#126 Fairest In All the Land by Bill Willingham, Chris Sprouse, Fiona Meng, Renae De Liz, Adam Hugh

This graphic novel follows Cinderella as she is forced from her role as spy and into detective to find out who is killing a list of beautiful fables since Bigby is away looking for his missing kids. Part of the story goes back to the business office that was lost during the war with the magic mirror telling the story. By the end of the novel our killer is found and some things are put back to right including the lost office.  I did like the back story to Briar Rose but even that was a bit of a letdown as the fourth wall kept getting intentionally broken in the story and you were told this was a distraction to the solving of the murders. After finishing the story I was a bit dissatisfied with the murder plot and in the end it just seemed to be a way to get Fabletown back the business office without putting into the mainline stories.

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#127 Fables, Vol. 19: Snow White by Bill Willingham , Mark Buckingham

Even though Snow is on the cover and in the title the first part of the collection tells what happened to Bufkin in Oz. This does seem to cover his entire life after and he never really goes back to Fabletown. I liked it and it was a nice ending to a character in the beginning that seemed so minor but becomes a hero in the end.
Snow ends up having to deal with her former betrothed who claims to be her husband and he takes her and simply states he will kill Bigby and all their children so he can have a fresh start with her. This is legal according to the laws of the country they grew up in and that makes it binding in Fabletown until they can somehow change the laws. Rose Red works with the witches to find some way to break the magic surrounding Brandish since any attack he suffers bounces back onto Snow. By the end of story arc one problem is taken care of but a much larger problem takes it place. A rough cliffhanger ending of sorts and I don't think it is the best spot for someone to jump in but it is doable since you also get some of other Fables dealing with Geppetto in Flycatcher's Kingdom.


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