Description
"The worlds of FABLES and THE UNWRITTEN collide in the epic comic event by Mike Carey and Bill Willingham! Tommy Taylor is thrust into the world of Vertigo's hit series Fables! But a dark and terrible foe has seized the fairy-tale homelands and our world. In desperation, the witches of Fabletown gather to summon the greatest mage the worlds have ever seen. But they are in for an unpleasant surprise"--
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2014-07-29
Physical description
26 cm
Publication
New York, NY : DC Comics/Vertigo, [2014]
ISBN
9781401246945
Local notes
In a timeline where the North Wind declines to fight Mr. Dark and Dark as a consequence conquers the world, the Fabletown refugees are close to giving up, and they call for aid and summon ... Tom Taylor.
Canon for the "Unwritten" series, but in an alternate timeline for the "Fables" continuity.
Canon for the "Unwritten" series, but in an alternate timeline for the "Fables" continuity.
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LibraryThing member Glennis.LeBlanc
I picked this up solely because it was a Fables crossover. I've never read any of The Unwritten so I'm sure I missed a few things in there. As a Fables only reader this read as a 5 issue copy of the old What If? series that Marvel produced. In this arc Mr Dark is alive and well and living with Snow
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White and the cubs are taking after him. Bigby is in the dungeon and the last of the Fables are being hunted down from hiding spot to hiding spot losing more of their people each time. The 13th floor coven use magic to pull some help from elsewhere and that is The Unwritten tie-in. I enjoyed it but I'm not sure if I will track down the other series. Maybe when I have more time I'll give them a shot. Digital copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley
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LibraryThing member fyrefly98
Summary: Tom Taylor has accepted that he - the son of the author of a series of children's books starring the boy wizard Tommy Taylor - has begun to accept the power of storytelling and to fight agains the cabal that seeks to end that power forever. But then, as he's close to discovering the source
Review: Oh, very good. The Unwritten and Fables share sufficient creative DNA that it seems almost inevitable that there would be a crossover eventually. (Fables has mined just about every other story for characters - Harry Potter couldn't have been far down the list.) And they make the most of it, interweaving the idea of what Fables are and why they exist into the idea of the Leviathan and the power of storytelling that fuels the Unwritten story. It was a little bit hard initially to place this in the Fables chronology - it takes place more-or-less during The Dark Ages, but the world's not quite the same as it is in the main Fables storyline, so reconciling what was going on with my (admittedly spotty) memory of what had gone on was a bit of a challenge. Because it's taking place in the Fables universe (which of course is just one of many story universe contained in The Unwritten, and oops there I've gone down the metaphysical rabbit hole), and with so much of the Fables team contributing to the crossover, it almost felt more like Fables than like The Unwritten, which was probably contributing to my cognitive dissonance over how it fit (or didn't) into the current Fables timeline. But overall, it taps into the best of the stuff that makes both series so resonant and so powerful. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: I don't know how well the crossover would work unless you're (relatively) caught up on both series, but then again, anyone who likes Fables should be reading The Unwritten anyways, and vice versa.
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of that power, he gets pulled into another fight by the witches of Fabletown. They are facing Mr. Dark, Boy Blue is dead, Bigby is in chains, and Snow has turned to the dark side, and they need a warrior of great power… but what they get is Tom. But what is he, if not another incarnation of a story about a wizard who vanquishes the dark one… and what are the Fables made of, if not stories?Review: Oh, very good. The Unwritten and Fables share sufficient creative DNA that it seems almost inevitable that there would be a crossover eventually. (Fables has mined just about every other story for characters - Harry Potter couldn't have been far down the list.) And they make the most of it, interweaving the idea of what Fables are and why they exist into the idea of the Leviathan and the power of storytelling that fuels the Unwritten story. It was a little bit hard initially to place this in the Fables chronology - it takes place more-or-less during The Dark Ages, but the world's not quite the same as it is in the main Fables storyline, so reconciling what was going on with my (admittedly spotty) memory of what had gone on was a bit of a challenge. Because it's taking place in the Fables universe (which of course is just one of many story universe contained in The Unwritten, and oops there I've gone down the metaphysical rabbit hole), and with so much of the Fables team contributing to the crossover, it almost felt more like Fables than like The Unwritten, which was probably contributing to my cognitive dissonance over how it fit (or didn't) into the current Fables timeline. But overall, it taps into the best of the stuff that makes both series so resonant and so powerful. 4 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: I don't know how well the crossover would work unless you're (relatively) caught up on both series, but then again, anyone who likes Fables should be reading The Unwritten anyways, and vice versa.
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LibraryThing member bearlyr
This was a fun read, but also a bit predictable. Mister Dark was an interesting and complex character, adding dimension to the story. While I would gladly read other stories in the series, they would not be at the top of my list.
LibraryThing member Bodagirl
This is a book you will either love or hate. I happen to be in the later category, becuase instead of a crossover, it's a guest appearance that was then unwritten.
I would have loved more interaction between Tom (not Tommy) and the Fables characters; I think they would have a pot to teach each
Also the reading order on the Fables + Series Goodreads page is wrong; It puts Unwritten Vol. 9 after Fables Vol. 11, but it's more of a stand in for Fables Vol. 17.
I would have loved more interaction between Tom (not Tommy) and the Fables characters; I think they would have a pot to teach each
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other about how stories interact with the world. On top of that, the story was so disjointed and removed from both stories lines that I was just WTF the entire time. I'm just disappointed in the outcome of a great crossover concept. Also the reading order on the Fables + Series Goodreads page is wrong; It puts Unwritten Vol. 9 after Fables Vol. 11, but it's more of a stand in for Fables Vol. 17.
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LibraryThing member ritaer
Tom is attempting to heal Leviathan but is diverted into land of Fables and sounds final trumpet