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Vertigo (2010), Paperback, 144 pages
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"Fabletown's top agent must stop illegal trafficking in supernatural artifacts. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown is exposed to the mundy world?" -- from publisher's web site.
User reviews
LibraryThing member stephmo
Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus get a chance to tell Cinderella's story in a companion piece. In the main story, Cinderella is sent to Dubai to track down magical goods to prevent them from being trafficked in the Mundy world. She meets up with Aladdin who is on the same mission for the
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independent kingdom of Baghdad (the magical one). Along the way, we get 1-2 page flashbacks of her time as a spy working for Fabletown throughout history. The story is fun and not only does it offer insight into Cindy, but a little bit into how embedded Frau Totenkinder really is when it comes to the leadership of Fabletown. Show Less
LibraryThing member fyrefly98
Summary: Everyone knows Cinderella: fairytale princess, shoe enthusiast... world-class superspy? Everyone knows her as the ditzy Fabletown shoe store owner, but in reality she's the Fables' best secret agent. There's currently an influx of magical items from the post-war Homelands into the Mundy
Review: Spy stories have never been my most favoritest thing, and Cinderella manages to combine spy story with high-level socialite chick-lit (another genre that's not top of my list.) Nevertheless, this book was good fun, if not exactly mindblowingly wonderful. If nothing else, it was a nice chance to slip into the Fables universe for an hour or so, which is always appreciated. I also really liked getting more info about Cinderella's past as a Fabletown agent, as well as the quick glimpses we catch of some of the other Fables. (In particular, it seems like we get at least a few more clues about what Frau Totenkinder's really up to, which is always fascinating.) The story was a little bit predictable, particularly towards the end, but it was a good time regardless. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: I didn't like it as much as a regular Fables volume, but if Jack annoys you, this might be a perfect answer to get more Fables into your life. While it might be readable on its own, and certainly doesn't affect the continuity of the main Fables storyline, it does presuppose a fair amount of knowledge about the Fables universe, so I'd recommend it mostly for pre-existing Fables junkies (like me!) looking to get another fix.
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world, and it's up to Cindy - with a little help from Aladdin - to track down the source... and put a stop to it.Review: Spy stories have never been my most favoritest thing, and Cinderella manages to combine spy story with high-level socialite chick-lit (another genre that's not top of my list.) Nevertheless, this book was good fun, if not exactly mindblowingly wonderful. If nothing else, it was a nice chance to slip into the Fables universe for an hour or so, which is always appreciated. I also really liked getting more info about Cinderella's past as a Fabletown agent, as well as the quick glimpses we catch of some of the other Fables. (In particular, it seems like we get at least a few more clues about what Frau Totenkinder's really up to, which is always fascinating.) The story was a little bit predictable, particularly towards the end, but it was a good time regardless. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Recommendation: I didn't like it as much as a regular Fables volume, but if Jack annoys you, this might be a perfect answer to get more Fables into your life. While it might be readable on its own, and certainly doesn't affect the continuity of the main Fables storyline, it does presuppose a fair amount of knowledge about the Fables universe, so I'd recommend it mostly for pre-existing Fables junkies (like me!) looking to get another fix.
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LibraryThing member AbundanceofBooks
Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love is a compilation of a six issue spinoff of the Fabletownseries. We are immediately reintroduced to "Cindy"; she gives a brief outline of her story as we see her kick butt on top of Big Ben and then escapes dramatically. With the mission successfully completed
Cinderella makes a stops to see Frau Totenkinder (of Hansel and Gretel fame) for some magical backup and knows on where the magical item leak is coming from. Totenkinder is able to narrow the search down to Dubai but can be no more specific. She also gives Cindy a bracelet with three charms. Once the charms are attended to an asset, Cindy can call that person to her whenever and wherever she is. Cindy makes one last stop to The Farm to see activate her charms with three of her animal assets.
