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Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall Paperback – March 5, 2008

by Bill Willingham (Author), James Jean (Illustrator), Charles Vess (Illustrator)

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Don't miss a new softcover edition of the acclaimed hardcover graphic novel from FABLES creator Bill Willingham and a star-studded array of artists! This volume, set in the early days of Fabletown, long before the FABLES series began, featuring sequences illustrated by Charles Vess, Brian Bolland, John Bolton, Michael Wm. Kaluta, James Jean, Mark Buckingham, Jill Thompson and more, 1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL is both an entry point to the critically acclaimed series and an essential part of Willingham's enchanting and imaginative FABLES mythos.Traveling in Arabia as an Ambassador from the exiled FABLES community, Snow White is captured by the local sultan who wants to marry her (and then kill her). But the clever Snow attempts to charm the sultan instead by playing Scheherazade, telling him fantastic stories for a total of 1,001 nights. Running the gamut from horror to dark intrigue to mercurial coming-of-age, FABLES:1,001 NIGHTS OF SNOWFALL reveals the secret histories of familiar FABLES characters through a series of compelling and visually illustrative tales.

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Starred Review. Probably the smartest mainstream comic going, Fables usually concentrates on the contemporary activities of characters from children's stories who now are living as secret refugees in New York. This collection gives glimpses of their individual backstories before the armies of the brutal Adversary drove them out of Fairyland. Readers will learn, for example, what spoiled the Big Bad Wolf's disposition and what happened to the witch after Hansel and Gretel pushed her into the oven. It would be relatively easy to do clever, merely cynical readings of the fairy tales, but Willingham is after something much more interesting. Like Neil Gaiman and Tanith Lee, he's reimagining the old stories, trying to see why they have survived and also to point out the aspects they somehow neglect: it's only natural that Snow White would take revenge on the seven little rapists who abducted her, but the independent way she goes about it casts doubt on her subservient relationship to Prince Charming. Willingham reminds readers of how much they ignore in their anxiety to believe that all stories end happily ever after. Artists like Charles Vess, Mark Buckingham and Jill Thompson work up to the level of the perceptive scripts, making this a memorable, uncomfortably amusing treat. (Oct.)
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A volume full of backstories about the fairy- and folktale characters who figure in the hit comic book Fables gets the kind of classy treatment success merits. Every story in it is drawn by a different artist who shows off his or her distinctiveness in manners ranging from traditional comics realism and photo-based naturalism to Maxfield Parrish-Howard Pyle sumptuousness and a panoply of caricatural styles. The book is painted throughout, and it's debuting in hardcover. But is it any good? In a word, yes. From latter-nineteenth--century Fabletown in Manhattan, Snow White is dispatched to the Arabian sultan's court in the homeland to enlist his support in the fight against the Adversary, who drove the European fables into exile but hasn't yet threatened the Middle Eastern contingent. The ruler entraps her, and she must, a la Scheherazade, tell him the primary contents of the book to stay alive while wooing his cooperation. The stories are both clever and psychologically explanatory of the characters as they appear in the ongoing, contemporarily set Fables story. Ray Olson
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Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Vertigo; 2.4.2008 edition (March 5, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401203698
ISBN-13: 978-1401203696
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.3 x 10.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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Great art, but read it after the first couple of Fables volumes

ByAron Biroon January 23, 2008

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The only reason this doesn't get a full 5 stars is that it cannot be read as a standalone collection of stories, as i thought. You cannot use this volume as an entry point to Fables. Essentially, it's a series of flashbacks regarding the origins of some characters from the Fables series, masked as 1001 arabian nights "frame stories" told by Snow White during her imprisonment in arabian territory.

So, as any prequel, it should be read after 2-3 TPB volumes of Fables otherwise it's just like watching the flashback parts from Lost episodes without the events happening on the island.

On the bright side, it has some of the greatest art in comics i've seen and the variation makes it even greater. This is the kind of comics that i find perfectly crafted: a single writer for story consistency and a variation of illustrators to provide different perspectives on the same characters.

It also got some awards so it's a warm recommendation but as i said, only after getting acquainted with the characters whose origins and dark secrets are presented here.

