Fables Returns!
BY: DC Publicity
Thursday, June 10th, 2021
Fables Returns!
DC Announces Continuation of Bill Willingham’s Creator-Owned Hit withFables #151 andBatman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham
Once upon a time, fans met the characters of Fabletown, the hidden city populated by legendary heroes and villains of fairy tales and folklore. Now, in celebration of its upcoming 20th anniversary, the bestselling seriesFables is picking up where it left off—and expanding into the DC Universe.
First, on sale in September,Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in GothamseesFables’s infamous sleuth Bigby Wolf go head-to-head with the world’s greatest detective, Batman, in this six-issue spinoff miniseries from DC Black Label. Written by Bill Willingham with pencils by Brian Level, inks by Jay Leisten, and colors by Lee Loughridge, this crossover detective story will delight fans of both Batman and Fables—or fans who just love a good noir mystery.
“I’ve wanted to do this since the very first year ofFables,” says writer Bill Willingham. “Why? Because Batman is a detective, and Bigby is a detective, and I love a well-crafted story crossing over characters from two different fictional worlds. It’s automatically a fish-out-of-water story for at least one of the main characters, and that sort of story always works. Plus, I knew from the very beginning ofFables that my fictional universe would allow for many ways to get Bigby Wolf into the DCU and Gotham City. Even though those cosmic story structures wouldn’t be introduced in theFables books for a year or more, they were baked in from the very beginning.”
Then, on sale the first week of May 2022, the main story line continues withFables #151—just in time for the 20th anniversary ofFables #1.Fables #151 is the first installment of “The Black Forest,” a 12-issue arc that picks up where the story left off inFables #150, and is also a perfect jumping-on point for new readers. The series also reunites the core creative team, with pencils by Mark Buckingham, inks by Steve Leialoha, colors by Lee Loughridge, and letters by Todd Klein.
“We introduce a great new character and catch up with many of our most beloved characters from the previous issues,” says writer and creator Bill Willingham. “Mark Buckingham has agreed to draw all twelve issues of this tale and I believe he’s doing the best work of his career. Yes, I know I’ve said that several times before, but can I help it if he keeps getting better and better?”
Bill Willingham’s return to DC will also includeCursemas, a 48-page standalone holiday special featuring the Justice League.
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