Then it's off to Dubai, where she checks in to the Burj Al Arab (that big sail looking hotel) and is promptly attacked by the concierge. Turns out the concierge is Aladdin. He's been sent by the Arabian Homeland to stem the flow of magical items into the Mundy world also. They team up, and while Aladdin is too smooth and Cinderella holds an instantly unwilling to cut the prince some slack, they make a great team. The story moves at a brisk pace, lots of action, and a variety of global fables to support the story.
Some basic background information is provided in Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, but a lot also rests on the reading being familiar with and up to date with the Fabletown series. Since I'm behind on the series, there were a few spoilers, and I'll probably re-read it once I'm caught up with Fabletown.
I enjoyed Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love. It was not overly angst as the normal series can be, and it was really cool to see Cinderella as a witty and very capable spy. I enjoyed the variety of characters, and loved that it was set in Dubai - Madinat Jumeirah looked great in the book. The Aladdin/ Cinderella team up was unexpected and original, they were great together. Cinderella has a huge bias against princes, and she treats Aladdin rudely until she learns that he too was a poor boy. She becomes friendlier and there is a tiny bit of romance. The plot twists and the ending were nice. I didn't really care about the Crispin side story where he secretly sells magical shoes of his own design. Meh, didn't really do much of anything but take up pages. Other than that, good story.
On to the art. The series covers are included in the graphic novel and they are fantastic. Chrissie Zullo created wonderful covers featuring a cool and elfin Cinderella in a variety of 007-esque poses. I am not as big a fan of Shawn McManus' work. The composition of the comic panels are great, but I don't like his drawing style. People had tended to develop bizarrely large noses and creepy bags under their eyes. There were two panels, one with Beast and one with Aladdin, where they were being ernest but the guys just looked furious. It kind of jarred the story at those two points.
Verdict:
Overall a good story and nice addition to the world of Fabletown, but really is best if you are current on the main Fabletown story line. The characters were modernized in a unique way, the dialogue was humorous, and the action almost constant. I just didn't like the artwork. As a fan of the Fabletown series, I enjoyed Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love enough to overlook the shortcomings in the art and my lack of knowledge of the background story. This is a good one to pick up if your a fan of Fabletown, otherwise the story seems a bit lacking if you don't know what's going on.
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and flying home in first class, Cinderella narrates how her life has changed over the centuries. From cinders to the wife of the cheating Prince Charming, she's given up on happily ever after and has settled into the action packed life of a spy. Oh, and small business owner. Cinderella owns The Glass Slipper shoe store, who employs a very grumpy Crispin (the shoe maker from The Elves and The Shoemaker story). When she checks up on the store, Crispin complains that he needs more help, she's never around enough, and he has some ideas for shoe designs. this complaint is quickly cut off by the appearance of Beast (as in Beauty and the...). As the sheriff of Fabletown, Beast assigns Cinderella various jobs to protect and ensure the secrecy of Fabletown. This time a lot of powerful magical items from the Homelands are making it into the hands of Mundies (Mundanes - normal people like you and me). If knowledge of actual magical items were to be widely known, the safety of the Fables and Fabletown would be in danger.Cinderella makes a stops to see Frau Totenkinder (of Hansel and Gretel fame) for some magical backup and knows on where the magical item leak is coming from. Totenkinder is able to narrow the search down to Dubai but can be no more specific. She also gives Cindy a bracelet with three charms. Once the charms are attended to an asset, Cindy can call that person to her whenever and wherever she is. Cindy makes one last stop to The Farm to see activate her charms with three of her animal assets.
Then it's off to Dubai, where she checks in to the Burj Al Arab (that big sail looking hotel) and is promptly attacked by the concierge. Turns out the concierge is Aladdin. He's been sent by the Arabian Homeland to stem the flow of magical items into the Mundy world also. They team up, and while Aladdin is too smooth and Cinderella holds an instantly unwilling to cut the prince some slack, they make a great team. The story moves at a brisk pace, lots of action, and a variety of global fables to support the story.
