Best Selling Books by Bill Willingham

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."

Bill Willingham''s acclaimed series gets the deluxe treatment in this volume collecting issues #11-18 of the Eisner Award winning series, along with FABLES: THE LAST CASTLE. As Snow White recovers from a bullet to the brain, she and Bigby spend a lot of time in each other''s company. But when they announce that they''ll be vacationing together, all of Fabletown is shocked. The twosome are about to leave New York City and cross paths with a ruthless enemy lurking in the woods.

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.

WENN LEGENDEN UND FABELN AUFEINANDERTREFFEN. Tom Taylor, der Sohn des Schriftstellers Wilson Taylor und gleichzeitig die Vorlage für dessen Buchhelden, den Zauberlehrling Tommy Taylor, wurde aus seinem normalen Leben gerissen, weil er gegen eine Verschwörung kämpfen musste, die die gesamte Kraft des Erzählens vernichten wollte. Doch nun wird er in eine ganz andere Auseinandersetzung hineingezogen. Denn in der Welt von FABLES bedroht ein finsteres Wesen die Existenz aller. Blue Boy, der Held der Fables, kam ums Leben, und ihr gefürchteter Kämpfer Bigby Wolf wird gefangen gehalten. Die Hoffnung der Fables ist nahezu vernichtet. Sie brauchen einen Zauberer, der es mit dem Schwarzen Mann aufnehmen kann: Sie brauchen Tommy Taylor. Aber es ist Tom, mit dem sie vorliebnehmen müssen... Die Comic-Meister Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Bill Willingham und Mark Buckingham haben sich für UNWRITTEN FABLES zusammengetan – ein Crossover zweier Sagas, wie es die Welt noch nicht gesehen hat!

AUF DER SUCHE NACH DEM BÖSEN WOLF Geppetto ist der große Feind aller aus ihren Heimatländern vertriebenen Sagengestalten, die nun in der modernen Welt der Menschen leben. Die wollen diese Gefahr ein für alle Mal beseitigen. Doch um ihren Plan in die Tat umzusetzen, brauchen sie Bigby, in den Märchen und Legenden der große böse Wolf, und der ist ins Exil gegangen. Mowgli begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihm – und damit in ein gefährliches Abenteuer ... Ein wichtiges Kapitel der mit zahlreichen Preisen bedachten Fantasy-Bestseller-Serie, märchenhaft gut inszeniert von Bill Willingham (SANDMAN PRÄSENTIERT), Mark Buckingham (SANDMAN), Jim Fern (CROSSING MIDNIGHT) und Shawn McManus (SWAMP THING). ENTHÄLT: FABLES 46-51

DAS GROSSE CROSSOVER DER FANTASYBESTSELLER-SERIE! Jack Horner, der unverbesserliche Tunichtgut unter den im Exil lebenden Fables, enthüllt den anderen Legenden aus Märchen und Sagen die Existenz ihrer Schöpfer, der glottgleichen Literals – was nach der Zerstörung ihrer neuen Heimat Fabletown jedoch für noch mehr fabelhaftes Chaos bei Snow White und ihren Freunden sorgt. Darüber hinaus landet Bigby Wolf in einer Kleinstadt, die ausschließlich von Werwölfen bewohnt wird, und die haben viele düstere Geheimisse ... Ein Deluxe-Sammelband mit dem epischen Crossover des mehrfach preisgekrönten Märchen-Fantasy-Bestsellers – perfekte Comic-Lektüre für alle Fans von Sandman, inszeniert von Bill Willingham (Sandman präsentiert), Lilah Sturges (House of Mystery), Mark Buckingham (Dead Boy Detectives), Tony Akins (Wonder Woman) und anderen großartigen Künstlern! ENTHÄLT: FABLES 83-85, JACK OF FABLES 33-35, THE LITERALS 1-3, FABLES: WEREWOLVES OF THE HEARTLAND

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?

Keine Rosen ohne Dornen. Als die freien Fables aus der Normalowelt verzweifelt versuchen, sich vor der finsteren Macht des Schwarzen Mannes zu schützen, treibt es Rose Red – angeblich die Verwalterin der Farm – endlich aus ihrer lähmenden Depression, angestachelt durch eine Enthüllung aus ihrer märchenhaften Vergangenheit. Die Genesung kommt keinen Moment zu früh, denn New York erliegt mehr und mehr der Macht des Schwarzen Mannes und die Chancen für einen vernichtenden Schlag gegen ihn sinken mit jeder Stunde. Zum Glück haben die Überlebenden aus Fabletown aber die mächtigste Hexe der Welt auf ihrer Seite – und es könnte sein, dass sie noch skrupelloser ist als der Schwarze Mann.

