Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love
March 8, 2010
No doubt about it Fables is my favorite comic book series. I was only introduced to it a few years ago, but as soon as I read my first issue I was hooked and caught up as fast as I could! When I heard there was a Cinderella miniseries spin-off, I was a bit hesitant to read it. Why? Well, because I read a few of the Jack of Fables (another Fables spin-off )and hated them so, I thought this would be another disapointment. Wrong! Cinderella is awesome. before it was released the author described it as “It’s ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ meets ‘Sex in the City,’” and told us that it “would answer the question of what happened to Cinderella’s fairy godmother.” The first four issues of the series built the story up and gave us background on Cinderella, how she got where she is, about her current mission, and introduced us to her allies, including her main squeeze, Aladdin. It’s not until the 5th issue, which I JUST finished reading, that we see the fairy godmother. And what a surprise it was to see her! I definitely wasn’t expecting her to be there…were you?!
If you haven’t checked this comic out, please do! The art is beautiful, as is most Fable related comics. And even though Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, is not written or co-written by fables writer, Bill Willingham, it is still a great story. Chris Roberson, does a great job at telling the story and really giving us a great portrayal of Cinderella. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