Some basic background information is provided in Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, but a lot also rests on the reading being familiar with and up to date with the Fabletown series. Since I'm behind on the series, there were a few spoilers, and I'll probably re-read it once I'm caught up with Fabletown.
I enjoyed Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love. It was not overly angst as the normal series can be, and it was really cool to see Cinderella as a witty and very capable spy. I enjoyed the variety of characters, and loved that it was set in Dubai - Madinat Jumeirah looked great in the book. The Aladdin/ Cinderella team up was unexpected and original, they were great together. Cinderella has a huge bias against princes, and she treats Aladdin rudely until she learns that he too was a poor boy. She becomes friendlier and there is a tiny bit of romance. The plot twists and the ending were nice. I didn't really care about the Crispin side story where he secretly sells magical shoes of his own design. Meh, didn't really do much of anything but take up pages. Other than that, good story.
On to the art. The series covers are included in the graphic novel and they are fantastic. Chrissie Zullo created wonderful covers featuring a cool and elfin Cinderella in a variety of 007-esque poses. I am not as big a fan of Shawn McManus' work. The composition of the comic panels are great, but I don't like his drawing style. People had tended to develop bizarrely large noses and creepy bags under their eyes. There were two panels, one with Beast and one with Aladdin, where they were being ernest but the guys just looked furious. It kind of jarred the story at those two points.
Verdict:
Overall a good story and nice addition to the world of Fabletown, but really is best if you are current on the main Fabletown story line. The characters were modernized in a unique way, the dialogue was humorous, and the action almost constant. I just didn't like the artwork. As a fan of the Fabletown series, I enjoyed Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love enough to overlook the shortcomings in the art and my lack of knowledge of the background story. This is a good one to pick up if your a fan of Fabletown, otherwise the story seems a bit lacking if you don't know what's going on.
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LibraryThing member josh314
I like Cindy a lot as a character but this volume fell a little flat for me. The main story didn't quite have enough to it for me and the subplot involving Crispin was weak. Still, the background stuff on Cindy is entertaining as well as a smidge more development of Frau Totenkinder. Finally, the
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cover art for this series (by Chrissie Zullo) is pretty excellent. I've heard that Zullo is doing the covers for the next Cindy miniseries, too. Show Less
LibraryThing member zzshupinga
The Fables universe has long been one of my favorite continuing comic stories. The depth and breadth of the characters, the fantastic storylines, and the imagery is absolutely fantastic. And then I heard about this spin off of Cinderella into her own short little series and I was hesitant. It
When artifacts from the Homelands start surfacing in the modern world only one fable can find out what’s going on. Cinderella, Fabletown’s top secret spy and their best dressed agent. But she may not be the only agent on the case. And there are rumors...dark rumors of a powerful magical force lurking about in surprise. So not only does Cindy have to go out and find out what’s going on before Fabletown is exposed, she also has to worry about Crispin and her shoe store! Seems that he thinks he should run things. What’s a girl to do? Kick butt, take no prisoners, and save the world of course.
Just like the regular series I love that the characters are turned on their head a bit. While Bill created the character of Cindy as super spy, Chris’s story has really brought her to life. He gives her a backstory, letting readers see the amount of depth that the character really has. The story itself is well told super spy story, ala James Bondish...except I think Cindy is a much better spy than James Bond. I mean after all who would expect a simple shoe store owner to be able to kick that much butt? I’m sure Bill signed off on what Chris was planning (Bill does have to keep writing the Fables universe after all), but Chris adds some really nice twists and turns in this story making use of some classic Fables misconceptions. I also really like the addition of (minor spoiler) Aladdin as a foil for Cindy to play off of. The one downside to the story...the Crispin aspect. I’d have prefered to see that as a separate story almost than one mixed in with what Cindy is up to. It just interrupts the flow of the rest of the story a bit.
