Fables (Vertigo)

Fables
Cover page of Legends in Exile
Publication information
Publisher	Vertigo
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Ongoing Series
Genre	Contemporary fantasy, dark fantasy, urban fantasy
Publication date	July 2002 – July 2015
Number of issues	150
Main character(s)	Bigby Wolf, Snow White, Boy Blue, Rose Red
Creative team
Writer(s)	Bill Willingham
Penciller(s)	Lan Medina, Mark Buckingham Steve Leialoha, Craig Hamilton
Letterer(s)	Todd Klein
Creator(s)	Bill Willingham Lan Medina

Fables was a comic book series published by DC Comics's Vertigo imprint beginning in 2002. The series deals with various people from fairy tales and folklore – referring to themselves as "Fables" – who have been forced out of their Homelands by "The Adversary" who has conquered the realm. The Fables have traveled to our world and formed a clandestine community in New York City known as Fabletown. Fables who are unable to blend in with human society (such as monsters and anthropomorphic animals) live at "the Farm" in upstate New York.

A principal character is the Big Bad Wolf (calling himself "Bigby"), who has not only reformed, but gained the ability to take on a more human appearance, and serves as Fabletown's sheriff at the series' beginning. Many other casting characters have also been reformed in such a way to preserve their natural state from past "fable" descriptions.

Earlier story arcs each take on the form of a different genre: the first is a murder mystery, the next a conspiracy thriller, and then a caper story.

Various artists have worked on the title. The covers were done by James Jean, who left the book after issue 81. João Ruas took over as cover artist after Jean left the series. The majority of the interior work has been done by Mark Buckingham, who reportedly will be given the reins to the story if Willingham becomes unable to continue it. Other artists include: Bryan Talbot, Lan Medina, P. Craig Russell, Mike Allred, Craig Hamilton, and Linda Medley.

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