume! After the great War - the great crossover! This compendium captures all the branching fables that intersect our heroes'' stories - from Jack of Fables and The Literals, to the classic short story Werewolves of the Heartland. This volume compiles everything missing from the first two volumes to complete the fables collection for any fan. Contains: Fables #83-113; Jack of Fables #33-35; The Literals #1-3; Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland #1

WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS The final battle between the free Fables of the mundane world and the Empire occupying their former Homelands is about to begin, and the scrappy storybook heroes have already managed to even the oddsconsiderably. With his previously unstoppable wooden soldiers neutralized, the Adversary is about to get his first taste of high technology in the form of steel-jacketed bullets and laser-guided bombs. But the ruler who conquered a hundred differentworlds didn''t do it by fighting clean—and he''s still got a surprise or two left to spring on the residents of Fabletown. Collects issues #70-75 in Bill Willingham''s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.

Collecting JACK OF FABLES #12-16! Jack''s now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. Follow his extreme road stories as he reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen (when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost).

In this volume collecting issues #6-11, Jack reveals the secret of his former relationship with the illustrious Snow Queen--when he took her powers and became known as Jack Frost. And in present times, he lands in Las Vegas and meets his lovely new bride, a directionless heiress. Could it possibly be ''happily ever after'' at last?

A FANTASY CLASSIC RETURNS TO LIFE WITH AN ALL-NEW PREQUEL SERIES! More than four decades ago, two iconic creators came together to bring to the silver screen an amazing new world of magic and adventure. In their classic animated film Fire and Ice, legendary artist FRANK FRAZETTA and famed director RALPH BAKSHI crafted a unique vision of beauty and danger, of good versus evil, all cast against a hypnotic backdrop of savage prehistoric splendor. Now, at long last, this timeless vision is expanding into comics with the first new story to revisit Frazetta and Bakshi’s remarkable realm since 1982! Before the fire waned and the ice spread across the world...before Teegra met Larn...before everything you know about the unforgettable animated movie came to be, there were the before times — times when evil might still be blunted, times when innocence was not yet lost. In Fire and Ice #1, acclaimed comics writer BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables, Legenderry) joins forces with artist LEONARDO MANCO (Hellstorm: Prince of Lies, Blaze of Glory) — making his triumphant return to comics — and a new legend is about to be born!

The first five issues of the popular FABLES spinoff series are collected in this amazing new volume! Last seen hitchhiking from Hollywood, Jack''s now a wayward Fable in the heartland of America. His extreme road stories and encounters with other notorious, renegade Fables are just a few of the situations in store for this fan-favorite character.

The world''s oldest, most powerful witch returns in this collection written by Bill Willingham (FABLES). This tale follows Thessaly as she becomes the unwitting partner in a monster-killing business with her ghostly one-time nemesis, Fetch. Collects Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire #1-4.

One of the most famous Fables of all might be restored to her former glory, but it’s not going to come without a cost. The benefactor behind her magical resurrection has also come to collect from Geppetto, who we learn has a few strings of his own. Is this godlike being really the one behind the rise of the Empire? And why only now have they returned with a vengeance?

Bigby Wolf ist tot, in tausend Scherben zerfallen, nachdem er böswillig in Glas verwandelt und mit einem Schwert zerstört wurde. Fabletown stellt sich nun auf schwere Zeiten ein. Was gebraucht wird, sind neue Helden - und so will Rose Red einen Runden Tisch nach dem Vorbild König Arthurs einrichten.

Written by Bill Willingham Art by Justiniano, Ron Randall & Walden Wong Cover by Walter Simonson Spinning out of the events of COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS and leading into INFINITE CRISIS, the reality-bending 6-issue miniseries from writer Bill Willingham and artists Justiano, Ron Randall, and Walden Wong is collected! In this volume featuring DAY OF VENGEANCE #1-6, ACTION COMICS #826, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #639 and SUPERMAN #216, Superman and Captain Marvel face off against the evil of Eclipso! Meanwhile, Ragman finds himself at the magical core of the DCU, where he ends up aligned with an unlikely ally: The Enchantress. Together with a ragtag team of magic-based heroes they must face down a foe who has sworn to wipe out all magic...the Spectre! Featuring nearly every magical character of the DCU, DAY OF VENGEANCE may mark the end of magic as we know it.