The artwork is classic Fables capturing the characters in all of the style and elegance they deserve. Shawn draws a number of action sequences in this collection, with Cindy kicking butt seemingly every other page and the details that he gives to the characters are absolutely perfect. Hair flying in the breeze, skirts/dresses billowing out, and I can believe that the characters are really fighting. I also really enjoyed the depiction of Aladdin’s all powerful genie. Its only one panel, but its a fantastic image. The one weak point of the artwork, for me at least, are the depictions of the animal characters. They just appear too cartoony next to the human characters, the Marquis De Carabas in particular. It’s just a bit jarring. Luckily they don’t show up that much in the collection. I also want to make mention of Chrissie Zullo’s covers for the series. I love her art style that captures Cindy as almost vulnerable, but an edge of hardness. She really plays up the James Bond aspect of Cindy.
I really enjoyed this collection and it’s a great addition to the Fables Universe and I can’t wait to see what the next volume is like. I recommend this collection to and fan of Fables and if you haven’t read Fables yet (why the heck not?) this is pretty good introduction to the series.
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wasn’t Bill Willingham writing it...would it be good? Needless to say my fears were unfounded as Chris Roberson creates a fantastic story for Cinderella, Fabletown’s ultimate spy. The story is well written and the art is fantastic. So hang on for an adventure with a spy.When artifacts from the Homelands start surfacing in the modern world only one fable can find out what’s going on. Cinderella, Fabletown’s top secret spy and their best dressed agent. But she may not be the only agent on the case. And there are rumors...dark rumors of a powerful magical force lurking about in surprise. So not only does Cindy have to go out and find out what’s going on before Fabletown is exposed, she also has to worry about Crispin and her shoe store! Seems that he thinks he should run things. What’s a girl to do? Kick butt, take no prisoners, and save the world of course.
Just like the regular series I love that the characters are turned on their head a bit. While Bill created the character of Cindy as super spy, Chris’s story has really brought her to life. He gives her a backstory, letting readers see the amount of depth that the character really has. The story itself is well told super spy story, ala James Bondish...except I think Cindy is a much better spy than James Bond. I mean after all who would expect a simple shoe store owner to be able to kick that much butt? I’m sure Bill signed off on what Chris was planning (Bill does have to keep writing the Fables universe after all), but Chris adds some really nice twists and turns in this story making use of some classic Fables misconceptions. I also really like the addition of (minor spoiler) Aladdin as a foil for Cindy to play off of. The one downside to the story...the Crispin aspect. I’d have prefered to see that as a separate story almost than one mixed in with what Cindy is up to. It just interrupts the flow of the rest of the story a bit.
The artwork is classic Fables capturing the characters in all of the style and elegance they deserve. Shawn draws a number of action sequences in this collection, with Cindy kicking butt seemingly every other page and the details that he gives to the characters are absolutely perfect. Hair flying in the breeze, skirts/dresses billowing out, and I can believe that the characters are really fighting. I also really enjoyed the depiction of Aladdin’s all powerful genie. Its only one panel, but its a fantastic image. The one weak point of the artwork, for me at least, are the depictions of the animal characters. They just appear too cartoony next to the human characters, the Marquis De Carabas in particular. It’s just a bit jarring. Luckily they don’t show up that much in the collection. I also want to make mention of Chrissie Zullo’s covers for the series. I love her art style that captures Cindy as almost vulnerable, but an edge of hardness. She really plays up the James Bond aspect of Cindy.
I really enjoyed this collection and it’s a great addition to the Fables Universe and I can’t wait to see what the next volume is like. I recommend this collection to and fan of Fables and if you haven’t read Fables yet (why the heck not?) this is pretty good introduction to the series.
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LibraryThing member Krumbs
I'm so glad we got a mini featuring this character! Among the wider storyline of Fables, some of the more interesting characters' stories get lost; this one was worth taking the time to tell it. And another mini is on the way!