For the first time ever, Bill Willingham''s acclaimed, Eisner Award-winning series FABLES is presented in a deluxe hardcover edition collecting issues #1-10. When a savage creature known only as the Adversary conquered the fabled lands of legends and fairy tales, all of the infamous inhabitants of folklore were forced into exile. Disguised among the normal citizens of modern-day New York, these magical characters have created their own peaceful and secret society within an exclusive luxury apartment building called Fabletown. When Snow White''s party-girl sister, Rose Red, is apparently murdered, it''s up to Fabletown''s sheriff, the reformed and pardoned Big Bad Wolf, to find the killer. Meanwhile, trouble of a different sort brews at the Fables'' upstate farm where non-human inhabitants are preaching revolution – and threatening Fabletown''s carefully nurtured secrecy.

Follows the adventures of storybook and nursery rhyme characters who live side-by-side with humans. This highly imaginative political thriller tells the modern-day story of fairy tale characters as they struggle for their freedom.

When Little Red Riding Hood walks through the gate between this world and the Fable homelands, she''s welcomed as a miraculous survivor by everyone except her old Bigby Wolf, who smells espionage and subversion. But will he be able to prove his case before disaster strikes.

The self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Fable” is finally given the five-star treatment he so richly deserves in Jack of Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book Two! Written by Fables creator Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges, this second of three prodigious volumes collects issues #17-32 of the classic series and features a special section of preliminary artwork by Braun, as well as an all-new introduction by Jack’s faithful companion, Gary (the Pathetic Fallacy). After leaving the safe but stifling confines of Fabletown for the cruel and dream-crushing streets of Hollywood, the incomparable Jack Horner (a.k.a. Jack B. Nimble, a.k.a. Jack the Giant Killer, a.k.a. Jack of the Tales) found unprecedented fame and fortune by cashing in on his own overly embellished legend—only to have it all taken away by the unforgiving enforcers of Fabletown’s laws. Now, stripped of his wealth and forced into exile, Jack must return to his roots as a wandering ne’er-do-well, chasing after easy money and easier women. But upon hitting the open road, it soon becomes clear that the Mundane world boasts dangers the likes of which even this most experienced and charming of rogues has never before faced. That’s the problem with being so naturally amazing—the rest of reality is always a disappointment! Authors Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges are joined by illustrators Russ Braun, Tony Akins, José Marzán Jr., Andrew Pepoy, Steve Leialoha and Dan Green to bring you Jack of Fables: The Deluxe Edition Book Two. Collects issues #17-32

A special 100-page anniversary issue! It''s time to put an end to Mister Dark once and for all, and time for the Fables to return home to Fabletown. For that to happen, one of the Fables agrees to take on the Dark Man in single combat! Plus, a prose story written by Mark Buckingham and illustrated by Bill Willingham, a FABLES board game and much, much more!

DER KRIEG UMS MÄRCHENLAND Die Armee eines brutalen Feindes hat die Ikonen der Märchen, Sagen und Legenden aus ihren Welten vertrieben – nach Fabletown in Manhattan und auf eine Farm in Upstate New York. Doch Blue Boy, Bigby Wolf, Prinz Charming, Sinbad und ihre Verbündeten wollen den Feind besiegen! So beginnt die entscheidende Schlacht um die Heimatländer der Fables, geführt mit Drachen, Luftschiffen und Riesen. Zudem sind Cinderella und Mowgli, zwei der fähigsten Agenten der Fables, in brandgefährlichen Missionen unterwegs ... Die große, mit über einem Dutzend Eisner Awards ausgezeichnete New York Times-Bestseller-Serie von Bill Willingham (Sandman präsentiert), illustriert von Mark Buckingham (Sandman), Niko Henrichon (Die Löwen von Bagdad), Michael Allred (iZombie), Peter Gross (Lucifer) und David Hahn (Bite Club). ENTHÄLT: FABLES 70-82

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.

Does Vampirella have a soul? That is the question being asked by an immortal wizard-king who has come to determine her fate. If she does, she will be spared. If not, he must destroy her. No matter how charming he finds her... This can''t-miss standalone tale introduces the latest member of Vampi''s spine-tingling rogues'' gallery! Eisner Award-winning fantasy maestro Bill Willingham (Fables, Robin) brings this fable to the page with a haunting cover by Bart Sears (Turok, Blade) and interiors by Giuseppe Cafaro (Justice League vs. Suicide Squad).