WAHLKAMPF UND KRIEG IN FABLETOWN Die mit zahlreichen Eisner Awards ausgezeichnete Comic-Serie, die den Figuren aus Märchen und Legenden neues Leben einhaucht! Sie sind die Fables und vor einem Krieg in ihren Märchenländern ins moderne New York City geflohen. Doch auch hier finden sie keinen Frieden. Prince Charming sorgt mit einem Wahlkampf für Unruhe, doch noch mehr Aufregung verursacht die Rückkehr der totgeglaubten Red Riding Hood alias Rotkäppchen! Sheriff Bigby Wolf hält sie für eine Spionin, Blue will seinem verliebten Herzen folgen und der Feind, vor dem die Fables aus der Heimat geflohen sind, bereitet einen neuen Angriff vor ... Das gefeierte Fantasy-Meisterwerk FABLES in Deluxe-Sammelbänden, märchenhaft inszeniert von Bill Willingham (SANDMAN PRÄSENTIERT), Mark Buckingham (SANDMAN) und Tony Akins (WONDER WOMAN). ENTHÄLT: FABLES 19-27

The Boys in the Band part 1! Why are Peter Piper, Joe Shepherd, Puss in Boots and Briar Rose all on their way to Scotland? When Danny Boy shows up at the Farm to tell Seamus it''s time to return home, the group sets off on their journey across the ocean.

Cinderella returns in an all-new epic! After an assassination attempt on Snow White, Cind is called back into service to unravel an age-old conspiracy that dates back to that fateful midnight ball! Can Cind uncover the plot and prevent a massacre in Fabletown? By critically acclaimed writer Marc Andreyko (MANHUNTER, Torso, The Lost) and legendary artist Shawn McManus (CINDERELLA, SWAMP THING), FAIREST VOL. 4: CINDERELLA - OF MEN AND MICE ties directly into FABLES! New York Times bestselling, award-winning creator Bill Willingham presents a new series starring the female FABLES. Balancing horror, humor and adventure in the FABLES tradition, FAIREST explores the secret histories of Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Cinderella, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, Snow White, Rose Red and others. Collects issues #21-26.

At long last Rose Red learns the truth about her mother, her sister and herself. This is why they''re so magical. This is why all of that wild magic is affecting their lives now. And this is why one will ultimately have to kill the other. Apparently that''s what siblings in this family do. Plus: Terry Moore illustrates the backup feature, "The Last Story of Beauty and the Beast."

Geppetto is up to his naughty tricks in a stand-alone story that fills in the gaps of an event that happened in Fabletown long ago.

BATMAN JAGT DEN BÖSEN WOLF Mehrere grausam zugerichtete Tote werden in Gotham City gefunden. Batman und Robin machen sich auf die Jagd nach dem Mörder. Schon bald trifft der Mitternachtsdetektiv auf Bigby Wolf, den Sheriff von Fabletown – eine Stadt in der modernen Welt, in der die Gestalten aus Märchen und Legenden leben. In den alten Sagen war Bigby stets der große böse Wolf. Ist er nun erneut zum menschenfressenden Monster geworden? Und was treibt er ausgerechnet in Gotham? Der Wolf aus Fabletown kommt in die Stadt der Fledermaus! Ein fantastisches, düsteres, fantasievolles Crossover vom vielfach preisgekrönten Bestsellerautor und FABLES-Schöpfer Bill Willingham (BATMAN, ROBIN) und dem Zeichner Brian Level (CONSTANTINE, LUCIFER) als deutsche Erstveröffentlichung. ENTHÄLT: BATMAN VS. BIGBY! A WOLF IN GOTHAM 1-6

Having survived his duel with Otwa, Darkwolf must now deal with a mysterious force that seems determined to stop him in his tracks. Meanwhile, Nekron manipulates Juliana’s grief, and a new wave of horrors are unleashed on an unprepared world — forcing Jarol, the King of Fire Keep, to respond. Is hope still visible through the cracks of the slowly expanding ice? Find out in Fire and Ice #3 as acclaimed comics creators BILL WILLINGHAM (Fables, Legenderry) and LEONARDO MANCO (Hellstorm: Prince of Lies, Blaze of Glory) delve ever deeper into the world of the acclaimed film!