LibraryThing member Sugar_and_Snark
In this spinoff Cinderella is not the typical Cinderella I have come to known through the years, as it takes place after the whole dealings with the lost glass slipper, marrying this prince etc. Cinderella is now a divorced spy that owns a shoe shop called The Glass Slipper! And get this... her
But let me not give everything away. Cinderella goes on one hell of an adventure with a swoon worthy hero (think flying carpets and Arabian nights) and some interesting talking animal sidekicks! And on top of this she has to deal with a shoe sales assistant that thinks he can run her business anyway he wants.
And although I didn't think the illustrations were as good as they could have been, the story more than made up for it. Loved it!
Illustrations: 3.5 stars
Story: 5 stars
Overall: 5 stars
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handler is Beast from Beauty and the Beast!But let me not give everything away. Cinderella goes on one hell of an adventure with a swoon worthy hero (think flying carpets and Arabian nights) and some interesting talking animal sidekicks! And on top of this she has to deal with a shoe sales assistant that thinks he can run her business anyway he wants.
And although I didn't think the illustrations were as good as they could have been, the story more than made up for it. Loved it!
Illustrations: 3.5 stars
Story: 5 stars
Overall: 5 stars
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LibraryThing member JWarren42
Just about as clever an idea as it's possible to have. Cinderella as spy, flying in the face of lots of the gender stereotypes that the original fable creates? Genius. McManus' art is, for the most part, mindblowing (there are a couple of glitchy panels, but that might be the inker). I sort of
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wanted it to keep going, but I know there's a sequel. HIGHLY recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member kristenn
I've been reading Fables all along and I do love the concept of Cinderella's character, but the story itself was disappointingly insubstantial. I've really enjoyed the Arabian Knights fables and Aladdin was a great choice as co-star, so there's that.
The second half seemed rushed, which was a
Probably the biggest downfall was the art, though. I appreciated that so many characters were just average-looking, and that such a variety of appearances, but it was a problem that there was so much variety in the appearances of the two main characters. And he gives a little too much attention to noses.
The second half seemed rushed, which was a
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greater weakness than its predictability. The side plot back at the shoe store was just annoying, however classically-based. Not least because the staffer provoked zilch sympathy. The flashbacks to past capers at the beginning of each issue (more of a distraction when you're reading it in trade) were a better idea than execution and retconning her into the Frankenstein story was pointless. (That or my memory is worse than I thought.)Probably the biggest downfall was the art, though. I appreciated that so many characters were just average-looking, and that such a variety of appearances, but it was a problem that there was so much variety in the appearances of the two main characters. And he gives a little too much attention to noses.
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LibraryThing member -Eva-
Supernatural artifacts from the Homelands start to appear in the Mundy world and secret agent Cinderella is sent to discover and stop the leak. Although not quite as great as the regular Fables stories, this is beautifully drawn and has quite a few great action moments. It's quite good for a
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thriller/spy story and Cindy is a great character who fits the shoes of her secret persona perfectly. I also enjoyed the side-story with Cindy's assistant Crispin as is quite funny as well as works to tie the two parts together to make a coherent whole. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
Cinderella has gotten her series. It covers her time working as an undercover spy for fable town. The reader also gets a glimpse at the inner workings of Cinderella's shoe store.
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
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definitely kind of awesome in his way. I also thought that the story of the shoemaker working for Cinderella was a great comedic relief. Show Less
LibraryThing member Bert.Cielen
In this spin-off from "Fables", Cinderella is... James Bond! So when you mix that with magic et al, that could end up being a great mix, right? Yes, it could, but somehow the "Fables"-side of this series is weak and unconvincing and even predictable, especially her cover story -- she runs a shoe
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store called "The Glass Slipper". That sub-plot just annoys and never really gets anywhere. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
Cinderella has gotten her series. It covers her time working as an undercover spy for fable town. The reader also gets a glimpse at the inner workings of Cinderella's shoe store.
