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Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince (original 2008; edition 2008)

by Bill Willingham, Mark Buckingham (Illustrator)

Series: Bill Willingham's Fables (Vol. 10, Issues 60-69), Fables 2002-2015 (#60-69)

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With war looming between the forces of the Adversary and the free Fables living in the mundane world, everything now depends on a humble janitor known as Flycatcher. Released from centuries of trauma-induced amnesia, Prince Ambrose (as he was known in happier times) faces a long and difficult road-one that will take him through the lands of the dead and into the heart of the enemy's realm. Once there, this unassuming and unlikely hero will face his greatest and most arduous test-and the future of both Fabletown and the Homelands will turn on the outcome.… (more)
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Title:Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince
Authors:Bill Willingham
Other authors:Mark Buckingham (Illustrator)
Info:Vertigo (2008), Paperback, 240 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:****
Tags:comic, fairy tale adaptation, series

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Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince by Bill Willingham (Author) (2008)

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I'm a biased little fangirl here. Fables AND Arthurian Legends AND The Frog Prince? Yes, sign me up, tie my down, keep it forever. I love, love, loved this storyline. I like how it worked. I like the cost, I like the sacrifices, I like what it was hinting at leading up to eventually.



(My only later sadness is how we never saw the culmination use of Gretel.)

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  wanderlustlover | Dec 26, 2022 |
Flycatcher gets his own awesome story arc-wonderful! ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
Finally, yes, finally! This was a long time coming, and it felt so god damn good. ( )
  bdgamer | Sep 10, 2021 |
[b:Fables, Vol. 10: The Good Prince|2147714|Fables, Vol. 10 The Good Prince|Bill Willingham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375393788l/2147714._SY75_.jpg|2153206]. The story of Ambrose (Flycatcher).

In a nut shell: he finds the ghost of Lancelot (yes, that Lancelot), Excaliber (yes, that Excaliber), saves a bunch of damned Fable souls, and makes a kingdom where anyone who wants to sit out the coming war can be safe. If you'd have said that was his coming storyline when we first met him, I'd have thought you mad.

It's kind of a crazy escalation of power, but for Fly it actually really works. He's a fun character. And as powered us as he is, I don't think we have to worry much about him 'breaking' things in the coming war.

A powerful story.

Cool scenes and spoilers ahoy:



Boy Blue telling him this is such an interesting idea. He's really quiet the vetern for all he still looks like a boy. And he has a point. All the magic in the world can't stop a large enough army.



Huh. So [b:Jack of Fables, Vol. 1: The (Nearly) Great Escape|21341|Jack of Fables, Vol. 1 The (Nearly) Great Escape|Bill Willingham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1375393716l/21341._SY75_.jpg|2239934] goes here? Sure. It works.



The art style is weird, but the story is cute. I totally understand Bigby here. Six (seven) kids. Man.



They're so adorably children. A spirit of wind... farts really good.



Turns out it's all a proxy war between two crazy powerful individuals, even if they powers involved don't both know it yet. I wonder if she's full of it or if that's how it's actually going to come to be?



All of this, Fabletown and their resistance having a chance, comes from the kindness Snow White and Rose Red showed to a woman then found burnt in an oven one time. Fascinating.



"Watching the Fly show" is such a funny idea. He's off building a kingdom in one of the most fantastic magical ways he could and they're all watching it on a magical TV.



A neutral party of sorts, even if he did cut off a huge part of Geppetto's power once again. I wonder if Geppetto will try to invade (again) and bring Fly back into the war.



Previously on... the Fly Show



Playing Flycatcher. That really does put it in perspective. He's become a Fable among the Fables now. ( )
  jpv0 | Jul 21, 2021 |
Seriously, any series that's good through ten collected volumes has my attention long term. I'm amazingly pleased with this run, and look forward to the remaining volumes. ( )
  wetdryvac | Mar 2, 2021 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Willingham, BillAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Alexovich, AaronIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Buckingham, MarkIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Leialoha, SteveIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Pepoy, AndrewIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Jean, JamesCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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To my dear friend and colleague Mark Buckingham, who has been Fly's champion from day one and who has remained steadfastly determined to someday end Fly's days as a mere background character. This story is all his fault. --Bill Willingham
For Irma, supporting me through the bigest FABLES epic so far, and for all my new friends in Asturias and throughout Spain. --Mark Buckingham
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With war looming between the forces of the Adversary and the free Fables living in the mundane world, everything now depends on a humble janitor known as Flycatcher. Released from centuries of trauma-induced amnesia, Prince Ambrose (as he was known in happier times) faces a long and difficult road-one that will take him through the lands of the dead and into the heart of the enemy's realm. Once there, this unassuming and unlikely hero will face his greatest and most arduous test-and the future of both Fabletown and the Homelands will turn on the outcome.

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