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The Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire

by Bill Willingham, Shawn McManus (Illustrator)

Other authors: Tara McPherson (Cover artist)

Series: The Sandman Presents: Thessaly, Witch for Hire (Collection of 1-4), The Sandman Presents (11 TPB)

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Written by Bill Willingham Art by Shawn McManus Cover by Tara McPherson The world's oldest, most powerful witch returns in this collection written by Bill Willingham (FABLES). This tale follows Thessaly as she becomes the unwitting partner in a monster-killing business with her ghostly one-time nemesis, Fetch.… (more)
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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/QJ25RffRXrM

Enjoy! ( )
  booklover3258 | Feb 6, 2022 |
Another encounter with Thessaly, the "I will survive" Thessalian witch first encountered in Sandman. Fetch, still enamored with her, has set u contracts to destroy various supernatural beings, but inadvertently makes a contract that appears impossible to accomplish. ( )
  ritaer | Oct 9, 2018 |
Thessaly v. the tharmic null. Place yer bets. ( )
  morbusiff | May 9, 2013 |
I think I'm missing out on a bit of enjoyment in reading this as I haven't read the Sandman series yet (where this character is introduced). The story was enjoyable and Thessaly definitely has personality! ( )
  Krumbs | Mar 31, 2013 |
Thessaly: Witch for Hire is a sequel to Willigham's own "The Thessaliad," a story in The Sandman Presents: Taller Tales. Looking back, I found that story okay: some great ideas but "the characterization was a little too straightforward" is what I wrote at the time. Well, Witch for Hire is a completely disappointing story. The plot is basically a straight line: Thessaly finds out she's going to die, Thessaly follows a number of fruitless lines to solve the problem, Thessaly wins anyway. Sure, Willigham makes an ironic joke about it by ending the third chapter with "NEXT: No More Talking Heads. It's All Monsters From Here On Out," but it's not the lack of monsters that's the problem, it's the lack of impactful incident. The last chapter is no better for having a giant flaming demon stomping through it.

Thessaly was cool in A Game of You because she seemed like a shy, withdrawn, plain girl, but she was actually a completely ruthless murderer (she pulls the skin off a guy's skull, hangs it on the wall with a nail, and reanimates it to get the information she needs!), and Willingham and McManus completely fail to get that. Their Thessaly is pushed around, unassertive, and spends all her time showing off her pouting lips, big butt, and midriff. Can you picture this woman having a relationship with Dream himself? I sure can't.

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Willingham, BillAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
McManus, ShawnIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
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Written by Bill Willingham Art by Shawn McManus Cover by Tara McPherson The world's oldest, most powerful witch returns in this collection written by Bill Willingham (FABLES). This tale follows Thessaly as she becomes the unwitting partner in a monster-killing business with her ghostly one-time nemesis, Fetch.

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