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
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definitely kind of awesome in his way. I also thought that the story of the shoemaker working for Cinderella was a great comedic relief. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
Cinderella has gotten her series. It covers her time working as an undercover spy for fable town. The reader also gets a glimpse at the inner workings of Cinderella's shoe store.
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
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definitely kind of awesome in his way. I also thought that the story of the shoemaker working for Cinderella was a great comedic relief. Show Less
LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
One of Fabletown’s most renowned beauties, Cinderella is more than the pretty faced globe-trotter that she appears to be. She is a master spy for Fabletown with centuries of experience behind her. Her current mission finds her partnered with Aladdin (or lamp-boy as she calls him) and together
This was a lively action story with lots of humor. Cinderella is a woman to be admired. She knows how to get out of tight spots and even has undercover “assets” that she can call on. She and Aladdin have great chemistry together and the actual villain of the piece was a stroke of genius. Looking forward to more about Cinderella in the next issue.
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they are searching for a villain who smuggling magical artifacts out of the Fablelands.This was a lively action story with lots of humor. Cinderella is a woman to be admired. She knows how to get out of tight spots and even has undercover “assets” that she can call on. She and Aladdin have great chemistry together and the actual villain of the piece was a stroke of genius. Looking forward to more about Cinderella in the next issue.
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LibraryThing member EJAYS17
From Fabletown With Love is a collection of a 6 issue standalone Fables related series starting Cinderella. It's the first Fables related project I've seen where the writing duties have not been handled by Bill Willingham. Novelist Chris Roberson handles the words in this one. I think it may have
As indicated by the title Cinderella of glass slipper, Fairy Godmother, pumpkin coach fame, is Fabletown's version of James Bond. Cindy has been a secret agent for over 200 years, she was initiated by Fabletown's long term sheriff Bigby Wolf. As you can imagine with a couple of centuries to hone your skils you can get pretty good at something.
Cindy's espionage activities are not known to the Fables at large, only a select few are aware of what she does when she's not in Fabletown, the rest think she's a gadabout, shoe shop proprietress. The shop is amusingly enough called The Glass Slipper. During its owner's frequent absences the shop is managed by the much put upon Crispin Cordwainer.
The current sheriff Beast (yes the same one that married Beauty) gives the missions out to Cindy and the community's most proficient and dangerous magic user Frau Totenkinder (remember all those wicked witches in the stories? Hansel & Gretel, etc.... that's Frau Totenkinder) provides Cindy with some sort of magical gadgetry, kind of like an old female version of Q, with knitting.
The mission detailed in this series takes Cinderella to the Arabian Nights homeland, where she's paired up with Ala Al-Din, or as we know him, Aladdin. The two are trying to find a cartel that is selling magical artefacts to Mundy's in exchange for high powered automatic weapons.
The story in the here and now is intercut with shorter episodes from Cindy's past, ranging from France in the early 19th century to East Germany in the 1960's.
There's also a side story in Fabletown involving Crispin's attempts to make a name for himself in the magical shoe industry by making a deal with elves. This has hilarious consequences when, as expected, the elves maliciously cheat the naive clerk.
It's a well written addition and a worthy one. If for whatever reason Willingham cannot write the book he's got a ready-made replacement in Chris Roberson. It was a great story, very funny at times with plenty of pop culture references and while it also references other Fables books, events and characters it stands well enough on its own for the reader not to have to have read the main book. There's also a well handled relationship between Aladdin and Cinderella.
This is one I'd advise anyone who has read Fables to get and enjoy.
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been his pet project. The pencils are provided by Fables regular guest artist Shawn McManus.As indicated by the title Cinderella of glass slipper, Fairy Godmother, pumpkin coach fame, is Fabletown's version of James Bond. Cindy has been a secret agent for over 200 years, she was initiated by Fabletown's long term sheriff Bigby Wolf. As you can imagine with a couple of centuries to hone your skils you can get pretty good at something.