Warning: don't buy this for your kids even if it looks shiny and contains pictures of Snow White, Prince Charming and goblins. Fables is a series for mature readers, with mature (even sexually oriented) themes dressed in a fairytale form and it achieves that without falling into parody or mockery (which makes it great). It walks the same path as the works of Neil Gaiman or Roger Zelazny with a stronger mainstream appeal (meaning that you don't have to read volumes of mythology and classic literature or to buy companion books in order to understand all the references).

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Wonderful spin off of Willingham's FABLES

ByRobert MooreHALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICEon March 15, 2008

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Almost everything about Bill Willingham's FABLES series has been innovative and original, so why wouldn't this spin off? The premise is a simple one. We are shown a chapter in the life of Snow White in the 19th century when she goes as an envoy to a Middle East sultan in order to make a military alliance to oppose the Adversary. Through a series of machinations by a devious official, Snow inadvertently finds herself the bride-for-a-night of the sultan. The story is straight out of the 1001 NIGHTS. The sultan, stung by the lack of faithfulness of previous wives, marries a new woman each night, only to have her killed the next morning. And like Scheherazade Snow White postpones the inevitable by telling a new story each night. For 1001 nights she tells a new story, always about one of the Fables, until she confesses that she has run out of tales. By then, however, the sultan had no intention of killing her, but was merely keeping up the routine for the sake of new stories. As she is preparing to leave she encounters the sultan's new bride, who identifies herself to Snow as Scheherazade. Snow shares with her the secret of surviving with the sultan: "He likes stories."

There is enormous diversity in the stories in the collection. Some are fairly substantial, while others run to only a couple of pages. Each one has a different illustrator so that there is a lot of visual variation. My favorite is the first and longest, "The Fencing Lesson," which also provides some substantial background to Snow White's own story. (I also like the story because Snow White in the story is drawn so that she looks incredibly like a very dear friend I once had who is Korean -- yeah, Snow does look rather Asian in this story.) I won't spoil the story by providing the details, but it does nicely link up some comments in previous FABLES books about Snow White's past. And it also makes Prince Charming look like less of a cad.

There are also some great stories about King Cole and Reynard. We also get a lot of background on Bigby and his father. Every page was a complete delight.

This book really does stand on its own. I believe that someone who has read none of the FABLES books could read it with complete enjoyment. But no one who is a fan of those books should skip this. Along with the Sandman books, the overall FABLES has to go down as my all time favorite graphics series. They would also be the perfect entry point for anyone who wants to explore adult comics for the first time.

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Okay Prequel Graphic Novel

ByBookishRealmReviewson January 22, 2016

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While not as good as the original fables this was an decent prequel to the original storyline as you were given the opportunity to see where everyone came from. Some stories were better than others while some artwork was better than others. I think it bothered me more that the artwork wasn't consistent. I did like that 1001 Nights was the over arching theme for this story. It made everything that much more interesting.

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A wonderful Gift to Fables Fans

ByCaleb Parnell Lampenon February 23, 2008

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This book is a wonderful collection of short stories set in the fables universe. Before I review it, I should say first that I wouldn't recommend this to an introduction to the Fables series (despite the introduction saying it would be fine to). Yes, it would be enjoyable to someone new. But, you would be best served by reading at least the first two graphic novels of the series first to understand all the references and enjoy this book to the greatest extent.

As someone who is behind on the series and catching up, I was concerned about spoilers, not knowing when this one was written. I've read up through volume 7, and as far as I can see, there were no major spoilers in 1001 Nights. However, if you absolutely don't want anything revealed here that is revealed in the main story, I guess you should read through book 4, and if you're *really* picky book 5 before reading this.

Anyways, now that that advice is out of the way: This book is a wonderful addition to a Fable fan's library. It mostly consists of short stories about the time of the adversary's invasion. Each is very entertaining, with all the great writing and charm we expect from the main Fables line. The art is done by a variety of artists, ranging from really good to great, depending on your sensibilities.

All in all, highly recommended.

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A nice addition to the fables line

ByReviewer from Terraon December 21, 2012

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First, I love fables. Unable to contain my impatience, I only read it in trades, since the monthly wait is too much! This, based on 1001 nights of Arabic myths, is a bit uneven, but the major stories , especially that of Far Totenkinder, makes reading it well worth the time.

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