Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham
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Author: Bill Willingham, Mark BuckinghamBrand: DC / Vertigo
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-06-28
ISBN: 1401210007
Number of pages: 144
Publisher: Vertigo
Book Reviews of Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Book Review: More Legends to Be Exiled
Summary: 5 Stars
Bill Willingham's Fables is an amazing series. This collection brings us up to th 47th issue, and so far, not a single one has been bad. It started off great and kept getting better. March of the Wooden Soldiers, the story arc collected in the fourth collection of the same name, is one of the most phenomenal stories I've ever read (and I will continue to praise it in my reviews, seeing as how, for some reason, Amazon won't let me post a review for that collection), and while the Homelands arc was a bit weaker (in my opinion), it was still great, and it showed us an enormous revelation that will affect the course of the series for years. Though, in addition to finding out the identity of the Adversary, the power-hungry emporor who forced the Fables such as Snow White, Bigby Wolf, Prince Charming, Jack Horner, and Boy Blue to flee their homes and journey to our world, we saw that he was nowhere close to finishing his conquoring. It took him nearly 1,000 years to fully take over the lands of European Fables, and now he has set his sights on the Homelands of the Arabian Fables, which includes residents such as Sinbad, Aladdin, and Ali Baba.
As the Arabian worlds begin to fall to the mighty armies of the Adversary, the Arabian Fables send Sinbad as an envoy to Fabletown in order to figure out how to accomodate the many new exiles to come. However, when he arrives, along with a bodyguard and a sorceror, a culture clash of epic proportions is ignited between the Arabians, who are fresh out of the Homelands and the Europeans, who have had 1,000 to assimilate to modern-day American culture. And when Sheriff Beast learns that the Arabians brought a D'Jinn (known in the West as a genie) with them, Mayor Prince Charming is forced to regard that as an act of war.
But alongside the Arabic situation, Charming and Deputy Mayor Beauty have to deal with their own residents who are fed up with the way that Charming is running Fabletown. While Beast has gotten used to his role as sheriff, Charming is still regretting his decision to unseat King Cole as the mayor. The political intrigue is just as interesting as ever as Charming is forced to deal two very unhappy camps.
The 4-issue Arabian Fables arc is followed by a 2-part story that takes place in the Arabian Homelands, and is told from the perspective of two of the Adversary's wooden servants. The wooden soldiers of the Empire were introduced in March of the Wooden Soldiers, and we saw them as exceptionally powerful and merciless footsoldiers. Well, after seeing things from their point of view, we learn that our original assessment of them was completely right. However, two subjects, a soldier named Rodney and a nurse named June begin to show human emotions, which are regarded by the wooden soldiers as being among the worst things that have to do with being human. The wooden soldiers discuss at length their disgust with humanity; humans must eat (shoving dead animal and plant matter into one hole), must excrete waste material (out of another hole), must sleep one third of each day, and are easily injured. However, the story of Rodney and June is both moving and bizarre, and the conclusion may have many consequences for the residents of Fabletown.
Arabian Nights (and Days) may be the best collection of Fables since March of the Wooden Soldiers. While there is no major revelation, many potential future storylines are set up in these 6 issues, and numerous moments of character development occur, one of which may cause a lot of trouble between two characters.
Summary of Fables Vol. 7: Arabian Nights (and Days)
Collecting issues #42-47 of writer Bill Willingham's Eisner Award-winning creation, 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 Fabletown and 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.Fantasy Books
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