Cindy's espionage activities are not known to the Fables at large, only a select few are aware of what she does when she's not in Fabletown, the rest think she's a gadabout, shoe shop proprietress. The shop is amusingly enough called The Glass Slipper. During its owner's frequent absences the shop is managed by the much put upon Crispin Cordwainer.
The current sheriff Beast (yes the same one that married Beauty) gives the missions out to Cindy and the community's most proficient and dangerous magic user Frau Totenkinder (remember all those wicked witches in the stories? Hansel & Gretel, etc.... that's Frau Totenkinder) provides Cindy with some sort of magical gadgetry, kind of like an old female version of Q, with knitting.
The mission detailed in this series takes Cinderella to the Arabian Nights homeland, where she's paired up with Ala Al-Din, or as we know him, Aladdin. The two are trying to find a cartel that is selling magical artefacts to Mundy's in exchange for high powered automatic weapons.
The story in the here and now is intercut with shorter episodes from Cindy's past, ranging from France in the early 19th century to East Germany in the 1960's.
There's also a side story in Fabletown involving Crispin's attempts to make a name for himself in the magical shoe industry by making a deal with elves. This has hilarious consequences when, as expected, the elves maliciously cheat the naive clerk.
It's a well written addition and a worthy one. If for whatever reason Willingham cannot write the book he's got a ready-made replacement in Chris Roberson. It was a great story, very funny at times with plenty of pop culture references and while it also references other Fables books, events and characters it stands well enough on its own for the reader not to have to have read the main book. There's also a well handled relationship between Aladdin and Cinderella.
This is one I'd advise anyone who has read Fables to get and enjoy.
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LibraryThing member booklover3258
I actually enjoyed this spin-off of Cinderella the spy. The artwork was great as well as the story. Cindie goes on a trip to Dubai to find out why magical items are being hoarded in one particular area. She teams up with Aladdin and definitely has an adventure! Looking forward to reading the rest
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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
Cinderella has gotten her series. It covers her time working as an undercover spy for fable town. The reader also gets a glimpse at the inner workings of Cinderella's shoe store.
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
Cinderella as a spy is definitely interesting. I love the peak into the Arabian Nights fairy tale and Aladdin is
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definitely kind of awesome in his way. I also thought that the story of the shoemaker working for Cinderella was a great comedic relief. Show Less
LibraryThing member Silvernfire
It's always been fun watching Fables play with the idea of Cinderella as a secret agent. It's fun here, too, but be warned that there just isn't much substance to this story. Cindy and her partner don't have much trouble tracing the villainous plot back to its source, and Cindy always conveniently
I ended up liking some of the little things about the book, though. I love Chrissie Zullo's covers. The glimpses of Cindy's past adventures were entertaining. Glimpses of minor Fables were also done subtly, which I appreciated (Rapunzel's hair grows throughout the day, but no character is forced to explain this in so many words to the reader).
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has just the right magical trick at hand to get herself out of dangerous situations. The subplot with Cindy's assistant back in Fabletown just didn't mesh well with the rest of the story.I ended up liking some of the little things about the book, though. I love Chrissie Zullo's covers. The glimpses of Cindy's past adventures were entertaining. Glimpses of minor Fables were also done subtly, which I appreciated (Rapunzel's hair grows throughout the day, but no character is forced to explain this in so many words to the reader).
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LibraryThing member wanderlustlover
I didn't love this one a whole lot more, but I read it first, so I was more optimistic about where it was going and what would happen. I loved the shoe store, and the tiny asides, and how she made her choices, remorselessly.
Awards
Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (Selection — 2012)
Language
Original publication date
2010
Physical description
144 p.; 10.28 inches
ISBN
1401227503 / 9781401227500
Local notes
When supernatural artifacts from the Homelands begin surfacing in the modern world, it falls to Cinderella, Fabletown's best kept (and best dressed) secret agent to stop the illegal trafficking. But can Cindy foil the dark plot before Fabletown and its hidden, exiled inhabitants are exposed once and for all? And how does her long lost Fairy Godmother factor into the equation?