In this FABLES collection featuring issues #46-51 of the Eisner Award winning series, the threat of the Adversary looms ever closer as the drums of war begin their steady beat. The Fables prepare for battle, but first they must find their would-be commander: Bigby Wolf!

Imagine that all the characters from the world’s most beloved storybooks were real-real, and living among us, with all of their powers intact. How would they cope with life in our mundane, un-magical reality? The answer can be found in FABLES, Bill Willingham’s celebrated reimagining of the venerable fairy tale canon. From Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf to Goldilocks and Little Boy Blue, the folktales of old are reborn here as exiles living in the magically camouflaged New York City neighborhood of Fabletown. Acclaimed by critics and readers alike, these modern classics of comic book storytelling are now collected for the first time in a series of beautiful hardcover volumes. FABLES: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FOURTEEN includes the momentous saga of “Camelot” and the tales quote Junebug” and “The Boys in the Band” from issues #130-140 of the award-winning Vertigo series, and features a new introduction by incisive essayist and former MTV News anchor Kurt Loder as well as a special sketchbook section from artists Mark Buckingham and Russ Braun.

When you go to war against the dark forces of the frozen north, there are some things you can’t do without — like warriors, weapons, and the will to fight. You also need strong allies if you want to have any hope of victory. But how do you cement the kind of alliances that help to win wars? Well, if you have a daughter of marriageable age, a strategic betrothal might be a good way to go. And that’s just what King Jarol of Firekeep has in mind for his beautiful, headstrong daughter, Teegra. But what happens when the eligible princes of many kingdoms line up to compete for fair Teegra’s hand, only to find that the promised princess is suddenly nowhere to be found? Find out this February in a story we almost called “Teegra’s Big Run”! Renowned writer BILL WILLINGHAM and fan-favorite artist GABRIELE DI CARO return to the incredible world of Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta’s groundbreaking animated film Fire and Ice with this special 40-page one-shot, featuring perfectly primordial covers by DAN PANOSIAN and MEGHAN HETRICK!

Jack Frost, son of Jack of Fables, has left our world and has decided to make his way to the Imperial Homeworld, where his mother is still trapped under a city of thorns. Along the way he will encounter many fantasy monsters, brigands and troops of roving goblins, and have to battle his way through them. And while Jack Frost undertakes his quest, Jack of Fables is slowly transforming into something unexpected — and deadly.

The #1 New York Times best-selling series! Acclaimed by critics and readers alike, these modern classics of comic book storytelling are now collected for the first time in a series of beautiful hardcover volumes. FABLES: THE DELUXE EDITION BOOK FIFTEEN brings the award-winning series to a close with the epic tales “Happily Ever After” and “Farewell” from issues #141-150 of the award-winning Vertigo series, and features a new introduction by FABLES creator Bill Willingham as well as a special sketchbook section from artist Mark Buckingham. Imagine that all the characters from the world’s most beloved storybooks were real and living among us, with all of their powers intact. How would they cope with life in our mundane, un-magical reality? The answer can be found in FABLES, Bill Willingham’s celebrated reimagining of the venerable fairy tale canon. From Snow White and the Big Bad Wolf to Goldilocks and Little Boy Blue, the folk characters of old are reborn here as exiles living in the magically camouflaged New York City neighborhood of Fabletown. Collects FABLES #141-150.

Exiled from their mythical homelands, the fairy tale characters in the ''Fables'' series have been forced into a secret existence in the modern world. ''1001 Nights of Snowfall'' finds Snow White in the land of Arabia, where she must entertain the Sultan with an amazing array of tales.

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