WINNER OF FOURTEEN EISNER AWARDS The free Fables living in the mundane world have struck a decisive blow against the Adversary, destroying one of his most valuable assets at the very heart of his empire—and setting the stage for an all-out warbetween the worlds in the process. Now, while the ruler of the Homelands licks his wounds and gathers his forces, the denizens of Fabletown have a rare chance to savor the brief peace their victory has brought them. Everyone, however, knows thatthis is just the calm before the storm—and that even the winds themselves have to choose before it''s over. Collects issues #52-59 in Bill Willingham''s Eisner Award-winning Vertigo series.

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!

Fires rage as Snow White''s makeshift Fable army shows its battle scars. But as lifeless bodies lie scattered in the streets, one witch''s deadly battle begins far above the carnage. A storm is brewing, but what it leaves in its wake may be worse than lost loved ones...

Thessaly, the fan-favorite character from THE SANDMAN: A GAME OF YOU, returns in a new miniseries by Bill Willingham and Shawn McManus. A cantankerous creature known as Fetch is sent to capture Thess and prepare her as the last supper for a pact of homeless gods. But Fetch and Thessaly both end up being chased while travelling from the fractured streets of Manhattan to the mercurial realms beneath the subway. The most powerful Thessalian witch ever may have finally met her match.

Die Gemeinschaft der Fables, die verborgen unter uns lebt, musste unter ihrem langjährigen Gegenspieler, den sie nur "den Feind" nennen, einiges erdulden. Nun wird es Zeit, die Rechnung zu präsentieren und dem Eroberer klarzumachen, dass die Kosten für die Unterwerfung der letzten Festung freier Magie zu hoch sind, selbst für ihn. Die einzige Märchengestalt, die diesen Auftrag durchführen kann, hält sich aber selbst in der Wildnis versteckt, und selbst wenn man ihn findet, wird es einige Überredungskunst kosten, ihn für den Plan zu gewinnen. Zum Glück für Fabletown wartet nicht einfach nur ein kleiner Ausflug hinter die feindlichen Linien auf Bigby Wolf. Außer den Heften 48-51 der vielfach prämierten Serie von Bill Willingham enthält dieser Band auch Karten, die den Grundbesitz der Fables in der Welt der Sterblichen zeigen.

For years, Snow White and Bigby Wolf''s cubs have grown up knowing that one of them was destined for a much greater, more grave role amongst the Fables community. But no one knew how soon it would come. When Snow and Bigby''s cub Therese receives aChristmas gift from anÂáunknown admirer, this red plastic boat magically takes her on a journey to a desolate place known as Toyland. Will Therese be their savior? Or their destroyer? FABLES VOL. 18: CUBS IN TOYLAND is the latest epic from New YorkTimes best-selling author Bill Willingham''s hit series FABLES, as the cubs learn that adventures in the land of misfit toys is much less fun than it sounds. Also collected here are all the backup stories that feature Bufkin''s exploits in the landof Oz, beautifully painted by ShawN McManus (CINDERELLA: FROM FABLETOWN WITH LOVE).

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.

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!

VON FRÖSCHEN, PRINZEN UND RITTERN Fabletown in New York City ist die letzte Bastion der Fables, Märchenfiguren, die aus den Ländern der Mythen und Sagen vertrieben wurden. Hier arbeitet Flycatcher als Hausmeister, während Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Prinz Charming und Co. den Kurs der Fables-Gemeinschaft bestimmen. Doch jetzt will Fly seinem Erbe als Froschkönig gerecht werden, um als Held mit Rüstung und Schwert Rache zu nehmen an den Mördern seiner Familie – und um die alte Heimat vom Feind zurückzuerobern! Unterstützung erhält er dabei nicht nur von einem der größten Ritter aller Zeiten ... Eine epische Storyline der vielfach preisgekrönten Fantasy-Bestseller-Serie, sagenhaft gut inszeniert von Bill Willingham (Sandman präsentiert, Batman) und Mark Buckingham (Sandman, Dead Boy Detectives). ENTHÄLT: FABLES 60-63 & 65-69

In den Überresten dessen, was einmal Fabletown war, spinnt der finstere Mister Dark ein Netz aus Furcht und Angst, das alle Fables, die ihm zu nahe kommen, zu vernichten droht. Die Fables sind abgeschnitten von ihrem Ratsbüro und seinen vielfältigen magischen Vorrichtungen und müssen sich an ihre ältesten und mächtigsten Mitglieder halten, nämlich die Hexen und Zauberer aus dem 13. Stock des Woodland, um gegen die neue Bedrohung eine Chance zu haben. Doch während sich diejenigen, die im Ratsbüro eingeschlossen sind, gegen eine ganze Armee befreiter Feinde verteidigen müssen, brechen Rivalitäten unter den Magiern aus, die die Einheit der gesamten Gruppe gefährden – und sie der Vernichtung preisgeben.

Somebody’s scouring Gotham for a very powerful book-and they’re covering their tracks with acts of horrific book-related terrorism. That book’s power flows from Fabletown…which means it’s fallen to Bigby Wolf to cross the dimensional divide and find it before it lands in the wrong hands. But unfortunately for Bigby, the Batman doesn’t take kindly to interlopers in his city-and neither man backs down easily! Collects Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #1-6.

DIE WAHRHEIT ÜBER DEN GROSSEN FEIND Viele Fables sind vor der Armee eines gewaltigen Feindes aus ihren Märchenreichen ins Exil in die Menschenwelt geflohen. Doch nun wird Blue zum maskierten Helden in den besetzten Heimatländern und stellt sich ebenso Goblins wie Drachen zum Kampf. Und dann erfährt er die ganze Wahrheit über den großen Feind der Fables! In der Welt der modernen Menschen mischt der Aufschneider Jack unterdessen Hollywood auf, und Mowgli aus dem Dschungelbuch sowie Sinbad aus den arabischen Märchen kommen nach Fabletown in New York... Ein Wendepunkt und Meilenstein des mit über einem Dutzend Eisner Awards ausgezeichneten Fantasy-Bestsellers, in Szene gesetzt von Bill Willingham (SANDMAN PRÄSENTIERT), Mark Buckingham (SANDMAN), David Hahn (BITE CLUB) und Lan Medina (Punisher). ENTHÄLT: FABLES 34-45

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.

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.

It''s a typical day back in the world from which the inhabitants of Fabletown escaped, full of war and tyranny, not to mention taxes. But in the midst of all the conquering and the slaying comes a mysterious masked man on a quest to find his lost love in part 1 of "Homelands."

In the finale to "Jack Be Nimble," Jack continues riding the Hollywood high of his new slickster lifestyle, losing sight of the enemies he''s made along the way. And the one thing you can count on in Tinseltown is that there''s always someone waiting for you to fall.

Rose Red isn''t happy. She''s pretty sure she''s going to kill her sister, who she sometimes loves, sometimes hates, and sometimes both. It''s complicated.

The Great Fables Crossover part 1! After the events of the previous arc, the Fables formerly of Fabletown hope for a brief reprieve from the coming darkness--and instead collide with another threat that may wipe out their entire existence! Continued in JACK OF FABLES #33.

After leaving the confines of Fabletown for the streets of Hollywood, the incomparable Jack Horner found fame and fortune by cashing in on his own legend-only to have it all taken away by the enforcers of Fabletown''s laws. Now, stripped of his wealth and forced into exile, Jack must return to his roots as a wandering ne''er-do-well, chasing easy money and easier women. This final volume collects issues #36-50.

The official charter of Fabletown laws holds little the government as a whole can do to interfere in family matters. Mostly this is a good thing. Once in a great while--like in this issue, for instance--it isn''t. "Snow White" part 2.

The mystery of her sister''s murder has been solved, and the guilty parties have been punished. This leaves Fabletown''s Deputy Mayor Snow White physically exhausted, spiritually drained, and in need of a big rest. So she decides to personally drive one errant Colin Piggy back up to the Farm, the remote upstate annex where the non-human Fables reside. But rest and relaxation will have to wait for our heroine. Something wicked is brewing in upstate New York and Snow White''s untimely arrival lands her in the thick of it.

Up at the Farm, things are getting dicey as the witches try one thing after another to deal with Mister Dark, only to be frustrated, halted and defeated at every turn. Meanwhile, the struggle for political power heats up as the scared Fables turn to the only one among them who''s defeated Mister Dark in the past. "Witches" part 3.

A new storyline of espionage ignites when a hooded stranger comes to Fabletown asking a lot of questions. Meanwhile, Pinocchio is in over his head, Boy Blue is in for the shock of his life, and Snow White goes incognito...sort of, in "March of the Wooden Soldiers."

1883 part 1! 1883 was the year in which the scrofulous outlaw known as "Smiling Jack Candle" and his gang of desperadoes roamed the Western Territories, robbing and pillaging as they went. None durst stand up to the miscreant, until the day that a grim-countenanced stranger rode out to face him down.